Dying

For other uses, see Dying (disambiguation).

When you reach zero hit points, you die. Death is also possible when you have nonzero hit points, by several methods of instadeath. Your possessions get identified, and you lose all the progress you made in that game. There is also the possibility of leaving a bones file.

Death in NetHack is permanent, you cannot go to an older save file. Doing so artificially - savescumming - is considered cheating.

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