Difference between revisions of "Yet Another Stupid Death"

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*Drowning in [[water]] or [[lava]]
 
*Drowning in [[water]] or [[lava]]
 
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*[[Scroll of genocide|genociding]] oneself
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Some players distinguish YASD from YAAD, using YAAD for random, unavoidable events such as falling onto [[trap#.5E_Spiked pit|poison spikes]] (provided the pit wasn't already known, of course), and reserving YASD for pilot error.
  
 
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[[Category:Acronyms]]
 
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[[Category:Instadeath]]

Revision as of 21:42, 17 May 2007

Yet Another Stupid Death (also Yet Another Annoying Death; Commonly abbreviated to YASD or YAAD) is used when a player has done something, usually avoidable, that leads to his or her demise. Common YASDs include:

Some players distinguish YASD from YAAD, using YAAD for random, unavoidable events such as falling onto poison spikes (provided the pit wasn't already known, of course), and reserving YASD for pilot error.