Death

Death is an inevitable part of Caves of Qud. All objects die when they reach 0 or less HP, barring instant death.

Death Messages

Depending on the method, unique death messages will replace the typical "You died. You were killed by (killer)." This displays whenever the player character or one of their companions die. If it was accidental, "accidentally" is added before the kill verb.

Death Method	Message	Notes
Fire/Heat damage	You were immolated(this becomes cooked if you are unable to be set on fire) by (killer).
vapor damage	You were vaporized by (killer).	This one cannot be considered accidental and will be attributed the last creature who damaged them.
Cold damage	You were frozen to death by (killer).
Electric damage	You were electrocuted by (killer).
Acid damage	You were dissolved by (killer).
Disintegration damage	You were disintegrated by (killer).
Laser damage	You were lased to death by (killer).
Other forms of light damage	You were illuminated to death by (killer).
Poison damage	You died of poison from (killer).
Bleed damage	You bled to death because of (killer).
Neutronic damage	You were crushed under the weight of a thousand suns.
Explosion damage	You died in the explosion caused by (killer).	If the explosion was caused by you, the message becomes "You died in your explosion, which you caused."
Drained via syphon vim or leech	Your vital essence was drained to extinction by (killer).
Damage from Sunder Mind	You head was exploded by (killer).	Before this death message, the player will get the additional popups: "Your sense of self is pulled apart by what feels like a billion years of geologic pressure." "Your head explodes!"
Damage from dehydration	You died of thirst.
Failing to contest normality	You dashed yourself against the crags of spacetime.
Bleed damage caused by a nosebleed using Sunder Mind	You died from a nosebleed.	If the creature or player lacks a face, nosebleed is replaced with "hemorrhage".