permadeath
Pronunciation: /ˈpɝmədɛθ/
The English word “permadeath” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- Permanent death, where the player cannot continue but is obliged to restart the game from the beginning.
- Likewise, any situation where a player character or characters who die are lost permanently but do not trigger a game over, allowing the player to proceed without the character(s). Particularly applies if said deaths are avoidable (not forced by the plot) and occur only as a result of player blunder.
Etymology
From perma- + death.
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