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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 8245232" data-attributes="member: 29398">This actually brings up a tangential point that's probably worth noting here: as the editions have gone by the hard-loss conditions other than death have generally been either nerfed ot eliminated from the game, leaving death as all there is.  Consider; in 0e and 1e that beyond just simple death you faced the possibility of:level loss (partially repairable, at great cost to the PC)much more frequent magic item destruction (from AoE damage, rust monsters, etc.)petrification (repairable at slight but significant risk to the PC)sometimes-massive aging effects and resulting gain/loss of stats (repairable only if you happened to find the right potion)polymorph-other permanently turning you (including your mind!) into a rabbit or salmon or earthwormSo, compare 5e*:Level loss - completely gone.  This is the big one.Item destruction - very rare if ever.Petrification - still there but much easier to resist (need to fail a series of saves rather than just one).Aging effect - ghosts can still do this but it's not as easy.Polymorph - nerfed significantly.* - if there's examples of these in any post-initial releases I don't know of them, and am all ears.</blockquote>