[@Ellri]  Haha, yeah, depending on the group you may or may not be able to count on someone pullinyour bacon out of the fire, and if they do, there should be lasting effects.  Ough how much anything other than permadeath affects a char in a D&D game, as there's varying levels for how much actual rp oa there, as opposed to just tryung to get "winning" rolls and beat the baddies.