Defeat and lost gear

Wayfarer defeat can lead to rescue, scavenging or capture. The result changes the gold loss, sickness and equipment loss. Previous defeats and another defeat soon afterwards can make the penalties worse.

Rare equipment and higher rarities are protected from these equipment losses while the recent-defeat counter is below 5. Surviving lowers this counter, so this is separate from your lifetime death total. Cursed equipment is also protected. These equipment losses check worn items. Capture also searches your backpack for ordinary lockpicks and Master Lockpicks.

Gear left at a death site waits for recovery. Further equipment losses add another pile without replacing earlier ones. In co-op, each pile belongs to the player who lost it, and recovery takes that player’s items.