Board Thread:Wiki Discussions/@comment-24.114.48.166-20140113052542/@comment-24487138-20140216140342

They're not harsh if you're being careful about what is a daily and what is a habit. For me, habits are what I'm working on doing often. They become a daily when I can keep up with that 'responsibility.' How often do you have perfect days? If those are too rare, you might be making the game too hard for yourself.

I died for the first time last night from a boss's damage because I misjudged whether I needed a potion.

BTW, you only lose one item and one level when you die. It's not a start-from-scratch. Have you actually died? If you experienced more loss than what is described in the wiki, it's a glitch you should report to github.

As a last resort, if the losses hit you that badly, go to Fix Character Values (under Settings >> Misc) and give yourself what you need.