No it doesn't.
Mission 1: A Taste of Things to Come
Once you cross the bridge after finishing
The Beginning Quest and walk a little northward, you will be teleported to
Kraknaknork's Dimension, where
Kraknaknork's Demon will attack and kill you. Once you log back into the game, you will spawn next to
Asralius. Talk to him so he restores your experience. Open the
blue treasure chest to get a
Backpackwith a
Wooden Sword and a
Torch
onPrepareDeath you change the outfit to the body and create a modal window the same way it is when you die. When pressing ok you save the current exp in a storage and do a query to change current experience and last position (and remove the player). He'll then go back to character screen and upon login he'll be at new position with a different amount with experience (or level). When talking to npc you can give the player the difference between current exp and the saved one.
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