[ It's not like he's participated in games just like this or anything -- but rather more a seemingly permanent nihilistic view that permeates him at times. Gods, and individuals given god-like positions, are often cruel, and that was the way of the world. ]

Who knows... it's too early to say. But if "death" is a mechanic, then I suspect something will happen soon enough -- after all, it seems too significant a notion to be ignored.

I suspect someone will go missing or turn up dead soon.