Softcore mode

Softcore mode is one of the difficulty modes in Terraria. Softcore mode is selected by default, and is considered the easiest game mode as there are no consequences apart from dropping half of your Coins. Upon death, your character's main inventory will remain and they will keep their maximum health and mana as they were before death.

It is recommended for beginner players, although even those who consider themselves "experts" may find that this mode can be helpful in the form of a back-up character or storage space.

When a character dies, a Tombstone is dropped at the location of their death. It is inscribed, much in the way the sign functions, with how the character met his/her demise. Being affected by physics, it is possible for the Tombstone to "roll" after character death if the character was moving at the time. If the Tombstone hits an enemy while rolling, it will do 99 damage to each enemy it hits, killing most enemies on contact.