I had never "died" in this game until now. I was given a special quest by the wizard in town, who game me a map scroll to use in the quest. I used the scroll, went into the dungeon and was promptly squished by some slamming walls (no Speed spell).

I had no idea that the reincarnation in town with no penalty option would remove the scroll from my inventory AND remove the portal to the relevant dungeon, but they are both gone. Is there any way to recreate this, or am I just hooped for the wizard quests for the rest of the game?

Seems like an awfully nasty penalty just for exploring the game options...