Hi, I just lost a save. I had accidentally clicked on "New Game", and as there is no way to exit back to the main menu from the character creation screen, I had to Alt-F4. When I booted up the game again, there was no option to continue a save.
I'm 100% sure the spell type was user. It's very inconsistent though. Sometimes, when the mob hits me, the fire damage text appears in the message box, but I check my limb health and I received no extra damage.
EDIT: Would add a screenshot but itch.io doesn't like mine for some reason