The Druid Arrives with New Quests & 20% Off!

[p]Hi everyone,[/p][p]We're back with a fresh update for Successor! With a brand-new hero, new region event feature, and some shiny new trophies to collect, it's the perfect time to jump back in and continue your conquest.[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you for all the feedback via Discord and here on the forums; please keep it coming. If you're having a good time with Successor, consider leaving a Steam review; it helps new players discover the game, and we enjoy reading your feedback.[/p][p][/p][p]Sale Alert![/p][p]Successor is now 20% off during the Steam Summer Sale![/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]New Hero[/h2][p]A resilient support hero who excels at keeping the team alive with minor healing and superior crowd control. She performs best against poison-wielding enemies like the Dregg, spiders, and dragonflies, but is less effective against heavy-hitting physical foes.[/p]

[p]Wields a Mace[/p]
[p]Light Armor[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Skills[/h3][p]Garden of Vines – Summons a field of blooming vines that heal allies every other second and root nearby enemies.[/p][p]Wild Critter – Calls a random critter ally to fight alongside the Druid.[/p][p]Child of Gaia – Gains bonus damage and armor when standing on foliage tiles.[/p][p][/p][h2]New Side Quests[/h2]

[p]Life Among the Dead – Unlocks the Druid[/p]
[p]The Warden's Gift – Unlocks the Vest of Thorns[/p]

[p][/p][h2]New Gear[/h2]

[p]Mace of Entanglement – Grants one of the Druid's signature abilities[/p]
[p]Trinket: Bed of Flowers - Plant flowers in an area that heals every other second & cures poison.[/p]
[p]Armor: Vest of Thorns - Provides armor & returns damage to attacker & gives two Bramble Plants at the start of each battle.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]New Pickup: Spirit Vessel[/h2][p]A new pickup in forest biomes. Summons a Spirit Animal ally to aid you in battle.[/p][p][/p][h2]New Trophies (Testing Phase)[/h2][p]You can now earn decorative trophies for your Lord's desk by defeating Faction Rulers in Adventure Mode.[/p]

[p]Duncan’s Iron Visage[/p]
[p]Lockshank’s Skullhelm[/p]
[p]Darkmoon Beakmask[/p]

[h2][/h2][h2]Region Events (Testing Phase)[/h2][p]Introducing the first version of Region Events — a new system that adds dynamic twists as you explore.[/p][p]Every time you move on a region map, there's a growing chance an Event Card will trigger, affecting your party or upcoming battles.[/p][h3]Region Events:[/h3]

[p]Reinforcements – Battles in an area become harder.[/p]
[p]Abundance – Provides bonus resources.[/p]
[p]Venerated – Morale boost for the party[/p]
[p]Farmer's Anvil – +2 damage to the party[/p]
[p]Spider Infestation – Neutral spider ambush in the next battle.[/p]
[p]Roaming Bandits – Bandit ambush in the next battle.[/p]
[p]Overgrown – Brambles and flowers in battle[/p]

[p]These events aim to make each run more dynamic and urgent. You're in hostile territory, after all, the enemy isn't just sitting around.[/p][p][/p][h2]Challenge Page Improvements[/h2]

[p]You can now view the Challenge Page from the Player Book while on the Region Map.[/p]
[p]It now shows completed rewards, making it easier to track your progress.[/p]

[p][/p][h2] Other Updates[/h2]

[p]Added a notification icon for new challenges.[/p]
[p]Improved the Kingdom Map reveal.[/p]
[p]Added missing portraits.[/p]
[p]Removed the inspect tooltip icon from enemy abilities.[/p]
[p]Updated the neutral Bug faction with color variations and fixed a bad stun animation.[/p]
[p]Player now has complete control of allied heroes, freed from cages or added during battle.[/p]
[p]Non-hero player allies now act automatically and don't appear in the player roster.[/p]
[p]Moonlight Ritual sidequest now only appears against Darkmoon.[/p]
[p]Fixed Shield of Redemption tooltip; now has a chance to block abilities instead of all attacks.[/p]
[p]Mace of Entanglement is now correctly awarded from the Spirit Animal challenge.[/p]
[p]Fixed animation issue with Wolfkin's Wild Swing ability.[/p]
[p]Calsey Faction is now unlocked after completing the first Adventure Mode.[/p]
[p]Foothill biosphere now appears correctly on the Kingdom Map.[/p]
[p]Fixed encounter difficulty calculation when adding units during quests.[/p]
[p]Litany (Inquisitor) no longer requires channeling; now applies a longer-lasting status effect.[/p]
[p]Added visual effect to enemies blinded by Litany.[/p]
[p]Nerfed Smite Evil healing from 10 to 4.[/p]
[p]Fixed broken Tactical Advantage/Disadvantage setups in some dilemmas.[/p]
[p]Minor visual update to the Campaign selection screen.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Thanks for reading, and we hope you enjoy the new update![/p][p][/p][p]Best regards,[/p][p]The Playwood Project Dev Team[/p]