Patch notes for version 97

New Features

Magic Furnace - New dungeon mechanic that lets you craft items during your run.
Item Gambler - New dungeon mechanic that lets you stake items for a random new one.
Companions - Acquire a companion that helps you collect gold and ore.
New drinks - Caustic Touch, Markhams Moonshine, Primal Fury and The Hairy Magus.
New statue - "Daran" the red priest, (requires Pyramid of Prophecy).

Gameplay Adjustments and Balance

General

Reworked Watcher boss fight.
Tweaked player NG+ scaling of Armor/Resistance.
Increased boss health scaling in NG+.
Retired Gladiator - Upgrades to Armor and Resistance only gives you +0.5 instead of +1.
Path of the Magician - Changed from 20% to 25%.
Path of the Warrior - Changed from 20% to 25%.
Path of the Defender - Changed from 20% to 15%.

Classes

Paladin - Health per level lowered from 10 to 8. Armor per level lowered from 0.7 to 0.6.
Charge - Increased width of the charge so its easier to hit enemies. Increased mana cost from 10/12/14/16/18/20 to 10/13/16/19/22/25.
Powershot - Now fires 2 additional projectiles.
Smoke Bomb - Now obscures vision for most ranged enemies. Increased mana cost from 30/35/40 to 30/40/50. Increased cooldown from 5s to 7s.
Soul Dagger - Increased width and range of the attack. Lowered movement speed penalty while attacking.
Soul Cleaver - Enemies killed while under the effect of Soul Consumption have a chance to apply Soul Consumption to nearby enemies. Increased range slightly.
Holy Light - Increased healing.

Items

Medusa’s Charm - Enemies affected by the gaze now also have their armor reduced by 50%. Lowered the slow from 66% to 50%.
Duke's Signet Ring - Increased healing from 3% to 7.5%.
Greaves of the Barbarian - Now always triggers movement speed buff when killing an enemy.
Mail of Thorns - Now also gives +2 Armor.
Great Helm - Increased Armor from +5 to +7.
Boots of Freedom - Changed to Epic.
Greater Sphere of Regen - Changed to +50% Health Regen and +75% Mana Regen.
Markham's Mastery - Moved first set bonus from 3 to 4 items.
Kings Regalia - Set bonus changed from 33%/66% to 25%/50%.

Various Changes and Fixes