Interlude Patch: Season's Readings

[p]Signets ring... are you listenin'?[/p][p]Welcome back and a happy holiday season, Scribes![/p][p]We've got a fresh Interlude Patch to tide you over for the yuletide: Season's Readings![/p][p]Decimate a wide swath of foes with Seal: a fresh 2-cost Spender, discover new Compound Pages to take your specific builds to the next level, and revel in the Holiday Cheer with new decor (and some Torn get in the spirit, too)![/p][p]Vellum will be 35% off for the Steam Winter Sale (starting this week) to cap off the year and start the next one with an inky splash! And what a year it's been for us Scribes; take a gander at the Vellum roadmap in the main menu to see just how choc-full of reading 2025 was![/p][p][/p][h2]New Spell: Seal - Making Your Mark![/h2][p][/p][p]This new spell - oh it's glistenin'![/p][p]Brandish your handy-dandy magic seal to stamp out the Torn's nefarious plans! This new spender makes quite the impression as a potent, charging cone of official destruction![/p][p]Hold & Release: Leap into the air, empowering a Waxy Stamp to slam foes when released. Damage and Area increase with hold time. Seal costs 2 mana, can be charged, and has variable range and damage - making it a flexible addition to the Spellbook! Try it out and let us know if it gets your seal of approval! [/p][p][/p][h2]New Pages of Power - Compounding Interest[/h2][p][/p][p]New Pages to find, their powers combined...[/p][p]Holidays are a great time for togetherness, and in that spirit - we have more Compound Pages to discover! [/p][p]We'll only unwrap one of these awesome presents for now: Sword and Board! [/p][p]Swing for the fences with Foil to deflect your returning Callback shields! There is no cap - so let us know your best hit streak![/p][p][/p][h2]Holiday Cheer - Nook Items and Torn Hats![/h2][p][/p][p]Reading in an Inky Wonderland![/p][p]And while we were nestled all snug in our beds, somebody placed cheerful hats on Torn heads! [/p][p]We shuffled and ruffled through numerous books, only to find some gifts in our nooks![/p][p]Chilly and joyful, we all agreed - "what a perfect season to sit down and read!"[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you for a wonderful year of Vellum! From exiting Early Access and facing down the last of the Torn Lords to braving Epic Poetry and mastering an ever-growing Spellbook - we are immensely grateful for your company on the journey, Scribes! [/p][p][/p][p]More Vellum to come in the New Year![/p][p][/p][p]Happy Holidays![/p][p]- The Vellum Team[/p][p][/p][h3]New Spender Spell: Seal[/h3][p]Damage: 65 - 130[/p][p]Mana Cost: 2[/p][p]Hold & Release: Leap into the air, empowering a Waxy Stamp to slam foes when released. Damage and Area increase with hold time.[/p][p][/p][h3]New Pages of Power[/h3][p]- 10 new Pages, including new Compound Pages - unique interactions between equipped Inks and Spells![/p][p]- 6 Seal Pages[/p][p][/p][h3]Holiday Cheer![/h3][p]- Some Torn Foes now don terrifyingly joyful holiday hats![/p][p]- Introducing 5 new holiday Nook Items! (Heavily discounted during the holiday season!)[/p][p][/p][h3]General and Adjustments[/h3][p]- Improved position networking for Scribes in Multiplayer[/p][p]- Fixed internal issue with Manifest behavior[/p][p]- Various Fixes[/p][p]- Vignette: Thesis, a Ship Rewritten has been adjusted slightly[/p]