Hi everyone,
Last week, we worked on some new major effects. As we mentioned before, major effects are effects that last for several days instead of minutes.

With the last update, we introduced some positive effects like “Logical Thinking”, “Inspired” or “Feeling Lucky”. There was only one negative major effect and that was “Diseased”. So we worked on some new negative ones.

One of them is “Despair” and the other is “Delusional”. These effects fall under the “Sanity Loss” category. All the “Sanity Loss” effects are cured by a new potion, conveniently named “Sanity Potion”.

“Despair” comes from otherworldly creatures like Phantom Sailors. It gives -10% to stamina and -2 to all attacks.

“Delusional” comes from Mushroom Men. It gives -4 to intelligence and -10 to all speechcraft checks. Shop prices are affected with this too.

Note that “Sanity Loss” effects last for 4-7 days and duration can add up. High mind resistance is needed to avoid these.

Acquaring “Logical thinking” effect from the Elder Scholar also cures these.

We are giving “Diseased” effect some details too. Our hero may catch different diseases. One of them is called “Grim Plague”. This is the same disease that is already in the game which is inflicted by rats, cockroaches etc. It gives -10% to health.

There is another one which is called “Wanderer’s Flu”. This is a disease our hero may have if he travels at rainy weather for too long. It is not very serious but it may last for 3-5 days and gives -2 to strength.

We are also thinking that if you have “Grim Plague” condition, you won’t be able to enter towns. A guard will come up and say "I can't let you in and put the town's health in danger". But maybe he will reconsider if you bribe him. What happens if the hero enters? Maybe he will trigger an epidemic crisis at the town. Note that these all need further testing before we can fully decide.

Another small but necessary improvement is the rollover cards for the major affects. Now when we roll over the major effect icons on the left, there comes a more detailed explanation about it. That’s all for this week. Thanks for reading.

May the tides bring you triumph!