Version 3.06c | 11/22/22

Game developer RoomyRooms thanks the following patrons for their support:
Firestorm, Drahcir, and Higgin


Read about the November Development Direction here[forum.verdict.dev]! Verdict will be moving to the Unity game engine. In the meantime, the game will be in a “Long Year” state. The year will remain 1056 and characters will not age until the move is complete.

Want to give your input on how to make Verdict better? Leave your thoughts on the Unity Suggestion Megathread[forum.verdict.dev] and the Lore Direction and Discussion[forum.verdict.dev] thread!


- Maim Movement Speed reduction decreased (-5 per stack -> -3 per stack)
- Frail reworked.: Cut Armor and Resilience by 50%. Healing is reduced by 20%.

Racials
Nephilim
- Gloom damage decreased (0.5x Lvl + 0.75x Ctr + 0.75x Str -> 0.25x Lvl + 0.5x Ctr + 0.5x Ctr)
- Gloom minimum effect duration increased (0s -> 0.5s)
- Gloom maximum effect duration decreased (2.5s -> 2s)
- Havoc rune quantity increased by 50%.
- Havoc rune duration doubled.
- Havoc duration increased (6s -> 8s)
- Havoc cooldown increased (20s -> 22s)

Demons & High Faerlan
- Racial costs reduced.

Seraphim
- Fixed issue with Seraphim T4 racial (Vanquish) damage ticking up too quickly. Set to flat value per sword (3x Lvl + 4x Ctr + 4x Str)

Astrology
- Intuit Soul focus cost decreased (200 -> 50)
- Perceive Soul focus cost decreased (300 -> 75)

Astral
- Singularity now has a 0.75s delay on cast before it can explode.
- Temporal Vortex now moves 25% faster (scaling)
- Gravity Well range decreased (12 tiles -> 10 tiles)
- Gravity Well damage decreased (3x Lvl + 4x Ctr -> 2.5x Lvl + 3.5x Ctr)
- Singularity range decreased (14 -> 12)
- Singularity damage decreased (12x Lvl + 15x Ctr -> 11x Lvl + 14x Ctr)
- Time Dilation buffed (-1% CDR per stack -> 2% CDR)
- Temporal Vortex hit rate decreased (0.1s -> 0.5s)
- Fast Forward CDR increased (2.5% per stack -> 5% per stack)
- Temporal Vortex hit rate increased (0.5s -> 0.2s)

Stellar
- Protostar cooldown increased (26s -> 28s)
- Meteor Shower hitbox increased (160px -> 180px)
- Protostar damage decreased (3x Lvl + 4x Ctr -> 2.5x Lvl + 3.5x Ctr)
- Nova stacks nerfed (-15 Mana Regen + 2% DB + 2% CDR per stack -> -20 Mana Regen + 1% DB + 2% CDR per stack)
- Nova stacks CDR decreased (2% per stack -> 1% per stack)

Elementalism
- Smelt Ore focus cost decreased (400 -> 100)
- Renewing Tide heal decreased (0.25x Lvl + 0.3x Control -> 0.25x Lvl + 0.25x Control)

Aquamancy
- Summon Pool radius decreased by 2 tiles.
- Renewing Tide given a 15 mana/sec. drain.

Aeromancy
- Buffeting Torrent turn rate increased (5* -> 6*)
- Thunderstorm hitbox size increased.
- Cyclone damage decreased (0.25x Lvl + 0.35x Ctr + 0.35x Str -> 0.25x Lvl + 0.3x Ctr + 0.3x Str)
- Stormspear now deals pure damage.
- Thunderstorm damage decreased (5x Lvl + 6x Ctr -> 4x Lvl + 5x Ctr)
- Thunderstorm strike radius (where it places bolts) increased (256px -> 320px)

Pyromancy
- Megaton Blast windup decreased (1.5s -> 1s)
- Explosive Trail damage decreased (4x Lvl + 5x Ctr -> 5x Lvl + 6x Ctr)
- Megaton Blast now stuns hit players for 0.5 seconds.
- Megaton Blast damage decreased (20x Lvl + 22x Ctr -> 18x Lvl + 20x Ctr)

Geomancy
- Megaton Blast windup decreased (1.5s -> 1s)
- Metal Skin Damage Return changed to 5% Damage Resist.
Weaving
Arcane

Battlemastery
Blademastery
- Draw Blood duration increased (4s -> 5s)
- Bloodbound fixed, reworked to intended values- provides 2% Crit Chance and 3 Move Speed per stack, gains a stack on applying Bleed. No Bleeds on Crit.
- Blades Of Ichor damage decreased (3x Lvl + 2.3x Str + 1x Dex -> 2x Lvl + 2x Str + 1x Dex)

Augmenting
- Undying Rage Health Regen increased (5x Lvl + 0.1% Max Health -> 5x Lvl + 0.15% Max Health)
- Carving Dash given a second charge again.
- Carving Dash damage decreased (3.5x Lvl + 5.5x Str -> 3x Lvl + 5x Str)
- Carving Dash cooldown increased (8s -> 10s)

Sorcery
- Rot changed: Life Leak decreased (15% -> 10%) Now reduces healing by 20%.
- Rot Lifesteal decreased (10% -> 7.5%)
- Manaforge focus cost decreased (400 -> 100)

Witchery
- Wicked Sear damage decreased (4x Lvl + 5.5x Ctr -> 3.5x Lvl + 5x Ctr)
- Boil Blood maximum hits decreased (5 -> 4)
- Boil Blood cooldown decreased (18s -> 16s)
- Witchfire Terror duration increased (2s -> 3s)
- Witchfire Despair duration increased (6s -> 8s)
- Boil Blood damage decreased (7x Lvl + 9x Ctr -> 6x Lvl + 8x Ctr)
- Sanguine Bolt damage decreased (4x Lvl + 5x Ctr -> 3x Lvl + 4x Ctr)

Incanting
- Orb Of Harmony healing decreased (0.1x Lvl + 0.1x Ctr + 0.003x Mana -> 0.075x Lvl + 0.075x Ctr 0.003x Mana)

Evocation
Cleric
- Bless changed to provide a shield per buff stack.

Monk
- Stampede cooldown decreased (18s -> 16s)

- Added many new soul colors to the default rollset.
- Added new double-layered soul colors to the Soul Mixer rolls.
- Added door knocking (TY to Mazian for funding)
- Added 11 new hairs.
- Added four new cloaks/capes.
- Added Rhystbound Aurien ear colors.
- Fixed issue with soul colors causing them to not show up (or to show up as the hex code instead of the color name)
- Moved Nephilim portal past cave entrance.
- Changing your school sticks between logouts now.
- Decoration limit from 300 to 500.
- Following mobs will now teleport you to their location.
- You can now use arrow keys (rebindable) to face a certain way.
- Fixed Megaton's delayed hit issue.
- Fixed Blades Of Ichor being invisible with gauntlets equipped.
- Halted year progression.
- A few other very small fixes.

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Destiny Found
Version 3.0 | 09/25/22

Game developer RoomyRooms thanks the following patrons for their support:
Ferrous, Trent, Tipsyrooster, Avelyn, Chaoko


Through the valiant efforts of sixteen brave heroes of Sarea, Nevanerro’s game was completed, and the Dragons of Rhyst were freed, ushering in the dawn of a new era. Read more about Nevanerro’s game, the freeing of the Dragons, and the overall story of the Convergence here.[forum.verdict.dev]

The names of the daring heroes who embarked on this incredibly dangerous and deadly expedition are: Pascha Pavlova, Van’chiriel Enathrae, Goro Undergrowth, Battle Brother Anreed, Ebb Calanna, Priscilla Caldwell, Ana Ka’rimah, Gwendolyn Boughspoken, Sazha Bordeleau, Suki Bordeleau, EX CEL, Pchel / Rynn Blackwood, Phoenix Monk Chanticleer, Shepherd Ovsta-Olym, Luciana Saeed and Idris Decker.

Two new races have been added to Verdict! Read more about the lore of the Nephilim and Seraphim here.[forum.verdict.dev]

Read more about this new world arc with Nephilim, Seraphim, the freed Dragons, and the Apheirons. Click here for the thread[forum.verdict.dev]

Learn about the simplified, basic lore of Verdict through a comic format by clicking here![forum.verdict.dev]

New lore threads are being posted; check the forums regularly for updates. You can read about the Eidolon Zahhak, Dragon of Fire, by clicking here.[forum.verdict.dev]

Verdict’s first year anniversary was September 9th! To celebrate, we’re running an art contest! Click here to see the thread.[forum.verdict.dev] Ongoing until September 30th.


- Increased returning Exp. Bonus (700 x 10 -> 800 x 10)
- Temporarily increased Daily Bonus (2000 -> 2500)
- Increased global Exp. Bonus (+5% -> +10%)

- Added Ä̶̼p̴̅͘h̵̒͑e̴̮̎i̶̍̈́r̷̐̕o̴̍̀n̷̪̉ ̴͓̽ō̴͘f̴̏̔ ̵͗̏Ȅ̷͒a̴͗̈r̷͗̚t̶̿͝h̷̅̕.
- Added Ả̵̗p̶̞̚h̷̥̾e̷͐͆i̷̢͋r̵̀͜o̸̢͝n̷̡̛ ̷̍̕o̴̎̊f̵̐̚ ̶͚͑W̵̤̏a̵͙͂t̶̰̀ȅ̷̟r̶͉̿.
- Added Ȃ̵͛p̴͗ͅḫ̴͝é̴͝i̴͓͆r̵͙͠ò̴̗n̷͙͆ ̷̐͋ơ̴̜ḟ̵͘ ̵͖̅W̷͓͗i̵̋͌n̷̏̀d̵͐.
- Added Apheiron of Fire.

Astrology
- Added Balance Of The Cosmos.
Stellar.
- Added Starburst.
- Added Arcing Comet.
- Added Celestial Rush.
- Added Skyfall.
- Added Meteor Shower.
- Added Protostar.
- Added Nebula aura.
- More to come!
Astral.
- Added Attract.
- Added Accretion.
- Added Gravity Well.
- Added Temporal Vortex.
- Added Stasis Field.
- Added Singularity.
- Added Event Horizon aura.
- More to come!
Races
Seraphim
- Find out in game!
Nephilim
- Find out in game!
- Mana Regen per Capacity decreased (1.75 -> 1.5)
- Mana per Capacity decreased (50 -> 30)

- Frail reworked.: Cut Armor and Resilience by 50%. Healing is reduced by 20%.


Elementalism
Aquamancy
- Frigid Shards cooldown decreased (8s -> 6s)
- Cavitation mana cost decreased (300 -> 100)
- Summon Pool damage increased (3x Lvl + 3.5x Ctr -> 3.5x Lvl + 4x Ctr)
- Surge mana cost increased (250 -> 400)
- Thread Leyline mana cost increased (350 -> 400)
- Refreshing Stream heal increased (1x Lvl + 1.25x Ctr -> 1.25x Lvl + 1.5x Ctr)
- Bubble Prison mana cost decreased (450 -> 200)
- Bubble Prison Life Leak duration extended past root duration (now lasts +1s)
- Bubble Prison duration made accurate (formerly set in stone in description, inaccurate)
- Freeze cooldown increased (24s -> 26s)
- Freeze description mentions Soothe.
- Blizzard mana cost decreased (500 -> 250)

Aeromancy
- Thunderstorm cooldown increased (18s -> 20s)
- Lightning Bolt damage decreased (4x Lvl + 5x Ctr -> 3.5x Lvl + 5x Ctr)
- Wind's Favor mana cost decreased (300 -> 100)
- Thunderstorm mana cost decreased (400 -> 200)
- Stormspear mana cost decreased (700 -> 200)
- Airburst charge refresh cooldown increased (10s -> 12s)
- Wall Of Wind mana cost decreased (300 -> 150)
- Buffeting Torrent damage increased (1.5x Lvl + 2.5x Ctr + 2.5x Str -> 2x Lvl + 3x Ctr + 3x Str)
- Whirlwind mana cost decreased (500 -> 100)
- Ripping Gales removed.

Pyromancy
- Scattershot damage increased (1.5x Lvl + 2.5x Ctr -> 2x Lvl + 2.5x Ctr)
- Cauterize mana cost decreased (280 -> 175)
- Sweltering Heat mana cost decreased (350 -> 250)
- Cone Of Flame mana cost decreased (400 -> 200)
- Explosive Trail mana cost decreased (280 -> 150)
- Combustion Charge cooldown decreased (18s -> 16s)
- Combustion Charge mana cost decreased (300 -> 200)
- Megaton Blast cooldown decreased (26s -> 24s)
- Megaton Blast damage increased (16x Lvl + 22x Ctr -> 20x Lvl + 22x Ctr)
- Megaton Blast mana cost decreased (700 -> 300)

Geomancy
- Magnetism no longer provides 5% DR passively.
- Magnetism pull reduced in strength (~15%)
- Geospike mana cost decreased (300 -> 100)
- Tremor mana cost increased (50 -> 150)
- Metal Skin mana cost increased (550 -> 600)
- Magma Pool damage increased (4x Lvl + 6x Ctr -> 5x Lvl + 6x Ctr)
- Magma Pool mana cost decreased (400 -> 150)
- Core Rend cooldown decreased (28s -> 24s)
- Core Rend mana cost decreased (400 -> 200)
- Binding Chains mana cost decreased (450 -> 100)
- Faultline now Stuns for 1s after charge-up. Heavy Slows for 1s if placed on top of target.
- Faultline damage increased (5x Lvl + 6x Ctr -> 6x Lvl + 7x Ctr)


Weaving
Arcane
- Arcane Vortex mana cost decreased (200 -> 100)
- Shimmer swapped places with Mana Shackles.
- Mass Clone brought down to be an extension of Shimmer alongside Mystify.
- Rushing Force mana cost decreased (400 -> 100)
- Rune Of Migration removed.
- Missile Flurry turn speed + projectile speed adjusted. Should feel more like it's "hitting" now.
- Missile Flurry mana cost decreased (400 -> 200)
- Ray Of Light mana cost decreased (300 -> 250)
- Mana Shackles mana cost decreased (300 -> 225)
- Mass Clone cooldown decreased (26s -> 24s)
- Force Wave cooldown decreased (16s -> 14s)
- Mystify cost decreased (12 -> 10)

Druidry
- Ferocious Energy removed.
- Added Ferocious Swipes: Unleash a cascade of furious swipe attacks in the direction of your target. Has a 50% chance per swipe of applying 1x Maim.
- Ferocious Swipes made the new prereq for Smokebolt.
- Lunar Howl made an off-shoot of Ferocious Swipes.
- Mend Bone moved to Lunar Howl's old position.
- Life Burst moved down to Mend Bone's old position.
- Lunar Howl scaling increased (0.1x Lvl + 0.15x Ctr + 0.15x Str -> 0.15x Lvl + 0.2x Ctr + 0.2x Str)
- Lunar Howl mana cost decreased (300 -> 100)
- Seedling mana cost decreased (200 -> 150)
- Sow Sapling mana cost decreased (300 -> 200)
- Natural Locus heal decreased (0.3x Lvl + 0.6x Ctr -> 0.2x Lvl + 0.3x Ctr)
- Natural Locus heal radius increased (80px -> 160px)
- Natural Locus mana cost increased (450 -> 600)
- Life Burst mana cost increased (450 -> 550)
- Mend Bone mana cost increased (80 -> 300)
- Grow Thorns mana cost decreased (300 -> 100)
- Stoneskin cooldown increased (22s -> 24s)
- Ashen Shield mana cost decreased (400 -> 250)


Battlemastery
Blademastery
- Blinding Jabs moved to Rend's old position.
- Thrust moved to Blinding Jab's old position.
- Cleave moved to Thrust's old position.
- Rend moved to Cleave's old position.
- Blinding Jabs mana cost decreased (450 -> 250)
- Rend mana cost decreased (600 -> 300)
- Cleave mana cost increased (50 -> 150)
- Thrust mana cost decreased (350 -> 200)
- Crush mana cost decreased (300 -> 250)
- Terrify range increased (80px -> 96px)
- Terrify duration increased (5s -> 6s)
- Terrify mana cost decreased (300 -> 200)
- Bloodbound spawns a blood puddle around current target when gaining a stack.
- Bloodbound spawns many blood puddles around current target when upgrading to Bloodlust.
- Blades Of Ichor mana cost decreased (600 -> 300)
- Images Of War reworked: Strike your target eight times from any distance, applying 1x Terror per strike.

Bowmastery
- Hail Of Arrows and Set Trap swapped places.
- Removed Frozen Tips.
- Added Razor Tips: Bowmastery projectiles apply 1x Maim for the duration.
- Spray Fire damage decreased (2x Lvl + 2.2x Str -> 1.75x Lvl + 2x Str)
- Spray Fire mana cost decreased (300 -> 150)
- Burst Fire damage decreased (2x Lvl + 2.5x Str -> 1.5x Lvl + 2.25x Str)
- Burst Fire mana cost decreased (300 -> 100)
- Pin Shot root duration increased (2s -> 3s)
- Pin Shot cooldown increased (18s -> 20s)
- Pin Shot mana cost decreased (500 -> 300)
- Mark Of The Sentinel damage increased (20% -> 25%)
- Mark Of The Sentinel mana cost decreased (500 -> 200)
- Set Trap damage increased (4x Lvl + 6x Str -> 5x Lvl + 7x Str)
- Set Trap mana cost decreased (400 -> 100)
- Hunter's Thorn damage increased (2.5x Lvl + 2x Str + 1.5x Ctr + 1x Dex -> 3x Lvl + 3x Str + 2x Ctr + 1x Dex)
- Hunter's Thorn turn speed increased.
- Hunter's Thorn rotation pace quickened.
- Hunter's Thorn cooldown decreased (22s -> 20s)
- Hunter's Thorn mana cost decreased (650 -> 350)


Augmenting
Berserking
- Ambient Rage mana cost decreased (400 -> 200)
- Crimson Bulwark self-damage changed to Pure type (from True)
- Rip cooldown increased (6s -> 8s)
- Tear damage decreased (5x Lvl + 8x Str -> 5x Lvl + 6x Str)
- Sudden Pursuit Move Speed per stack increased (10 -> 13)


Sorcery
Witchery
- Rupture moved down to be an extension of Blood Shuriken.
- Witchfire cooldown decreased (50s -> 30s)
- Polymorph mana cost decreased (500 -> 300)
- Blood Shuriken mana cost decreased (220 -> 150)
- Sanguine Bolt mana cost decreased (340 -> 250)
- Rupture now always applies 1x Bleed per tick, guaranteeing 12x total. Distance traveled multiplies stack count (up to 2x)
- Rupture mana cost decreased (500 -> 200)
- Boil Blood mana cost decreased (400 -> 250)
- Shadow Missiles damage decreased (2.5x Lvl + 4x Ctr -> 2.5x Lvl + 3.5x Ctr)

Incanting
- Manastorm and Mana Shield have switched places.
- Culling Blade and Ethereal Prism have switched places.
- Ethereal Prism now takes either Rune Mark or Manastorm as a prereq.
- Vital Sacrifice health cost increased (5% Max -> 10% Max)
- Twisted Effigy now also applies 1x Maim per hit.
- Planar Obliteration damage increased (2.5x Lvl + 3.1x Ctr -> 3x Lvl + 3.5x Ctr)


Evocation
Cleric
- Purification mana cost increased (400 -> 500)
- Heal mana cost increased (250 -> 400)
- Consecration mana cost increased (150 -> 175)
- Holy Skewer damage decreased (1.5x Lvl + 2.5x Ctr -> 1.25x Lvl + 2.25x Ctr)
- Holy Skewer mana cost increased (175 -> 225)
- Swords Of Light Capacity scaling increased (1 Sword per 30 Cap. -> 1 Sword per 25 Cap)
- Swords Of Light mana cost decreased (300 -> 200)
- Cresting Sunset mana cost decreased (500 -> 300)
- Cresting Sunset cooldown decreased (28s -> 26s)

Monk
- Cultivate made off-GCD.
- Cultivate cooldown increased (4s -> 6s)
- Mental Resolve mana cost decreased (400 -> 200)
- Dynamic Speed mana cost decreased (300 -> 100)
- Dropkick mana cost decreased (300 -> 150)
- Stampede cooldown decreased (20s -> 18s)
- Stampede mana cost decreased (300 -> 100)
- Empty Palm Damage Resist per Chi decreased (5% -> 3%)
- Defy Fate mana cost increased (50 -> 200)
- Obliterate mana cost decreased (500 -> 300)

- Nebula description added.
- Arcing Comet now applies the MS & CDR buff to yourself, not your target.
- Gravity Well fixed, now creates a properly sized AOE.
- Images Of War no longer lasts forever.
- Missile Flurry sped up & turn speed increased.
- Temporal Vortex range +50% and damage -25%.
- Balance Of The Cosmos pierce increased by about 700%.
- Bloodbound disabled for the moment while it's fixed.
- Indebted now requires consent, adopts withdrawal's remaining duration.
- Anniversary bags no longer give exp bonuses, but... maybe something else does?

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