[BETA] Rose Perk Rework + New Tiles

These changes are out today on the beta branch so that we can test them out, and will be on the default branch in the coming weeks.

Rose's Starting Perk

Rose's starting perk, which converts visible curses on the board into blessings, has proven more difficult than expected to use. While we feel good about her Queen of Shadow perk (corrupt enemies you attack), Rose 'Chosen' perk doesn't feel very impactful.

In this update, we're reworking Rose's Chosen perk to read:

When you remove or transform a visible curse, deal 2 piercing damage to enemies in the same row

Effectively, the playing as Queen creates a bunch of dangerous waste (curses) on the board and it's up to Rose to clean it up. Removing a curse can be done through removing the curse (by paying the health cost) or by using any other card that transforms or removes curses (such as Demonic Chest or Kiki's Bow)

New Keyword: Repent

Another way to remove curses is with the Repent keyword, which is new in this update and featured on two of Rose's tiles.

Repent: If a curse is present on the board, trigger this tile's effect. Then, convert the curse into a blessing

Two of Rose's new tiles feature the keyword Repent. To use these tiles effectively (or to get more out of them), you need to have curses on board to use as resources.

New Items and Abilities

Holy Symbol

Deal 2 piercing damage to visible enemies. Repent: Repeat this effect

This item deals up to 4 damage to all visible enemies, if you have a curse on board. If you play your cards right, you can deal 2 extra damage to one of the rows, because Repent trigger's Chosen as well, since it removes a curse

Vigilance

Repent: Gain 3 block this round (while in battle)

This item allows you to convert curses on the board into useful block. This triggers Rose's new Chosen perk and also helps convert curses into more useful blessings

Judgmental Blade

When you acquire this, shuffle 5 curses into the deck. Depleted: Gain 1 gold for each visible curse

This item helps generate lots of curses for Rose to use with her reworked perk and is a powerful new weapon in its own right

New Perks

We're also adding two new perks!

Peaceful

(Neutral) When you deplete a weapon, restore 4 health

Pure

(Rose) When mutate into Chosen, convert visible curses into blessings

Let us know what you think!

The changes to Rose's starting perk were largely driven by player feedback about Chosen not feeling very impactful. Let us know on Steam, Discord, Twitter or wherever to let us know how you like these changes!