A new potion is available for testing. For our serene players, it protects them from player damage for a short time, for PvP players it just increases their chance of sending hate mail to my inbox. The protection potion gives a buff that shows a shield next to the player’s name. It has some limitations, for instance the item itself expires and disappears after a couple days, it only lasts a few minutes when used, and you can’t use it while recently in combat or if you have infamy.

A fox now steals your food. I dozed off while trying to read my suggestion list, then this came to me in a dream.

The fox has also stolen tomorrow’s patch, which is great because I needed a break. Don’t worry though, I’m pretty sure I’ve got a few more updates in me 😈

The glasteel hammer now does extra damage to orc beacons, and blocked beacons may decay faster. Also when attacking a beacon your glasteel hammer doesn’t lose any durability. It actually restores it. How does orc glass work? It’s a mystery.

Have you ever been dashing along, slaying your enemies, and then suddenly lost an ability at the most inopportune time? No one wants to study in the midst of battle, so now instead of instantly forgetting an ability it will give you a half hour warning that you need to study it soon because it will be lost. Just don’t forget. Now let’s hope I remember to do another update.

Now you can log in and out with a lame puff of smoke. It’s slightly different for people who can use a paintbrush.