Burden of Solitude

Burden of Solitude
Takes DMG equal to 50% of your max HP every 15s if there are no teammates within a 15m radius. This damage will not knock you down.
Rarity	Cursed
Unlock	Unlocked by default.

Burden of Solitude is an Occult Scroll. It is a Cursed Scroll and cannot be obtained through normal means. Instead it can be obtained when using a Peculiar Chest, rarely from Curiosity Box, from choices with Interdependent Fortunes, and various other methods.

It is exclusively dropped when playing in Multiplayer.

When you are not within 15 meters of a teammate, a timer will start countdown from 15 seconds, causing you to take damage equivalent to 50% of your maximum total health ( Health^? + Shield^?/ Armor^?) when it reaches 0. This damage cannot kill you, even if it would otherwise be lethal. Getting close to a teammate will reset the timer to 15.

Encourages you to stick close to your teammates in order to not take massive damage. This can prove troublesome in certain player formations, such as if one teammate is a close-range fighter while the other prefers to attack from afar.

Taking damage from this scroll counts as taking hit and can trigger related effects.

Synergies

Positive

• Any damage immunity can prevent taking damage from this scroll.
• Elemental Bestowment, Gourmet, Fire Enthusiast, Resilient Life, Flesh and Bones, Sanguine Relic, Fountain of Life, Shrine of Recovery and Safety Measures can recover damage to Health.
• Persistent decreases damage taken at low Health.
• Berserk Soul increases Lucky Shot Chance at low Health.
• Evil-Devouring Sword grants +25% weapon and skill damage for each cursed scroll.
• Paranormality sets max Health to 1, preventing damage that may not be easily recovered.
• Curse Away can be discarded, destroying it to cancel cursed scroll effects.
• Evil-Banishing Talisman cancels the effects of all cursed scrolls.

Reduced Positive

• Abnormal Speed will provide less Movement Speed after the effect occurs, making it harder to get back to teammates.

Mixed

• Good and Evil increases Shields^?/ Armor^? by +15 for each cursed scroll owned, but loses its +15% Lucky Shot Chance.

Negative

• Struggle for Independence will also reduce your damage if you are not within 15 meters of a teammate.

Notes

• This scroll still works if all teammates leave the game.
• Downed teammates (waiting to revive) do not stop the timer.

Update History

• 06/01/2023 update: Added to the game.
  • 06/09/2023 hotfix: Can no longer appear in single play.