2026-03-04 v1475
Love is much nicer to be in than an automobile accident, a tight girdle, a higher tax bracket or a holding pattern over Philadelphia. — Judith Viorst (b. 1931)

• We’ve had to make a rather sudden server move, despite having just moved it once already, back in October. Let’s hope the practice makes will have made today’s move less dramatic than last time!
• We’ve made significant changes to the Champion stonegirdle ability. As more and more of the population has suffered from total-body paralysis, we now offer the following relief from the epidemic of petrified exiles:
  • Corsetta’s stonegirdle training is capped at 100 ranks (yes, even if you trained more).
  • Uncorsetta will help affected Champions forget their lessons beyond 100 ranks, returning the entirety of that experience to use on other training.
  • Champions may, at their discretion, choose to depetrify early without shattering.
  • Champions may find it tiring to repeatedly re-petrify in quick succession.
  • There is no minimum training requirement for Champions to use a stonegirdle. This doesn’t mean amateurs should expect to be very skilled.
  • There are a few other changes that we think make it more fun and rewarding to actively use a stonegirdle.
• Feedback is welcome: we know this is an ability that is utilized by many and loathed by many. Adjustments to areas and monsters are planned as we see how players adapt to the change.
• Meanwhile, over in the East Forest…
  • Boostus, at the University of Puddleby, has announced that he’s now offering much more advanced courses. Even if you think you’re pretty tough, you may still qualify for his awesome lessons. Pay him a visit if you’re interested.