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VellumNewsInterlude Patch: Brushing Up
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Interlude Patch: Brushing Up

Vellum · published 20 Nov 2025, 01:00 UTC · build 20866930

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Welcome back, Scribes! We've got a crisp, clean, Interlude Patch to sweep you off your feet - Brushing Up!

Wield a Broom with Bristle: a melee/ranged hybrid Generator Spell, utilize Tension: a new Teal Keyword, employ fresh new Combo Pages of Power, and more in today's update!Check out the Vellum update history in-game from the main menu - for now, let's dive into the patch!

New Spell: Bristle - Dust & Echoes

Whisk damaging motes at the Torn from afar, then charge brazenly into close quarters combat with Bristle! This new melee-focused generator enters the spellbook with a unique, hybrid approach; casting Bristle normally will launch a Precise Ranged Attack, but Holding the spell will transform it into a potent Sweeping Area Attack!The inspiration for this new spell came directly from the community's interest in another melee spell approach. Thank you so much for your suggestions and enthusiasm; we look forward to hearing what you think!

New Pages of Power - Stronger Together

Discovery continues to fuel the heart of Vellum; unlocking and combining fresh powers in unique ways and watching the chaos unfold never fails to excite us! In Brushing Up, we're introducing a Teal Keyword: Tension and a host of specific Combo Pages of Power! We've also sprinkled in some new pages for Unfold, Vault, Circulate, Foreshadow, Spoil, Draw, and Clatter!Between Bristle, Combos, Tension, and the new powers for existing spells - this updates adds over 40 Pages of Power!

Combo Pages

Being in the right place at the right time is great - but having specific Inks and Spells crashing together to offer dynamic, potent Pages will boost your Scribes to newer heights of strength!We won't spoil too much here, but go try some of your favorite combinations of Spells and Ink to uncover these pages with unique interactions (like detonating Eclipse Planets)!

Teal Keyword: Tension

Between the interwoven plates of Plot Armor and Plot Threads grows an increasing Tension! Wield Tension-granting Pages of Power to boost the damage of your Plot Twists - further turning your defense into the greatest offense!

Raid, Boss, and Other Adjustments

We're making some Raid tuning to Yonder based on feedback and internal discussions!Our goal is to address mechanical timings and overlaps so that the "gameplay test" that is meant to be grabbing your attention at any given moment is having its appropriate spotlight time. This should rebalance some of the difficulty of dealing with Horizon on Hard Mode!The Ouroboric Court has also seen some adjustments to similarly allow a bit of extra breathing room!

Epilogue

We hope you enjoy Brushing Up on your Vellum in this patch! Thank you to everyone for your feedback and for continuing to share your literary journeys with us!Please tell us about the wacky new game-breaking builds you find - we can't wait to see what you'll find!- The Vellum Team

Patch Notes - Brushing Up

New Generator Spell: Bristle

- Cast: Grab a Broom to whisk energy at distant foes.- Hold & Release: Unleash two strikes, sweeping the area around you.

New Pages of Power

- 15 new Combo Pages - unique interactions between equipped Inks and Spells- 20 new Pages for the following Spells: Unfold, Foreshadow, Circulate, Vault, Clatter, Draw, Spoil- 6 Bristle Pages

New Teal Keyword: Tension

- Accessible via Pages of Power- Tension: Teal Signature's Plot Twists deal +5% Damage per stack.

General and Adjustments

- Generator: Foil area size increased by 30%- Generator: Foil damage increased by 25%- Page of Power: Time to Duel now increases Foil damage by 10% per stack (was 5%)- Page of Power: It's Treason Then increases Foil's Empowered Strike damage by 300% (was 100%)- Yonder (Hard Mode): Horizon's Parenthetical Arcs spawn every 3.5s during Chroma Orb (was 2.5s)- Yonder (Hard Mode): Horizon's Vault circle skips every other step while closing in.- Yonder (Hard Mode): Horizon's Vault has a 4s longer cooldown- Yonder (Hard Mode): Horizon - Fixing issue where Chroma Orb arcs would continue to spawn while Horizon transitioned to Phase 2.- Yonder (Hard Mode): Brainstorm Non-Boss health increased by 50%- Yonder (Hard Mode): Brainstorm Non-Boss damage increased by 20%- Boss: Ourobouric Court now gains 10% cooldown reduction from the Broken Spines Binding (was 25%)- Boss: Ourobouric Court's Globule projectile arrives 1.15s after being thrown (was 1s)- Boss: Ourobouric Court's Slash projectile speed reduced to 37 (was 45) and increased spread by 15%- Page of Power: Tension has been renamed to Payoff- Various Fixes- Vignette: Thesis, a Ship Rewritten has been adjusted slightly

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