Game update

Ashram 2026.09.09.1 - Karma system, survival PvP and bosses with phases

Ashram Online Playtest · published 9 Sep 2026, 18:57 UTC

Purple name - aggressor. Attacking another player first marks the name purple for 120 seconds after leaving combat.
Red name - karma. Slaying a player while marked adds 100 karma and keeps the name red while karma stays above zero.
Karma is paid for. For every 100 points: +1% attack and -5% defense.
Redemption. Karma drops by 10 every 5 minutes online, and by slaying mobs of a nearby level: 1 per mob, 2 if the mob is your level or higher.
Red players are fair game. Attacking or slaying a red player marks no one and grants no karma.
Two new character sheet lines: Karma and Players slain.

Novice protection. Below level 15 there is no PvP, in either direction.
Safe zone. Combat between players is not allowed inside the city.
Group. Group members cannot be attacked: no hits, no abilities, no chasing.
Death has a cost. Inventory and equipment stay with the body, which anyone can loot for 2 minutes. Items bound to the character are never lost.
Looting by discovery. Items are revealed one at a time, 1.5 seconds each.
The tombstone appears on the compass with the distance.

The Alpha Wolf and the Infected Bear now run three phases based on health, each with its own speed, damage and entrance.
Mechanics telegraphed on the ground: zones under the top damage dealers, frontal cones, poison pools, earthquakes and charges.

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Game update

Ashram Online Playtest · published 9 Sep 2026, 18:57 UTC

Purple name - aggressor. Attacking another player first marks the name purple for 120 seconds after leaving combat.
Red name - karma. Slaying a player while marked adds 100 karma and keeps the name red while karma stays above zero.
Karma is paid for. For every 100 points: +1% attack and -5% defense.
Redemption. Karma drops by 10 every 5 minutes online, and by slaying mobs of a nearby level: 1 per mob, 2 if the mob is your level or higher.
Red players are fair game. Attacking or slaying a red player marks no one and grants no karma.
Two new character sheet lines: Karma and Players slain.

Novice protection. Below level 15 there is no PvP, in either direction.
Safe zone. Combat between players is not allowed inside the city.
Group. Group members cannot be attacked: no hits, no abilities, no chasing.
Death has a cost. Inventory and equipment stay with the body, which anyone can loot for 2 minutes. Items bound to the character are never lost.
Looting by discovery. Items are revealed one at a time, 1.5 seconds each.
The tombstone appears on the compass with the distance.

The Alpha Wolf and the Infected Bear now run three phases based on health, each with its own speed, damage and entrance.
Mechanics telegraphed on the ground: zones under the top damage dealers, frontal cones, poison pools, earthquakes and charges.