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Codex Umbra/DST
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See also: Shadow Puppet
“Spooky.”
“Would make a great bedtime story... for nightmares!”
“Wolfgang is glad he cannot read!”
“Do you want me to read you a story, Abigail?”
“GOOSEBUMPS ACTIVATED”
“I'm not letting THAT in MY library!”
“Trees made into... paper? How unholy!”
“The show must go on.”
“A tragic tale öf wöe and misery!”
“I don't think we should play with that...”
“Maman used to keep a journal, before her memory went.”
“Nope”
“I don't trust that thing one bit.”
“I don't think he knows how to use it.”
“...Don't like stories in that book.”
–Wurt
“Maybe you could teach me some magic tricks? I'm a quick learner!”
“Hm.”
The Codex Umbra is a character-exclusive item that Maxwell starts the game with. It can also be crafted, only by him, in the Magic Filter and Survivor Items Filter, using two Papyrus, two Nightmare Fuel and costing 50 Health. It has a durability of 20 uses and does not break if it reaches 0%. Nightmare Fuel repairs 25% durability. It can be used to summon Shadow Servants and Shadow Duelists or to cast the spells Shadow Sneak and Shadow Prison. Summoning each puppet reduces max sanity by 15% and he can summon up to 6 Puppets at a time. The insanity threshold scales with Maxwell's maximum Sanity, but summoning 6 Shadow Puppets will cause him to remain insane. Thus, it is recommended to summon at most 5 Puppets or use the Bone Helm to avoid Shadow Creatures.
The Shadow Sneak can be used to transform Rabbits, Bunnymen and Splumonkeys into their nightmare variants, regardless of how much sanity the Players have, while the Shadow Prison can trap enemies in a temporary cage, making them unable to move.
Origin
“I have discovered something, a book of sorts. I have yet to decode it fully, but what little I have deciphered has opened my mind to terrifying new possibilities.”
The Codex Umbra was discovered by William Carter in August of 1904. At the time, William was aboard a train heading to San Francisco, California from New York City.[1] The train crashed into a broken down circus wagon, and a man of William's description was reported missing but assumed dead.[2] However, William survived the crash with only a few injuries. While wandering across the desert, he discovered an ancient codex and was intrigued by the "terrifying" possibilities it offered.[3]
Months later, William established himself in San Francisco and began going by the name of Maxwell. Maxwell updated his act to incorporate dark manifestations that he taught himself to summon from the Codex Umbra.[4] He found great success in this new act and eventually hired an assistant, Charlie.[5] During their last performance, Maxwell's act went normally until he attempted to pull "shadows incarnate" from the Codex and was instead pulled into the book by giant shadow hands. Soon, the entire act ends in disaster as both Maxwell and Charlie are violently dragged into a parallel dimension.[6]
The Codex Umbra reappeared, still in Maxwell's possession, after he was dethroned and became a survivor. After reuniting with Wilson, Maxwell found the scientist's blueprints for an invention and offered to help construct it with assistance from the Codex Umbra. This made it possible for Maxwell and Wilson to build a portal that allowed other survivors to join forces with them.[7]
Trivia
- Codex Umbra is Latin for "shadow manuscript".
- Like Abigail's Flower, the Codex Umbra floats when placed on the ground, but only if Maxwell is nearby. If he moves out of range, the book will close and fall to the ground.
- Even after Maxwell's rework, dropped Codex Umbra still opens when Maxwell is nearby like in Don't Starve, though it doesn't provide any function.
- In the beta test of Maxwell's rework, when using the Codex Umbra, in addition to 4 spells that are in the release version, there is an additional spell that can turn a Top Hat into a Magician's Top Hat.
- Before Maxwell's rework, he was able to summon 4 types of Shadow Puppets: Shadow Logger, Shadow Miner, Shadow Digger and Shadow Duelist.
Gallery
Maxwell reading the Codex Umbra.
A puppet spawning (Look closer and you'll find Mr. Skitts).
Maxwell's maximum Sanity after summoning a Puppet.
Maxwell and the Codex Umbra on the All's Well That Maxwell poster.
Maxwell beside the Codex Umbra (DST).
Codex Umbra as seen on the 2017 Valentine Cards.
Magician's Top Hat Crafting Screen in early beta.
References
- ↑ William Carter Puzzle #4: The Coach Ticket is dated August 15, 1904 and permits travel from New York's Grand Central Station to San Francisco.
- ↑ William Carter Puzzle #4, The Newspaper: "A passenger train struck a circus wagon that had broken down along the tracks at the Old Mill crossing. Dozens of passengers were injured, and at least one man is missing. The missing man has yet to be identified, but fellow passengers described him as a tall, nervous fellow with an English accent. A search party was convened but quickly abandoned when it became apparent that a cage full of potentially dangerous trained monkeys had been vacated in the collision. Given the remoteness of the crash site, the scorching desert sun, and the escaped animals, the missing man has been presumed dead."
- ↑ William Carter Puzzle #4, The Postcard: "Jack, The strangest thing has happened! Please discount all reports of my demise, should they reach you. I am very much alive, despite my recent misadventures. I have discovered something, a book of sorts. I have yet to decode it fully, but what little I have deciphered has opened my mind to terrifying new possibilities. I shan't say more through post - I fear it may attract unwanted attention. All will be explained when we meet. I shall continue west forthwith! -William"
- ↑ William Carter Puzzle #5: A new poster for "Maxwell the Great", a requisition for an ad in The San Francisco Call dated June 6, 1905, and a journal page recounting an encounter with a Shadow Creature after a ritual.
- ↑ William Carter Puzzle #6: New poster for "The Amazing Maxwell" featuring Charlie holding the Codex, and a letter from Charlie about their latest successful performance.
- ↑ William Carter Puzzle #8: The Final Act (Youtube)
- ↑ Cyclum Puzzles: Last page of the comic
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