Touch Stone/DST

Don't Starve

DST

Touch Stone
Renewable?	No
Resources	×2, ×2, (after use)
	"resurrectionstone"

“It's always a good idea to touch base.”

–Wilson

“I guess I should touch it?”

–Willow

“Hop on rock!”

–Wolfgang

“A futile ward.”

–Wendy

“DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?”

–WX-78

“That stone has regenerative powers.”

–Wickerbottom

“I don't know if I should touch it.”

–Woodie

“There's a story behind that...”

–Maxwell

“Another chance to fulfill my destiny!”

–Wagstaff

“It hölds me back fröm Valhalla.”

–Wigfrid

“Some sort of religious monument maybe?”

–Webber

“Hope I never need you, weird wood dude...”

–Walani

“Looks like some sort of ritual stone.”

–Warly

“Me nose smells witchcraft...”

–Woodlegs

“IS'T WAY BACK FROM UNDISCOVER'DED COUNTRY”

–Wilba

“Life Rock”

–Wormwood

“The perfect precious stone for any adventurer.”

–Wheeler

“Does anyone actually stay dead around here?”

–Winona

“Bring me back from death’s dark planes!”

–Wortox

“This strong magic!”

–Wurt

“It must've been used by an ancient civilization!”

–Walter

“Hopefully I'll never have to use it.”

–Wanda

A Touch Stone is a structure found randomly on the surface world. Activating it will allow the player to be resurrected upon death.

A Touch Stone is always surrounded by 4 Pig Heads. The Pig Heads are not needed for the Touch Stone to function and can safely be deconstructed using a Hammer. The Wooden Flooring can also be taken without affecting the Touch Stone's usability.

They are only usable by Ghost Characters as a means of resurrection via haunting. A single Touch Stone can be used more than once by different players, regenerating quickly after use. Every resurrection produces Marble and Nightmare Fuel. However, each player can only use any single Touch Stone once; haunting it again will not revive the player again.

Players can tell which Touch Stones they have and haven't used by the runes present on the Stone's surface; if the runes are glowing in white, the Touch Stone can be used, while if the runes aren't glowing, the Touch Stone has already been used and needs to regenerate.

It is advisable for other players to remain off-screen during a resurrection as the Lightning produced may strike them instead of the Touch Stone.

Touch Stones can also be found in the Caves, unlike in the single player version of the game.

Resurrection

Below are listed player's stats upon revival.

•  is set to 50
•  is set to 2/3 of maximum
•  is set to 1/2 of maximum
• Penalties that normally afflict the player upon death and in other revival circumstances, such as empty inventory (items can be recovered at the place of death, as long as they haven't been destroyed by any means) and reset of most character abilities (Wilson and Webber will be beardless; WX-78 loses all Circuits DST and gears progress; Abigail's power resets to zero etc.).

Tips

• Being revived by the Touch Stone does not put any nearby Mobs to sleep.
• Placing a Fire Pit and a chest (or two) near the Touch Stone can increase chances of survival after being resurrected. Because of the resurrection penalties, this is especially useful in Winter or Summer
  • Useful items to stock the chest(s) or nearby include:
    • A Thermal Stone (the player should be mindful of Moleworms which could steal it if they are nearby, this is only applicable if the thermal stone was left on the ground),
    • A weapon and some pieces of armor,
    • Any food source that doesn't spoil such as a Tallbird Egg, Bundled Supplies or nearby Berry Bushes,
    • Healing Salves,
    • Portable light such as a Miner Hat or extra resources/tools to create enough light to make it back to a base/camp. For example, a spare Axe.
    • Wetness resisting items, hence a Straw Hat or Umbrella for Spring.
    • Cooling Items such as a Chilled Amulet and resources for an Endothermic Fire for Summer.
    • Overheating protection items for Summer, insulating items for Winter.
    • Booster Shots, for recovering any applied Max Health Penalty.
• The player is advised not to leave flammable items in the wooden square around the Touch Stone. The Lightning that strikes can ignite nearby items.
• Breaking down the Pig Heads near a Touch Stone is an easy way to get Pig Skin.
• Placing a Meat Effigy next to a Touch Stone might save the Touch Stone to be used at a later time.

Trivia

• A Touch Stone cannot be Hammered or destroyed by mobs (e.g. Clockwork Rooks or Deerclops).
• The amount of Touch Stones per world can be modified in the world generation settings.
• Touch Stones are a possible reference to a similar stone table with mystical properties in the Narnia series, specifically The Lion, the Witch, and The Wardrobe, where Aslan is killed upon one and was revived by the stone's magic.

Gallery

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  An unactivated Touch Stone in Don't Starve.

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  An activated Touch Stone.

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  The Touch Stone's Map icon.

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  The eyes of Wildbores glowing during a full moon.

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  A used Touch Stone in Don't Starve Together next to an unused Touch Stone. Notice the glowing runes.

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  A Touch Stone in the Caves.