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.
When a Touch Stone is activated (by clicking on it), a small platform will rise out of the ground. After being revived on the platform, the Touch Stone will be destroyed by a lightning strike, dropping 2 Rocks, 2 Marble, and 1 Nightmare Fuel. WX-78 will become overcharged by the lightning during the resurrection.
Unless another Touch Stone or revival item is found, the next death will cause Game Over, which will require the player to restart from scratch.
By default, there are two Touch Stones per world. Touch Stones can spawn in Caves but not Ruins. Both Touch Stones can be activated at the same time. The player will always respawn at the closest resurrection device.
Downloadable Content
In the Shipwrecked DLC, Touch Stones have the same function, and differences are due to item replacements in the DLC. Instead of Pig Heads, a Touch Stone is surrounded by Wildbore Heads. Using the stone to resurrect will yield Limestone instead of Marble.
In the Hamlet DLC, Touch Stones are not present in the world.
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).
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 in RoG.
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),
The Shipwrecked DLC adds the Life Jacket which works similar to resurrection items, but only protects against drowning. The Hamlet DLC adds Magic Flower which works similar to Meat Effigy.
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.
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