The Nucleic Core boss has four types of guardians to impede your heroes;
The Templar (name under review) will directly guard the core and apply stuns to heroes to draw out the fight
The Spiker (name under review) generates damage reflection on itself and allies
The Flower (name under review) debu...
2023-02-17 04:10:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Our last Toad Tier sketches for this month.
This first sketch is for Wingflier, who requested a Shiba Inu on top of the Kvartoz Golem in a comical manner.
The second sketch is for Jomonkey 27, who requested a sketch of a very large bat.
Artwork was done by 2023-02-12 02:10:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Of our seven toad tier patrons, six requested a sketch this month. Two of them requested a little late, so they'll be included in a follow-up post towards the end of the upcoming week.
These sketches are for Gabriel radford, Jowel Grant, BigGuy_0901, and Mat
Gabriel radford's request was Reynauld and Di...
2023-02-10 05:06:34 +0000 UTC View Post
The Savage Duplicant Cactonid is the wildlife counterpart to the Hominid Duplicant. From its hornet-like state, it mutates its behaviors to act like other arachnid and insectoid enemies found within Darkest Dungeon.
2023-02-10 04:49:52 +0000 UTC View Post
The Cactonid Aspiciac is a formidable frontliner with generous defensive properties. It is able to batter your heroes into submission, spew a leeching status onto them, and deal substantial stress. This facial abomination is prepared to make you think twice about what your priority targets are.
2023-02-03 07:07:42 +0000 UTC View Post
The Cactonid Supterpath appears as a trap triggered fight. Within its arsenal, it features a multi-target stun, a party-wide guard, and a nasty blight attack. Statistically, it's a durable opponent as well, making it an unpleasantly aggressive combatant. Remember to bring trap disarmers and scouts to steer clear of this vicio...
2023-01-27 02:16:52 +0000 UTC View Post
The Yngolian is BR's response to the Shambler, and it will be summoned (and appear) in the same way. Current gameplay design is still being worked on, but current plans are:
-A simple attack only to deal damage
-A 2-round stun against a single target
-A team-wide AoE which deals small...
2023-01-20 04:33:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Our last Toad Tier Sketch for this month!
This one was a little bit later than the others because it was requested late.
This sketch is for Pingu Senpai!
Pingu asked for a penguin in the Darkest Dungeon art style.
Artwork was done by 2023-01-13 21:15:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Wearing the skin of a bloated human corpse, the Homonid Duplicant emulates abilities from various humans in The Valley. It imitates the healing of a Crusader, the status application of a Friar, and the debuff blast of an Appraiser. This corpse-wearing Cactonid tries to stay in the backlines to harass your party and bombard th...
2023-01-13 05:02:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Of our four toad tier patrons, only three requested a sketch this month. One of them requested a little late, so they'll be included in a follow-up post towards the end of the upcoming week.
These sketches are for Winglfier and Gabriel radford!
Wingflier's request was a picture of a Hellion with with an affliction...
2023-01-09 02:20:30 +0000 UTC View Post
The Blade of the Mountain King curio is an extremely rare curio found in the Exposed Interior which will provide a special trinket. It carries the spirit of a man who was enslaved as a boy, then freed himself through bloodshed. After a great many exploits, he became a legendary ruler, only to tire of the throne and return onc...
2023-01-06 02:35:16 +0000 UTC View Post
The Verterephile can pull your heroes, from the rear, coat them in hallucinogenic ooze to cause them to stumble, and slaps your heroes with its tongue for stress and minor damage.
2022-12-31 03:40:45 +0000 UTC View Post
One of the Treasury's many tempting deceptions, this monster in treasure's skin voraciously feasts on any victims fool enough to open it. The enormous teeth of the Arcanoid are not only a danger to its enemies, but to itself. To offset its reckless behavior, this Cactonid restores its health by devouring the flesh of your her...
2022-12-23 03:44:09 +0000 UTC View Post
The Cactonid Hemophyll serves as both an offensive and defensive enemy. Not only is it directly aggressive, it guards allies and increases its natural damage reflection, making any approach against it certain to cause suffering.
2022-12-16 03:19:12 +0000 UTC View Post
The Necrobiote is a chiefly backline harasser, applying healing to its allies and the Cactonid-specific "Leeching" status to heroes. Due to its weaknesses in the front, it is able to quickly retreat and return to being a thorn in the side of your team.
2022-12-09 03:35:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Of our two toad tier patrons, only one requested a sketch this month.
This sketch is for Wingflier!
Wingflier's request was to see a more fleshed out version of the Wildlander Bombard, specifically mentioning her face.
Moving forward, we'll be adding tags for the individuals that request sketches...
2022-12-08 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
The Oblivion Buzzer: This mutated bee is one of the native guardians of the Treasury. Heavily corrupted by the eldritch influence on the region, the buzzer's body is coated in a familiar type of growth. Unlike its more simplistic counterpart, this Buzzer will utilize its warped physiology to lay down marks an...
2022-12-01 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings, everyone! We're pleased to announce a new Patreon tier: The TOAD tier!
The new tier will feature regular lore posts and custom sketch requests from artists on the Black Reliquary development team, and is set at the price of $30 USD.
Please read up on the details of Toad tier's features:
General ...
2022-11-27 07:11:19 +0000 UTC View Post
The Carrion Bee: A new member of the valley's wildlife, this colossal insectoid terror will harass marked heroes from the front, and dive in with a toxin-loaded stinger if pushed to the rear.
2022-11-26 01:16:53 +0000 UTC View PostHello, wonderful patrons! We're considering adding a new membership tier past Janissary tier, and we'd like to know what you would find most desirable! We've come up with some ideas that allow us to create more meaningful content for our patrons. So, please let us know via this poll what rewards of this potential tie...
2022-11-18 07:06:05 +0000 UTC View Post
We present to you the full list of custom icons that will be listed by enemy abilities in combat! They will be implemented with the upcoming Treasury Update!
2022-11-18 05:40:46 +0000 UTC View Post
The Lost Legion Punisher: This fanatical foe brutalizes frontline heroes with his cat-o-nine-tails, expiates multiple heroes, and can mend the wounds of his allies. Only appearing in Veteran+ difficulties, his power befits that role.
2022-11-11 06:19:37 +0000 UTC View Post
We're a bit strapped for content this week, so we've only got this concept to show off. We'll have a lot more to show next week though, so look forward to that :))
The following is a redesign of one of S-Purple's older boss concepts, drawn by Marvin Seo. She continues the theme of a false temptress as before, this time ...
2022-11-05 00:58:47 +0000 UTC View Post
The new status to be introduced by Cactonids is "Leeching". Its functionality is still being experimented with, but its current implementation causes harm to whoever is leeched whenever the victim uses a friendly skill, then heal enemies.
2022-10-28 03:22:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Something we've been itching to do since the very beginning is a custom intro cinematic for a new campaign. Now we finally can, and are starting work on the West Wind cinematic. The West wind cinematic will take the place of the Old Road, and we'll be working on it over the course of the Treasury update.
This Cact...
2022-10-21 02:12:33 +0000 UTC View Post
We're still hard at work sorting out some of the new content, and there's a few things we're not quite ready to show off yet. So we only have one post again this week.
With our new main menu interface, we're experimenting with an add-on content system to include optional features for your campaigns! (The Veiled class is...
2022-10-14 04:34:41 +0000 UTC View Post
We're a bit strapped for content still as we're working out artwork for the Treasury. As such, we're doing another preview/concept combo post this week.
The hallways of the new Treasury Region are well underway. Additional hall and room assets are still in the works.
As most of the Cactonid enemies will be ...
2022-10-07 01:26:56 +0000 UTC View Post
New Curio Concepts: Dune Lilies are a native flora overtaken by amber, but not suffering from amber corruption. Region of appearance is undetermined at this time. Amber Cluster is as simple as its name suggests, a natural deposit of amber crystals. The Poison Peddler is possibly the least-developed curio concept at this time,...
2022-09-29 23:13:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Before and after curio sprites for some of the encounters to be found in the Treasury. The first would activate the fight against the Necrobiote enemy, and the second would trigger the Hemophyll.
2022-09-23 04:54:00 +0000 UTC View Post
We are working on a set of new icons for the various attributes associated with enemy abilities to better denote their functionality. Additionally, we are able to denote the targeting and friend/foe nature of enemy abilities to help players better understand enemy behavior.
2022-09-16 00:58:31 +0000 UTC View Post
