Protective Carvings is a Ritual spell in World of Horror. It costs 4 STAMINA to cast and lowers the damage received in combat by 1. It is unlocked after completing the Intrusive Thoughts achievement, requiring the player to forget 5 spells in a single playthrough.
Acquisition[]
Like most spells, Protective Carvings can be obtained from Events, studying at the Library, bought from the History Club and using a Dusty Grimoire and/or Library Notes.
Strategy[]
Protective Carvings is an extremely useful ritual to have active, with universal usage for all characters. It is highly reccomended to cast as early as possible despite the high Stamina cost, since it's likely to pay it back and more across a run. If the player is exceptionally lucky, they may run into the Downtown event Stone Statues, which lets them cast the ritual for free.
Removing 1 damage from encounters will nullify at least 20% to 25% of an opponent's damage, up to 50% for enemies that do 2 damage. This is especially useful against enemies which do ALL damage.
Protective Carvings diminishes in use the later the player obtains and casts it, as it will be blocking less damage over the course of a run. Even so, it's still worth consideration for casting should the player have enough Stamina.
As Rituals are not consumed on casting, the player character can then forget them to regain 1 Reason.
Only 1 ritual may be active at any time, so casting Ancestral Strength, K'Npha Ritual, or Witness Curse will remove the effect of Protective Carvings.
Log[]
- You carve the protective symbols on your chest and arms... (-4 STAMINA)
Trivia[]
- The symbols do not appear on the character sprite.
| Spells in World of Horror | |
|---|---|
| Combat Spells | |
| Abolish - Ashen Contract - Ghostly Spear - Ithotu Flame - Mind Drain - Multiply Wounds - Skin Removal - Thread of Fate | |
| Offensive Spells | |
| Absorb - Ashen Contract - Ghostly Spear - Ithotu Flame - Mind Drain - Multiply Wounds - Skin Removal - Thread of Fate | |
| Defensive Spells | |
| Abolish | |
| Healing Spells | |
| Cauterize - Flesh Regrowth - Memory Extract - Midasu Touch - Regeneration - Unearthly Suture | |
| Support Spells | |
| Absorb - Brain Worms - Cauterize - Enthrallment - Expel Evil - Flesh Regrowth - Grow Teeth - Holy Glyphs - Invisibility - Memory Extract - Midasu Touch - Regeneration - Shadow Shroud - Third Eye - Void | |
| Investigation Spells | |
| Enthrallment - Holy Glyphs - Shadow Shroud - Third Eye - Void | |
| Seals | |
| Seal of Bram'El - Seal of Savvesh | |
| Rituals | |
| Ancestral Strength - K'Npha Ritual - Protective Carvings - Witness Curse | |