The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

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8 Aug, 2021 @ 2:18am
13 Aug, 2021 @ 8:44am
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Description
Tarot Cloth for runes.

Since Repentance, Tarot cloth does not work with runes. Instead, they made new and unique improvements to the way it works with cards and made it useless with runes. Now runes have no friends :( This mod aims to fix that, by adding Magic Chalk.

The chalk Isaac uses to draw runes has now even more power, because it's magic! Magic Chalk appears in shops and curse rooms (like Tarot Cloth.) The effect of all the runes (this means: excluding soul stones) is amplified:
  • Hagalaz: Destroys grimaces, spikes, steel blocks and opens secret rooms
  • Breaking pillars with Hagalaz will yield cool stuff
  • Jera: x3 two pickups in the room and creates a copy of the closest item pedestal to Isaac (but only once per floor)
  • Ehwaz: Always opens a crawlspace (yes, ALWAYS)
  • Dagaz: +2 soul hearts, prevents pills from giving curses for this floor, resets red heart damage devil deal penalty
  • Ansuz: Reveals full map + red secret room, removes visibility curses, prevents Amnesia pills from working this floor
  • Perthro: D10, D12, D20, D6
  • Berkano: 8 spiders + 8 flies
  • Algiz: 30 seconds shield of protection (vs 20 for the base rune)
  • Blank rune: Gives two random rune effects (one strong and one weak)
  • Black rune: Double flies and stats up

Additional technical details:
  • Gold Rune mod: increases the area of effect of the rune
  • EID English, French and Italian, rune descriptions get modified with Magic Chalk
  • Magic Chalk has augmented effects with multiple copies for Dagaz, Berkano, Algiz, blank rune, black rune and jera

Bugs
  • Ehwaz might spawn both a crawlspace and a trapdoor if used in front of a door
  • Black rune bonus stats might act weird if multiple players have Magic Chalk
  • Black rune doesn't give range upgrades due to a modding API bug. For balance purposes, it has a higher chance to pay out with shot speed upgrades until this is fixed...

Thanks
I downloaded and looked at the source of several mods to understand how to do certain things. Thanks go to the creators of the following mods for saving me a few headaches. Seriously, just seeing the structure saved me from very dumb efforts:
Popular Discussions View All (1)
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20 Jan, 2022 @ 12:57pm
Ideas for the Item's synergies with Soul Stones
cadetpirx
26 Comments
Busybody64 15 May, 2024 @ 10:20am 
rgon?
AReads 15 Sep, 2022 @ 3:38pm 
Wait, if there is no soul stone implementation, is there another item planned to use soul-stones instead?
Fryy_55 8 May, 2022 @ 7:18am 
Will you change Ewhaz effect, as now it basically a guaranteed crawlspace without magic chalk?
AReads 23 Dec, 2021 @ 4:10pm 
Are you going to implement soul-stones soon?
Puke!!! 24 Nov, 2021 @ 8:09pm 
i think this is not working because it has no effect on runes and doesnt give me a rune everytime i take it
Quba 26 Oct, 2021 @ 10:08am 
Thank you :steamthumbsup: If you want to see it then I updated the mod to have the role
St. Gibonus  [author] 26 Oct, 2021 @ 8:56am 
@Quba Go ahead! As long as you credit me for the item, I'm happy if you use it in your mod
Quba 25 Oct, 2021 @ 5:00am 
Hello, I would like to ask is it okay for me to use this mod for a role in my Tainted Stranger Role Pack ? I would like to specificly make a role that combines this with a diffrent mod Runic Geode
68dominik86 5 Oct, 2021 @ 8:42am 
You will do that this mod be compatibility with mod "Anthibirth Runes"?
ChrisPvz 2 Oct, 2021 @ 12:40pm 
I fixed the crashes. it's the stupid room mods. I really am starting to hate the room mods at this rate that changes the layout because i thought at first Magic Chalk turned out to be the room layout mods. Thanks anyway.