Oathbound

Thirteen ways to meet the wilds.

Capstones have conditions, limits and cooldowns. Early bonuses stay modest; balance is still being playtested.

Spells and abilities, on one key.

Mage's six capstones unlock Ember Bolt, Frost Volley, Stormburst, Cinder Barrage, Frost Nova and Chain Lightning, and Warlock's unlock Blood Ward, Raise Guardian, Raise Archer, Siphon, Crimson Pact and Wither. Combat spells have costs and cooldowns. Learning a Warlock summon also unlocks free Unsummon and Teleport Summons to Me commands. Earn the early levels with your usual weapons; class spells begin at capstones.

Mage and Warlock: hold B and click an unlocked spell, release B, then press H to cast at your crosshair. Other classes use H for their ability or companion. Hunter orders its wolf; Dragonsworn orders its whelp. The HUD line and spellbook show the prompts, keys are configurable, and normal weapon attacks stay available between casts.

Rebind in Settings > Controls > Keyboard & Mouse. Spell selection, casting and companion actions have their own rows. Existing custom bindings carry over. The same keys remain available in BepInEx/config/local.warrior.rpg.cfg.

Class Eitr adds to food bonuses. Switching does not refill Eitr or reset cooldowns. A refused cast now tells you what blocked it, an interrupted release says so, and a paid Siphon or Wither still strikes the enemy you aimed at if it leaves your crosshair during the windup.

Your progress follows your oath.

1. Visit the Oathstone just outside the starting sacrificial-stone circle. Choose a class from the searchable browser. Equipping paired axes first discovers Berserker.
2. Defeat enemies for EXP. Different creatures grant different rewards. Only the credited killer's active class gains EXP.
3. Spend a point each time you level up. Return to the stone to learn talents. All thirteen trees run 79 nodes, and a full tree is affordable at the level 80 cap.
4. Switch freely. A levelled Huscarl can become a fresh level 1 Ranger, then return to their fully preserved progress.

Vanilla skills continue to progress. Rogue, Monk and Berserker have equipment restrictions while active. A subtle class, level and XP bar sits below health. EXP notices are brief, and level-ups use Valheim's native yellow burst.

Every seventh night runs red.

Oathbound adds one named night on top of Valheim's own cycle. Every seventh night the moon turns red: enemies notice you from much further away, your noise carries further, and what spawns is likelier to carry stars. Ordinary nights are untouched, and sneaking stays exactly as proportionally effective as it was.

The server owns the schedule and publishes it when you connect. [BloodMoon] in the config holds Enabled, Interval, SenseMultiplier and StarMultiplier. A siege storm keeps its rain and turns red under the blood moon. Beds are blocked for the first ninety seconds of a red night.

Optional sieges. A reason to defend.

Two assault stages lead to a named, high-star commander. Twenty-four warbands bring varied enemies, portal objectives and rewards, with danger rising by biome. Meadows raids cause reduced but real building damage; later-biome portals need serious protection.

Raid areas and enemies appear on the map. Stalled commanders can bring sparse, warned lightning with storm effects and sound. Engage the attackers, defend portal approaches and defeat the commander to end the siege.

Vanilla raid timing and world frequency settings still apply. Portal travel does not trigger raids. If everyone leaves, the siege pauses at the base until players return, with no unattended destruction.

A stone or a button. Your choice.

Prefer class access anywhere? In the same config, set:

[Classes]
AccessMode = MenuButton

Save and restart. A Classes button below the inventory grid replaces the Oathstone and opens the same panel. All progress is preserved. The default is Oathstone; the host controls this setting in multiplayer.

Before you set out.