I'm so sorry Charlie.」
– Maxwell
暗影法典是一本Maxwell初始自帶的黑魔法書。暗影法典可無限使用，每次使用消耗兩個夢魘燃料，並且角色要犧牲15
和55理智上限。每有一個跟隨的暗影傀儡，Maxwell的理智上限都會降低，這類似與復活雕像降低生命上限。最多只能同時存在三個暗影傀儡，每個都會在被召喚2.5天后消失。
暗影傀儡
暗影傀儡是一種由Maxwell召喚出的暗影生物。傀儡不僅幫助Maxwell戰鬥，也會幫忙砍樹和挖礦。但是，它們血量很低，在一對多的戰鬥中很容易死亡。每個暗影傀儡死亡后，Maxwell會恢復55理智上限。
多人版饑荒
多人版饑荒中，暗影法典不再是可以直接使用的道具，玩家使用時需要將它放在地上，Maxwell就會在暗影法典項中解鎖暗影傀儡的合成公式。To create the puppets, Maxwell has to stand near the Codex Umbra and make them through the Codex Umbra Tab. Creating puppets does not cost health.
Unlike in single player, shadow puppets are not universal, instead they have to be chosen upon creation of which task they will be specialised in. As such, they do not mimic the actions that the player is performing, but instead spawn with a specific task which they perform. They also do not disappear after 2.5 days nor have a durability limit and stay active until they are killed.
| Shadow Helper | Description | Prerequisites | Max Sanity Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Shadow Logger |
Chops trees closest to the player |
2 Nightmare Fuel
1 Axe More than 20% Max Sanity |
-20% |
|
Shadow Miner |
Mines rocks closest to the player |
2 Nightmare Fuel 1 Pickaxe More than 20% Max Sanity |
-20% |
|
Shadow Digger |
Digs up stumps/graves closest to the player |
2 Nightmare Fuel 1 Shovel More than 20% Max Sanity |
-20% |
|
Shadow Duelist |
Defends the player from attackers as well as attack player's target. Naturally regenerates health. |
2 Nightmare Fuel 1 Spear More than 35% Max Sanity |
-35% |
Given the loss in sanity, the player can summon a maximum of:
- 4 Harvesters - Residual Sanity: 40 (20%)
- 1 Duelist and 2 Harvesters - Residual Sanity: 50 (25%)
-2 Duelist and 1 Harvester - Residual Sanity: 21 (10%)
Trivia
- Codex Umbra means "shadow book".
- The footsteps of the puppets make a faint warping sound.
- It is possible for the Codex Umbra to be set alight and burn into ashes. The book will re-appear in Maxwell's inventory upon re-loading the world.
- Despite being Shadow Creatures, prey animals will avoid puppets, and neutral mobs will fight back against them. Puppets are also unable to help the player against Shadow Creatures.
- If using the Codex Umbra reduces Maxwell's health to zero, the Morgue will show the cause of death as "Shenanigans".
Bugs
- Despite being a starting character specific item, the Codex Umbra can be stolen by mobs like Krampus or Eyeplants.
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