Brightshade Armor/Void Robe SHOULD trigger their hats' bonuses.

[lowercase skye]

What was previously a set bonus is now only applied to the respective helmets, but I think that bonus should also be applied to the body armor too. They cost more to craft, take up your backpack slot, and are all around more of a hassle to use, so I think wearing one of those is just as acceptable for a bonus as wearing the hat.

This would also allow players to use the enlightened crown at the same time as getting the bonus. Right now it's simply better to use a brightshade sword + enlightened crown if you have the sanity, rather than going for the helmet's damage bonus, which is a bit unfortunate for a progression system. You should be able to get the bonus from the body armor while wearing the crown too!

[n.apollyon]

45 minutes ago, sylvia wander o said:

bonus should also be applied to the body armor

The body armor gets their own perks. I personally like the negative sanity aura immunity from the void robe and I think its worth it. Having a helmet-only-required-for-bonus still sounds off but it allows you to mix and match the new gears. Example would be fighting in miasmas, ofc if you choose not to burn them. Void robe makes you not lose sanity from the mobs and gives immunity from the damage cause by the miasma and the Brightshade helm prevents miasma slow down and doesn't let Charlie hit you.

That said, the other set is underwhelming. The Void cowl only buffs the reaper, no further functions unlike the lunar equivalent. Brightshade armor's recoil damage is basically just an expensive bramble armor which deals a fixed 10 planar damage.