| 01-03-2004, 07:52 PM | #61 |
| 01-03-2004, 08:58 PM | #62 |
ah god... now i have no chance with my poisonous marker fume entry :( took me like an hour with markers and fumes... gosh... Guardian (changed name) Ground Unit Melee Abilities -Demonic Weaponry- Grants the Valkyrie 5% life leech and an extra 10dmg. -Speed of Darkness - passive- at night the valkyrie moves 125% fster. 750hp starts with 25-45dmg. my official entry A front view sketch without his weapons. Story: Guardians are a small order of male warriors entrusted with the guarding of the World Tree, their role was to protect it in secrecy but when the World Tree was destroyed they roamed the lands in search of remaining deamons. Guardians are granted demonic armours and weapons, they wear a mask that heavily limits their vision, so they have to depend much more on their other senses. A few elites eventually become masters and take of their guardian masks and armour to take on the role of deamon hunter. Deamonic glyphes are then painted on their bodies and they are granted two deamon slayer blades and are blindfolded for the rest of their lives. Although guardians are trained to become demon hunters, they are not shunned by their race, they are the night elf males that wish not to be stuck in a trance for centuries and wish to live with their female counterparts. |
| 01-04-2004, 08:32 AM | #63 |
Jac is a goddess -- I tried openCanvas.. it was so difficuly and I ended up scrapping all the work I did on it.. makes me appreciate your work with openCanvas.. amazing. Anyways, without further ado, my heroine (uncolored):  Freyja. She's the Norse goddess of nature. And a great name for her. She's very wise and mature. In keeping with the Night Elf theme, she's at one with nature, heck, she IS nature. I picture her as a dark brown color, with green hair and vines and miscellaneous leaves scattered across her body, covering up certain areas and otherwise appearing at random. Name: Freyja Class: Force of Nature Main Stat: Intelligence Str:15 Agility:15 Int:25 All stats increase as normal upon level up. In keeping with the theme I've named the first three abilities fitting for where she is from. Morgendämmerung : Pixie's are the very essence of life. Freyja calls upon these pixies for help; with dire need she summons a great number of them to protect and help Freyja's allies. (Basically this uses locust swarm, but instead of Locust's I figure you could stick in tiny wisp's and skin them different colors, lending to the feel of pixies) Mana:100 Level1: Pixie's give random buff's to allies. Level2: Pixie's give out stronger buff's to allies. Level3: Pixie's give out the strongest buff's to allies. (These buff's include things as +1 armor (going to +2 and +3), Health regen of 50 (going to 75 and 100), Mana regen of 50 (going to 75 and 100), Invulnerabily for 4 seconds (up to 8 and 12), Attack speed increase of 10% (going to 20% and 30%), and a damage increase of 5 (Up to 10 and 15)). Abenddämmerung: Freyja has learned to be one with the earth, with this innate ability she is able to send her vines fluidly through the earth to impale nearby enemies. (Basically an AoE entangle, but with a different animation.. I think if you skinned the worm's into greenish vines and scaled them down it'd accomplish this effect). Mana:115 Level1:75 Damage AoE. Level2:150 Damage AoE. Level3:250 Damage AoE.  Götterdämmerung: In order to deal quick damage, Freyja is able to send her vine directly at an enemy. When hit, not only does it damage the target, it also plants a seed inside the enemy, and if killed when this seed is in the enemy, plants and flowers will sprout from the corpse, these plants regen health for any allied unit standing on top of it. (Basically a skinned ability that looks green that can hit the enemy, an icon will appear on the character telling other players that this character has a plant inside of him, which when killed produces a blight-ish area -- but instead of the blight look creates grass and flowers, otherwise it has the same effect as blight). Mana:100 Level1:50 Damage, 2 health/sec regen in 100 area for 10 seconds if target is killed within 10 seconds. Level2:150 Damage, 4 health/sec regen in 150 area for 10 seconds if target is killed within 10 seconds. Level3:250 Damage, 5 health/sec regen in 200 area for 10 seconds if target is killed within 15 seconds.  Four Seasons: Channeling the weather is one of Freyja's innate abilities. She is able to condense the four season's into a short time-frame without losing the potency of any. Spring: Heals random unit's.. enemy or ally. (tree's, flowers, and grass appear at random areas). Summer: Damages enemies. (Random fires sprouting up). Autumn: Freyja and allies lose health with the waning weather. Winter: Enemies are slowed and lose hp over time. (Ice appears on enemies and they begin to slow). Mana:250 Level1: Summer:200 damage to enemies (Basically does damage to people who are hit by the fire). Autumn:-100 health for Freyja, 50 for allies. Winter: Enemies lose 10 hp/sec for 15 seconds and are slowed by a factor of 10. Spring: Allies and Enemies are healed for 75 health randomly. Level2: Longer duration for each "Season" They currently last for 10 seconds each, they'd then last for 15. Thats her skills. This next picture is of what I'd like her model to be and also goes well with Four Season's. Basically two larger pixies float around her all the time, she appears to be picked up by them when she casts "Four Seasons." I think using Sphere you could create the two Pixies flying around her quite easily.  Well, that's my hero.. Hate it? Love it? Criticism?? Wish I could of had a colored pic, but I'd just embarass myself.. thanks for reading! http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...00/Freyja3.jpg -- In case last pic. doesn't load. |
| 01-06-2004, 08:59 PM | #64 |
Please tell me it's not over already, my entry was JUST finished. emote_confused (warning, this is going to be a long one, so go to the bottom of the post if you want the image first) ;) Title: NightShade Name: Kelyn NightShade Alternatives: Riana DeHastura, Serafina Dracolyth, Tempestiana, Khalidah DuskGlimmer, Midia SlitherShadow Race: Female NightShade (Night Elf plus something 'dark') Attribute: Agility Short-Ranged combat (whip, her long legs or glaive while airborne) - range similar to that of Huntresses Stats: <Tentative staring numbers added> Starting STR: 15 (2 per level) Starting INT: 10 (1.5 per level) Starting AGIL: 20 (2.5 per level) Attack damage starts at a decent level, not high or low. Fast movement speed Fast attack speed Decent HP, Night-only HP regeneration is normal NE level Good Armor Decent MP, low MP regeneration ----- Background: Not all Night elves were associated with the militant Sentinels, the mellow Druids or the hardened Watchers. Amongst these other elves were a group of younger free-thinking females who sought to strengthen their own minds and bodies through training and their experiences with nature around them. Originally developing themselves as agile warriors, possibly to be assassins like the wardens of the Watchers, they let their open-mindedness take over and instead took the path to become mischevious explorers and thieves/rogues, adventurous and curious instead of simply 'following duty' to guard borders or prisoners... ...But their inquisitive mindsets led them to looking deeply into nature itself around them. They dared to explore the most secluded recesses of Felwood, seeking out the deepest secrets of the natural world, so recently pained by the Burning Legion and Illidan's attempts to sink the Frozen Throne, in hope to discover mysterious new links between the earth and the Night Elves... ...And they found those secrets amidst their search for adventure...hidden in the depths of the darkest elements of nature. The earth and forests sought vengeance for the ravagement they had endured. The female elves vanished into the darkness, 'taken' by Kalimdor itself...and re-emerged from the shadows 'changed' into defenders for the land itself. They were corrupted into new forms, now half Night Elf and half of the shaded side of nature. Unlike the Demon Hunters and Satyrs who used and were (somewhat, for the DHs) corrupted by demonic energies, these women instead were 'purified' by Gaia itself instead of poisoned by evil. And unlike the Druids who formed a peaceful bond with the wilds, the NightShades' connection was more along the lines of being an altered weapon of nature itself. Since they were open-minded and not content just to stay in their hidden Night Elven lands, they accepted the change and the request the woods themselves asked...it was indeed a big 'adventure' for them to try and make a difference in the world...no matter the cost. While Night Elf leaders such as Tyrande and Malfurion wished to remain out of matters that didn't concern their lands, the NightShades now had a purpose in keeping their presence known to the world...saving it. ----- Skills: (just a warning, I could use help with exact mana cost/damage figures, these might be too high or too low for melee purposes) Shadowmeld: inherent as NE female Glide of the Dark Faerie: (1 level) - the NightShade finds a method to utilize those pseudo Faerie Dragon wings that have been grafted onto her form. Rapidly flapping them keeps her in the air for just long enough to surprise her adversaries. A flying skill with a long cooldown (at least 2:30 minutes so she can rest her wings) and short duration (30 seconds at most) as it's really gliding. However, this skill requires more than just a skill point due to the gliding aspect of it. The Nightshade cannot take off from the ground. She must be propelled into the air or launch off of a high structure. What this means is either a Cyclone (from enemy or ally), Tornado or Impale (she will take the damage, but immediately be launched into the air) must be cast on or at her to start gliding. An alternative is for the skill to target structures tall enough for her to take off from. This includes level 2 and 3 town hall-equivalents, each race's 'high power' building [Gryphon Aviary, Tauren Totem, Boneyard (due to ethereal winds there), Chimera Roost] and possibly Ancient Protectors (thrown into the air) IF the town hall is level 2 or 3 (an NE racial advantage for her). Mana cost around 150, and is automatically drained from her MP if thrown into the air via Cyclone or the other spells. Her armor becomes Unarmored while she is gliding for weakness to being visible in the sky, but her attack becomes double-ranged (throws non-bouncing Huntress Glaives) and has a 10% of doing 2x damage due to the surprise of her attacking from above. Using the skill while airborne automatically grounds her to the nearest non-water/obstacle land. Any sort of stun (even those only hitting ground) also automatically grounds her. Drakken's Foot: (3 levels) - her new affinity with darkness and shadows empowers the NightShade to enhance her martial arts with the strike of a black dragon. She vanishes into the shades with a huge burst of speed and later explodes out of concealment in a powerful roundhouse kick, her pale foot slicing through all surrounding enemies to deal slashing damage and later poisonous acids. A short range teleport and damage skill. A range merely of a level 1 Blink at all levels, the Nightshade teleports through the shadows to a desired location and emerges with a spinning kick dealing damage in a small AOE. A secondary element of this is it can be used while Glide of the Dark Faerie is active. This results in two things: she's grounded at the target area and the damage is increased to the next level of skill for Drakken's Foot as she's impacting from above (for instance, using lvl 1 Drakken's Foot will deal lvl 2's effects if she's airborne). Mana cost of 125, effects per level: Lvl 1 - 50 damage in small AOE Lvl 2 - 100 damage in small AOE, inflicts POISON status on targets hit with 5 damage per second for 10/10 seconds Lvl 3 - 150 damage in small AOE, inflicts SLOW POISON status on targets hit for 10 damage per second for 10/5 seconds Special Lvl 4 for airborne Lvl 3 cast - 200 damage in small AOE, inflicts STUN for 10/3 seconds with POISON status for 15 damage per second 10/10 seconds Blood for Nature: (3 levels) - The NightShade acts as the tool for the ravaged lands vengeance. She unleashes her slick serpentine companion at an unlucky enemy to crush and bite. While the victim's attention is intent on ridding itself from the wyrm's torment, the NightShade takes advantage and nimbly grabs and puts a painful hold on the enemy with her grafted vines and strong legs...and then comes the bite. She sinks her fangs deep into her opponent, making them feel the terror of tangling with nature's weapon, and drains their will to live. Their blood revitalizes the shadowy creature...but some is also deliberately spilled to the earth below and voraciously drunk by the ground itself. Nature appreciates the gift of life essence for the pain it has suffered and rewards her with a slight boost in regrowth to her allies. A hero killer combined with a bit of healing. This one's complicated. First, the Nightshade throws her serpent onto an enemy at moderately long range. The victim has its movement slowed as damage is done over a short period of time (no more than 5 seconds). If the 5 seconds run out with no further action by the Nightshade, the snake drops off and returns to her. If she gets close and attacks the snake-bitten enemy while it's still on the enemy, then things get interesting. She 'climbs'/grabs onto the enemy and sinks those fangs into them, tearing a chunk of damage off the enemy and slowing them further as long as she's holding and draining. The enemy can't cast spells while being drained due to trying to throw her off. Half of the damage goes into the Nightshade's HP, the other half is dumped into the ground where, as long as she's draining, all allies in a moderate AOE get increased HP regeneration. One last element: while she's draining, enemies can attack the Nightshade and have a 50% chance of hitting the enemy she's sucking and 50% chance of hitting her. Can't be cast while airborne. Cost is 150 mana with a long cooldown, snake-bitten enemy's movement speed is lowered by 10%, Nightshade-bitten enemy's movement speed is lowered by 20% and the following effects per level: Lvl 1 - Snake bites for 3 damage per second for 5 seconds, Nightshade drains 100 HP over 5 seconds, heals 50 HP to herself and gives 50% increased HP regen to allies in moderate AOE for those 5 seconds. Lvl 2 - Snake bites for 5 damage per second for 5 seconds, Nightshade drains 200 HP over 5 seconds, heals 100 HP to herself and gives 100% increased HP regen to allies in moderate AOE for those 5 seconds. Lvl 3 - Snake bites for 7 damage per second for 5 seconds, Nightshade drains 300 HP over 5 seconds, heals 150 HP to herself and gives 150% increased HP regen to allies in moderate AOE for those 5 seconds. Shades of the Wild: (2 levels) - Embracing the ways of terrors found deepest in the Felwood shadows, the Nightshade's presence seems to draw the very darkness to follow her and her allies. Sometimes the most deadly things are those you can't see... Either a passive or active aura in a moderate AOE, giving the Nightshade and surrounding friendly units a small chance to dodge ranged attacks. In addition, as enemies don't know exactly where the attacks are coming from, it gives ranged units a chance to do double damage on their shots (this includes the Nightshade herself as she has a short range similar to a Huntress). If an active aura, there is a penalty though: while it's active, all units have a (need a specific number) reduction in sight range unless Ultravision has been researched. If active, costs 35 mana to switch on or off. Lastly, the double damage can stack with the inherent 'critical strike' while she's airborne (2 separate 'rolls' are tried, not 4x damage). Lvl 1 - 7% chance to dodge ranged attacks, 7% chance to do double damage on ranged attacks Lvl 2 - 15% chance to dodge ranged attacks, 15% chance to do double damage on ranged attacks [Ultimate] Rage of the Shadow Cats: (1 level) - The heart-wrenching pain of the land beneath her feet finally eclipses her control. The Nightshade erupts into a ferocious rage akin to the most dextrous and dangerous felines hidden in the depths of nature. The earth feels every impact of her whip's barbs or her bare soles upon those who have harmed it...and relishes the life essence released through the Nightshade's vengeance, rewarding her with each subsequent 'gift'. Blinded by hate and pain, the instrument of nature's will grows stronger and fiercer in a flashing feline frenzy before the Nightshade's own self can regain control...and then receives one final present for her deeds. For 30 seconds, the Nightshade's movement speed is increased by a set amount (maybe 50%) and attack speed is doubled. The vines grafted onto her form swing in a frenzy, causing 5 damage per second to nearby enemies. For the 'meat' of the spell, every successful attack she lands during the 30 seconds gives a +1 damage bonus to her. Killing a unit gives +5, killing a HERO gives +10. The bonuses accumulate so the longer the ultimate goes and the more attacks she lands, the stronger she is by its end. When the 30 seconds are over, her damage bonus is given to her as HP (1 damage for 1 HP conversion rate)...alternatively, the damage bonus could be given as LUMBER for melee purposes as a gift from nature. She can't cast either Drakken's Foot or Blood for Nature during the rage, but can be put into the air via spells still. Another possible penalty is her HP/MP regen drops to nothing while she's a mindless killer for the woods. Mana cost is 200 MP. Wrap-up: Mischievous corrupted/purified by nature female Night Elf with a gothic image (color-wise) and a rather wild/feral theme. Enwrapped by (waving, 'living') vines, dark faerie wings, fangs and claws(?), she's an instrument of the ravaged woods to defend the earth itself. Mixes her martial artist background with her new shadowy powers to act as both anti-hero and support for both her cause and adventure. ----- Now for the concept art, currently a shaded pencil sketch: [Warning: if the image/links don't work or show the wrong image, please try again in an hour, my server sometimes goes down or screws up]  Please try the following two links as well, the first shows a higher-res scan of the above image for details, the second shows an un-shaded version of the image: Higher res shaded version Linear version As I haven't been able to sit down and color yet (and with the deadline 'now', might not get the chance), I'm giving a shaded pencil sketch of her for now. Just to explain the color scheme, her skin is extremely pale/pure white instead of the usual NE lavender/purple. Her features are all midnight black (that includes her hair, lips and nails) and the primary parts of her outfit are also black. Her eyes are a BRIGHT emerald. The wings are a transparent silver; her belt and crescent chaped earrings/glaive are also silver. Whip is a dark blue. The vines swirling around her body are dark green with silver thorns. The serpent is also a shade of green to camoflauge amidst the vines. Lastly, the runes/markings all over her form are a 'glowing' black (kinda). Somewhat gothic-themed amidst all the 'changes'. I hope this got in in time (please). ;) Sorry for the loooong post/descript though. Psy D |
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Ah, I'd edit my previous post entry with this 'addition', but...it's too long. Really sorry about the length in that earlier message. The unit info will remain in that post. Adding a second image here for my NightShade entry, consider this one the 'official' entry image (if only one image is counted...tho I see a few multi-image ones here). I'm leaving the first one up as supplemental material just cause it shows her entire body better. New image here shows her Aerial Drakken's Foot (diving kick/stomp)...pardon the fact that she's looking at 'you' instead of the target. ;)  [EDIT: BTW, colors remain the same as they were described in the first post/image I did a few pages back] Other sizes: Higher Res shaded version Linear/unshaded sketch version Higher Res unshaded version And, just another quick supplemental image, try the following link. It's (literally) a quick doodling just showing this unit concept in a front/side/back profile image: Profiles Oh well, not like I'm going to win anyway (I think either Moop or Jacinthe has it in the bag, personally ;) ) but I'll still try. Sorry again for the length issue. Psy D |
| 01-19-2004, 06:45 AM | #75 |