(Neutral Hero Additions) "Death Knight" name poll

07-09-2009, 04:49 PM

Ok, since I can't decide on the hero name (hard task for this one), I ask support from the wc3c people... let the democracy do the job :D

Obviously, the one that will get the most votes will be used.

Informations about this hero can be found in this thread.

Current spells:

1. Decrepify
(0% done)

Single-Target Active ability which "decrepifies" the target unit (enemy or friend), dealing [55 x (Level of Ability)] damage (55, 110, 165). This life is "sapped" and returned to the "Death Knight", healing him for an equivalent amount.
If a friendly summoned unit is targeted, after draining life it will Explode, dealing [100 + (20 x (Level of Ability)] damage (120, 140, 160) to enemies within 280 range.

2. Army of Darkness (100% done)

Targets an area (200 AoE) and summons up to 3/4/5 random skellies, they are permanent, but lose life until they die.

Skeletons: (every one has got its role)
Marrow Guard = modified green Skeleton Warrior (all-rounder melee fighter)
Bone Fletcher = modified blue Skeleton Archer (all-rounder ranged fighter)
Exhumed Berserker = modified red Orc Skeleton (slow, sturdy melee fighter)
Consumed Arcanist = modified yellow Skeleton Mage (anti-melee, fragile ranged fighter)

3. Aura of Decay (100% done)

Decays enemies and heals friendly summons.

U. Whirlwind
(0% done)

Either this:
* Damages, slows all of the units in the area and Interrupts all orders given to nearby units (only some of them randomly (let's say that they have a "Fortitude Save Throw" or something :P)) these affect every unit, no matter if enemy or friend.
* Becomes stronger (on summoning only) based on # of nearby corpses (from 0 to 10?)
* Casts "Raise Dead" on nearby corpses (random skellies here too)
* Wanders randomly and is Channeled

Or this:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alevice

I was thinking, and perhaps the whirlwind could actually just drag corpses into it, and once the whirlwind finished, an abomination of sorts were summoned, with an attribute based on the amount of corpses dragged. Like a convoluted phoenix.

Be quick, I'll leave this opened for 4 days... since now, GOGOGO!!!

07-09-2009, 05:38 PM

Tot

Other names:

(Edward) Undertaker
Undead Paladin (lahme)
Soulless Knight
Scion of Baal
Apocalyptical Rider

Ability sugestion:

Quote:

Are dead yet?

If he attacks a unit/hero with HP<=x, he'll have a chance to deal (maxHP-HP)*y bonus-dmg (chance increases, when "death knight"s HP decrease
If unit dies cause of Are you dead yet? heal caster by z*maxHP of unit
If hero dies cause of Are you dead yet? place a buff on "death knight", increasing his maxHP by z*maxHp of killed hero for k sec

07-09-2009, 11:30 PM

Michael Peppers

Thanks. I appreciate your spell suggestion, but as you may know, this hero is a remake of an old wc2 caster unit (the advanced caster for the orcs, actually), so its skills are picked from wc2 too and adapted for a hero unit. If you never played warcraft 2, let's say it's like a mix of Necromancer/Death Knight (the wc3 hero this time) skills + Archmage's stats. Yep, a ranged death-themed (badass) caster, I love that concept

Though, there's no wc3 soundset that can match the awesome one he had in warcraft 2... :'(

07-10-2009, 02:52 AM	#4
holyadvocate	Uhm, look at Magic card, thos ehave some great names, like Eastern Paladin and stuff

07-10-2009, 09:07 AM	#5
deolrin	Dark rider. Sounds pretty nice AND pretty much correct lore-wise. Or, Ghostrider(of Karabor). Same as the other one.

07-10-2009, 10:18 AM	#6
Archmage Owenalacaster	I voted Grim Rider. Is this the "class" name or Proper Name? I assumed the former.

07-10-2009, 12:00 PM

Michael Peppers

Quote:

Originally Posted by deolrin

Dark rider. Sounds pretty nice AND pretty much correct lore-wise. Or, Ghostrider(of Karabor). Same as the other one.

Well, calling a Death Knight "Dark Knight" is pretty much unoriginal, also, that's the class of Garithos... and I hate Garithos :P

I'd love to use Ghost Rider, but...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archmage Owenalacaster

I voted Grim Rider. Is this the "class" name or Proper Name? I assumed the former.

Yes, the former. I wouldn't need a poll in the case of the latter.

07-10-2009, 02:07 PM	#8
deolrin	MP, dark rider(or darkrider), not dark knight :P

07-10-2009, 02:24 PM	#9
Alevice	Wretched Horseman

07-10-2009, 03:18 PM	#10
Michael Peppers	Whoops! A typo in the poll, I misspelled "disciple"