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Request: A few hero abilities

08-21-2006, 08:54 PM#1
darkwulfv
Ok, this isn;t art related. I thought of putting this in triggers and scripts, but meh. So. Here's what I'd like. If anyone can think up some abilities, all based on Night/darkness, that would be awesome. Credits, etc. Triggered spells are good. These can be any mix of active and passive, but I'd prefer at least 1 passive. One of these abilties is an ultimate. Thank you all in advance!
Oh, and the abilities are only available during the night, so maybe that could inspire some cool ideas!

"The Insta-Update hero!"
Night: Attribute: Strength
P- Night's Chill(% chance that an attack will auto-kill the enemy and summon a night minion in it's place)
A- Shadow Flurry (Fan of Knives w/ Shadow Strike missles and % chance to shadow strike)
X
UA- Nightmare (Freezes a target unit in place, then sends the Night Warrior flying at the unit. The unit is knocked backwards a short distance, and health is sapped. All of this does damage, but not alot.)
P- Attribute Bonus (+Intellegence & Agility)

Try to refrain from death-like abilities, that's aleady being used.
08-21-2006, 09:50 PM#2
st33m
Uh. Its hard to think of skills when we have no idea what they are for.

AoS? Thats much different than somethng focusing on troop managment, or say a tower defence.
08-21-2006, 10:16 PM#3
Ice_Keese
Well... what's his name?
08-22-2006, 02:19 AM#4
darkwulfv
Oh hehe sry forgot about that.
I suppose it would be for an AoS in a way, not DotA, but still you control 1 hero against creeps so yea, AoS i guess.
Name? Uhh He has multiple, so for now just go with Medivh (the hero hes based from)
Thanks guys.
08-22-2006, 12:26 PM#5
darkwulfv
*bump*
08-22-2006, 05:48 PM#6
st33m
Do you want him to summon? Buff? Debuff? Nuke? Fight very well at melee? Fight very well at range?
08-22-2006, 06:05 PM#7
darkwulfv
I guess it doesn't really matter. My heros dont really have a theme othe than their element. I don't think buff/debuff would work well, seing as how the abilities only work at night. I was thinking of a black arrow type of ability, but otherwise use whatever you come up with. That's what I've been doing. Although variety helps, I'd rather not have a hero who uses all summons or soemthing...Oh, and he's a range hero. Any more questions, feel free to ask.
08-22-2006, 06:13 PM#8
st33m
Strength Range? Okay.

And it should matter what you want him to do.
08-22-2006, 06:32 PM#9
darkwulfv
Well, i mean there isn't anything specific, I just kinda worked with what I could find. Plus, I usually have one abiltity already to work around, and this time i didnt... Thanks, hope to see some cool ideas.
08-22-2006, 06:54 PM#10
st33m
Oh, well I'm just trying to get you to think of things for yourself :P

I have no idea what the flavor, theme, or real goal of the map is. I dont know what other heros have, and I dont know what kind of abilities you want.
08-22-2006, 06:57 PM#11
darkwulfv
Well, here's all the elements, the map is sorta AoS I would suppose, I'll give a quick rundown. 3 warring clans, you pick one elemental hero, then after 20 minutes you can decide which clan you would like to join up with to beat the other 2. So the goal is, help the clan you chose win.
What abilities do I want? Pretty much anything really, but plain modified Blizz skills I try to trfrain from as much as possible. I hope that my description helps some. If you can give me like a base, I can try to build from there.

Here are the other elements and their abilities.

Fire (Admiral Proudmoor)
P-Hot Feet (Liquid Fire)
A-Heat Blade (Immolation)
P-Firey Spirit (% chance for strength on death)
UA-Flaming Egg (Fireball, when unit dies, Phoenix is born)
P- Attribute Bonus (+int & agi)

Thunder (Dwarf Mountain King)
A-Storm Hammer (Storm hammer w/ chain lightning)
A-Luster Purge (Purge w/ damage)
P-Static Aura (chance to purge and damage)
UA-Athena's Rage (Forked Lightning w/ chain lighting)
P-Attribute Bonus (+str & agi)

Water (Archmage)
A-Northrend Nova (Random Units Frost Nova'd)
A-Washover (Crushing Wave that knocks back)
P-Ice Armor (+.1 armor per int)
UA- Drain Soul (Dark Ritual on enemies)
P-Attribute (+str & agi)

Earth (Druid of the Claw)
P-Poison Ivy (Entangling roots that adds poison buff)
A-Call on the Forest (Treants)
A-Allies of Nature (Summons a Bear, a Wolf, or Both)
UA-Gaia's Judgement (If your current HP is lower than targets, deals x2 damage. If lower, deals x.9 damage)
P-Attribute Bonus (+str & int)

Day (Spell Caster) (spells can only be cast during day, but 100% invisible at night)
A-Sun Spot (Flame Strike)
A-Sun Ray (Finger of Death effect looped fast)
A-Heat Stroke (Target loses % of their HP)
UP-Ra's Blessing (Allies around the hero are healed % of all damage dealt to hero)
P-Attribute Bonus (+str & agi)

Night (Medivh)
(look at top post)
X
X
(look at top post)
Attribute Bonus (+str & agi)

Life (Paladin)
A-Rains of Life (Tranquility)
P-Healing Aura (+ HP regen)
A-Force of Light (10 damage per str.)
UP-Evil's Bane (ALL Undead units take small damage per second)
P-Attribute Bonus (+agi & int)

Death (Tichondrius)
A-Death Nova (Coil of Death that effects a small area)
P-Rot Aura (Buildings take large chunks of damage per second.(4 at lowest, 15 at highest))
X
UA-Flesh Rot (Damages all enemies around the hero for 10 damage per 5 int)
P-Attribute Bonus (+int & agi)

X means no current ability.
08-22-2006, 07:09 PM#12
st33m
Sounds nice.

Keep going with it.
08-22-2006, 07:13 PM#13
darkwulfv
Hmm.. Well, I know I should be making the abilities myself. I guess what I need is a base for the last 2. I'm ususally good at making spells if I have a foundation. Anything, ANYTHING you may have, let me know and I'll do my best to implement it.
08-22-2006, 07:16 PM#14
st33m
You know, the problem with the paladin is that his only form of damage vs non undead is hitting them. The rest is just healing.
08-22-2006, 07:20 PM#15
darkwulfv
The Paladin is sorta for the orc or neutral race, as the three clans are orcs, undead, and netural (as in like creeps) In actuallity, Force of Light does damage to anything. Besides, he's kind of a support hero. Thanks for the feedback, I did notice that. I may try to find a replacement for Rains of Life. I g2g for a bit, so feel free to give any feedback on these heros as you please, and if you find a base ability for the night hero, let me know and i'll work from it. Thanks St33m.