Aug- Class and Icon contest

[Yuri]

If you read the rules in the preview post, you know what to expect. For those that have not here is what is happening. We are adding in 2 new classes with a September updated. The Heretic and the Warden. The Heretic is a dark magic mage class that uses some new types of spells, mechanics and equipment. The warden is a medium armor, technology based class that also uses new mechanics and equipment.  The contest is for members to design a new 3rd class to be added in with the other 2 the staff is designing. We ask that entries be sent to Data Holder via pm. They may also be posted in this thread. Keep in mind some entries have already been received and this thread will not be a complete list of entries. On August 22th, the entry period will close. The following day on the 23rd, a new final version thread will be created and it will also have a poll. members will be encouraged to vote in this poll and the winners will be the class that you all most want to see. Voting will end on the 28th, and the staff will take the winning class and prepare it for a full release a week later. As for rules of the contest, we ask that entries be kept more serious. 

This is a guideline of what should be included in an entry.

Name- The class needs a name right?

Equipment- What kind of gear do they use? Armor, weapons? (everything is not an option)

Role- What is it that they do? Are they a healer, do they like to get smacked or help the party in other ways? How do they fit?

Lore- How did this class come to be? Version updates don't exist anymore so we need a reason to believe where the knowledge of this new profession came from. How do they fit in the world?

Skills- The meat of the class. We ask that you create 10-15 skills to give the class some flavor and ground to stand on. This is to establish the class

Balance- Everything comes at a price. You can't have a mage that heals as well as a cleric, wears plate armor and dual wields cannons. Think about why a class needs heavy armor and what it might have to sacrifice instead for it. No class can be exceptional at everything.


Art contest. Icon edition.
With the new classes, they are going to need icons. We ask that our artists make some icons to represent these new classes. We understand that the contest winning class won't be decided until later, and we will have another art contest for that icon as well. However it can be difficult without knowing more about the classes.
- Icons are asked to be made in a square as to fit with code. Look at the current class icons for reference

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I'm betting you clicked even if you're not an artist, you naughty person. So for everyone, here is an equipment preview for the new classes.

Heretic-
Weapons: Dagger, Staff, Wand, Grimoire, Crystal Ball, Hex Doll
Armor: Cloth

Warden:
Weapons: Sword, Club, Pistol, Rifle, Magitech, Crossbow, Warden Shield (small/medium)
Armor: Warden armor (chain equivalent, special made by mechanics)

Prizes

We are offering what we call a veteran package to all winners and runner ups to the class contest. Winners will receive 20 AP on their main class and 10 on each of their subclasses. Runner up will get 15-10-10 and 3rd place will receive 10-5-5.

If the entry is a result of a team effort, the individual AP award will be bumped down one tier.

The Icon contest winners will receive 15-10-10.

All class entries will receive a special accessory as a thank you. All serious Art contest entries will also receive an accessory. (read as: 2 minutes in MS paint does not count)

Additionally the winners of the class and icon contest will receive early access to the new classes, a week before everyone else is allowed to create one. The AP awarded from this contest may be allocated to the new character.



Note- Class change potions are going to become available with the new classes. We have not yet decided on what prices or penalties might be for changing classes.  

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Icon Contest Entries:

-Heretic-



-Warden-

[Scoria]

Will update as time goes on and as I figure out more.

Heretic Icon:



Warden Icon:

[Data Holder]

To avoid any kind of confusion for the time being, and to promote this a bit more, the deadline for entries will be on August 22nd. Voting will begin on August 23rd, and will conclude on August 28th. This is, once again, to avoid confusion, and to bump the topic up a bit more, so that all are aware of the current contest.

[Caligula]

Note: The original form of this APP was way more specific but I rewrote it and 18 skills to be more flexible to whatever system you put in place. Originally I had written 50 skills. They are based on all sorts of cultures before civilization came and altered combat. They represent the Barbarians, Aztecs, Zulu Warriors, Desert Bandit Tribes etc etc, the class as a whole is the more Tribal side of war, unlike Knights and Samurais and Shaman, or nearly any other class here, which are representations of orderly combat and discipline, they are more gutsy warriors. Masters of a unique instinct honed in violent confrontations to the death battle, to form someone who does not study the way of the warrior but rather IS the way of the warrior. This discipline of being undisciplined leads to the other in turn. Allowing Savages to represent large and powerful cultures such as the Aztecs and Zulus... Whom only lost mainly due to technological differences, and disease.

Name: Savage

Equipment: Blunt Weapons, Swords, Axes, Spears, Small Shields, Leather Armor

Role: Easily describable as a Damage, DPS or utility class. They specialize in skills that turn the tides of
battle greatly depending on when they are performed. Just as a ritual in real life is usually performed at
certain times in the year, the savage performs their rituals in certain situations during a battle. They
make up a unique concept in battle. While normally a class chooses a specialty and tries to overcome others
with it, butting heads with battle ideology, the savage seeks to simply win and trample the enemy. So
seperating an enemy from advantage in unique ways is the game. Trampling on the very virtues of being a
Guardian, Samurai, Monster or Lander. The motto being "I will survive!"

Lore: Many things are forgotten or unused, new classes or skills were to be implemented but never did, they
sat there. Doing nothing, either as a concept on a piece of paper or a file that was never really used
anywhere. When the Apocalypse happened many of these "secrets" were accidentally discovered merged and then
became the Savage class. With developer inspirations coming from all sorts of places this class also takes
a mish-mashed approach however with the worlds new lore and mythology, these were all somehow blended into
a seemless form. Being the knowledge passed down by great clans and warrior spirits of old.

Skills:

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*1.* Skill: Creation of the Sun Tier I

Once this skill is activated the user recieves a strength and death debuff and a blue flame aura, this aura does no damage.

After 3 turns the death debuff kicks in and kills the user with the fire, only to revive them on the next turn with 50%

health. After they are brought back, any debuffs they had before death are inverted into buffs. The revive animation

is the blue flame aura gathering their essense, turning green, then the user emerges from it. At tier II the user also does

optional bonus fire damage once revived, and at tier III once revived the user gains a light aura that does damage to

enemies.



*2.* Skill: Jaguar King's Echoe Tier II

A skill for manipulating Aggro. The user will release a powerful roar like a shockwave wall, strong enough that it does

knockback and wind element damage. Plus this skill is twice as effective indoors because it echoes. Monsters hit by this

skill will drop a huge amount of Aggro from the user. Some bosses, Landers and Adventurers hit by this skill will gain

the "Fear" Mind debuff for 3 turns. This lasts the entire battle if they were hit by Roaring Strike, and drops the amount

of damage they do to the user as if they were resistant to them by 1 stage. This skills takes a lot of energy however.



*3.* Skill: Whip-Poor-Will Tier II

A skill so bold as to take advantage of comebacks. Every time a healing skill is used within 3 seconds of activating this

attack the user's weapon will glow and be coated in blue fire. This heals the user very minorly and causes the enemy to be

healed for 50% less health if hit. However if the skill was a revival skill, the the user gains a general attack buff, and a

critical chance buff against that enemy on top of those effects, and a unique animation plays. The users hands and feet

turn solid black and their eyes glow. When neither condition is fulfilled the first animation plays and the user simply

attacks though for veryslightly increased damage. This skill can be used often and boasts a low cool-down.



*4.* Skill: Domain of the Beasts Tier III

A holy skill activated by communing with powers far greater than the Savage himself. A wide field with trees is generated a

s a mid air phantasm only the user and enemy can see, and the user can touch this as though it were solid. The trees form a

ring shaped barrier on the outer ring and this field stays relative to the enemy. So according to the user, they are never

above them. Because all areas below the target are filled in with the grassy field, allowing them to be traversed. This

barrier only protects from flying melee attacks from other enemies, and prevents the user from escaping once they've

challenged the enemy in this new domain, unless they cancel the skill.



*5.* Skill: Roaring Strike Tier I

The user lets loose a fierce battle roar during an attack. This allows for a moderate damage bonus. This skill boasts no

cast time nor any cooldown. The downside is that it has a cost, but worse yet, causes nearby monsters to increase

Aggro and monsters that wouldn't have noticed them before will auto-aggro the target if within earshot. Thus it is not

an ideal skill to spam.



*6.* Skill: Battle Trance Tier II

A trance attained by those who eat, drink and even sleep for battle. It induces both a sleep status and a sleep-walk status

when activated. This status causes the auto-attack skill to activate and target the nearest enemy, regardless if the user

was aware of its presence or not. This skill can also be activated while the user is already asleep. Activating this skill

in this way causes the sleep status to last 25% longer rounded up. The sleep induced by this skill lasts 2 turns.



*7.* Skill: Violent Ambush Tier I

The user first charges their nerve waiting for their moment and then strikes the enemy. For every turn the user waits this

skill gains 5% extra damage, 10% if blind. Plus detecting the user by listening, vibration etc does not work during this

attack.



*8.* Skill: Violent Flanking Tier I

The user attacks while also quickly moving to the side of the enemy. A skill ideal for charging enemies or performing party

combos where you do not want to be in someone's way. It shines best for gaing the upper-hand during mutual attacks.



*9.* Skill: Accepting Death Tier II

A Savage will survive, or they will fight to the death... if it is the latter, then they will take their enemies with them.

Party members are moved by this spirit and in turn their morale is boosted. Once activated the user's HP heals by a slight

amount, however the damage output of the entire party is increased, and they gain a HP Regen buff for 4 turns. Be careful

though, this skill can only be used once an entire battle, and when the Regen is active the user cannot escape, plus

Call of Home is disabled for the rest of the day. It's also very easy for party members to be inspired to victory. At

Tier III the entire party also gains a small speed buff.



*10.* Skill: Domain of the Birds Tier III

A holy skill activated by communing with powers far greater than the Savage himself. The area beneath the user's feet is

covered in a phantasm, depicting the sky and current weather. Then a phantasmal "Portal" appears either above the battle

area or as the current ceiling, also depicting the sky. Whenever the user takes any damage, they are sucked into the floor

and shot out of the portal at the enemy. Though the user always comes downward the trajectory is adjustable as the can pick

from where the are released from the portal, and what direction they are traveling. This skill effectively allows a man to

attack in a manner similar to flock of birds. When one is being attacked the next takes advantage of the opening.



*11.* Skill: Fight and Flight Tier I

Toggle Skill. When active the user recieves a massive boost to their movement speed, and a major drop in damage output.

When not active it passively raises their evasion by a very little amount. A skill created by staff due to Savages being,

too focused on going right in and typically dying very soon. The name is actually a hidden sarcastic remark.



*12.* Skill: Aeriel Double Dance Tier II

A two fold attack. It starts by allowing the user to very quickly jump between close objects. Once the user has idirectly

closed the gap they proceed with a standard attack, this attack does bonus damage due to having momentum. However this

isn't the end, this skill can immediately be recast a second time. Meaning it suffers a cooldown every other use, so long

as it's activation is within 3 seconds the second time. What make the second cast special is that the attack animation can

be replaced with the animation of another compatible skill. Resulting in an accuracy bonus.



*13.* Skill: Violent Crash Tier I

The user puts a lot of power into an attack. This causes a very heavy knockback and can even serve as a utility skill. This

knockback at first can send small targets flying, doint bonus terrain and even fall damage depending. At Tier II average

size enemies can be sent flying and the user can strike the ground to do AoE terrain damage to enemies. At Tier III this

skill in unaffected by size or power. At Tier III due to the size of Giant enemies hitbox it's not uncommon for savages

to use this skill defensively, attacking an attack and stopping it in its tracks.



*14.* Skill: Violent Swing Tier I

The user releases an attack at the enemies skull. If the target was using a skill than the skill goes straight to cooldown

without even activating, this only works when activated before the enemies skill takes effect. If this skill scores a

critical hit then the enemy is also stunned for 2 seconds.



*15.* Skill: Violent Shave Tier I

A skill with a long charge time. While it may take a while to use it's still an incredibly useful skill to have. Right

after the user very quickly swings their weapon, whatever equipment the enemy has is quickly smashed and temporarily

useless unless a fix is made by the appropriate method, usually by crafting class skills. If this skill is deflected or

stopped somehow by a weapon, be it a skill ETC, the the weapons grind together releasing a giant wave of blue sparks in the

enemies direction. This does damage and blind effect for 1 second.



*16.* Skill: Feeding Frenzy Tier I

The user will close there eyes, this blocks their sight but this skill amplifies their sense of smell. With this new level

of smell the user can track enemies relatively quickly depending on the enemy. First is by sweat, any enemy who has engaged

in battle for more than a few rounds can be tracked. Second is through injury, either their own or the enemies. If the

enemy has been injured at any point that day, they can be tracked. If they have injured anyone that day, they can be tracked

for as long as they have that weapon equipped. Finally any enemy detected is viewable both by a "Scent" trail only the user

can "see," and on the map by the whole party.



*17.* Skill: Arms Race Tier I

This skill when cast allows for the animation of one attack or skill to lead to another attack or skill directly. This is

done by activating that skill, then this skill, and then the next before this skill finishes. This also allows the user to

delay a skills activation by a little bit, each skill chained to this skill gains +5 seconds in cooldown.



*18.* Skill: Violent Wave Tier I

This skill causes elemental skills thrown at the user to be "caught" by their weapon and thrown back. The weapon must by at

least within 10 levels of the enemy and be of the opposing element. Such as fire skills for example being thrown back by a

water weapon. At tier III the weapon may be of the same element as the skill, this now applies to non-elemental skills and

the weapon needs to be within 15 levels of the enemy.

Balance: Unlike other classes that specialize in husbanding ones strength, this class specializes in seperating the
enemy from theres. Thus on its own the skills offer very little advantage, and rely on situation. Even
skills that offer a decent advantage on its own, usually have easy methods of countering them or also
create a weakness somewhere else to be exploited or both. A class that emphasized the double edged sword,
having damage potential but a gaping hole for armor and defense, fast yet limited in weapon selections. A
very skill driven class. A general weakness that is almost universal is wars of attrition and giant mobs.
They may have pretty good health but this is heavily offset by lack of armor and defense.

[Bast]

Warden


Hex



Class: Observer

Equipment: Weapons: All ranged weapons, Knives and Crystal Orbs Armour: Light
Role: Utility, Support, Control
Lore: The Observers were Originally Archers sworn to defend the land without any prejudice of what new rising kingdom was trying to stabilize on the shores of this land of Unfounded Kingdoms. When the monsters arrived they found there bows and arrows were not enough to defend those they were sworn to protect. And so they took up any amounts of magic training and new weapons they could find to help enhance their ability to save lives. This Mainly came down to illusions to help hide those they were sworn to protect and those spells they could learn to improve their perspective on things as being able to see more meant they could shoot more.

Balance: Largely the skills have either large cool downs, take a lot of time to fully gain the advantages of or rely upon the user to think around ways of taking advantage of skills. Majority of the skills are Utility skills that can be used to aid prior to combat or in preparation for combat and those that are combat skills deal largely with controlling situations and attacking with less damage than most other with their offensive skills. Defense also largely rely on timing and concentration and so with the action point system would likely be able to either attack or defend but not both.
Skills:

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Tier I

Dark Vision

Tier I Toggle Skill

While Active the user perceives all that is covered in darkness in the high definition light would usually give while all light touches in shades surfaces in whites. Looking at sources of Light can give the effect of dizziness, confusion or short term blindness depending on how much brighter they seem in this view. With every Tier this skill increase so does the details you can perceive past that which a normal eye in light could. Deactivating this starts the cool down of 30mins. Taking in darkness into one’s own vision to help protect the world from darkness some have called observers hypocrites and thieves thanks to this skill.


Orb-server viewing

Tier I Touch/Channelling skill

Touch: Activating this targets the object you are touching in your Off-hand as the new target of the skill.

Channelling: While channelling the user may perceive the world through this object as if it was their eyes be able rotate the view without a mouse and arrow keys leaves this to the mind but it is still possible with concentration and some practice. If this skill is used with a Crystal Orb or the user has reached Tier II Skills the user may move the object along the ground while in this state. At Tier III the user may move the object through the air. This uses 1MP for every second of channelling Time.


Critical Analysis

Tier I Channelling Skill

While observing a target, for every 10sec of channelling on that target, increase Critical Hit chance against it by 3%, this will use up 3MP per second. Thanks to the knowledge about the individuals that are targeted with this analysis. Users known to take advantage of this analysis are usually nicknamed “campers” or “snipers”. This has a cool down of 10mins that starts after channelling finishes.

You may only have 1(+ 2 per amounts of Multi-Analysis taken) Active Analysis at a time.


Path Analysis

Tier I Channelling Skill

While observing a target, the targets habits of movements will light up and the path that the user follows will light up (Only NPC applicable skill.)It costs 1MP per second of channelling. It can also predict after a long enough time channelling where a NPC will go which was largely used to predict if the monsters would attack the cities and villages or not.This has a cool down of 5mins after channelling period.


Aggression Analysis

Tier I Combat Skill

A target under Aggression analysis as long as is in view of the user a window displaying his target of aggression and the percent changes between the targets aggressive choice with the users party members. This skill allows them to make a reactive action with 1 extra action point than they would normally possess whenever that targets aggression turns to a different target. Cool down 10mins.


Multi-Analysis

Tier I Passive Skill

The user has gained the ability to concentrate on more than one thing at a time, allowing them to make two more Analysis at the same time. This skill maybe taken more than once.


Touch Alarm

Tier I Touch/area Skill

A skill the observers picked up from some unusual enchanters the skill allows the user to press into an object area effect spell that where if any living thing enters the area of effect a large noise sounds of warning the party or in the case some Observer found for it could confuse the enemy and lower aggression of targets not in the direction of the loud sound. Many Observers started attaching the alarms to their arrows. These observers started being called “Mockingbirds “and “Echoes”. The spell uses 20MP and has a cool down of 20 seconds.


Mask

Tier I Touch Status Skill

The Mask allows the user to coat a target in an illusion to appear like another humanoid race that the user knows of. The user if casting this illusion on someone else must touch them while casting. The spell was designed for recognises but some soon learned that making other people look like a target of aggression while you hide the old target can create some nice mischief. Duration of the mask is 2mins + an extra 1 per every 10th level reached. The Cool down is 10mins.


Shades Duplication

Tier I Status Skill

Shades Duplication creates a illusionary double of the target and is able to make an extra duplicate for ever Tier reached. The skill is widely known as “Doubles” and has a cool down of 10mins.


Illusion puppet

Tier I Channelling Skill

An illusion spell that costs 20% of your mana on casting it and uses 5MP every 3seconds, it creates an illusion of an animal or monster of no more than 2 feet taller than the user. The user may move it around in any direction and with enough concentration can even animate the creature’s movements. Cool down is 30mins.


Aimed shot

Tier I Ranged Skill

The User fires a single attack from a ranged weapon at an addition 60% percent of the damage and the use of computers lock on system for aiming rather than any need to use one’s own perception of the target. This skill has been known to help users to learn faster how to use a new ranged weapon as they learn from the automatic response the skill gives them. Cool down 10seconds.


Angled shot

Tier I ranged Toggle Skill

The skill allows ranged attacker to see how a shot may ricochet or bounce of things and improve the chances of it to near certainty of happening allowing users to shoot round corners or play a brilliant game of snooker. This skill made the observers famous in their defence of the forest origins by bouncing arrows around trees but without any increase in damage some question why not just moving wouldn’t do the trick. Cool down after toggled off 5mins.


Split fire

Tier I Ranged Skill

In mid attack the user activates a small enough amount of magic inside the offending missile to split a shot in two, each attack will do 2/3rds of the damage it would normally. This skill with the right timing has been used to make one attack hit two targets or make an attack made towards a party split though to use against enemy missiles needs a full concentration to perform in reaction to such an attack, and some good luck to make sure that it doesn’t simply split into two attacks hitting the ally the user were trying to help defend. Cool down 2mins.


Controlled shot

Tier I Ranged Skill

The Observer can control a missile they have released bending it’s trajectory with there willpower, even able to push with their concentration to observe through the missile if they wish as they control it. 2mins cool down.


Tier II

Hive eyes

Tier II Channelling Skill

Hive eye allows the observer to see through the eyes of their party members at will and show others what they see. This skill takes up 2MP per every 3 seconds of channelling. And has a cool down of 20 seconds that starts as the channelling starts.


Perceive: Ultra Violet

Tier II Toggle Skills.

As long as the observer has this skill active the user sees the stains of the world with Ultra Violet detail though the skill has little to no use offensively it was highly useful as a detective and tracking skill for those Observers that try to help keep cities secure. Cool down on deactivating is 20mins.


Know thy enemy (Species)

Tier II Passive Skill

The Observer has learned a large amount of information against a certain type of enemy, when facing the chosen species this Observer can analyse twice as fast for a return value, deals 10% more damage and can make Illusions that are far more convincing against this type of enemy. This skill maybe taken more than once (but each time a new species must be taken).


Multi Shot

Tier II Ranged Skill

This Attack allows an Observer to shoot three times at the same time, the magic used to do this is uncertain to an extent for many weapons while others it seems strange that it uses magic at all, but each of the three attacks take flight at once though they all flying towards the same target. This Skill gains an extra Shot every Time this skills tier goes up. Cool down 1min.

[Data Holder]

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