Demigod: Harratep (General)
Summary: A support Demigod, Harratep vastly increases allied mana regeneration, instead of healing. With the ability to get rid of nasty effects like the Torchbearers ice debuffs and the Unclean Beast's savage DoTs, he can keep an ally in the battle nearly as well as Sedna. What he lacks in healing, however, he more than makes up for in the ability to allow his team tou use their skills more freely. He must beware, however, for he is slow, and without support, can easily be swamped. A Harratep player must be deft with the use of his crocodiles to shield him from harm.This is in response to the thread requesting an Egyptian themed Demigod. I think most people are looking for one that deals with the Egyptian preoccupation with death. However, we already have Oak to bring back dead spirits. I thought I'd work with the other supremely important aspect of Egyptian culture: The river. I also like to tell stories in interesting ways, so I made this one a poem. I just sat and wrote it, so it's not too polished, but I'm happy with it.From twixt her loinsQueen Hartia-Nap,eternal River,bore a sonto her people joined.Harratep, sonof river and sky.He bringeth the greenof plentyto defy the dark one. The locust-pope,slayer of peoples.Who bringeth kings low,all hating,the consumer of hopes.So came He downfrom the high placesto face 'cross RiverHarratep,unafraid, and unbowed.Upon river-sonfell black locust-cloud,suffocating deathseemed certain.The black plague-man had won.Or so he assumed...Rose then River!Sweet water washingthe black cloud away.Harratepthen spoke to the water.Then crocodile,sister to River,did send her six sons,fierce, and brave,to aid her sister's child.Black Pope of Plague,faced by such vigor,attempted to run.Crocodilelent him no such mercy.Marked by the sun,blessed by the water,Harratep did catch,with sorrow,Then drowned the cursed one.So Harratep, did vanquish eviland thrice blessed he ruleduntil calledfrom this world to the next.Appearance: Bald, dark skin the color of river-mud. Rich, short open robe of gold and turquoise, and matching Egyptian-style kilt. Stands on a raft borne by a moving tide of water, wielding an ornate staff.Strengths: Many mana buffs and indirect assisting spells. Powerful minions that aid ally mana regeneration.Weaknesses: Slow moving Lack of burst damage.Abilities:Sons of Crocodile: Summons Crocodile minions. Crocodiles are slow, with moderate damage but are very tough. At max level summons 3 crocodiles, maximum of 6. Sons of Crocodile II and V also give crocodiles mana regen aura. (doesn't stack with itself.)Blessing of the Sun: Toggle: A blazing ball of light apears over Harratep's head that slowly drains his health, but increases all mana regeneration of him and nearby allies by 10/15/20/25%.Wash Away Ills: Targets on ally. A torrent of cleansing water flows around the target. All allies within 30 feet of the target have any negative status effects removed and gain +20/30/40% health and mana regen for 10 seconds. All enemies in the same area of effect take 150/300/450 damage.Drowning: A large orb of water apears on targeted location. Enemies in the orb are slowed by 10/20/30% and tanke 20/40/80 damage per second.Inexorable Current: Aura. A wellspring of water beneath his raft spreads outwards, continuously pushing his enemies away from him. Current pushes farther with successive levels. Current is slow enough that enemies moving towards Harratep still reach him. All nearby allies gain 200/400/600 armor.Sisters of River: Crocodiles gain a knockback attack. All non-demigods next to their targets are knocked back and stunned for 0.5 seconds. Demigods have a 5% chance to be stunned for 1 second. Also increases Crocodile and minion armor by 200/300/400/500. Final point increases their attack speed 15%.Clense the Spirit: Wash Away Ills also imediately grants the target 500 mana.Strength Through Hardship: Nearby allies who fall below 50% health gain 50% mana regen for 10 seconds.
Dude, i would be lying if i said this was a bad idea. It's really not to bad infact. Hey I used to be a game designer (dungeon/city) at Blizzard. Not a bad job. One of my buddies made the NPCs and chose their strengths and weaknesses, i wish i had his job lol. Now i don't have one at all! but anyway, that sounds like something he would come up with, and he was smart, plus good at his job nontheless. Just work on it a little more and you might send it in or something. Gas Powered has been talking about throwing in 2 more DGs every 2-4 months untill December... you might just have their next big idea
Seeing as these guys are demigods, maybe instead of standing on a raft, he kind of hovers over the ground with water splashing and crashing around his feet. I just can't see a raft drifting around Crucible. Quite a cool concept in general though.
since hes a river god he could have an aura wich is a constant flow of water from beneath him, pushing all enemies away slowly (depending on level) forcing them to stop attacking and run back towards you for a moment.
would also work well with him being a summoner / indirect attacker to have a bit of breathing space around at most times. could also have a weakness when attacked with ice
I should have been more specific i suppose, but it's not just a plain wooden raft. Think more of a rich Egyptian nobles barge, inlaid with gold and ebony and ivory. The reason I decided on this was to make his silohuette (sp?) Easily recognizable. I just like the image of him Standing proud and tall on a raft, now even needing to walk to get where he is going, because River will bear him wherever he wills it to.
Novex, I like that Ability Idea and am going to add it to the original post! Thanks!
Yeah, it could look good if its like that. Maybe there could be a watery effect beneath the raft, so it looks like its actually floating on something? That was my main problem, just the idea of a raft floating in mid-air.
I agree, that's a great idea Novex. Really unique. He could become a fairly awesome support character if his pushing-away effect meant he'd be hard to hit. I think this is becoming quite a good idea for a new Demigod!
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