Eco-Friendly Powerset Recycling!

[Alchemystic]

So I've seen a lot of Mastermind powerset ideas recently, so I've been itching to try my hand at another. What I'd really like to see is an occult-themed powerset that featured humanoid henchmen instead of demons or zombies. Something I think we're missing in the Mastermind sphere is Cultists, with the Player leading them. This powerset uses a similar torch weapon to Luddite Torchbearers and Carnie Seneschals, which can be customized to have different colors, along with the colors of pet powers.

Visually, these pets use alot of NPC costume parts borrowed from factions such as the Luddites and Shepherds so it's a little hard to visualize their appearance here, but it would use the assets available from those enemy groups to build unique outfits for the henchmen.

Cultists

 

- Fling Flames: Single Target ranged attack that uses the standard 'Wand Cast' animation to send out a projectile similar to 'Char' or 'Choking Powder'

 

- Call Acolytes: Summons up to 3 Acolytes. Acolytes are equipped with a dagger and hand crossbow.

Basic Powers:	Dagger Stab (Melee Moderate Lethal), Hand Crossbow (Ranged Moderate Lethal)
Equip Powers:	Dagger Slash (Melee High Lethal), Aimed Shot (Ranged High Lethal)
Upgrade Powers:	Dagger Slice (Cone Moderate Lethal), Fire Bomb (AoE Moderate Fire DoT)

 

- Spit Fire: Taken from the Seneschal Lore Pet, spitting a flame projectile at long range from the torch

- Equip Cultists: First Upgrade for Henchmen, holds the torch aloft like the Mace Mastery summon animation

 

- Fire Breath: A power taken from Luddites/Carnies, breathing fire in a cone from the held torch

 

- Call Fanatics: Summon up to 2 Fanatics. They use crossbows with Archery/Trick Arrow powers

Basic Powers:	Brawl (Minor Smash), Aimed Shot (Ranged High Lethal), Blazing Arrow (Ranged High Lethal, Minor Fire Dot)
Equip Powers:	Weapon Butt (Melee Moderate Smash), Explosive Arrow (AoE Moderate Smash/Fire), Perfect Shot (Very High Lethal) Smoke Grenade (AoE -ToHit, -Per)
Upgrade Powers:	Oil Slick Arrow (AoE Knockdown, Special), Ranged Shot (Sniper, Extreme Lethal)

 

- Brand: Strike an ally pet with your torch, dealing minor fire damage but increasing their Damage, Recharge, Recovery and Mez Protection.

- Call Zealot: Summons a Zealot, who uses a torch like the player and counts as a Dominator. Melee powers use the torch as though it was a War Mace

Basic Powers:	Scorch (Melee Moderate Fire/Smash, Minor Fire DoT), Fling Flames (Ranged Moderate Fire DoT), Char (Ranged Hold, Minor Fire DoT)
Equip Powers:	Spit Fire (Ranged High Fire DoT), Bonfire (AoE Knockback, Minor Fire DoT), Cremate (Melee High Damage Fire)
Upgrade Powers:	Fire Breath (Cone Moderate Fire DoT), Cinders (AoE Hold), Incinerate (Melee High DoT Fire)

 

- Upgrade Equipment: Second Upgrade for Henchmen, holds the torch aloft like the Mace Mastery summon animation

 

 

 

Edited December 10 by Alchemystic

[biostem]

Potion Blast:

 

Using various concoctions, (be they something you crafted in a lab, produced naturally, or acquired through other means), you are able to afflict them upon your foes, causing a wide range of debilitating effects.  This set's special "schtick" is that every power causes some degree of "splash damage", which deals some toxic DoT to enemies near your primary target.

 

1. Venomous Spittle: Deals minor toxic damage and imparts a -def and -res effect on the target. (Uses envenom's animation)

 

2. Dart of Queasiness: Deals some initial lethal damage + a toxic DoT.  Toxic Dart does NOT have any splash damage, but has a small chance of making the target nauseous, which causes them to double over and "generate" a small, temporary puddle around them that deals minor toxic DoT to any enemies that step in said puddle. (Uses the animation from toxic dart)

 

3. Enfeebling Globule:  You propel a mass of compounds toward your target, which can blind or otherwise weaken them.  Deals minor toxic damage and imparts a temporary -tohit and -dmg effect. (Uses alkaloid's animation)

 

4. Noxious Breath:  A cone attack that deals toxic damage to any enemy caught within it.  Slows affected enemies' movement speeds and recharge rates. (Uses neurotoxic breath's animation)

 

5. Corrosive Flask:  You throw a vial of caustic compounds at the targeted location.  It deals heavy toxic DoT and has a slight chance of causing any enemies that pass through it to pass out due to the noxious fumes, (small chance at a knockdown effect). (This would use the animation from corrosive vial)

 

6. Paralyzing Poison - Moderate toxic damage + a hold effect. (Uses the paralytic poison animation)

 

7. Rage Serum - Produces confusion in the afflicted target, and causes them to emit a noxious cloud, which deals minor toxic DoT. (This would use the adrenal booster animation)

 

8. Noxious Trap:  You place a device on the ground that emits a toxic cloud for a short duration.  Any enemy entering its AoE suffers minor toxic DoT and can become disoriented. (Uses the animation for poison trap)

 

9. MOAP - You create/emit/conjure the "Mother of All Poisons" above yourself, then hurl it at an enemy.  They, and all nearby enemies, take heavy initial toxic damage, as well as toxic DoT.  Targets defeated by this attack have a small chance of reanimating as a temporary "Sludge Monster" that fights on your side for a short amount of time. (Uses the animation for neutron bomb as well as either a hydra or shivan npc model for the sludge monster)

Edited December 10 by biostem

[biostem]

Void-Blade Melee

 

Basically, this set would use as many of the blade attacks from psi melee, only dealing negative and cold damage.  Each attack has a chance of applying the "Desolation" debuff on targets, which slows the target and applies a tohit debuff upon them.

 

1. Lesser Void-Blade (uses psi blade's animation, only with a slightly lower damage value, but also a slightly quicker recharge), deals minor cold + negative energy damage.

 

2. Void-Blade Thrust (uses the quick-version of Assassin's psi blade) - deals minor cold & neg damage.

 

3. Void-Blade Sweep (uses psi blade sweep's animation), deals moderate cold+neg damage in a cone.

 

4. BuildUp

 

5. Whirling Void-Blade (uses broadsword's whirling sword animation) - deals moderate cold+neg damage in a PBAoE

 

6. Taunt/Confront (depending on the chosen AT)

 

7. Extricate Void-Blade (uses the crack whip animation from demon summoning) - deals moderate cold+neg damage in a PBAoE

 

8. Greater Void-Blade (high cold+neg damage)

 

9. Executioner's Void-Blade (uses the long version of psi blade's assassin's blade), deals high cold + negative energy damage.  Special:  If a target is already afflicted with "Desolation" and the target has less than half health remaining, this power recharges instantly.

Edited December 11 by biostem

[Alchemystic]

As of today, this project has reached it's 5th year, and also curated 200 powersets!

 

Words can't express how grateful I am to the contributors here who have helped make these two milestones possible! It's been a great journey getting to this point, and it's been wonderful seeing people still taking an interest in this project 5 years later!

Even during times where I had to step away, it was amazing seeing people carry on supporting the thread, and still finding the potential for new powersets even after I struggled to find inspiration myself. 200 powersets is no small amount, and we couldn't have reached that number without the community here, whether people who have been here from the early days to newcomers who have stumbled onto it recently. It's been an interesting 5 years, and seeing even some small amount of the works here make it into the game has been an amazing feeling, whether it was purely coincidental or not!

So what does this mean for the thread moving forward? Surely after all this time there's little else to be done? Those observant amongst you may have noticed that we're nearing a point where we might not be so reliant on recycling old assets moving forward, with new content really pushing the boundaries of the game engine, and overcoming certain coding obstacles once thought impassible.

However, I think regardless of that, we're still likely to see new powersets using current assets as it's likely the more efficient option, but it could mean that we could see newer material introduced in future, which in turn means more that could potentially be used here!

So, here's to the future! Thank you again everybody!