Demigod Idea! The Steam Punk.

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[Name]: Steam Punk
[Type]: General
[Theme]: Aestetically a young man who adorns himself with lots of technological artifacts that are steam driven, including armour and weapons. Has control (though brief) over some elemental creatures.
[Skill Type]:

Splash damage based Ranged/Melee hybrid. Has 2 skill sets and switches between them, like the queen. Ranged and Melee.

This Demigod would be used to deal damage to the large groups of creeps that spawn and to keep enemy demi gods from grouping too tightly.

Ranged Skills:

Blunderbust - The Steam punk changes his steam powered rifle shell to a splash type that shoots a spread of shells dealign a small amount of damage to enemies in a group. Can be given more damage and splash with sucessive upgrades.

Noxious Ghas Ghun - Steam Punk whips out a gas mask and a weapon that looks like a flame thrower, only instead of flame it spews a noxious gas over a group of enemies dealing damage over time. Can be given bigger area of effect and longer damage over time with sucessive upgrades.

Fulminary Potions - The SP throws a potion into a group of enemies, inside is a type of living flame that hungers for the living. The flame will jump from enemy to enemy dealing smaller incriments of damage as it grows. Can be upgraded to transfer to demigods and given a longer lasting effect.

Melee Skills:

Steam driven Ax -  Steamo powers up his steam Ax and it whirs like the wind hitting all enemies within melee range. Can be given more damage with sucessive upgrades.

Armour of Alchemy - SP is able to apply a alchemical potion to his armour that changes it from standard steel and leather to a diamond hard substance massivley reducing damage taken. Only lasts for short period of time and leaves this old armour temporary damaged.Can be upgraded for better defense longer 'diamond time' and lesser post-use damage.

Steam elements of fury - The punkster summons the elements of steam, these creatures live on his skin and react to any touch. Enemies who damage the SP take a small amount of damage in return. The steam elements are flighty creatures and are easily bored so only last for a short amount of time. Upgrades give the SP the ability to summon for longer adn do more return damage.


[Apperance]: Covered in a mismatch of steel and leather armour with his diffrent devices and weapons seen hanging off him. Looks like a gaunt young man with long arms and legs and of course sprots a killer mo-hawk.


[Role]: Pure team player, would be used to deal damage to the large groups of creeps that spawn and to keep enemy demi gods from grouping too tightly.


[Comments]: Any of his abilities could be make to damage friendly units as well to keep them balanced.

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Reply #1 from Demigod Forums Top

I like it alot :) However, if he's gonna be a general, he's gonna need a unique minion type. Seeing as how he's a steampunk I think some sort of robot mobs would be nice. And how about a great big spinny drill instead of an ax? Great Idea though!

Reply #2 from Demigod Forums Top

[Comments]: Any of his abilities could be make to damage friendly units as well to keep them balanced.
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No, this would not work. Quarters are way too close in this game at times for this to work, and it would essentially make it impossible for him to team with other DGs that rely heavily on melee, not to mention friendly creeps and his own minions.

 

How effective could a general be if all his attacks kill his own minions?

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Reply #3 from Demigod Forums Top

hmm well yeah he's not perfect but that's just the basic idea I'd love to see a steam punk influence in this game, Demigod already has a perfect Aesthetic element for a steam punk setting. Also an AOE attacker would be cool, I know the queen does aoe but this is more direct and aimed.

Reply #5 from Demigod Forums Top

I don't get the obsession with Steampunk things. But I guess that's just me.

Reply #6 from Demigod Forums Top

i like the idea but think it would be cool if he were more steam powerd him self like in a giant metal full suit of armor and i think it would be cool if his minions were steam powerd robots

Reply #7 from Demigod Forums Top

I would love to see a steam punk demigod... but I would want him to be an assassin. Makes more sense in my opinion. I'd lose the whole "Steam elements of fury skill" and go for just a demigod with lots of gadgets and a gun. Kind of like Kanta from... Desert Punk.

The only problem is... I don't see him being a "demigod" in that form. He doesn't really have any godly powers. He'd be like the batman of demigod, and I'm not sure how that would fit in with the lore.

Reply #8 from Demigod Forums Top

I really want a steam punk general.  Not sure I like all your abilities, but this could be good.  Seems to really lack a focused fire attack.

Reply #9 from Demigod Forums Top

Steampunk has always appealed to me. I like the idea.

Quoting Crash486, reply 7
I'm not sure how that would fit in with the lore.
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Super-engineer? Like Regulus' armor and crossbow, only taken to the extreme.

Also, DG really does have a great aesthetic style for this.

 

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Reply #10 from Demigod Forums Top

i would make him actualy a realy old / weak DG that has made a steam powered exoskeleton to enable him to compete, based on a scavenger/creator character type.

 

his minions he could gather the armour from creeps that have fallen nearby and create them from that (kinda like lord erebus'  night crawler thing) except its a garunteed 1 minion per ## amount of dead creeps instead of a % chance to convert one.

one instant ability could be:when he kills a DG he scavenges the armour from them adding a (increasing with level)%of it to himself and his minions, so the more armoured the DG he kills the more he gains

 

AoE attack could be "Scalding exhaust" where steamer releases a burst of presurised gas / steam burning his surrounding enemies.

 

basicly i like the sound of it, kinda like a offensive scavenging General version of the rook  :)

Reply #11 from Demigod Forums Top

While I'd love to have a steampunk character in Demigod, the developers mentioned several times that it was not their intention to have this kind of technology in Demigod. Regulus was given a crossbow rather than a rifle for a reason.

This said, I'll be the first to support a steampunk character, be it assassin or general, however he has to be unique and not a Regulus clone with a gun.

Reply #12 from Demigod Forums Top

I would like a demigod that is steampowered like from rise of legends.. but what part of hiim is demigod like if hes using steampower for everything

Reply #13 from Demigod Forums Top

Steampunk? "Holy jumping mother of god, NO!"

And to think, those people are talking about cliches...

P.S. A question, if I may - What were you going to scavenge from Unclean Beast? or worse... Thorn queen?

Reply #14 from Demigod Forums Top

Freaking awesome, but Regulus already *kinda* fits the bill of Steampunk as it is. If you read his biography, and read about how he makes mechanical devices and stuff, then yeah. Although a fully fledged steampunk demigod would be sweet. But unfortunately I don't think it fits the game world enough.