New Class Idea

[Kazrah]

I wouldn't be so sure. Here's something I made up in about 15 minutes.

Not bad. These are the notes that I had at least six months ago on the matter:

REAPER

Origin

"The Harvesters' Society"
**search starts for a hidden organization of what are thought to be elite botanists
**player instead finds a secret cult to worship death comprised of morticians and ritualists
**cult calls itself "the harvesters' society" because it harvests corpses from battlefields
The Path of the Reaper
**spellcasters trained to fight in the defense of the harvesters' society are called the reapers
**each quest is a trial and an initiation ritual

Role

assault-type caster dps

Mechanics

pets, pets, and more pets
**attacks designed around spawning wraiths to fight
**cap at five wraiths active at any given time
more pets, more pain
**damage abilities that increase in damage with each minion spawned
heavier MP consumption
**idea of MP-restoration skills having more importance

Outfitting

caster armor, int-based
great scythe as a weapon
**as to not to be confused with botanist reaping scythe
**simple models to look like basic "grim reaper" style
**advanced models to have fancier and ornate styles, at least as big as warrior axes

Abilities (potency)

wraith strike (150, 30 sec duration, 25y range, 15 sec recast)
**summons a wraith to attack with a potency of 50 for 30 secs
reaping wave (100, 25y range, 2.5 sec cast)
**potency increased by 20 for each wraith active
wither (45 periodic, 21 sec duration, 25y range)
**20% chance to spawn a wraith to attack the target for 30 secs
plague blast (100, 25 periodic, 15 sec duration, 8y radius, 25y range)
blight (30 sec duration, 120 sec recast)
**summon five wraiths to attack for 30 secs
scourge (20 sec duration, 180 sec recast)
**increase all damage dealt by wraiths by 50%
harvest (60 sec recast)
**sacrifice all wraiths, restoring 15% MP for each wraith lost

LIMIT BREAK: Wailing Dead

cast animation: caster spins greatscythe as a horde of wraiths gather and swirl around the target
attack animation: caster raises greatscythe up as a beam of green light comes up from the ground with a moaning noise

Biggest issue to tackle was trying to work around with a concept that would be slightly more acceptable to audiences like China, who have bans on most depictions of the undead (along with many, many other things).