#ebon sect

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Werewolf

Overview:  Werewolves are intended to be the sort of tank of the guild, despite their unusually low health.  However, they do have natural regeneration in their wolf form to compensate.  Regardless of what state they’re in, their damage output remains quite decent.

Weapons:  Shot-revolver, Crossbow, Fists?, Claws (Beast form only) Shot-revolver is just a reskinned shotgun.

Special ability:  Lycanthropy The werewolf changes into a bestial wolf-like form, gaining regenerative abilities and enhanced speed, but losing the ability to utilize ranged weapons.  I’m still trying to figure out if this ability will need any sort of limited use on it, or if the fact that you can no longer use your ranged weaponry should be a pretty good payoff.  I’ll likely implement a sort of cooldown between swaps regardless, just to prevent players from abusing it.

ATK - 6/10  |  7/10 DEF - 5/10  |  8/10 SPD - 5/10  |  8/10 RNG - 4/10  |  1/10 AMO - 5/10  |  1/10

(ATK = Attack, DEF = Defense, SPD = Speed, RNG = Range, AMO = Ammo capacity)

(Stats are used for a general idea of how the class plays.  All stats are subject to change.)

(All abilities are subject to change.  No idea is final.)

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Plague Doctor

Overview:  The Plague Doctor is the premier support class of the Ebon Sect, capable of healing and hurting should the need arise.  They may not be physically strong, but they have plenty of tricks up their sleeve to help them out, mostly in regards to draining one’s health, or restoring it if needs be.

Weapons:  Bottled Plague, Leech, Cane Bottled Plague is a splash AoE that deals minor damage, but deals a poisoned debuff. Leech is a short ranged projectile with a brief cooldown.  When it hits an ally, it slowly restores their HP.  When it hits an enemy, it slowly drains their HP, while restoring the HP of the Plague Doctor.

Special ability:  Balancer   An ability with a short/medium cooldown that allows the doctor to eliminate any debuff the target is currently being affected by.

ATK - 4/10 DEF - 5/10 SPD - 8/10 RNG - 4/10 AMO - 5/10

(ATK = Attack, DEF = Defense, SPD = Speed, RNG = Range, AMO = Ammo capacity)

(Stats are used for a general idea of how the class plays.  All stats are subject to change.)

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Vampire

Overview:  Vampires are excellent at keeping their own health high due to their health leeching attacks.  Problem is that they lack the durability to keep up a head-on conflict, making them more adept at sneaking in and striking quickly.  At least that’s the plan with this class anyway.  Honestly, main reason I want a vampire class is for its subclass, but I feel like there’s potential here, I just can’t quite figure out how to tap into it yet.

Weapons:  Rake, Siphon, Nails Rake is intended to be a more close range attack with high damage, but with a high amount of cooldown.  Perhaps this might be a class with a mana meter for their abilities. Siphon is how they pull health out of enemies.  It locks on like a beam, and slowly drains out their health to replenish the vampire’s health.  Siphon deals half damage against mechanical targets, such as robots or turret guns.

Special ability:  Bat form/Mist form/something This would be how vampires get in against targets, with a sort of burst movement with either intangibility or a smaller hitbox, probably the smaller hitbox, that allows for more free movement and speed to help it get close to those it targets.

ATK - 8/10 DEF - 2/10 SPD - 5/10 RNG - 3/10 AMO - 7/10

(ATK = Attack, DEF = Defense, SPD = Speed, RNG = Range, AMO = Ammo capacity)

(Stats are used for a general idea of how the class plays.  All stats are subject to change.)

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The Ebon Sect

The Ebon Sect is a guild of horrors, of unnatural things that lurk in the shadows waiting to strike, but also of those who would live in such a dark and worrisome world such as this.  But where there is darkness, beauty also exists.  Grand halls, beautiful glass art, but let not the beauty of the rose distract you from the thorns it hides.

Thematically, the Ebon Sect is full of more horror-y tropes and gothic architecture.  And I promise I’ll do it all with as few Castlevania/Van Helsing/whatever else references as possible.

Mechanically, the Ebon Sect is sort of a grab bag of classes.  Many will have to do with health and health regen, but don’t expect a plethora of support classes.  Do expect, however, very interesting subclasses all around within this guild.  It is perhaps the most diverse guild in the game.