Temple Termagant
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Joined: Saturday, 22nd January 2011, 23:01
Spider Form Proposal: Webs and "suck"
however, i think there should be more to spider forms, than just "bite, poison, and run" tactics.
spider can usually cast webs, thus trapping their prey.
much like the gladiator nets, except stickier.
i propose the ability to cast spider webs.
its effect will be the same as throwing a net.
the ability can be used to cast on enemies directly, or set an invisible trap on a clear tile, much like a throwing net trap.
if the enemy is trapped in it, it can only hack and slash the net, and cannot attack anything adjacent to it(because its stuck in the web).
there should be probably 3 levels of webbing. casting web over the same area increases the "stickyness" of the web.
its takes more damage to destroy the web to free themselves, if the "stickyness" level is higher.
of course, this ability will be a breath ability, with cool down, costing food.
larger enemies can destroy the web easily, but smaller enemies will have a hard time, (ie, killer bees, blowflies etc)
another ability that i saw was suggested before is the ability to "suck". spiders suck the blood off insects, much like vampires. they should be able to gain nutrition from dead insect corpses, regardless if its poison or contaminated, however, they can refuse to suck warm blooded animals, since they would prefer insect juices, rather than the blood of other species.
thus the gameplay for the spider form would have an added advantage over single enemies, by webbing them and immobilising them for a few turns, giving a chance to poison them. the webbing tactic can also be used to slow down fast enemies as you try to escape (like being chased by a wasp) wihle being very low on health.
at the moment, when playing transmuters, i rarely use spider forms, since all it does is play like a spriggan with a poison dagger.
adding the webs, and the ability to gain nutrition from dead insects would greatly add to the flavour and appeal of spider forms.
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