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Mechanism discussions

ploki122 — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 05:08:42 GMT

Hey all, Ploki122 here, I was looking through the forum, reviewing the champs that still manage to pique my interest, and I stumbled onto something. What do you guys think of a targeted grab? In what case would it be ok? What are the restraints you would put on it? would it be blockable? cancelable? a Wind-up? Basically, if you had to design a targeted grab, how would you guys do it? Or is it simply conceptually flawed? P.s. I plan on re-using this thread anytime I've got new interesting ...

[Shrouded Snake] Gabriel, The scrap animator

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Rune-Etched Hourglass

Petyr Baelish — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 08:37:22 GMT

Most items don't alter how you play a champion. Most items don't differentiate you from every other player in solo queue. Most items don't have different effects depending on the champion. But then, most items aren't Rune-Etched Hourglass. Rune-Etched Hourglass Amplifying Tome + Rejuvenation Bead + 650 Gold Pieces (1265 Gold Pieces total) +25 AP, +12 Health Regen/5 seconds UNIQUE Passive: 10% Cooldown Reduction UNIQUE Active: Each of your champion's basic abilities have their cooldowns ...

Ariea, the Lonely Maiden

TheMadHatter — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 08:50:52 GMT

This is my first try at MCCC sooo here is my concept. Her theme is Roses are Red, Violets are Blue. SHE WON!!!! _________________________________________________________________ Lore: Late one evening a plume of smoke was rising higher in the air. In Piltover some smoke was normal but this much spelled disaster. Ariea heard sirens bellowing down the streets probably headed towards the smoke. After a few moments she realized that her home was in that part of town where the smoke was ...

Want a review?

MynxTheOrigin — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 06:20:57 GMT

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know it sounds like a stupid title, but I know it feels kinda crappy when your champions you worked pretty hard on don't get noticed. If you want me to give yours a look and possibly give some input, I'm almost always willing to lend a hand. Especially to those who really seem to need it.

Also. I'm not asking for you look at my champs in return, but if you want to, I ain't gonna stop you.

King Derp, The King of Derp

Kassadin — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 06:19:44 GMT

King Derp, the King of Derp. Roles: Tank, Mage, Melee, Ranged, Fighter, Assassin, Support, Carry, --- Base Stats: Health: 10,000,000,000 Mana 10,000,000,000 Movespeed: 25,000 AD: 100,000,000 AP: 100,000,000 Attack speed: max Cheapness: Super High Appearance: Very small, scrunched up face. Pink Mohawk, pale white skin. Black and white checkered suit. Dark red pants, and golden boxing gloves as his weapon. --- Lore: King Derp wanted to join the league, so he did. Nothing else ...

Rennal Spiritmight, the Bookworm

Zarkof — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 06:18:22 GMT

This is my "first" concept from the LoL Forums. Post copied from there. I was doing some playing around with Touhou characters as LoL champions and liked the concept I came up with for Patchouli, and decided to put them into an actual Champion Concept. Introduction: Rennal is a support mage that focuses on casting spells to disrupt the enemy team, causing your allies to do more damage, or shielding someone from harm. His spells modify his auto attacks, allowing him to still ...

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Cronos, The Myriad Spellweaver

MynxTheOrigin — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 19:43:07 GMT

Cronos, The Myriad Spellweaver Tags Primary: Mage Ratings Physcical: 3 Magical: 8 Defensive: 4 Difficulty: 6 Passive: Dual Tech When Cronos lands two spells within 3 seconds of each other, a bonus effect is applied depending on the spells used. This will not apply two effects at once. Q: Flare After a short delay, Cronos creates a devasting explosion at the target zone. Paired with Luminaire: Targets hit are stunned for one second. Paired with Dark Matter: Damage applied ...

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Imagine- A fps MOBA

Bliztron — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 03:07:18 GMT

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Eat her dust! Herma, the Dashing Heart!

MynxTheOrigin — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 02:31:23 GMT

Tags Primary: Assassin Passive: Runner's Spirit Herma's love for running free causes her movement speed to increase by a flat amount every second she's moving and gives her some natural resistance to slows. The speed boost has a scaled cap and the bonus reverts to zero if she doesn’t move for one second. The effect of Runner’s Spirit scales with her level. Q: Long Jump Herma leaps to the target location, dealing physical damage and knocking back enemies when she ...

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Post section idea

MynxTheOrigin — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 14:43:38 GMT

What if there was a section for threads based around champions with challenges around their designs, like maybe entirely passive skills, or their lores cannot use certain words and/events in League history?

Aristosa - The Voidstar

Meherok — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 16:54:35 GMT

Overview Aristosa is a high DPS tank with a hefty emphasis on crowd control and threat through damage. Using herself as a zoning tool, Aristosa is equipped with a plethora of AoE CC that makes her a strong presence in both lane and teamfights. With skills that scale in damage based on her current health, she is designed to be punishing if left unchecked, and generates most of her threat from her strong DPS capabilities if she's not dealt with right away. The base principle behind her is ...

Cerys, the Flare Crusader

Siyanor — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 05:54:58 GMT

Is this seriously the first post in this category? o.O Edit: Reduced base damage and AP scaling on Hadhayosh, gave it decreasing mana cost/lvl (instead of flat 70), and changed physical damage from total to bonus AD. Gave Searing Heart level scaling. Increased base damage of Zar ptak. Reasoning: Hadhayosh was dealing more damage than Zar ptak early without it being a significant mana drain, despise it being primarily a utility skill and Zar ptak being a damage skill. Searing Heart was ...

Teenage Annie

MynxTheOrigin — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 02:58:21 GMT

Me and bro were having fun in ARAM when I suddenly got Annie. I hadn't played her in a while and expected to suck. Shockingly, I did good. This is related because after that match we began chatting about which champs should get new legendary skins. And of course, Annie popped up. I can't remember what we said, but we ended up repeatedly coming back to Teenage Annie. Afterwards I began thing about more details for the skin. Feel free to give any improvements and ideas you have. Of course, ...

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Veyola, the Spirit Sage

Kassadin — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 21:33:14 GMT

Veyola, the Spirit Sage Roles: support ----------------------------- Appearance: Long red hair, White dress covered in red markings. Golden staff with a blue spirit flying around it. ----------------------------- Lore: Yet to come. ----------------------------- Abilities. Passive: Spirit Power: Veyola summons a spirit with each spell cast, the spirit has 45% of Veyola's max hp. While a spirit is active, veyola recives an additional 6% mana regen for each spirit on the ...

Direnel, The Dragon Slayer

Kassadin — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 15:56:58 GMT

Direnel, the Dragon Slayer. Roles: Melee Carry ----------------------------- Appearance: Dark red hair, Never showing any emotion, No shirt and Red pants with scorch marks all over them. dragon tatoos and burn marks all over his body. No weapons, just his bare hands. ----------------------------- Lore: At a young age, Direnel was the oldest of his 4 brothers. Everything was peaceful for a long time in a small vilage outside of the demacian borders. Until a corupted dragon destroyed ...

Nisal, the Nighttouched

Siyanor — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 01:49:05 GMT

Nisal, the Nighttouched The main problem with this guy may be that he is freaking ridiculously strong when played well, but virtually impossible to master. Suggested Roles: Jungle Skirmisher Mid Skirmisher Top Skirmisher Health: 450 (+90) Health Regen: 7.8 (+0.4) Range: 125 (Melee) Damage: 53 (+3.6) Attack Speed: 0.63 (+3.2%) Armor: 16 (+3.4) Magic Resist: 30 (+1.25) Movespeed: 345 Difficulty: Very High Nisal's normal form abilities use a charge system and have ...

Offering some review trades.

Kassadin — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 00:26:55 GMT

Since alot of concepts are being left to rot due to lack of attention, I am offering some personal opinions on them. Just leave a link and i'll get back to them as soon as possible. Only thing I ask in return is to check out one of my few concepts I have on these forums and leave some feedback.

Qazetlox, the Vault Guardian

Siyanor — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 18:08:34 GMT

This concept was also already on the official forums, which is why I'm posting it at the same time as my other concept -- it's not because I'm just spamming concepts. Qazetlox, the Vault Guardian This was done as a very rough concept. No lore and probably needs number adjustments. Suggested Roles: Top lane tank AP Offtank Support Stats: (These are just general numbers really. Basing them loosely on AP tanks like Cho/Galio/Malphite.) Health: 435 (+80) Health regen: 7.36 ...

Morgan, The Self Proclaimed Hero

MynxTheOrigin — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 19:05:49 GMT

Tags: Primary: Tank Note: At this point, I’m making Morgan a cooldown only tank, which may sound a little overpowered, but I’m going to keep working on making it balanced. Abilities: Passive: Inflated Ego Morgan’s unbelievably high opinion of himself raises his morale the more dangerous the situation he is in, reducing a flat amount of physical damage plus 2 per 1% of his health missing. Physical damage reduction 25/50/75 + 2 per 1% of missing max health ...

{Bliztron} Twisted Fate, the Card Master

Bliztron — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:04:29 GMT

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Burgun, The Legendary Sniper

MynxTheOrigin — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 14:56:19 GMT

I thought of this guy a few days ago, so this is only a rough idea. The idea behind him is an ADC who relies on crits more than... well... hits, if you will. Tags Primary: Marksman Lore *Coming sometime in the future* Abilities Passive: Aim for the Head Burgun's critical hits deal an additional 100% damage. Q: Crack Shot Active: Burgun aims his rifle and fires a piercing shot, dealing physical damage to all enemies in a line. If used within five seconds of a critical ...

A few ideas for passive abilities I have.

MynxTheOrigin — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 20:06:58 GMT

Recently I've had a few ideas for passives. Here's a quick rundown of what I have. The names are just place holders. For a fighter or maybe a tank. Strength of Will (Champion's name) will to fight strengthens as he/she gets injured, increasing health regen upon taking damage, as well as his/her health drops. Strength of Will increases health regen by 5/10/15 for five seconds after taking any damage. This effect cannot stack, but does refresh if you take damage again. Additionally your ...

Muramaisu, The Heartless Blade

MynxTheOrigin — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 19:44:55 GMT

Tags Primary: Fighter Secondary: Assassin Lore “Take up that blade and use it. Use it to slake your sword’s thirst. Show mercy to no one.” - The Noxian general who executed Muramaisu’s father in his note to him, to tell him of his deep guilt for his mislead actions.   When Noxus had claimed the southern regions of Ionia, many were separated from their loved ones and stripped of freedom. Muramaisu was living with his family at the age of fourteen ...

Drake, the Gale Knight

Siyanor — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:33:47 GMT

First off, sorry I'm using the same name as another champion -- I already had the name before knowing of these forums. This concept is also already on the official LoL forums. Drake, the Gale Knight [I may want to change this title...] Don't have lore for this. Probably needs number adjustments. One thing I don't like is that I can't really find any reason NOT to pick and max W first. That may mean I need to nerf the W. Suggested Roles: Assassin jungler Top lane melee carry Top ...

Seriah - The Whirling Dervish

Meherok — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:39:22 GMT

Overview Seriah is a melee ADC/Assassin who focuses around maneuverability and attack speed. I was inspired to make her due to a class/cover character for am expansion of another game, (if someone can guess what game, I'll be very entertained,) and decided that this game needed a true scythe wielding character. I also feel like it lacks enough people from Shurima, and decided it was time to expand into a fairly lonely region of Valoran. After the bit of deliberation on the theme, I came ...

Baeryn, the Sacred Disciple

Siyanor — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:24:52 GMT

Baeryn, the Sacred Disciple As usual, no lore and needs numbers adjustments. Also, I apparently REALLY like the W to be the lynchpin ability with my champions... Suggested Roles: Jungle offtank/supportive Support Stats: Health: 465 (+90) Health regen: 8 (+0.7) Range: 125 (melee) Attack damage: 49.7 (+3.3) Attack speed: 0.645 (+3.2%) Armor: 17 (+3.1) Magic resist: 30 (+1.25) Movespeed: 340 Baeryn's abilities have no cost. Difficulty: High Innate: Focused Dualities Each ...

Morgothri - The Immortal Curse

Meherok — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 07:15:12 GMT

Overview Morgothri is an AP DPS with a heavy emphasis on DoT's. I've always loved DoT-based characters in games, as I feel they give players incentive to be methodical and patient, rather than just being able to jump in and blow things up. I wanted to make a character that would be fast paced, but focus around timing and spell management. The idea was kind of to place something between Swain and Cassiopeia; Capable of harassing, but with a very aggressive nature in teamfights. I've been ...

Sebastian - The Squall of the Pits

Meherok — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 04:41:30 GMT

Overview Introducing: Sebastian - The Squall of the Pits! While he's not as complete as I'd like him to be, I feel there's enough information to be able to post what I have. The idea behind him is to be a mage-fighter mix, getting in relatively close, but not directly in the fight. His kit focuses around skirmish gameplay, using his innate mobility to harass targets from just out of range and avoid getting caught by skills. With proper use, his arsenal of crowd control also allows him to ...

Riptech, The Ancient Predator

MynxTheOrigin — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:10:10 GMT

Tags Primary: Fighter Secondary: Assassin Working lore "Even I would keep him from a dinner party" - Cho'Gath In ancient times well before recorded history on Valoran, there were less advanced creatures who ruled the world. Creatures driven by instinct, especially the need to feed. In the Shurima desert, Zilean was making a trip with Ezreal and some summoners after receiving a anonymous tip that something was to be found there a few miles south of Zilean's old home. ...

Cobus Blüdrath - The Red Bear

Meherok — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 01:42:49 GMT

Overview Cobus is an AD support designed to act as a team steroid. The idea came as kind of a challenge to myself one day when I was scanning the forums. I noticed a couple people were attempting AD supports and whenever one would pop up, it would have serious concept flaws that would just make it blatantly OP or UP, because people were struggling with the line between how to balance a character that has damage potential, but won't end up just being a self-buffing fighter or ADC. In the ...

Will Review For Food

Meherok — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 06:09:12 GMT

I figured I might as well lend a hand to those of you who are looking for outside perspectives. If you'd like, drop me a link to your champion below and I'll give it a look-see. If you've caught me at a time where my mental state is compliant, I'll give you the depths of my thoughts and suggestions. (Feel free to ignore both if you don't find them adequate.) Mind you, I'm not good a pussy-footing around the bad details, so expect the wording to be bluntly opinionated. Likewise, I'd appreciate ...

Haven't been on in forever.

MynxTheOrigin — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 13:09:19 GMT

Sorry about not being here in a while, but I had stuff to do (ans LoL to play) and honestly, while gone I had some cool ideas I'd like to throw out there. However, like usual and living up to my title, I can't seem to give proper form to my ideas. If anyone wants to hear them, feel free to let me know.

Working on a new concept. (Ionian axe warrior)

Kassadin — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 01:26:52 GMT

Just going to ask, what kind of approach should I take with this. Either thinking traditional Ionia theme (Irelia) fighting OR corupted, power hungry fighting (Syndra)

Already have the abilities worked out for the most part, just having a hard time getting a theme together to tie everything together.

Zaria, the Water Dancer

Petyr Baelish — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 05:33:07 GMT

Garbed in silky silver and with a long, gleaming rapier in each hand, Zaria cuts an impressive figure on the Fields of Justice. Her hair is so blond it is nearly white, and the thick braid that twists down her back is beaded with sparkling gems and precious metals. She stands 5'6" and walks with the smooth, graceful steps of an acrobat. She has a calm beauty about her, and she carries herself loosely yet confidently. Her light clothes flow with the movement of her body, and ripple in the ...

Yel'Anul, The Shadesteel Stalker

Icraig33 — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 00:10:04 GMT

Yel'Anul, Combat Role: AP assassin/support Statistics: HPoints: 470 +84/lvl (1898) Armor: 17 +4/lvl (85) MResist: 30 ADamage: 50 +3/lvl (101) ASpeed: .65 +.02/lvl (.99) ARange: 125 MPoints: 240 +35/lvl (835) HP Regen/s: 1 +.4/lvl (7. MP Regen/s: 1.2 +.2/lvl (4.6) MSpeed: 345 Shadesteel Skeleton (Innate): Yel’Anul’s skeleton is highly reactive to magic from nearby spellcasts (including his own), causing his abilities to occasionally silence enemies he targets. --- Every ...

Rykaal, the Artifact Keeper

Kassadin — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 00:00:07 GMT

Rykaal, The Artifact Keeper Roles: AP carry with a combo based playstyle. ---------- Lore: for about 300 years, Rykaal has been guarding ancient secrets that mortal eyes should never set their eyes upon, the likes of which could tear the world apart if placed in the wrong hands. It is Rykaal's duty to keep these artifacts safe from the wrong hands, and a secret to all others. But somehow the secret of their existance escaped after 300 years. He knew that for sure when an explorer ...

CryoFlame, the Frozen Inferno "Updated"

Kassadin — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 07:24:21 GMT

Cryoflame, The Frozen Inferno Roles: Melee AP Cryoflame is a melee AP who can switch between two stances, one being high damage over time, the other being a high CC stance. Cryoflame starts off using his FlareCore. (fire stance) Appearance: Simmilar to the Cryocore brand skin, but more cybernetic, and changes color from red / blue on core swap. Also his head is on fire in FlareCore stance, or frozen in a block of ice in CryoCore stance. Several blinking lights and robotic looking equipment ...

Feallin, The Runesage

Kassadin — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 05:20:32 GMT

Feallin, The Runesage ----------------------------- Appearance: Blue robe with white markings on it, White hood arcing with energy, Grey and blue cape. ----------------------------- Lore: Feallin was a simple mage in training at the academy for magic arts, Always with a thirst for more knowledge, His only goal was to master all the secrets of the arcane. After he learned all he could from classes at the academy, he took a side trip into the hidden rooms deep in the library. Where all ...

Aeyin, The Noxian Warlord "Updated"

Kassadin — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 04:57:00 GMT

Aeyin, The Noxian Warlord Roles: Bruiser / Assassin (think Rengar / Diana) Appearance: Dark grey hair, Black armor, a tall spear that pulses with dark energy, A torn up red cape that goes up to his belt. (originally a two hand sword. but it looked to much like an evil Garen) Always sounds angry. Lore: Aeyin was an Ex Noxus general who was removed from office when Swain took over, He was ordered to invade a small Ionian village. After he lead a small regiment of troops for the invasion, ...

Soul Knife + Soul Chakram

Siyanor — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 04:43:53 GMT

Currently, all items that provide Spell Vamp also provide AP, which is wasted on champions that would love to have Spell Vamp but can't make use of AP, at least not very effectively. Granted, there aren't very many such champions, especially if we limit it to champions without AP ratios at all. But they do exist -- Riven, Talon, and Zed come to mind. Even some champions with AP ratios think Gunblade is just a total waste because of how little AD it provides by comparison to other AD items -- ...