Fido, the Clues Hound

[paulby]

The idea behind fido is you run around finding clues, then get to re-enter fights renewed abilities.
Doesn't necessarily excel in long or short range fights but has a varied kit for interesting gameplay options.



Petrify duration is supposed to be 3s

Voice lines

1) "Defensive" measures

unlock: strictly for self defence purposes.

Level 1: "can never be too safe out there"

Level 2: (muttering quietly) "blow away this cities filth"

Level 3: laughs manically then shushes

Casting: growls

Casting: "yes"

Casting: grunts



2) Sniff for clues

Unlock: "I'll get to the bottom of this"

Level 1: "I'll find the purp"

Level 2: "Where should I look next"

Level 3: "All the pieces are coming together"

Casting: sniffs

Casting: "Whats that I smell"

Investigating: "I knew it"

Investigating: "I must find more clues"

Investigating: "No, dont believe it"

Investigating: "Someone's tampered with this"

Investigating: "I'll put that in the report later"



3) Hostile Interrogation

Unlock: "They always confess in the end"

Level 1: "This'll make em sweat"

Level 2: "Everyone here is a suspect"

Level 3: "You think you're better than me but you're not"

Casting: "Sit"

Casting: "Don't play dumb with me"

Casting: "Wriggle out of this"



4) Spiritographic Evidence

Unlock: "Just the tool I needed"

Level 1: "I'll snap this out of sight"

Level 2: "This'll capture the whole scene"

Level 3: "We'll put them away for good"

Casting: "Caught in the act"

Casting: "Now I've got you"

Casting: "It was you all along"

 

[paulby]

Some design notes

The ult idea is it's like an investigator taking photos of the suspects, but it's a special camera that freezes them in place.

The grenades are more mechanical than thematic.
I wanted something with charges so you have a reason to gather multiple clues to recharge it fully.
And the delayed arming is so they work well with the camera Petrify and the interrogation Chains without being easy to use on their own as a poke.

Then the thematic "justification" is that he has the air of a professional who just takes self defence precautions, but he's gone a but mad and secretly likes blowing up people he judges as criminal