Names: Slim Fats, Dirty Waters, Howlin Pup, Delta Blues, Dizzy
Design notes: Alligator skin shoes, trumpet case lined with crushed red velvet he reaches into and takes the trumpet from for abilities 1, 2, and 4. Mismatched clothing.
Weapon: Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless
Lore: Slim Fats was a struggling musician, sleeping rough and spending nights in the cold, until a midnight crossroads rendezvous with a spirit that, while not nefarious, was certainly mischievous, lent Slim a magical trumpet in exchange for a future favor.
Whenever Slim plays the trumpet, the shadows of spirits are called to dance, and humans feel themselves compelled to join. It’s said his playing forces the bedridden to two-step, and the dead to foxtrot.
Barks:
[To Infernus] Got any openings? I work cheap!
[To Infernus] Why not take a risk on a new guy?
[To Infernus, after killing him] Sorry, boss! I hope that’s not coming out of my pay…
I’m the Scatman.
Ability 1, Staccato Burst
Animation: Slim raises his trumpet to his lips and fires a musical note that travels in a straight line.
Rules text: Fire a musical note that forces enemies to dance. Dancing enemies are immobilized and cannot be attacked.
Cooldown: 24s
Status Effect: Dance
Dance Duration: 1.5s
1 AP: Removes 1 stamina
2 AP: -10s Cooldown
5 AP: +1.5s Dance Duration
Ability 2, White Horse
Animation: Slim takes a syringe and plunges it into a teammate or himself.
Rules text: Inject the target with a syringe of restorative fluid that increases bullet resist, spirit resist, and health regeneration. Can be used on self.
Range: 10m
Duration: 4s
Cooldown: 50s
Bullet Resist: 20%
Sprit Resist: 20%
Health Regen: 30
1 AP: +2s Duration
2 AP: -25s Cooldown
5 AP: +50 Health Regen, +15% Bullet Resist, +15% Spirit Resist
Ability 3, Hep Cat Jive
Animation: Slim raises his trumpet to his lips and a dancefloor filled with shadows appears around him. The shadows dance as he plays.
Rules text: While channeling, damage enemies and structures in the radius.
Radius: 15m
Channel Duration: 4s
Cooldown: 45s
Damage per Second: 50
1 AP: -20s Cooldown
2 AP: +2s
5 AP: Full move and ability use and 3% of Max Health as Damage Per Second
Ability 4, Dance with the Devil
Animation: Slim raises his trumpet to his lips. For the ultimate, the trumpet changes shape to resemble Dizzy Gillespie’s trademark bent bell. A trumpet riff plays for the duration of the ult, a la Naga Siren’s ult in Dota.
Rules text: Play a trumpet solo, forcing all enemies in the radius to dance. Dancing enemies are immobilized and cannot be attacked. Allies in range recover a percentage of their health per second. Using Dance with the Devil again will end the song early.
Radius: 14m
Duration: 5s
Cooldown: 180s
Health per Second: 3% of Max Health
1 AP: -40s Cooldown
2 AP: +1.5% of Max Health Per Second Heal
5 AP: +6m Radius
Constructive criticism requested! I think the game needs a jazz musician, given the era. And what better ability to give him than Naga Siren's ultimate? To fill out the kit I gave him a disable, a buff, and an AoE damage spell. I don't think the heroin reference would make it into the game, but who knows! Could call it something else, lol.
I also think the spirit that cursed the trumpet could be manifested in the character design somehow, like perhaps he's a frog spirit that lives in the trumpet (Frog because the cheeks of trumpeters sometimes resemble croaking frogs.) What do you guys think?
Design notes: Alligator skin shoes, trumpet case lined with crushed red velvet he reaches into and takes the trumpet from for abilities 1, 2, and 4. Mismatched clothing.
Weapon: Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless
Lore: Slim Fats was a struggling musician, sleeping rough and spending nights in the cold, until a midnight crossroads rendezvous with a spirit that, while not nefarious, was certainly mischievous, lent Slim a magical trumpet in exchange for a future favor.
Whenever Slim plays the trumpet, the shadows of spirits are called to dance, and humans feel themselves compelled to join. It’s said his playing forces the bedridden to two-step, and the dead to foxtrot.
Barks:
[To Infernus] Got any openings? I work cheap!
[To Infernus] Why not take a risk on a new guy?
[To Infernus, after killing him] Sorry, boss! I hope that’s not coming out of my pay…
I’m the Scatman.
Ability 1, Staccato BurstAnimation: Slim raises his trumpet to his lips and fires a musical note that travels in a straight line.
Rules text: Fire a musical note that forces enemies to dance. Dancing enemies are immobilized and cannot be attacked.
Cooldown: 24s
Status Effect: Dance
Dance Duration: 1.5s
1 AP: Removes 1 stamina
2 AP: -10s Cooldown
5 AP: +1.5s Dance Duration
Ability 2, White HorseAnimation: Slim takes a syringe and plunges it into a teammate or himself.
Rules text: Inject the target with a syringe of restorative fluid that increases bullet resist, spirit resist, and health regeneration. Can be used on self.
Range: 10m
Duration: 4s
Cooldown: 50s
Bullet Resist: 20%
Sprit Resist: 20%
Health Regen: 30
1 AP: +2s Duration
2 AP: -25s Cooldown
5 AP: +50 Health Regen, +15% Bullet Resist, +15% Spirit Resist
Ability 3, Hep Cat JiveAnimation: Slim raises his trumpet to his lips and a dancefloor filled with shadows appears around him. The shadows dance as he plays.
Rules text: While channeling, damage enemies and structures in the radius.
Radius: 15m
Channel Duration: 4s
Cooldown: 45s
Damage per Second: 50
1 AP: -20s Cooldown
2 AP: +2s
5 AP: Full move and ability use and 3% of Max Health as Damage Per Second
Ability 4, Dance with the DevilAnimation: Slim raises his trumpet to his lips. For the ultimate, the trumpet changes shape to resemble Dizzy Gillespie’s trademark bent bell. A trumpet riff plays for the duration of the ult, a la Naga Siren’s ult in Dota.
Rules text: Play a trumpet solo, forcing all enemies in the radius to dance. Dancing enemies are immobilized and cannot be attacked. Allies in range recover a percentage of their health per second. Using Dance with the Devil again will end the song early.
Radius: 14m
Duration: 5s
Cooldown: 180s
Health per Second: 3% of Max Health
1 AP: -40s Cooldown
2 AP: +1.5% of Max Health Per Second Heal
5 AP: +6m Radius
Constructive criticism requested! I think the game needs a jazz musician, given the era. And what better ability to give him than Naga Siren's ultimate? To fill out the kit I gave him a disable, a buff, and an AoE damage spell. I don't think the heroin reference would make it into the game, but who knows! Could call it something else, lol.
I also think the spirit that cursed the trumpet could be manifested in the character design somehow, like perhaps he's a frog spirit that lives in the trumpet (Frog because the cheeks of trumpeters sometimes resemble croaking frogs.) What do you guys think?
