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[2012] Diablo Character Vanity Challenge [by Liquid_Evil]
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kestegs said:Thanks
Yea, it was always tempting to go there. it's really bad against bosses actually, it took about 5 minutes for me to down a p1 Baal!
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HanShotFirst said:Greetings worthy foes, interested readers, and amazingly amazing and awesome judges!
I was charged with the task of creating a character centered around Gods and Mythology that was to use Fire or Physical skill as a primary skill. I opted to create a character that used both Fire and Physical (as I thought it made for a stronger theme :nod: ).
I opted to approach my character selection/creation by first finding an appropriate god or mythological being and then selecting the character class, skills, equipment etc. (as opposed to selecting the equipment, skills, character class and then doing some fancy talking to justify my selection :whistling: ). Being apparently somewhat ignorant of mythology I thought it would extremely easy to find some destructive brute of a fire god that would translate well into a Diablo II character . . . it was not. As I soon learned there are two types of fire gods: the benevolent (and most common) type that brings fire to our hearths and homes, and the malevolent (and much rarer) type that sets fire to our hearts and homes. I read up on my Greek and Roman gods (and found them far to benevolent). Next I read up on my Central and South American gods and found more benevolence :scratchhead: (really surprising me considering how violent some of those cultures were purported to be :confused11: ). Next I read up on the gods of the North American natives and the Pacific Islanders and found nothing adaptable! The gods of South and East Asia had the resume but weren’t very D2 adaptable (my favorite apparently always rides a tiger, and the runner up has two heads :doh: ). I was contemplating how I might create a two-headed character when suddenly I remembered I had totally forgotten Norse mythology :dontknow: ! In about the time it takes to say “Fool of a Took!” and “Stupid fat Hobbit!” I’d found my man, er um, god, giant, . . . thing.
Meet Surtr (link to artist’s rendering).
For those of you who don’t know (I didn’t), Surtr is a giant in Norse mythology that comes from the fire realm of Muspell (a harsh and waterless realm composed of fire and rock – said to be impassible to those who are non-natives). Surtr is said to wield a bright and flaming sword that he uses at Ragnarok (which I interpret to be synonymous with the end times) to defeat (er, kill) Freyr (god of farming and weather who brings peace to mortals). After defeating Freyr, Surtr is said to set the whole world ablaze in his fire. Cool :evil: . Beyond that not much is said, except that he is said to have a female companion named Sinmara. Finally, now that’s something I can use.
Based on the physical description of Surtr I decided that the female character classes, and the pale and fragile looking Necromancers and Druids were not an option. Creating a Barbarian was tempting (mostly due to the class’s physical stature) but the combat skills didn’t really seem to fit the theme. Surtr uses a sword, a big flaming sword (so, a two-hander) so, the only physically damaging combat skills that a Barbarian could really use would be Bash (too slow), Stun (too slow), Concentrate (pretty slow), or Whirlwind (not a bad idea except it prohibits chance to cast on striking . . . boring). Paladins on the other hand, are lesser in stature but better in complexion (did I mention Surtr means “black” in Old Norse) and much better in fast, physically damaging, chance to cast on striking capable, combat skills.
So, now that you know probably way more than you wanted to know about how I make decisions, allow me to introduce:
Patriarch Surtr
The Concentrating and Zealous Charger with his Faithful female companion
Stats:
LCS Screenshot
Strength: 198
Dexterity: 87
Vitality: 263
Energy: 15
Life: 1190, 1989 w/CTA BO
Mana: 138, 232 w/CTA BO
Defense: 1211
Attack Rating: 7099, 8931 w/Lava Gout Enchant
Faster Run Walk: 20
Faster Hit Recovery: 17 (7 frames)
Increased Attack Speed: 40, 73 w/Faith Aura (5 frames)
Magic Find: 25
Gold Find: 62
Resists in Hell:
Fire: 85 +29% Fire Absorb
Cold: 75
Lightning: 75
Poison: 75
Skills:
I decided to use Zeal because it is a very fast offensive physically damaging skill that would enable maximum triggering of chance to cast on striking effects (see equipment). Concentration was used because Surtr’s ‘faithful female companion’ was already providing Fanaticism. Sacrifice was maxed for the synergy but not used. Charge was used as a one point wonder through NM and then maxed in Hell (and boy was it fun . . . makes me wonder why I’d never really used it before :scratchhead: ). Twelve skill points weren’t used, but if they were to be used, they would go into a Charge synergy.
Smite: 1/3
Sacrifice: 20/22
Zeal: 20/22
Charge: 20/22
Might: 1/3
Blessed Aim: 1/3
Concentration: 20/22
Equipment:
Weapon:
Flamebellow, because . . . well it’s obvious isn’t it?! Flamebellow is a big flaming sword (in more ways than one)! It adds fire damage (relatively a lot of fire damage) and it’s bright red (as close to flaming as a D2 sword can be). It lets Surtr breath fire. Also, it has Fire Absorb (and a fire giant should not be vulnerable to fire)! Perhaps most important, it has a 12% Chance to cast Level 16 Firestorm on striking. Add a Shael Rune and Surtr hits the final breakpoint for Zeal and the Level 16 Firestorm triggers a lot and adds a ton of fire effects to the screen. In short, it was the only weapon I could possibly consider. Ooh! Ooh! Wait! Did I mention that some people speculate that Surtr could have been the inspiration for Tolkien’s Balrog . . . and Flamebellow is in a ‘Balrog Blade’ . . . too cool!
Flamebellow
Balrog Blade
'Shael'
One-Hand Damage: 49 to 248
Two-Hand Damage: 182 to 390
Durability: 50 of 50
Required Dexterity: 87
Required Strength: 185
Required Level: 71
Sword Class - Fast Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 87
Fingerprint: 0x944b3fb
+13 to Strength
+5 to Vitality
+231% Enhanced Damage
Adds 233-482 fire damage
20% Increased Attack Speed
+15 to Inferno
+3 to Fire Skills
29% Fire Absorb
12% Chance to cast Level 16 Firestorm on striking
Socketed (1: 1 used)
Helm:
Jeweler's Great Helm of the Mammoth, because it added horns (Surtr is often depicted with horns), and made Surtr’s head appear red (as though it was smouldering)! Also, it adds life, and giants should have a lot of life. Giants should also have tough skin (hence the Sols).
Jeweler's Great Helm of the Mammoth
'SolSolSol'
Defense: 31
Durability: 40 of 40
Required Strength: 63
Required Level: 60
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 96
Fingerprint: 0xc2a6dc08
+33 to Life
Damage Reduced by 21
Socketed (3: 3 used)
Armor:
Chains of Honor Wire Fleece, because it was the least cheesy way to use a Dol and met all of Surtr’s needs. (I considered using Fortitude for much the same reasons but Fortitude casts Chilling Armor and Surtr hails from a realm without of water, much less frozen water, so that made no sense whatsoever and would have ruined the theme).
Chains of Honor
Wire Fleece
'DolUmBerIst'
Defense: 816
Durability: 32 of 32
Required Strength: 111
Required Level: 63
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 81
Fingerprint: 0x6a424462
+20 to Strength
+70% Enhanced Defense
Damage Reduced by 8%
All Resistances +65
8% Life stolen per hit
Replenish Life +7
25% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
200% Damage to Demons
100% Damage to Undead
+2 to All Skill Levels
Socketed (4: 4 used)
Gloves:
Surtr’s Lava Gout, because I wanted Surtr (himself) to be imbued with fire damage through Enchant. I thought about using Demon Limb on switch but that didn’t seem right. To me, using Demon Limb on switch would seem to make the fire damage seem more battery or rather coin operated than imbued . . . and battery operated heroes aren’t cool. Plus, operating at the final breakpoint for Zeal, Enchant triggered pretty often adding more fire effects to the already busy screen :alright: .
Surtr's Lava Gout
Battle Gauntlets
Defense: 138
Durability: 38 of 38
Required Strength: 88
Required Level: 42
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 59
Fingerprint: 0x140befec
+189% Enhanced Defense
Fire Resist +24%
Adds 13-46 fire damage
+20 Maximum Durability
20% Increased Attack Speed
Half Freeze Duration
2% Chance to cast Level 10 Enchant on striking
Belt:
Surtr’s String of Ears, because after collecting the ears of kesteg’s, kstuart’s, and Jason Maher’s characters, he really shouldn’t waste them should he?
Surtr's String of Ears
Demonhide Sash
Defense: 104
Durability: 22 of 22
Required Strength: 20
Required Level: 29
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 87
Fingerprint: 0x1bd0d79a
+157% Enhanced Defense
+15 Defense
Magic Damage Reduced by 10
Damage Reduced by 15%
8% Life stolen per hit
+10 Maximum Durability
Boots:
Surtr’s Infernostride, because it increased Surtr’s Maximum Fire Resist (and a fire giant should not be vulnerable to fire)! Is there an echo in here? They also add fire damage (not much but every little bit helps the character and the theme). And, most importantly, they have 5% Chance to cast Level 8 Blaze when struck which meant there was almost always a ton of huge flames blanketing the screen (remember Surtr had no shield so he got struck often, very often).
Surtr's Infernostride
Demonhide Boots
Defense: 101
Durability: 12 of 12
Kick Damage: 26 to 46
Required Strength: 20
Required Level: 29
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 87
Fingerprint: 0x8c9724d5
+140% Enhanced Defense
+15 Defense
Fire Resist +30%
+10% to Maximum Fire Resist
Adds 12-33 fire damage
62% Extra Gold from Monsters
+2 to Light Radius
20% Faster Run/Walk
5% Chance to cast Level 8 Blaze when struck
Ring:
Storm Band, because . . . well why wouldn’t I want to use it? The name is great, as I have a great mental visual image of storm bands spreading out before Surtr’s approach :evil: . . . and the stats are exactly what I needed!
Storm Band
Ring
Required Level: 74
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 96
Fingerprint: 0x78cfbf0
+77 to Attack Rating
Damage Reduced by 2
Lightning Resist +29%
Poison Resist +29%
6% Life stolen per hit
6% Mana stolen per hit
Ring:
Angelic Halo, because I needed a set bonus so why not make it a good one? The name seemed to be a bit of a problem until I realized that he probably took the Angelic Ring and Amulet from the corpse of Freyr after the battle at Ragnarok, then it all made sense.
Angelic Halo
Ring
Required Level: 12
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 59
Fingerprint: 0xcb982032
+20 to Life
Replenish Life +6
Amulet:
Angelic Wings, (see above).
Angelic Wings
Amulet
Required Level: 12
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 64
Fingerprint: 0xd31b77cd
+3 to Light Radius
20% Damage Taken Goes to Mana
Switch Weapon:
Call to Arms Flail, because a giant should have a lot of life.
Call to Arms
Flail
'AmnRalMalIstOhm'
One-Hand Damage: 3 to 87
Durability: 30 of 30
Required Dexterity: 35
Required Strength: 41
Required Level: 57
Mace Class - Fastest Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 76
Fingerprint: 0x1e814e0c
+265% Enhanced Damage
Adds 5-30 fire damage
7% Life stolen per hit
Replenish Life +12
30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
40% Increased Attack Speed
+6 to Battle Orders
+2 to Battle Cry
+6 to Battle Command
Prevent Monster Heal
150% Damage to Undead
+1 to All Skill Levels
Socketed (5: 5 used)
Switch Shield:
Spirit Monarch, (see above).
Spirit
Superior Monarch
'TalThulOrtAmn'
Defense: 171
Chance to Block: 42%
Smite Damage: 12 to 34
Durability: 98 of 99
Required Strength: 156
Required Level: 54
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 81
Fingerprint: 0x4cfa9213
+22 to Vitality
+112 to Mana
+15% Enhanced Defense
+250 Defense vs. Missile
Lightning Resist +35%
Cold Resist +35%
Poison Resist +35%
Increase Maximum Durability 15%
Attacker Takes Damage of 14
55% Faster Hit Recovery
35% Faster Cast Rate
+2 to All Skill Levels
+8 Magic Absorb
Socketed (4: 4 used)
Charms:
Sapphire Grand Charm of Sustenance
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 37
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 94
Fingerprint: 0xef8f2333
+30 to Life
Cold Resist +28%
Shimmering Grand Charm
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 27
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 50
Fingerprint: 0xc9f6fcbe
All Resistances +15
Shimmering Grand Charm of Inertia
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 27
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 45
Fingerprint: 0xe6c6ef0e
All Resistances +15
7% Faster Run/Walk
Shimmering Grand Charm
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 27
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 80
Fingerprint: 0x2e3d8fe2
All Resistances +15
Steel Grand Charm of Balance
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 41
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 85
Fingerprint: 0x9d1a3c18
+118 to Attack Rating
12% Faster Hit Recovery
Shimmering Small Charm
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 25
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 80
Fingerprint: 0xed41c6b0
All Resistances +5
Shimmering Small Charm of Balance
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 29
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 80
Fingerprint: 0x8eef20c5
All Resistances +5
5% Faster Hit Recovery
Fine Small Charm of Vita
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 39
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 87
Fingerprint: 0xba0cfa56
+20 to Life
+12 to Attack Rating
+3 to Maximum Damage
Fine Small Charm of Vita
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 39
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 85
Fingerprint: 0xec445cd5
+18 to Life
+16 to Attack Rating
+1 to Maximum Damage
Mercenary:
Shikha (as close a name to ‘Sinmara’ as I could find), Level 84 Rouge Fire Arrow Merc, Surtr’s companion since Act 1 Normal:
Weapon:
Faith Diamond Bow, because it has fire damage (and only fire damage), the Fanaticism Aura turns the ground red/orange (as though it’s on fire!), and it let’s me call her “Surtr’s faithful companion”.
Faith
Superior Diamond Bow
'OhmJahLemEld'
Two-Hand Damage: 146 to 177
Required Dexterity: 132
Required Strength: 89
Required Level: 65
Bow Class - Normal Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 85
Fingerprint: 0xad604d90
+280% Enhanced Damage
+64% Enhanced Damage
+1 to Attack Rating
All Resistances +15
+120 fire damage
75% Extra Gold from Monsters
Ignore Target Defense
300% Bonus to Attack Rating
75% Damage to Undead
+50 to Attack Rating against Undead
+1 to All Skill Levels
Level 14 Fanaticism Aura When Equipped
10% Reanimate As: Returned
Socketed (4: 4 used)
Helm:
Guillaume’s Face, because it matches Surtr’s helm’s base item type (and you know matching couple’s outfits are cute).
Guillaume's Face
Winged Helm
Defense: 217
Durability: 32 of 40
Required Strength: 115
Required Level: 34
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 87
Fingerprint: 0x7f020aca
+15 to Strength
+120% Enhanced Defense
30% Faster Hit Recovery
35% Chance of Crushing Blow
15% Deadly Strike
Armor:
Smoke Wire Fleece, because it matches Surtr’s armor’s base item type (see above), and it seemed fitting that ‘Smoke’ should be following behind Surtr.
Smoke
Wire Fleece
'NefLum'
Defense: 801
Durability: 32 of 32
Required Strength: 111
Required Level: 53
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 79
Fingerprint: 0xff802fd0
+10 to Energy
+75% Enhanced Defense
+280 Defense vs. Missile
All Resistances +50
-1 to Light Radius
20% Faster Hit Recovery
Level 6 Weaken (18/18 Charges)
Socketed (2: 2 used)
Character Story Concept:
It is an eon after the events of Ragnarok and the world has once again been corrupted beyond redemption. Surtr must therefore once again issue forth from the realm of Murspell, defeat the gods Andariel, Duriel, Mephisto, Diablo, and Baal, destroy the corrupted Worldstone and then once again set the world ablaze in a cleansing fire.
Gaming Experience:
Normal and Nightmare were completed at Players 7 with Surtr using a pretty random assortment of twinking gear that was always replaced by the endgame gear the moment it became available. Surtr’s Infernostrides and Lava Gout Battle Gauntlets helped create some sense of character identity in Normal but it wasn’t really until the very end of Nightmare (reaching clvl 71 and Flamebellow) that there was a very strong sense of theme.
Once Flamebellow was equipped everything seemed to come together and the character really became a lot of fun to play through Hell. Operating at the final breakpoint for Zeal, Surtr’s 12% chance to cast level 16 Firestorm on striking (Flamebellow), 2% chance to cast level 10 Enchant on striking (Lava Gout), added to the 5% chance to cast level 8 Blaze when struck (Infernostrides) and the arrows of the Act 1 Fire Merc meant that there was always a huge amount of fire exploding on the screen. As I planned the character I had suspected that most of that fire damage was only going to be for show but once playing through Hell was pleasantly surprised to discover that it did make a big difference in some important places. For example, I was really concerned about being able to make it through the Maggot Lair PI’s but was very excited to discover that at Players 1 Surtr had enough fire damage to cut through PI’s as though they were any other monster in the game :alright: . There were a few FI/PI monsters (mostly in Act 4 Hell) that Surtr couldn’t defeat (using his standard gear) so I did what I thought a hulking giant would do: knock them out of the way (using charge) and move onto more important things. Things like defeating Baal (pictured) and laying waste to the world (sadly not pictured).
What else? Ah, finds! Surprisingly there were some decent drops despite Surtr’s nearly meaningless 25% MF. These drops included: Nature’s Peace, Demonhorn’s Edge, Baranar’s Star, Messerschmidt’s Reaver, and a very nice Wolfhowl:
Readouts:
Nature's Peace
Ring
Required Level: 69
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 83
Fingerprint: 0x51d70ad2
Damage Reduced by 10
Poison Resist +21%
Slain Monsters Rest In Peace
Prevent Monster Heal
Level 5 Oak Sage (19/27 Charges)
Demonhorn's Edge
Destroyer Helm
Defense: 354
Durability: 34 of 45
(Barbarian Only)
Required Strength: 151
Required Level: 61
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 85
Fingerprint: 0xe2d9b5f6
+126% Enhanced Defense
4% Life stolen per hit
Attacker Takes Damage of 63
10% Increased Attack Speed
+1 to Masteries Skills (Barbarian Only)
+2 to Warcry Skills (Barbarian Only)
+3 to Combat Skills (Barbarian Only)
Baranar's Star
Devil Star
One-Hand Damage: 129 to 159
Durability: 54 of 172
Required Dexterity: 44
Required Strength: 153
Required Level: 65
Mace Class - Very Fast Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 84
Fingerprint: 0x24d46ae4
+15 to Strength
+15 to Dexterity
+200% Enhanced Damage
Adds 1-200 fire damage
Adds 1-200 lightning damage
Adds 1-200 cold damage over 5 seconds
+100 Maximum Durability
50% Increased Attack Speed
200% Bonus to Attack Rating
150% Damage to Undead
Messerschmidt's Reaver
Champion Axe
Two-Hand Damage: 177 to 282
Durability: 31 of 75
Required Dexterity: 59
Required Strength: 167
Required Level: 70
Axe Class - Fast Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 85
Fingerprint: 0x9b2ae88b
+15 to Strength
+15 to Energy
+15 to Dexterity
+15 to Vitality
+200% Enhanced Damage
Adds 20-240 fire damage
+25 Maximum Durability
100% Bonus to Attack Rating
+2% to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
Wolfhowl
Fury Visor
Defense: 335
Durability: 30 of 35
(Barbarian Only)
Required Strength: 129
Required Level: 79
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 87
Fingerprint: 0x82f13ac6
+8 to Strength
+10 to Dexterity
+9 to Vitality
+122% Enhanced Defense
+4 to Werewolf
+6 to Lycanthropy
+6 to Feral Rage
+3 to Warcry Skills (Barbarian Only)
Level 15 Summon Dire Wolf (8/18 Charges)
The Wolfhowl might be my best to date so I’d say it’s about time to create a Wolfbarb . . . or maybe it’s time for more 1.07 :scratchhead: . . . either way, I’d say this character has been fun but is ready for retirement.
Thanks to Liquid_Evil for creating/hosting (great to have you back)! Thanks to the judges for volunteering their time and wisdom (if there is anything at all I can do to influence you in my favor please don’t hesitate to message me :nod: ). And lastly, thanks to anyone else who bothered to read this
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omgwtfbbqpwned said:Strygwyr, The Bloodseeker
LCS of Strygwyr, The Feral Rage Werewolf
Preface: I swear on the name of Liquid_Evil that I did not litter the contents of the below spoilers with a single .gif and/or .jpeg, so I'm guaranteeing it's 56k friendly.Also, should I be lying, it's not NSFL or NSFW or 4chan-material in any way.
Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, Batman Symbol:
To those unfamiliar with DotA: I'm sorry; 1. you've either been living under a rock, or 2. you're older than kestegs, or 3. possibly both.
The following is copypasta from DotA's official site:
An unusual hybrid of Demon and Orc, Strygwyr is an outcast amongst all mortal creatures. By thriving on and bathing himself with the blood of those he slays, Strygwyr can heal his wounds - even those that could prove fatal. Beware the fool who dares venturing alone, for Strygwyr can sense his blood miles away and gain vision through his helpless prey's eyes. Having ruptured the enemy with mighty blows in his bloodthirsty frenzies, Strygwyr corners his foe into making the impossible decision - bleed to death by trying to outrun the hasty demon, or be ripped to shreds in its awesome fury.
Awesome. And for those familiar with DotA (sidenote: and decent at playing DotA), you know him all too well as BS aka "Ally Chat: ofmg you ****ing noob why would you pick such a useless hero ***** rage quit". True story.
Vitals and Gear:
Level 90 Druid
Base Life/Final Life (WW & BO): 560/2169
Base Mana/Final Mana: 696969696/100 No one cares and no one will notice this.
STR: 304
DEX: 333
VIT: 25
NRG: 20
FHR: 5 fpa
Slvl 27 Feral Rage (with HoW): 1325-6691 @ 9/11 fpa [75% CB, 35% OW]
Feral Rage AR (with HoW): 21460
Slvl 27 Feral Rage: 998-4998 @ 9/11 fpa [75% CB, 35% OW]
Feral Rage AR: 17112
Slvl 8 Fury (with HoW): 1380-6978 @ 7/7/7/7/11 fpa [75% CB, 35% OW]
Fury AR (with HoW): 18111
Slvl 8 Fury: 1053-5285 @ 7/7/7/7/11 fpa [75% CB, 35% OW]
Fury AR: 13764
Lycanthropy: Maxed
Feral Rage: Maxed
Heart of Wolverine: Maxed
Carrion Vine: Maxed
Werewolf: Remainder
1-point Wonders: Fury
Weapon: Strygwyr's The Cranium Basher (Realgar Jewel of Fervor
Switch-Out: 1.10a 'Call to Arms' War Scepter // 'Spirit' Monarch
Helm: Strygwyr's Visionary Basinet of the Fox (Viper Eye Rare Jewel, Viper Eye Rare Jewel*)
Armor: Cow King's Hide (Dol)
Gloves: Satanic's Dracul's Grasp
Boots: Cow King's Hooves
Belts: Eagle Harness Crafted Blood Belt
Amulet: Beast Heart Rare Amulet
Ring1: Raven Frost
Ring2: Viper Coil Rare Ring
Charms: Skillers, Damage, Lifers, Res.
* Not a typo. Double Viper Eye rare jewels, both white, both pointing up. Points plox. Take that, Republicans!
Skill Theme:
Let's examine Bloodseeker's skill set in the world of DotA (pure copypasta):
Blood Rage
Drives a unit into a bloodthristy rage. That unit is unable to cast spells, has its attack damage increased, and loses a small amount of hit points every second.
How I achieved this effect:
Slvl 28 Werewolf - Silences the Druid.
Slvl 30 Heart of Wolverine - Grants 223% damage.
(I'm not using 'Malice' - bite me!)
Bloodbath
Whenever Strygwyr kills a unit, he bathes himself in the blood, regenerating his life source.
How I achieved this effect:
Slvl 30 Carrion Vine - Restores 11% of corpse's life to Druid.
Satanic's Dracul's Grasp - 5 Life Per Kill, 15% Life Leech.
Slvl 27 Feral Rage - 4-116% Life Leech with each attack (the weaker the enemy, the more Strygwyr heals).
Strygwyr's Thirst
Enables Strygwyr to sense the bleeding of any enemy hero below 40% hp. If he finds one, Strygwyr gains vision of that unit and increased movement speed.
How I achieved this effect:
Slvl 27 Feral Rage - 19-58% Skill FRW with each attack (the weaker the enemy, the faster Strygwyr runs).
Rupture
Deals a mighty blow to the enemy causing any movement to result in bleeding and loss of life.
How I achieved this effect:
Eagle Harness Crafted Blood Belt - 10% Open Wounds.
Satanic's Dracul's Grasp - 25% Open Wounds.
Stat Theme:
In DotA, Strygwyr gains 2.0 strength per level, and 3.0 agility per level. In Diablo II, Strygwyr gain's 2 strength and 3 dexterity per level. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
DotA Items:
Heart of Tarrasque
+40 Strength
+300 HP
Health Regeneration (passive)
Beast Heart **
Amulet
+30 to Strength
Replenish Life +10
** I wanted to personalize this so badly. Stoopid Blizzard.
Cranium Basher
Strygwyr's The Cranium Basher
Thunder Maul
Satanic
+25 Strength
+20 damage
+5 armor
Lifesteal (passive)
Unholy Rage (active)- Gives +175% Lifesteal for 3.5 seconds
Satanic's Dracul's Grasp
Vampirebone Gloves
+15 to Strength
10% Life stolen per hit
5% Chance to cast Level 10 Life Tap on striking
Following Liquid_Evil's Stupigenious (I keed, I keed) Ruleset and Themes:
1. Partial Set - Cow King's Hide, Cow King's Hooves.
2. Helm - Strygwyr's Visionary Basinet of the Fox.
3. Socketing - Dol in armor, rare jewel in helm.
Physical/Fire:
Feral Rage is physical.
Animalistic/Foxy:
Do I really need to spell it out?
Also, with regards to this whole foxy thing: see Brock.
Point-whoredom:
Weapon: Strygwyr's The Cranium Basher (Realgar Jewel of Fervor
Gloves: Satanic's Dracul's Grasp
Helm: Strygwyr's Visionary Basinet of the Fox (Viper Eye Rare Jewel, Viper Eye Rare Jewel*)
Gameplay and Thoughts:
TL;DR version (as Shakespeare once said, brevity is poop face up your mom):
omg's standard rules
[x] All quests completed, with the exception of reward quests.
[x] All way points are to be taken, with the exception of Hall of Pain.
Normal (/p8): In this order.
Nightmare (/p8-->/p1): At first I was like; but then I was like.
Hell Act I: Made some hoes bleed. Aww yeah.
Hell Act II: Strygwyr is not Woody. Woody is Duriel.
Hell Act III: Life in nature is harsh.
Hell Act IV: This COMPLETELY describes the journey from River of Flame to Diablo's pentagon.
Hell Act V, in general: We from this to this in less than 20 minutes of gameplay.
Hell Act V, Ancients: The ancients = crab. Ha ha ha! No wait. Strygwyr was the crab. orz
Hell Act V, Baal and friends: Made me cry.
Managed this without a single death.
NDEs? I tell you this, if Blizzard North made the life bulb change color everytime it dropped 800 life, I would have had several seizures. Druids were not made to have silly life.
Obligatory Hell Hell Forge pic: It was Ko.
One hour a day or so, grinded Nihlathak for exp, had my Cranium Basher equipped for some of Act IV and all of Act V, used an upped Steeldriver prior.
Strygwyr went merc-less because I am a boss.
Future:
>> Maybe some gear tweeks.
>> Travex and Boo-Boo will be joining future fights.
>> For those who want to build something like this, take a weapon that hits at least 7/9 frames with Feral Rage, pump Vita, and you should be good to go.
Closure: This was fun. Thanks for hosting L_E, and thank you to the judges who will no doubt be delivering hail-Batman justice upon my enemies.
@Drixx/Humbuggerer/cheerupemokid10: It's hard when omgwtfbbqpwned is this sexy, I know.
Special thanks:
jimsfriend/frozzzen for trying to get me to make a character on Eastern Sun so that I'd be disqualified. Nice try, you penfifteens.
I didn't make any of these images, I stole them off the internet. All relevant DotA information can be found here.
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omgwtfbbqpwned said:Boo. Does my count? I was only 5 minutes late.
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Drystan said:Image Quote from omg:
@HanS: That God/demon mythology is epic. And translates to D2 very nicely! Amazing char.
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