Help me make a Voodoo Champion!

darkdill·5/20/2014, 4:13:45 AM·4 votes·92 views

This is something Riot should've put out a long time ago, but Tabu (you can find out about him on the League Wiki) was canceled in production and his kit was given to Swain. I say it's about time that League gets a Voodoo Champion.

However, to avoid the stereotypical "black man with a chicken bone in his nose" or copying Warcraft's Troll Shadow Hunters, I hope to make something that looks like...

THIS!
http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130615204745/donkeykong/es/images/a/ac/Tiki_tong_listo.png

The above is an image of Tiki Tong, the final boss of Donkey Kong Country Returns. You can definitely see the Voodoo style coming from him, and I think something similar would work perfectly in League's universe. In LoL, you wouldn't be the Voodoo shaman or witch doctor; you're the Voodoo GOD!

Of course, something like this needs a kit, and I'm open to ideas. In terms of general direction, I'm looking to make this guy (needs a name) a disruption support who debuffs enemy Champions more than buffing allies. Not a great amount of damage coming from this guy, but lots of CC and other afflictions like Cripple (reduce enemy damage) that would drive his enemies crazy.

For the moment, I only have a few basic ideas for abilities. Not all of them may be used in a final iteration; they're just prototypes for now. Expect changes.

EDIT: I've got some new ideas, and I've got a name for this guy:

Gobomba, the Voodoo Idol

Here are the skills I've currently thought of, but they need feedback.

P - Bad Mojo
Gobomba's basic attacks inflict a strong slow on enemies for 2 seconds (decays over duration). This effect cannot reoccur on a target for X seconds.

Q - (need ideas)

W - Shrunken Hex
Gobomba tethers to target enemy Champion, dealing minor magic damage per second. If the tether is not broken within 1.5 seconds, the target is shrunk (re-skinned Polymorph), rendering it unable to attack or use abilities for X seconds and causing it to take 10% increased damage while shrunk.

E - (need ideas)

R - Big Bad Voodoo
Gobomba releases a terrible curse around him for 10 seconds (aura effect), dealing minor magic damage per second in a large area around him (450 range) and reducing the physical and magical damage of all nearby enemies by X% during this time.

If you want to help pitch in, feel free to post.

2 Comments

CaptainWednesday5/20/2014, 12:34:41 PM1 votes

Let me start by asking are we aiming for just generic Voodoo that encompasses many Voodoo religions/cultures? Or more along the lines of New Orleans Voodoo, Haitian Vodou, West African Vodun, or something more specific? It's important to make sure we maintain historical accuracy when making a champion related to religion (in this case, Voodoo).