Novo, the Occult Duellist
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Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWK9HjWYWfc
** *All similarities to other champs are coincidence and your paranoia getting to you! **
Novo is a ranged caster, used mainly for poking and chasing down single targets, and when in his secondary form, becomes a bursty melee, AP Assassin, able to chase down and secure targets, as well as escaping from harm with ease.
Lore:
Along the western coast of Valoran, the human city-state of Demacia shines as the continent's paragon of virtue amongst all the other human settlements. As a monarchy, Demacia is governed by various royal families, regulating the city-state primarily as members of the Demacian Council. Amongst these royal families, we meet Novo, the son of a Demacian duellist belonging to House Laurent.
One fateful day, Novo, and his father, were part of a convoy group of Demacian nobility and royal family members en route to Piltover for a publicity trip. To their misfortune, the caravan was ambushed in a choke-point of the Ironspike Mountains by Zaunite mercenaries. Amongst the commotion and disorder, Novo was captured by the mercenaries. Shortly after he was gagged and bound, the mercenaries withdrew, bringing poor Novo with them. Despite valiant efforts from the Piltover Patrol, Novo was never found, and without a body to confirm, he was presumed dead. Condolences were sent back to House Laurent, but unbeknownst to them, the presumptions were far from true.
As he opened his eyes, constricted and bound, Novo found himself face-to-face with none other than the revered man hunter, Warwick.
Spitting blood from his lips, Novo looked the manhunter in the eyes.
"What do you want from me?" Novo screamed, as he struggled to break his confines.
*"My research has brought me to a standstill, and requires a certain ingredient I can't freely obtain." *
"What do I have that you could possibly need?" Novo asked, doubt filling his eyes.
"The blood of Demacian royalty." Warwick replied, a wicked grin crossing his face.
Novo's eyes filled with fear as Warwick grabbed a knife off the table next to them. Novo quickly theorized a plan, and as Warwick neared with the knife, using all his might, Novo kicked the blade into the ropes that were constricting him.. After a minuscule struggle, the ropes severed. Novo took a chance and fled from his captor; only to find himself trapped amongst the extensive labyrinth that was Warwick's lab. Warwick pursued Novo, following him in, and during the scuffle, Novo found himself knocked back into a table of chemicals. The table collapsed under his weight, sending flask after flask to shatter over top of him. The chemicals ate away at his armor, burning his skin. As he began to scream, his limbs frantically thrashing in an attempt to brush the chemicals off, the only sound that could be heard was Warwick's chilling laughter. As Novo's head grew lighter, Warwick's looming shadow grew closer and closer. Before his body began to shut down, three words continually echoed in his ears..
"This ends.. now."
Days later, Novo awoke, his arms in searing pain. Regaining his consciousness, Novo gazed down at his arms in true terror. They were rapidly changing form, coagulating between his normal hands and rough, steel-like edges. With sudden realization, Novo destined himself that he could not go home in his state. He couldn't return to the city-state of Demacia as an experimental monster. Instead, Novo spent years attempting to control and manipulate his new found aberration.
In his adult years Novo became a vigilante, and set his sights on eradicating his captor and his group of mercenaries of their lives. One day, while listening in on one of his targets, Novo overheard the goon mention Warwick and Singed, and their involvement in the League of Legends. With a sanguine prospect, he sought out to join the Institute of War, in hopes that one day, he could be put right.
(Props to summoner: "Lythicos Ra" for Lore contributions.)
Possible Quotes:
"Warwick and all of Zaun will pay for what they've done to me. I can never return home until I'm finally avenged." -- Novo
"I didn't come to the League to make friends, or to find a greater outlook on life. I came here to cure my ailment." -- Novo
Appearance:
Art courtesy of 'noxikon')
Novo's hair, is medium length, aimed more toward the front, and is completely white, except for a small black streak of hair that hangs over his right eye. Interestingly enough, his eyes share two colours. His left eye is pale, and bright blue. Full of innocence, and as piercing as the blue sky. Meanwhile his right eye, converged with darkness and sickness, has taken on a deep, cold red. The only thing residing in his right eye is lifelessness and hatred. His armor, as he is a mage/duelist, is a mixture between noble armor and belts filled with archaic daggers, one strapping along his chest, while three hang from his waist. However, when Novo changes into his Bladed form, his hair loses some length in the back, turning to a short spikey look, turning pitch black, the exception of a small white streak, which falls just above his left eye. His cape becomes slightly tattered and ripped, the wind magically keeping it billowing. His chest armor remains the same, but the noble, and innocent glow disappears from the metal. It is instead replaced by a faint dark aura.
Role: Mage, Fighter
Statistic Overview: Health: 5
Attack: 2
Difficulty: 9
Spells: 8
Stats:
Health: 390 (+85.00/lvl) Health Regen: 5 (+0.55/lvl) Mana: 245 (+50.00lvl) Mana Regen: 7.0 (+0.55/lvl) Range: 525 (Ranged) Attack Damage: 49 (+2.9/lvl) Attack Speed: 0.625 (+1.63%/lvl) Armor: 14.00 (+3.8/lvl) Magic Resist: 30.00 (+0.00/lvl) Speed: 335
Recommended Items:
- Sorceror's Shoes
- Nashor's Tooth
- Athene's Unholy Grail
- Deathfire Grasp
- Rabadon's Deathcap
- Zhonya's Hourglass
Recommended Summoners:
-Novo's basic attacks, while in Human form, consist of him throwing small daggers off his belt at the enemies.
-Novo's critical strikes, while in Human form, consist of him throwing the same daggers, having his back turned to the enemy.
-Novo's basic attacks, while in Bladed form, consist of full armed, heavy swings and stabs.
-Novo's critical strikes, while in Bladed form, consist of him stabbing forward with both arms simultaneously.
Ability Set:
Militant's Mind (Innate):
Novo's successful damaging abilities, generate stacks of Militant's Mind. At 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 stacks, Novo's next damaging ability in Bladed form gain an additional effect, and they allow him to lunge at his target dealing bonus magic damage equal to a percentage of the target's current health.
The scaling of Militant's Mind increases at levels 6, 11, and 16.
Damage: 5% / 6% / 7% / 8% of target's current health. Lunge Range: 525 / 550 / 575 / 600
Blade Storm / Cleave in Twain (Q):
Blade Storm:
Novo grabs several daggers from his belt, throwing them in a line, dealing magic damage to all enemies hit.
Damage: 70 / 115 / 160 / 205 / 250 (+60% ability power)
Mana Cost: 65 / 75 / 85 / 95 / 105 mana Cooldown: 8 / 7.5 / 7 / 6.5 / 6 seconds Range: 625
Cleave in Twain:
ACTIVE: Novo scissor chops target enemy, dealing magical damage, plus a portion of the target's missing health.
Damage: 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 (+80% ability power)
Percentage of Missing Health: 2% (+1.5% per 100 AP)
Mana Cost: 65 / 75 / 85 / 95 / 105 mana Cooldown: 8 / 7.5 / 7 / 6.5 / 6 seconds Range: 300
MILITANT'S MIND BONUS: Cleave in Twain now deals 4% of the target's missing health instead of 2%.
Hinder / Voracious Sting (W):
Hinder:
Novo throws two jagged daggers at target enemy champion, striking them in the legs, dealing physical damage and slowing their movement speed by 35% for 2.5 seconds.
Damage: 60 / 95 / 130 / 165 / 200 (+40% attack damage)
Mana Cost: 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 mana Cooldown: 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 / 9 seconds Range: 650
Voracious Sting:
ACTIVE: Novo empowers his arms, allowing his next basic attack to deal additional magical damage and heal him for a percentage of the damage dealt.
Damage: 65 / 100 / 135 / 170 / 205 (+60% ability power) Heal Percentage: 5% / 10% / 15% / 20% / 25% (+1% per 100 AP)
Mana Cost: 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90 mana Cooldown: 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 seconds
MILITANT'S MIND BONUS: Voracious Sting also snares the target for a short duration.
Snare Duration: 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 seconds
Blade Rush / Disperse (E):
Blade Rush:
Novo dashes a short distance, granting himself bonus movement speed and allowing him to ignore unit collision for 1 second.
Bonus Movement Speed: 15% / 20% / 25% / 30% / 35%
Mana Cost: 45 / 55 / 65 / 75 / 85 mana Cooldown: 11 / 10 / 9 / 8 / 7 seconds
Range: 300
Disperse:
ACTIVE: Novo spins aggressively with his arms outstretched, dealing magic damage and knocking back all enemies within a 350-radius around him.
Damage: 60 / 95 / 130 / 165 / 200 (+30% ability power)
Mana Cost: 55 / 65 / 75 / 85 / 95 mana Cooldown: 11 / 10 / 9 / 8 / 7 seconds
MILITANT'S MIND BONUS: Disperse also applies a slow after the knock back that decays over 1.5 seconds.
Slow Percentage: 15% / 20% / 25% / 30% / 35%
Bladed Arms / Human Arms (R):
TOGGLE: Novo transforms his arms into twisted blades, granting him access to bladed abilities.
While using Bladed Arms, Novo becomes melee and loses 400 range, and gains bonus attack speed.
Bonus Attack Speed: 10% / 15% / 20% / 25%
Novo begins with one rank in Bladed Arms / Human Arms and can increase it at levels 6, 11 and 16.
Static Cooldown: 6 seconds
Skin Ideas: Open to any ideas you guys have.
Tips and Tricks:
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Playing as Novo:
- Make sure to utilize Novo's two forms to their maximum efficiency. Switch between forms to maximize your damage output.
- Your main role in team fights is to burst down the enemy carry. Use your kit to navigate your way to them.
- Novo's passive, Militant's Mind allows him to have gap closers on all his Bladed Arms skills. Make sure to utilize your passive properly.
- Cleave in Twain is a great execution skill. Make sure to use it to finish off a low health opponent.
- Novo synergizes well with hard initiation junglers like
and 
. Make sure to capitalize on their engages.
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Playing against Novo:
- Novo's kit is build to assassinate. If you're the carry, make sure your team has proper peel/protection for you in team fights.
- Novo is a high priority target with high mobility. Build your team with strong CC to shut him down easily.
- Make sure to punish and kite Novo when he loses his ranged auto attacks when he switched into Bladed Arms.
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Playing with Novo:
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Having a hard initiator makes Novo's job even easier. Make sure to pick champion with hard CC when playing with Novo to aide his assassinations.
Speech and Hotkeys:
Novo's Monologue = Here ((This is a monologue I recorded for Novo, so that you could hear his voice.. and hear his story))
Novo's voice, when in Human Form, is strong, noble, and angry. Novo's voice, when in Bladed Form, is slightly two-toned and vengeful.
Upon Selection: "My time for redemption has finally come."
Upon Starting a Match: "Let the vengeance begin.." "Let them feel my vindication."
Attacking: "One quick strike.. and it's all over." "Did that hurt? Good." "One strike closer to redemption.." "Taste the true power of my blades!" "Do not stand in my way." "Don't make me waste my time on your petty life.." "I'll stain my path to vengeance with your blood." "Your blood isn't worthy to touch my blades.."
Movement: "I'm here for one reason.." "My redemption will be swift." "My blades are on a mission.." "They will pay for what they have done.." "They will pay for what they have done to me.." "I have travelled down this path before.." "I've made my own path..." "I will make my own choices." "I will not rest...." "I will not rest until I return to my original state.." "I will not rest until I return to my former self." "What lies ahead.. is nothing I can be held accounted for.." "I will leave a trail of bodies in my wake until I find them." "I need an answer..." "Where could those cowards be hiding?"
Taunt: "A sword does not kill anybody; it is merely a tool in the killers HAND!" Novo transforms one of his arms into a blade as he says hand. "I shouldn't even bother bathing my blades in your worthless blood.."
**Taunting an Enemy 
**:
"Warwick! Prepare to pay for what you've done to me!"
"My blades will enjoy cutting through your bestial flesh.."
"Prepare to smell the scent of your own blood, Warwick."
Meeting 
first time in a match:
"Fiora.. Long time no see.."
Joke: Novo fiddles with his nails, before transforming one of his arms into a blade. "Whoa.. I need to trim my nails.." "My father always told me that I was a SHARP kid." Novo transforms his arms into blades as he says sharp.
Upon 'Militant's Mind' becoming active: "Time to show you what I can really do.." "Be ready to taste my blades."
Upon casting 'Hinder': "Not so fast." "Where do you think YOU'RE going?"
Upon casting 'Disperse': "Get away from me!" "Hands off me!" "Back away from me!" "Get... Off!"
Upon casting 'Bladed Arms': "I've become.. A MONSTER!" Novo laughs. "Let me show you my TRUE power!" "I've grown tired of taking your life with my bare hands.." "Let me show you what a real duellist can do.."
Upon casting 'Human Arms': "Conceal the beast.." "I must restrict my power.." "Back to my old roots.."
Dance: Still to be decided.
Upon Death: Novo places his fists facing inward against his chest, transforms his arms, and shoots his blades into his chest before falling to the ground.
Like I said, I am open to any sort of ideas on balancing, tweaking and other such things. So PLEASE leave your input. It'll help make them perfect.
And in payment for your feedback, please feel free to leave your OWN ideas, so that we can help each other.
- Gjom
Change Log
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October 7, 2014
- Posted champion concept onto Boards.
- Changed Sharped Senses's cooldown to a static cooldown.
- Changed Human Arms / Bladed Arms's cooldown to a static cooldown.
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October 8, 2014
- Lore edited to clear up misconceptions and to add more depth.
- Fixed minor spelling errors on Blade Rush.
- Removed special interaction with Twitch.
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October 21, 2014
- Fixed minor spelling errors over entire concept.
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October 26, 2014
- Removed abilties: Sharpened Senses and Converge
- Added new abilities: Militant's Mind and Double-Cross.
- Edited wording on Blade Storm to clear up misconception.
- Reduced Cleave in Twain's percentage damage from 3% to 2%
- Reduced Blade Rush's unit collision ignorance from 1.5 seconds to 1 second.
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October 27, 2014
- Altered layout, adding clarity to the champion concept.
- Fixed minor spelling errors over entire concept.
- Changed name of Double-Cross to Voracious Sting.
- Added additional effects to Voracious Sting.
- Increased Voracious Sting's cooldown by 1 second per level.
- Reduced Cleave in Twain's range from 425 to 300.
- Added additional entries to 'Speech and Hotkeys'.
