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Redwood, The Forgotten Plunderer

passıon·10/14/2015, 2:22:32 AM·7 votes·1,919 views

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Redwood, is a ghost pirate, who died with a curse on his head, years before Gangplank's fall from power. With his skillful swordfighting ability, and lackluster shooting ability, Redwood wishes to return from his state of roaming the earth as a dead man, to sailing the seas as a Plunderer. He will prove that even after death, he can best Death once again.

Attributes: Fighter

Lore http://img.weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Ghost_Ships_EP.jpg “Gather round lads. I be’ spinnin’ ye a tale from me own grandpappy. Mythical stories speak of legends. They describe stories of kings, and monsters, and demons. But no story had ever mentioned of Redwood. Some say, he was the greatest plunderer the world had ever seen! His cutlass was made of diamond itself. I speak of no devil when I tell ya all this, however the man was clever, conniving, ‘n brutal. He had an old saying that went”

“I’ve bested death before.”

“No man’s ever stood up... And lived... HIs crew fear’d him til’ the sun burnt out. But then... He entered into a storm. His ship tossed ‘n turned. The waters threatened to rip his boards into pieces. And they would if he let ‘em. His crew on the other hand... They begged the man to turn around - didn’t wanna go through with it. He just kept utterin’ his phrase ‘I have bested death before.’ and kept goin forward. His boards broke, his sails ripped. They went down... But before that, he was met by a ghastly figure. And his voice was as deep as the sea. But Redwood wasn’t afraid o’ nothin’. He foolishly threatened to shoot the ghost, and his gun just... Exploded. After that, the ghost spoke. He cursed Redwood with death.”

“Bester of death You are now condemned for your actions. You will sail no longer. You will live your life as a ghost of a man. Following you will be a crew of skeletons. You will purchase their services And they will immediately die. They fight for you But tire of fighting. They help you But resent you. You will never rebuild your ship Or anything like it.”

“The fool, with nothin’ to lose, finished his conversation with the ghost. And said: ‘Amen to that’. Ah what’re ye shiverin’ about? It’s just a tale, you bunch ‘o cowards. “ - Gangplank Captain Gangplank to his crew. http://fullhdwp.com/images/wallpapers/ghost-ship-wreck-wallpaper.jpg

Friends Gangplank Rivals MissFortune TwistedFate Graves

Abilities

.:[Innate - Market Trader]:. http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u422/frogkartemaster/1_zpsycbnx07f.jpg

All items in the shop cost 8% less gold. Redwood can also collect Gold PIeces (Ranging from 1-4. Large minions, monsters, and champions always drop 4. After the 30 minute mark, units will drop between 4-8 Gold Pieces) from fallen enemies, allowing for unique item purchases.

UPGRADE: Grindstone (130 Gold PIeces) Purchase to upgrade any Legendary or Mythical item in the shop, that gives attack damage as a stat. The item gives 20% more attack damage, and gives 15 armor penetration. Additional purchases can be made for 1.5x the before price.

UPGRADE: Workbench (130 Gold Pieces) Purchase to upgrade any Legendary or Mythical item in the shop, that gives armor. The item gives 15 more armor, and reduces magic damage dealt to redwood by 15%. Additional purchases can be made for 1.5x the before price.

UPGRADE: Light Foot (130 Gold Pieces) Purchase to upgrade your pair of boots. The item can then be activated, causing Redwood to sprint, and gaining a rapidly decaying 70% movespeed boost. (30 second cooldown) No additional purchases are available.

Redwood can also make smaller purchases to help him in game.

UPGRADE: Hire Swordfighter (150 Gold Pieces) Purchase to hire a Swordfighter, adding one idle pirate to his crew, until he uses The Plundering. Additional purchases are available.

UPGRADE: Hire Cannon Handler (200 Gold Pieces) Purchase to hire a Cannon Handler, adding one idle pirate to his crew, until he uses The Plundering. Additional purchases are available.

UPGRADE: Captain's Ferocity (80 Gold Pieces) Purchase to give Redwood 35% bonus attack speed during Cutlass Cutter. Additional purchases can be made to give Redwood 8% more attack speed with each purchase.

UPGRADE: Tireless Warrior (120 Gold Pieces) Purchase to increase Redwoods maximum Cooldown Reduction to 50%. No additional purchase are available.

UPGRADE: Improved Bullets (85 Gold Pieces) Purchase to strengthen Redwood's Bullets during Crippling Shot. Crippling Shot now has +10% AD Ratio, and slows for 20% longer. Additional purchases are available to increase the AD Ratio by 10%, and the slow duration by 20% each purchase.

UPGRADE: Seafarer (60 Gold Pieces) Purchase to improve mobility on the River. Redwood now moves 35% faster on the River, and his basic attacks deal 1.35 - 222 (1.35 to the power of your level) bonus physical damage. Additional purchases are available to increase bonus movespeed by 10% each purchase.

UPGRADE: Battle Ready (95 Gold Pieces) Purchase to increase critical strike chance by 20%, and Crew's critical strike chance by 10%. Additional purchases are available to increase his critical strike chance by 10%, and his Crew's critical strike chance by 5% with each purchase.

UPGRADE: Captain's Generosity (60 Gold Pieces) Purchase to increase Crew's armor and magic resist by 15. Additional purchase can be made.

.:[Q - Cutlass Cutter]:. http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u422/frogkartemaster/2_zpsku8r92c4.jpg

Redwood marks an enemy champion. For 5 seconds, each basic attack against that target will apply a stacking debuff called "X". At 2 stacks, X will mark the spot! His next basic attack against them will fire his gun, gaining 300 range, and dealing 60/70/80/90/100% of his attack damage as bonus physical damage.

CD: 15/13/11/9/7 Mana: 60/70/80/90/100 Spell Variation: Debuff

.:[W - Swindler's Word]:. http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u422/frogkartemaster/3_zpsd6qrqltc.jpg

Innate: The third attack of Cutlass Cutter deals bonus physical damage equal to 3/4.5/6/7.5/9% of their target's missing health. Active: Redwood utters a cry of toughness, slowing all enemy units in an area by 27/34/41/48/55%. If Redwood slows an enemy champion, he gains bonus 4/8/12/16/20 armor/MR for each enemy champion affected (Stacks up to 2 times) for 3.5 seconds.

CD: 20/18/16/14/12 Mana: 50/60/70/80/90 Spell Variation: Slow

.:[E - Crippling Shot]:. http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u422/frogkartemaster/4_zps8wecczga.jpg

Redwood aims his pistol at a target, and fires, dealing 60/75/90/105/120 (0.5 AD) physical damage. The target is crippled, and slowed by 50/55/60/65/70% for 1.3 seconds. Redwood's crippled target is immediately prioritized by the rest of his Crew.

CD: 15 Mana: 80/75/70/65/60 Spell Variation: Slow

.:[R - The Plundering]:. http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u422/frogkartemaster/5_zpsm519ymfx.jpg

Redwood calls his crew to action, summoning 1/2/3 Swordfighters and 1 Cannon Handler (Plus those hired within the Market) pirates to attack all nearby enemies, but focus on Crippled enemies first, and all other enemy champions second. The Plundering Crew lasts for 30 seconds.

Swordfighter Stats: HP: 100/300/500 (30% of Redwood's bonus HP) AD: 25% of Redwood's AD AtkSpd: 0.8 Armor/MR: 20/30/40 Movespeed: 325/350/375 (Increases to 375/400/425 when moving towards a recently Crippled enemy, or when Redwood is too far away.) Range: 150

UNIQUE Passive: Swordfighter's basic attacks deal 25/55/85 (based on The Plundering's rank) bonus true damage.

Cannon Handler Stats: HP: 100/200/300 (30% of Redwood's max HP) AD: 30/65/100 (20% of Redwood's AD) AtkSpd: 0.5 Armor/MR: 100 Movespeed: 90% of Redwood's Speed Range: 400

UNIQUE Passive: Cannon Handler's basic attacks deal 30/40/50% (based on The Plundering's rank) of the damage dealt to the original target to enemies around them, as true damage.

CD: 120 Mana: 100 Spell Variation: Summon

Recommended Items:

Starter item 2041 item 2003 Essential item 3158 item 3078 item 3068 Offensive Items item 3074 item 3031 item 3071
Defensive Items item 3143 item 3025 item 3110 item 3111 Consumables item 2003 item 2004 item 2044 item 2138

Power Levels (Rated 1-10) Damage: 8 Early Game: 5 Mid Game: 5 Late Game: 8 Engage: 4 Poke: 2 Split Push: 4 Tankiness: 7 CC: 6 Peel: 5 Disengage: 2

Quotes

Selection Death has bested me.

First movement of the game I can’t be outsmarted by death... No. I will rebuild my crew. The dead still roam this Earth.

Movement My heart is towards the Brotherhood of The Seas I was a fool. What have I done? The crew will be reborn. We will ride the waters again. I beg the Heavens for mercy. Is this Bilgewater? A crew of ghosts is better than none at all. Me soul... Is lost. Fix me spirits... Please...

Attacking Yaarr! We can still put up a fight. You’ll be supper, lad. Look what trawled out of the bunghole! Bilge rat! I didn’t best death... But I can best you. A sword of diamond is me best friend. Meet ‘im.

Joke It takes a couple ‘o years to learn how to stop fallin’ through the floorboards. Bein’ a ghost is hard, when ya don’t know how to control it. I didn’t get an instruction manual for this.

Taunt Enjoy yer' visit to the depths of the sea, landlubber. The sharks are awaitin' lad.

Reaching the third stack of Cutlass Cutter X marks the spot! Got ye lad.

Using Crippling Shot Be glad i died a bad shot. Close enough.

Using The Plundering Charge! Join us, in death.

Purchasing a Grindstone Upgrade Spectral weapons... Deserve spectral attention. The hand of a deadman, needs somethin' sharp to grip. I'll bury it in their heart.

Purchasing a Workbench Upgrade It's true. The dead still wear armor. I'll take it. Magics stand no chance against me.

Purchasing a Light Foot Upgrade Kill faster. Nothin's gettin' away from me.

Hiring a Swordfighter Sorry... For what I've done. You're mine now. You roam with me... Forever.

Hiring a Cannon Handler Friends 'til the end. There ain't nothin stoppin' us. No goin' back, lad.

Purchasing a Seafarer upgrade I miss it all. I made a mistake. Home... My life... My death... t'was all on the ocean.

Taunting Kalista Kalista I've told me fair share of lies. I'll continue through the afterlife. You accept death. I will cheat it.

Taunting Karthus Karthus Help me. I want to live. You won't claim me yet. I'll best death again. In time, I'll be out of yer grasp.

Taunting Evelynn Evelynn So... is this what I'm slowly becoming?

Taunting Nami Nami We're eating tonight. How do ya like yer sauce, lass?

Taunting MissFortune Miss Fortune Me ‘n me crew will... Take care ‘o ya. Put up a fight, lass. Don’t be frightened lassie. Just leave.

Taunting Gangplank Gangplank I been watchin’ you, Gangplank. The legends are true, Gangplank. Redwood is here. Surrender it all.

Taunting TwistedFate Twisted Fate or Graves Graves You’ve got nothin' to lose. Join me.

Tips:

Playing As Redwood

  • Your priority should be on farming and collecting Gold Pieces, as you'll end up with lots of gold efficiency and power as the game progresses.
  • Use Cutlass Cutter when you know you'll be fighting for at least 2 seconds. It has a high mana cost, and a high cooldown, meaning you'll be unavailable to fight back properly for a long time.
  • Swindler's Word makes for a great tool to buff yourself in the midst of a fight.
  • The Plundering is Redwood's main ability. Do not mistakenly use it, or you will be able to be punished.
  • Spend your Gold Pieces strategically. Putting them into more damage is a choice, but durability is also useful is scenarios.

Playing Against Redwood

  • Redwood will scale very well if you allow him to farm. Deny him from collecting Gold Pieces as best as you can.
  • Redwood is a strong trader due to Cutlass Cutter. Avoid being marked twice, or he will be able to take a quick bit your health.
  • Absolutely do not fight while The Plunderer is active. The additional Pirates may prove to be overwhelming while solo.
  • Ganking Redwood is an effective way to kill him outright without fear of losing too much health.
  • Pay attention to the purchases Redwood makes using Gold Pieces. They might indicate what to build or how to play against him.

I am prepared to answer any questions you may have about this concept! Please give your feedback in the comments below, and I will consider all of it, and get back with you ASAP

19 Comments

regonas10/25/2015, 12:53:43 PM2 votes

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What is wrong:

  1. Too many and too overpowered upgrades from passives
  2. Q is quite bad and is just a worse version of Gangplank's parley. You need 2 melee basic attacks and then third basic attack becomes ranged? Well, i have to assume he is melee, because you said he is fighter.
  3. E is also a worse copy of GP parley. Also, because it have no range, i have to assume it it melee ranged.
  4. R is so crazy OP i can't even to begin to explain why. With 350 AD you would be dealing: [350 (your basic attacks)] + [442 + 255 true damage (from swordfighters)] + [170 (damage from cannon)] = 962 physical damage + 255 true damage in just one wave of attacks. R is so OP, that with right build he could go 1v5 and get a pentakill. Just wow.

What is good:

  1. I like to imagine that his W is like shouting out curse words on enemies causing then become angry, but then again, they wouldn't get their attack damage reduced by that.
  2. I like summoners, just not OP ones.
Onimarus10/14/2015, 2:30:35 AM2 votes

I thought it said plumber instead of plunder and liked the concept a thousand times more.

passıon10/14/2015, 11:44:19 AM1 votes

b

Brascus10/14/2015, 11:46:28 AM1 votes

+1 for effort

BattleMaster70610/14/2015, 7:13:39 PM1 votes

Looks like a really cool concept!

SuperGweenyHut10/14/2015, 7:14:27 PM1 votes

Great idea! 100%Shyvana

monkeyfreek10/20/2015, 6:36:47 PM1 votes

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python 15910/25/2015, 6:05:31 PM1 votes

CCOS feedback There is just too much true damage in his kit and the taunt makes little sense on what i'm asuming as going to a duelist champ. He just feels too much like gangplank, there's already a priate capitan on the rift and there are more nautical themes to be expolited.

ChaosThief10/28/2015, 7:43:32 PM1 votes

Sharing the love here:

The passive seems like an awesome mechanic. Though too far in the game he'll simply be able to overpower other enemies because these upgrades gives him a statistical edge. I like it though.

Q sounds interesting enough. Does the true damage have an ability to critically strike, or is it just... bonus damage?

The W sounds strange for someone who sounds like he would want a lot of damage and not a lot of tankiness. Against low AD targets this will be an absolute monster, against high AD targets it could backfire, but hey. Also, 3 hit passives.

E seems a tiny bit lackluster, but I'm guessing it wouldn't be with the ult.

The ult sounds like a lot of fun. If anything I would play this guy just for the ult.

Great concept here, and best of luck to you!.. though perhaps a bit unbalanced.

zemaxs10/29/2015, 2:35:30 PM1 votes

CCOS Too many those upgrades. you just making him more complex and overloaded. Q true damage is stupid. With crit items it does too much true damage. W execute is also too strong. You just copied E from old Gangplank Why his R summons people? He is not mage, only mages can summon people.

Vorazun10/30/2015, 3:07:28 AM1 votes

CCOS Bonus

The main problem I have is that you have -15% cost in the store. That's a big deal. It means that I can start with an extra 2 potions at Level 1 with Dblade, and it either means you stay equal when you're behind or surge way ahead if you're ahead. It automatically adds a ton of efficiency to any item, and there is absolutely no counterplay to this since you can't really deny gold. That's not to mention the doubloons. That goes into another tier of ridiculousness with how much gold efficiency you can obtain, and it's on a separate currency too, so you quickly become very very oppressive because you just out-stat the opponent ridiculously hard.

Furthermore, there isn't any counterplay (or much) in the rest of the kit except for 'Stay out of melee'. Picking him basically means the enemy picks a ranged top laner and maybe goes even, or they pick a melee and automatically lose lane. You'd have to pull some proper bullshit like Riven or Poppy in order to outscale, and even those are conditional counters at best because you out-stat them so ridiculously hard.

There is also causing taunted targets to lose an entire BF Sword worth of AD (and then some) which means you getting to a carry completely neuters them (that is if they survive the taunt and the ridiculous amount of true damage which you put out) while you can move-block them with the crew people.

Conclusion: Playing against Redwood means either completely and utterly crushing him in lane, or watch hopelessly as you get outstatted because you let him farm. It's not even exceptional or free farm too, just ordinary lane farm. That combined with basically no counterplay outside of 'stay out of melee and hope to fk you can kite him' makes him unfun to play against.

Budupops10/14/2015, 2:47:08 AM1 votes

bro. i thought the gold was a symbol for riot taking our moni. apparently not, ur just a sheep like the rest. enjoi ur gameplay m9