[November CCOS Entry] [Champion Concept] Charlatan, the Con Artist
Introduction Hey everyone! BigBenClockTower here, and welcome to the latest Champion Concept I have placed onto the Community Boards. It's also yet another contest entry, so as always, this is exciting for me, and I hope it is for you too.
Charlatan, the Con Artist, will be my November CCOS entry, and is designed to be a tricky Assassin who scores kills by trolling her opponents. While she has low overall stats, with proper application of her unique Abilities, she can effectively lock down targets in a fight, and always leave her opponents guessing. Masterful chaining of her crowd control is central to her usefulness, and she performs best as a gank focused Jungler and Assassin.
However, even if this is a contest entry, the golden rule still applies! One review of any of my concepts gets you one review from me on a Champion of your choice! I like being fair, and I love seeing original concepts too.
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Description / Lore = [-DL-] Quotes / Skin Ideas = [-QS-] Stats / Roles = [-SR-] Abilities = [-AB-] Recommended Items / Tips = [-RT-] Bonus Challenge = [-BON-] Updates = [-UPD-] Conclusion = [-CON-]
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Description Sporting rough leather armor (a full-set) with a nice distracting window, Charlatan appears very athletic and lithe, perhaps somewhat non-threatening physically. Her hair is middling in length, and blonde in color normally, framing hazel eyes. Very easy to look at and interact with. She always has her hidden blades equipped, wrist mounted sheathes hiding under her leather gauntlets in a way that they cannot be seen, but the range is often poor, making it comical for her to use them effectively. She also has enough nooks and crannies to store many tricky items for her job.
Lore Everyone in Piltover has has heard of Lady Dee Ceit and her band of slippery ruffians, the Fair Deal. "Charlatan", as she is commonly known, enjoys much success in her endeavors, attempting to use Jinx's crazy antics to hide her own machinations coming about as a result of her shrewd business dealings and bluffing skill. However, Dee was also known as a notorious swindler and scoundrel, one that lied, cheated, and stole as it suited her band. Among the least of these was looting Piltover of many important relics. It could even be said that nothing was beneath her.
One morning though, her second-in-command, Armandis had some impressive news: Illaoi, the prophet of a so called "Great Kraken", had made her appearance. Charlatan was piqued; she saw an opportunity in this relevation, a potential source of powerful relics, and something worthy of her investments and pursuits - some early planning and thought could easily net a fortune once everything was in place. She arranged her band of scoundrels to seek out this new prophet and tail her, her goal solely to spy if such treasures could be reaped of her "Great Kraken" God.
So it was that Charlatan set off for a new round of travel, leaving weary Piltover behind. Her mind was now fixed on the potential pool of wealth her and her brigade could acquire, a weath beyond mere money, and one that could change their circumstances and reputations forever.
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Quotes: When Selected: "I'm not lying! If I was lying, I'd be on the floor!"
Movement: Coming soon...
Attacking: Coming soon...
Taunts: Coming soon...
Jokes: Coming soon...
When using SURPRISE!:
When using BANG!:
When using Shadow of Impending Doom: "Don't look up!" "Fore!" "Look! A UFO!"
When using Sorrowful Tale: "Oh, please, listen to my plea!" "I have this brother who is terribly sick..." "I've been quite ill for a long time..."
When readying Flimflam (Player Side Only): (Shampain Prepared) "Dangerous? Nonsense!" (Shampain Prepared) "I run with scissors all the time." (Shampain Prepared) "I'm only faking it. I'm not actually hurting myself. Trust me." (Feignt Prepared) "Me? Get hurt? Never!" (Feignt Prepared) "They won't even touch me." (Feignt Prepared) "Haha! They won't even see it coming!" (Cadette Prepared) "Shall I put on my hat and coat then?" (Cadette Prepared) "A little talking never hurt." (Cadette Prepared) "...do I look presentable?"
When entering Shampain: "Owowowow! My foot!" "And... Yowch!" "Mmf! Gods, that hurt!"
When entering Feignt: "Well? Come and get me!" "Give it your best shot! Let's go!" "Come on and hit me!"
When entering Cadette: "So, how about an autograph?" "Hey! Listen! Can we talk?" "I have a few questions for you!
When using Don't Blink: "Now you see me..." "Poof!" "Don't blink!"
When unreadying Flimflam: "Killjoy." "Oh, alright then." "...and Charlatan takes a break! Wow!"
Skins: Coming soon...
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ATTACK POWER: 4 DEFENSE POWER: 3 ABILITY POWER: 5 DIFFICULTY: 10
PRIMARY ROLE: Assassin
Creator's Comments: Values expressed below shown are base values at Level 1 and Level 18, as shown on the Wiki.
HEALTH: 500 - 1800 HEALTH REGEN.: 5.5 - 15.5 NO RESOURCE MELEE 125
ATTACK DAMAGE: 48 - 96 ATTACK SPEED: 0.625 (+0% - 60%) ARMOR: 24.1 - 80.4 MAGIC RES.: 32.1 - 53.4 MOV. SPEED: 350
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NOTE: Charlatan is a manaless Champion, and is limited only by her cooldowns.
Poker Face - [Innate - Self-Buff] Charlatan is great at bluffing her opponents with her skulduggery, effortlessly hiding sensitive information from them.
Creator's Comments: Charlatan's actual Champion Statistics and Scoreboard values are replaced with question marks when viewed by her opponents. Her inventory only shows them the most expensive Item she has at the time, duplicated in every slot (the Trinket slot is a question mark icon). In the case of a tie in cost, the Item's tier takes precedence. If they are in the same tier, the most recent one purchased is displayed.
SURPRISE! - [Q1 - Point-Blank Area of Effect - RANGE: 450 - COOLDOWN: 12 / 11 / 10 / 9 / 8] ACTIVE: Charlatan uses an incredibly loud noisemaker to terrify enemy Champions around her for 1.5 seconds, and slows them by a minor amount for 1.5 seconds afterwards. Minions and monsters are instead feared for 3 seconds. She may reactivate this Ability during this time to use BANG!.
SLOW AMOUNT: 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30%
BANG! - [Q2 - Conic Area of Effect - RANGE: 450 (Cast Range) / 20° (Area Width)] ACTIVE: Charlatan fires a flag gun that stuns enemy Champions caught in its area for 1.5 second. If they were affected by SURPRISE!, they are instead stunned for 3 seconds. Enemy Champions hit by BANG! take a minor amount of physical damage immediately, and and an additional amount of magic damage after all crowd control effects upon them end.
PHYSICAL DAMAGE: 35 / 55 / 75 / 95 / 115 (+ 60% Bonus AD) ADDITIONAL MAGIC DAMAGE PER SECOND OF CROWD CONTROL EFFECTS: 20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 (+ 10 per 100 AP)
Creator's Comments: SURPRISE! does not go on cooldown until BANG! is used, or until 3 seconds passes, whichever comes first.
Origami - [W1 - Ground Targeted Skill Shot - RANGE: 1100 - COOLDOWN: 12 / 11 / 10 / 9 / 8] ACTIVE: Charlatan folds a sophisticated paper creation for up to 6 seconds before tossing it towards a targeted area. This paper creation will remain where it lands for twice the amount of time Charlatan spent making it, and will stick to any Champion it strikes directly during flight. She may reactivate this Ability during this time to use Shadow of Impending Doom. The paper creation is visible, and may be destroyed by enemy Champions after 1.5 seconds.
PROJECTILE SPEED: 1100
Shadow of Impending Doom - [W2 - Ground Targeted Area of Effect - RANGE: 250] ACTIVE: Charlatan calls down a large and heavy object to fall upon the paper creation she created earlier, damaging all enemies caught under the object for major physical damage. The resulting mess lasts for 3 seconds, and drastically slows enemy Champions who pass through it.
PHYSICAL DAMAGE: 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 (+ 60% Bonus AD) SLOW AMOUNT: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60%
Creator's Comments: Origami does not go on cooldown until Shadow of Impending Doom is used, or until the paper creation expires, whichever comes first.
Sorrowful Tale - [Single-Target Tether - RANGE: 650 (Cast Range) / 1100 (Tether Range) - COOLDOWN: 12 / 11 / 10 / 9 / 8] ACTIVE: Charlatan attempts to convince an enemy Champion to listen to her pleas, slowing them by a minor amount for up to 3 seconds so long as the tether holds. If 3 seconds passes without the tether being broken, she charms the targeted enemy Champion for 1.5 seconds while dealing a minor amount of magic damage to them, and receives 20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 gold.
SLOW AMOUNT: 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30% MAGIC DAMAGE: 20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 (+ 60% AP)
Creator's Comments: Sorrowful Tale does not go on cooldown until the tether effect ends.
Flimflam - [R - Self-Buff - COOLDOWN: 12 / 9 / 6 / 3] ACTIVE: Charlatan prepares one of her three special stances, which will activate in the place of her next used Ability.
SHAMPAIN: Charlatan pretends to hurt herself while trying to use the activated Ability, rooting herself for up to 3 seconds. During this time, she may activate any of her other Abilities, regardless of remaining cooldowns, with the Ability used to trigger Shampain being replaced by a single use of Don't Blink for the duration of the stance. If Charlatan is attacked during this time, she turns the tables on her attacker and blinks behind them to issue a single attack. This attack deals a moderate amount of physical damage, and stuns them for a duration equal to twice the amount of time she spent in the stance up to that point. She then gains a movement speed bonus that decays over 3 seconds.
PHYSICAL DAMAGE: 100 / 175 / 250 / 325 (+ 40% AD) MOVEMENT SPEED BONUS: 40 / 80 / 120 / 160%
FEIGNT: Charlatan pretends to cower in terror instead of using the activated Ability, rooting herself for up to 3 seconds. During this time, she may activate any of her other Abilities, regardless of remaining cooldowns, with the Ability used to trigger Feignt being replaced by a single use of Don't Blink for the duration of the stance. If Charlatan is attacked during this time, she turns the tables on her attacker, and blinks behind them to issue a single attack. This attack deals a minor amount of physical damage, plus additional magic damage based upon how much damage she would've taken from the attack. She then gains a movement speed bonus that decays over 3 seconds.
PHYSICAL DAMAGE: 75 / 125 / 175 / 225 (+ 60% AD) ADDITIONAL MAGIC DAMAGE PERCENTAGE: 50 / 75 / 100 / 125% MOVEMENT SPEED BONUS: 40 / 80 / 120 / 160%
CADETTE: Charlatan pretends to try and make friendly small talk with her opponents and not actually use the activated Ability, rooting herself for up to 3 seconds. During this time, she may activate any of her other Abilities, regardless of remaining cooldowns, with the Ability used to trigger Cadette being replaced by a single use of Don't Blink for the duration of the stance. If Charlatan is attacked during this time, she turns the tables on her attacker and blinks behind them to issue a single attack. This attack deals a major amount of physical damage, and dramatically bolsters Charlatan's armor and magic resist. She then gains a movement speed bonus that decays over 3 seconds.
PHYSICAL DAMAGE: 125 / 225 / 325 / 425 (+ 20% AD) BONUS ARMOR AND MAGIC RESIST: 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 MOVEMENT SPEED BONUS: 40 / 80 / 120 / 160%
Creator's Comments: Charlatan will prepare a stance at random when Flimflam is activated. The stance prepared may be manually changed by using Charlatan's Special Taunt (default Ctrl + 5), cycling through the stances in the following order: Shampain, Feignt, Cadette. Charlatan will cue the Player with a comment related to the stance prepared. Activating Flimflam a second time before a stance is used unprepares the stance. Ending any stance after they have been activated places Flimflam on its cooldown. Charlatan begins with 1 rank in Flimflam, and may rank it up further at levels 6, 11, and 16.
Don't Blink - [Q / W / E - Ground Targeted Blink w/ Self-Buff - RANGE: 450] Charlatan blinks to the targeted location and enters stealth for up to 3 seconds. Her next attack during this time has an added effect based upon which stance she just exited.
SHAMPAIN: Charlatan's next attack deals a moderate amount of physical damage, and stuns its target for a duration equal to the amount of time she spent in stealth. She then gains a movement speed bonus that decays over 3 seconds.
PHYSICAL DAMAGE: 100 / 175 / 250 / 325 (+ 40% AD) MOVEMENT SPEED BONUS: 40 / 80 / 120 / 160%
FEIGNT: Charlatan's next attack deals a minor amount of physical damage, plus additional magic damage based upon how much damage she deals with this attack. She then gains a movement speed bonus that decays over 3 seconds.
PHYSICAL DAMAGE: 75 / 125 / 175 / 225 (+ 60% AD) ADDITIONAL MAGIC DAMAGE PERCENTAGE: 50 / 75 / 100 / 125% MOVEMENT SPEED BONUS: 40 / 80 / 120 / 160%
CADETTE: Charlatan's next attack deals a major amount of physical damage, and drastically reduces the target's armor, magic resist, and damage dealt for a duration equal to the time she spent in stealth. She then gains a movement speed bonus that decays over 3 seconds.
PHYSICAL DAMAGE: 125 / 225 / 325 / 425 (+ 20% AD) STAT REDUCTION PERCENTAGE: 10 / 30 / 50 / 70% MOVEMENT SPEED BONUS: 40 / 80 / 120 / 160%
Creator's Comments: Don't Blink is removed once it is cast, or the stance is ended, returning the Ability it replaced back to normal.
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[-UPD-]
11 / 26 / 2015 - First posting of concept. Abilities and Stats done. 11 / 30 / 2015 - Updated with lore and specific values. Contest entry legal. 12 / 5 / 2015 - Added description and quotes.
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Please, give me your feedback on what is here so far. More coming soon, including lore and quotes.
Thanks a bunch!
-BigBenClockTower
