New Power Pool (Egyptian Themed)

Ok, unlike my other thread, I don't have any mock-ups this time around because I don't feel like spending several hours in Photoshop trying to capture the visual awesome that comes to mind when I think about these powers.

As with my Halloween/Gothic set, this is intended to be an unlocked power pool, possibly having to do with some combination of Time Lord, Centurion and maybe something involving the kheldians (look up Shadowstar on the wiki and you'll know why). Since there has been a another recent call for all things Egyptian, I decided to throw this power pool together and hopefully it will meet with your approval.

As always, I welcome suggestions for improvement, rebalancing, etc.

Scorpion's Snare (Click)
Attack (Teleport Foe)
You lash out at a distant enemy with sand-encrusted bandages and wrappings and drag them ever closer to you. Further, the affectd enemy is snared for a prolonged period such that if they are affected by knockback, attempt to flee or teleport away, they are again hurled unceremoniously at your feet.


Sunbarque (Click)
+Zone-wide Teleport
You evoke passage up on the Sunbarque, ascending into the radiant heavens on a beam of light (or descending into the tenebrous underworld) only to arrive moments later at your destination.

(Note: Unlike teleportation, this power would open a map and allow you to select your arrival point. This power will not work underground nor indoors, nor will it work on instance maps. During daytime hours, a beam of light descends from the sky and you ascend, turning into sunlight and similarly arrive at your destination, emerging from another beam of light. During the night, however, when the Sunbarque travels the underworld, you descend into the dark depths only to emerge from deep underground at your destination.)


Kiss of Anubis (Click)
+Resurrection(Special)
The jackal-god has seen fit to grant you one last breath of life to enact vengeance upon those who have killed you, but that which he grants, he soon shall take away.

(Note: If dead, you can use this power to temporarily resurrect yourself at full health and endurance, however no matter what happens, 15 seconds later, you will die again. The second death is not interruptable.)


Three Wishes (Click)
+Regen, +Recovery or +Dam, +Resist or Special
Calling upon the mysterious powers of the djinn, you are granted one of three magical boons -- health, wealth or power -- for a brief period of time.

(Note: Very long recharge similar to secondary mutation, except that the buff you gain is short term and either grants a bonus fo regeneration and recovery (the wish for health), grants a bonus to damage and damage resistance (the wish for power), or grants a boost to influence, prestige and XP granted (the wish for wealth). The wish granted is random. For amusement, a very rare fourth wish could be granted -- one that drops a lamp and sucks you inside for 10 seconds.)


Unlike my Halloween/Gothic set, I ended up creating two alternate powers for this one, so if one of the above needed to be replaced for coding reasons or if the pool could be expanded to five or so, we have some alternatives...

Scarab Swarm (Click)
Attack (DOT, Slow)
This attack creates a long range, ground based cone attack of swarming scarabs that race along the earth to plague any unfortunate being to cross their path. The swarm only affects enemies that are on the ground. As the scarabs swarm, your enemies are slowed and subjected to minor DOT thanks to the thousands of insects crawling over them and underfoot.


Shifting Sands (Click)
Special
By stomping your foot against the earth, you call upon the power of Geb to churn the very soil beneath you. While this power does no actual damage to your enemies, it has a chance to destroy all ground-based trap and AOE type affects such as oil slick, caltrops, ice slick, etc. that it overlaps.

For myself, I rather prefer the approach where the powers themselves are made as universal/generic as possible, and any "theming" that a player might want is achieved through costume pieces and/or the use of alternate power colors or animations. Power sets that have their "theme" baked in like this have too narrow a niche for my taste.

Also: For a second I thought your first power was named SCORPION STARE, which is... something else. But would make an excellent power.

Power pools should: A) not be unlockable, they should always be freely available, and B) as generic as possible.

Also, most of those powers are a bit TOO flavorful and some are simply not possible within the game's ability (the Teleport).

So, I guess that is an /unsigned by me on three levels.

yeah... have to go with 37 and Photon here. Pools being generic work much better.

That said, use this as a basis for an Egyptian themed EAT and expand on it - including just why we're dealing with Egypt to get that theme - and I'd be for something like it. (For instance, a "counter" for the Blood of the Black Stream, also not introduced at this time.)

Which goes for the Gothic themed (don't really like the name, honestly) one as well, though for the most part that might fit into a regular power set.

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Thanks guys. I thought it would be more flavorable to be able to unlock additional power pools but looks like that isn't something others are keen on so it's easy enough to move on past that. I'll toy around with the ideas and see if I can come up with a more comprehensive EAT or something.

Yeah, the EAT idea is a GOOD one. Can you imagine the sweet Exclusive Costume pieces that could unlock?

I'd be satisfied if we just had some more Egyptian themed costume pieces. While we're at it, let my bird headed Ra character wear the Eygptian head piece as well.
I was... not pleased when I discovered animal heads couldn't as the only reason I bought the pack was for Ra.

In freedom they DO infact have a zone to zone tp within the teleport pool power... Just thought id mention that :3