New Killer Idea: The Magician
The game can sometimes be predictable and distant, so I feel this character could introduce some more of the in-your-face, fall-out-of-your-chair type jump scenes.
As we all know, a magician is a master of illusion and disguise. This particular magician can put spike traps in a few lockers. These would work just like bear traps in that they make a noise notification and survivors that manage to escape are injured.
The magician can also trap generators with a jack-in-the-box. During repairs, the generator MAY pop at random with a spring face that stretches out to the point of filling the whole screen. (A little much? Maybe... editable) This makes noise, and damages the generator similar to the killer kicking it (meaning the survivor needs to stick around to prevent a decline in progress). Other than this, it does not harm the survivor beyond the player having shaky hands.
The main power, though, is that the Magician can disguise himself as one of the 4 survivors though his Quick Change ability. This will be a random selection each time he uses the ability.
When disguised, he has no terror radius, but also can’t attack. He can appear to be working on a generator, but is in reality trapping it. If it is already trapped, then he will simply not contribute to progress. In addition to this, he can use the point/beckon emotes in order to lure survivors into a bad situation. Mind games!
When he’s ready to pounce, he explodes in a red cloud while swirling around to change back into killer form. This needs to be loud and drastic so as to contribute to the startle factor. This should take about as long as the Wraith uncloaking so that the survivor gets a chance to start running.
I see opportunities for all sorts of mind games here.
~~Hook a survivor, go behind a wall and change into survivor form, then run toward the hook so that others think they’re too late to get the rescue points and leave to go elsewhere.
~~Beckon to an injured survivor who expects to be healed.
~~Try to lure someone into the basement.
~~Point at a trapped locker.
~~Join a group of 2 or 3 survivors working a generator before exposing your true identity in a flourish!
~~Make all the survivors suspicious of each other!
~~If we allow the killer to pose as an injured survivor, he could start the Quick Change while “being healed”.
All in all, the goal is to increase tension and suspicion so that the jump scenes have greater effect. Don’t hold your full cup of coffee during a game against The Magician!
Always open to edits. I’m eager to see more ideas from the community about this!
Comments
-
Great idea
0 -
I would love to see a new killer, similar to the doctor... Just to play around with survivors and mess with their heads... But this killer would be completely broken verus a swf team unfortunately.
0 -
Yeah, I’m inclined to think that it’s the whole SWF thing that needs fixing, due to communication outside the game. Still, this could be a fun killer for casual players like me.
I’ve posted several other killer ideas. Perhaps you‘d like to look through and see if any others seem more viable at high ranks. Currently I think The Physicist is showing the most promise!
0 -
But what about the perks? All killers get perks. Besides that this is a cool idea.
0 -
It's a cool idea, but the camping/tunneling part: "...run toward the hook..."
0 -
i love the idea of the magician. i had a similar idea but using the alien shapeshifter from the movie "The Thing". The killer could take shape of other survivors to fool them and attack. I didnt think about perks or add-ons though.
0
