Community Challenge, be creative - Design your own Perk

I thought of a few that would make some current less-popular perks a lot better!..

Lock & Key (Survivor perk) - Synergizes with Left Behind and Plunderer's Instinct

"Finding yourself in a grave situation, you decide to take the alternative way out. Once the exit gates are powered and you are the last survivor alive, the item in 1/2/3 unopened chests gets replaced by a Dull Key. If only one or no chests are left unopened, they reset so that 1/2/3 closed chests are available."

Focus (Survivor Perk) - Synergizes with Object of Obsession + Sole Survivor

"You focus grows in stressful situations, granting you an additive 3/4/5% bonus to repair speed for every remaining generator until power gates are powered, per sacrificed survivor"

What this mean is, if there are 2 sacrificed survivors and 3 generators left, you will have a 2*3*5% bonus to repair. That's 30%. It may be a little OP but it helps save the game in desperate situations.

Dark Invervention (Killer Perk)

"Whenever 2 generators are completed within 3/6/10 seconds of one-another, the entity blocks all unworked generators for 10/15/20 seconds. Those generator that are being worked on receive a penalty, reducing repair speed by 3/5/8% for each living survivor for the same duration."

Unlike Thrilling Tremors, this doesn't highlight blocked generators, but gives the killer some opportunity to mitigate gen-rush builds.

Make Way (Killer Perk) - Synergizes with Mad Grit

"While carrying a survivor, hitting another survivor instantly puts them into a dying state. Your focus on delivery lethal strikes however loosens your grip on the survivor. Whenever you miss an attack while carrying a survivor, you are stunned for 2.5/2/1.5 seconds, letting the survivor escape. Whenever you do successfully hit a survivor, the carried survivor's wiggle progression increases by 35/30/25%"

While this perk is strong it's also dangerous to the killer. It is very useful if 2 or more survivors are blocking your path to a hook, and Mad Grit powers it up even more.. but even with Mad Grit, it's not unstoppable, as downing 3 survivors if the progression was at least 25% would allow the survivor to get away. This is mainly so that a survivor can attempt to save another that is on his third hook, by potentially Dead Harding or taking the hit so that the other survivor can get away if they wiggled enough, trading hooks. For this I don't think it's overpowered.

sec — seconds

p — points

t — token

K — Killer

S — Survivor

[Message to devs]

— BloodLust (K): Every injured or dying survivor increase your speed by 1%

— Engineer experience (S): Earn 1 token after repairing generator for {20/15/10}secs, up to {6/8/10}. Each token increase repairing speed by {4/5/6}%. Taking a hit will make you lose 3 tokens (Can increase efficiency if using toolboxes, similiar to med-kits using self-care)

— Mechanic ears (K): Generators repairing and idling sound are{25/50/75} (So killers can determine level of completeness at higher distance)

— Memory (S): Your memory has never let you down. You memorize every important detail.

When a killer belongings in {3/4/5} meteres of you, their aura highlighted for you. (Highlighted time can be limited)

— Shared feelings (S): Obsession shares heartbeat with you.

Once per Trial, when obsession getting healed, you heal 1 state. Can be reactivated, if you are healthy and heals 1 state of obsession.

If you are the obsession, Shared feelings deactivates.

Reduces the odds if being the obsession.

— ~ (S): If you obsession, after being unhooked, any damage taken that would put the rescuer survivor into the Dying State will instead apply the Deep Wound.

— Swift (S): Your hope to escape increases your speed.

Each fast vault during chase grants 1 token, up to {6/8/10}. Each token increases vaulting speed by 2%. Each medium vault during chase took 2 tokens.

— Healing work (S): Your are so focused on work, that you forgot about pain. Repairing generators for {120/100/80}secs heal 1 state. When not repairing a generator, decreasing points(seconds, required to heal) by 1p/{4/3/2}sec

— Chase master (S): Every 10secs in chase grants 1 token, up to 6/8/10 tokens. Every token increases your speed by 1%. Every gained hit will consume 3 tokens. When not in chase, after a cooldown of {20/25/30}seconds (if chase didn't start again) lose all tokens

— Details scavenger (S): [Maximum {60/80/100}charges, each charge repair 1% of item. 3%/s. Difference with built to last, that u need 33seconds to repair 99% of any item. Losting time] You save every detail, that you find along the way. You can repair any item up to 100%.

— Brutal nature (K): Each time you break pallet/break wall/damage generator, increase break pallet/break wall/damage generator speed by 1% up to 30% [With tokens?]

— ~ (S): When u fall near dying survivor, prevent this survivor from picking for 60seconds

Yeah, was jus a draft of an idea, really.

Wanted to see sth a bit different from the usual.

All suggestions are welcome to help make these perks better tho, for sure!

It’s all about collaboration.

Great additions you’ve suggested! Thx😊

Survivor perks:

Stamina-Recover from the Exhausted status effect while running at 40%/50%/60% of the usual speed

Lust for Life-After being in a chase for 30 seconds gain a 5% haste every 17 seconds. After breaking the chase, a 150/135/120 seconds cooldown will ensue/the exhausted status effect (not sure yet)

Sneaky-the audio notifications recieved by the killers are delayed by 3/4/5 seconds

Killer perks:

Hex: The One That Got Away-You become obsessed with one survivor. Every time you hook the obsession, see the aura of all other survivors. The obsession can only die on hook (or be killed by the killer's hands) if all generators are completed, he/she is the only remaining survivor or the related totem is cleansed

Hex: Lover-Two survivors are tied. When hitting one of them, the other also becomes injured. When downing one, the other one recieves the deep wound status effect. When one survivor died, the other is afflicted with the broken status effect. The two survivors are unbonded when the related totem is cleansed

Survivor:

Confidence: Some call it arrogance, you call it confidence.                    

 When repairing a generator alone for at least 30 seconds, Confidence activates. When active, you see the auras of all survivors for 5/6/7 seconds and you see the aura of the killer for 8/9/10 seconds. Confidence is only active until the survivor stops repairing the generator.

Sorority Sisters: You need your allies around you a lot more than you’ll ever admit.                              When unhooking another survivor, Sorority Sisters activates and the hook or cage timer is paused at wherever it is at. When active, if an unhooked survivor is put into the dying state and is put into a hook or cage again within 50/60/70 seconds, the timer will resume where it was at before the survivor was unhooked or uncaged before. Sorority Sisters can only be used once on one survivor per trial.

Secrets: You’re able to keep very quiet in desperate times.                 

When within 20/25/30 meters of the killer, all of your actions will become 50% quieter for 30 seconds. Secrets has a cooldown of 30 seconds once used.

In Charge: Your years of experience have led you to be able to make great progress within a team despite the odds you encounter.                     When within 10 meters of at least 1 other survivor and in the killer’s terror radius, In Charge activates. When active, gain a 5/10/15% speed boost to any altruism actions when within within the killer’s terror radius.

Not in my Movie: You aren’t afraid to face a killer in an attempt to thwart them.            After repairing a generator while injured for at least 50 seconds, Not in my Movie activates. The next time you are chased by the killer for 30/25/20 seconds, Title will instantly heal you if you are not put into the dying state within the chase with a killer. If the killer ends the chase by leaving you or by putting you into the dying state before you can be healed, Not in my Movie deactivates until you repair another generator for at least 50 seconds. Title deactivates completely once all generators are repaired.

One Last Scare:

You always expect that one last scare to happen shortly before the end of it all.                      

   After unhooking another Survivor after the start of the endgame collapse, One Last Scare activates for 4/5/6 seconds. During this time, if a hit from the killer would put you into the dying state, it will be ignored and you will be put into the deep wound state. You must mend before entering the exit gates or you will enter into the dying state and the killer will be notified of your location. One Last Scare will only activate if you are in the injured state before the hooked survivor is unhooked.

Not Today: You don’t take crap from those who attempt to hurt you.

Once per trial, when the killer attempts to pick you up from the dying state, press the active ability button and the killer will be kicked and will experience the stun affect for 5 seconds. Once used, Not Today deactivates for the rest of the trial.

Weird Vibes: Your environment can help you when you know something is wrong.                           When in the killer’s terror radius, Weird Vibes activates. For 12/14/16 seconds, if a survivor hides in a locker within the killer’s terror radius they will see the auras of all survivors and the killer within the trial.                           Weird Vibes has a cooldown of 50/45/40 seconds before it can be activated again. Weird Vibesincreases your odds of being the obsession.

Plugged Up: You anticipate the worst when you see the killer, but you still do the best you can with what you got.                          When unhooking a survivor in the killer’s terror radius; the closest 4 vault locations,                           including breakable pallets and breakable walls, will be inaccesible to the killer for 10/15/20 seconds.

Killer:

Reminiscent: You remember a person, especially when they have wronged you.                                  If a survivor stuns you, Reminiscent activates. When the survivor is hooked and escapes the hook by any means, Reminiscent reveals the survivors aura for 6/7/8 seconds.

Hex: Vengeance: Your hatred for the survivors never ceases.             

When at least two generators have been repaired, Hex: Vengeance activates. As long as the corresponding hex totem is still standing, all survivors are hindered with the exposed effect for 5 seconds after the generator has been fully repaired. All survivors will also experience a 30/40/50% generator repair penalty for 20 seconds if another survivor is put into the dying state due to of Hex: Vengeance.

Prayer Closet: External forces are pleased with how you will do anything to please the ones that help you.             

When a survivor is on the ground in the dying state for 20/15/10 seconds, press the activate ability button and the entity will block all sides the survivor’s path to all players in the trial for 30 seconds.                       

Prayer Closet can only be used on the most recent survivor put into the dying state.                            

Prayer Closet will deactivate for the affected survivor if they are able to pick themselves up from the dying state.

Prayer Closet has a 30 second cool down once used.

I don't have numbers on these because I'm not precise on balance. It's more to put the ideas out there. The weakness of some killer perks that make skill checks harder is that this hurts newer players while higher ranked players can often hit checks with any difficulty. These killer perks are focused on getting past that with simple auto-fail mechanics, or using successful checks against the survivors.

KILLER PERKS

Hex: Suffer For Success

While this curse is active, any successful skill check causes the survivor to scream, revealing their location for 3 seconds.

Lingering Agony

For the next X seconds after being hit by a basic attack, the survivor's next skill check to repair, heal or sabotage will automatically fail and cause an additional Y% regression penalty. Lingering Pain has a cooldown of Z seconds.

Sadist's Defense

You become obsessed with one survivor. Hitting the obsession causes any survivor currently repairing, healing or sabotaging to instantly fail a skill check. Sadist's Defense has a cooldown of X seconds.

Balance: Trying to create a Surge-like perk that triggers similar to Dark Devotion. Surge has the benefit of making gens begin to regress, and works when any survivor goes down. This perk has no range and will cause healing failures as well, but can only trigger when hitting the obsession.

SURVIVOR PERKS

False Trail

When crouched and the Active Ability button is pressed, a trail of scratchmarks extends x meters in the direction the survivor is facing. False Trail has a cooldown of Y seconds.

Final Effort

When the survivor is hooked, gain a token. With two tokens, the survivor can use the Active Ability button to receive a X% speed boost to repairing, healing and sabotages for Y seconds.

Balance: A one-time buff isn't a bad thing, especially when it can only trigger when the survivor will die on their next hook. It could be changed so that a survivor who isn't rescued before going into struggle also gets their tokens, but on the other hand that could still be a downside (see: Deliverance as example of perk just not working). PH cages ignore this perk, but that's nothing new.

You cant be safe forever: After being stunned by a pallet, all pallets and vault spots within 16 meters of the dropped pallet are blocked for 8 seconds after the stun expires. This effect has a cooldown of 100/80/60 seconds.

This will prevent really long chases but still possible to prevent by surviviors

Bringing these over from a different thread I'd originally suggested them in that unfortunately seems to have disappeared into the Fog (I'm so glad I save backups of my ideas to my computer). That thread had asked about possible perk ideas if a Chapter ever occurred for The Shining.

• All Work and No Play: No matter how many obstacles they place in your path, you will still catch your prey.
• Every time you kick a generator or break a pallet or wall, increase your movement speed by 1/2/3% for 20 seconds. All Work and No Play has a cooldown of 10 seconds and does not stack with other movement speed increases.

"Here's Johnny!" - Jack Torrence.

• Twinsanity: Powers beyond your understanding have loosened your grip on reality, but are you or your foes the more deluded?
• Every 30 seconds that you chase a survivor, gain a token up to a maximum of 2/2/3. While standing still, press the active ability button to consume one token and create a Husk identical in appearance to your killer which will last for 6/8/10 seconds.
• The Husk has no terror radius, red stain, or collision, but it's aura can be read by survivors. Survivors who pass through the Husk will scream and reveal their location to the killer for 3 seconds.

"Come and play with us." -The Grady Twins.

• Caretaker: No matter how fierce the storm, you will weather it and remain here.
• Any time that the survivors finish a generator, a fake terror radius of 16/20/24m will be applied to all generators in the map for 15 seconds. Survivors within 8m of the finished gen will suffer from a 10% hindered penalty for 15 seconds.
• If all generators were powered during a trial, you can see exit gate progress based on switch aura intensity and gate progress will regress at 100% the repair regression rate when a survivor is not interacting with a switchbox. Gate progress is 'saved' at each exit light; the gate's progress will not regress below the point when this light activated (25, 50, and 75%, respectively).

"Some places are like people: some shine and some don't." - Dick Hallorann

Yeah...thats a no lmao. Having the power to completely negate 100% of a gen AND block all gens for 60 SECONDS is way too strong. But, interesting concept.

Ok I'm just throwing a piece of paper into the hat, but i thought of one.

Friend of Darkness

You've always been a friend of what hides in the dark

Activatible Perk: Press a specific button to activate, when activated the next pallet you throw will be guarded by the entity and cannot not be interacted with, (picked back up, vaulted, broken, etc.) For the next 10/15/20 seconds, with a cooldown of 150/120/90 seconds.

"I've always had a knack for things like this, don't worry, I know what I'm doing, and what I'm messing with."- Lucifer

I think that this isnt good but I decided to post it anyways because I want to participate, maybe change the numbers and it might be good, I'm not good at designing perks.

•Blood Ritual: Your blood holds mystical properties that can halt time when used correctly.

-Each time you are hooked or caged by the killer, this perk gains one token. At the cost of a token, you are able to permanently prevent a generator from regressing for any reason. If the generator is completed, this perk will have a 120/90/60 second cool down.

”A family secret that holds more than just taboos.”

•Mechanic: An engine is your speciality, a quick look should be enough.

-11/22/33% increase to repair speed and tool box efficiency.

“These things are so broken! Doesn’t mean I can’t fix ‘em!”

•Track Star: Running and vaulting are things you trained for hours to perfect.

-While heathy, receive a 10/15/20% increase to vaulting speed and 3% permanent haste effect.

“I’m faster and more agile, I can take it!”

•Broken Locks: Generators aren’t enough.

-When the exit gates are powered, all totems currently still standing are lit (however any hexes that are still active remain so). To open an exit gate, the survivors must cleanse at least 2/3/4 totems. Cleansing a totem will reveal the aura of all other survivors to the killer for 5 seconds.

“Hidden keys will make them separate, so that I can break their hope.”

•Resurrection: You can bring back what was lost.

-If a hex totem is cleansed, this perk will activate. This will unlock the ability to resurrect that hex by interacting with the cleansed totem. This action will take 10 seconds to perform and can only be done once per trial. The hex will retain all its stacks and will be hidden from survivors for 10/20/30 seconds before alert them once again of its existence.

”Broken bones and twine will bring back the life of my vile servants.”

•Cleaved: Your cuts renders your prey defenseless and broken.

-After successfully melee attacking a survivor, that survivor is inflicted with the broken status effect for 30/45/60 seconds and their grunts and breathing is increased considerably (50%) until healed.

”The pain is unbearable, the cut runs to deep.”

•Muscleman: You’re strong and can put more strength into your actions.

-When stunning (excludes flashlight stuns) a killer, that killer is stunned for an extra 5 seconds.

•Overweight: You’re very heavy and hard to transport.

-When a killer picks you up, they are inflicted with a 10% hindered status effect that persists for 10/15/20 seconds after dropping/hooking you.

Perk idea: Indestructible

If you were to get stunned by a pallet, indestructible activates. You will completely ignore the stun animation and the pallet will break. Indestructible can only be triggered once every 100/90/80 seconds.

Hex: Charlie Horse

Survivers who crouch more than once within fifteen meters of the killer moan as if in pain, and are hindered for fifteen seconds.

Behind enemy lines

All those years studying the enemy grants you vision.

While crouching and motionless, press the active ability button to go prone, while prone, the killers aura is revaled to you in x/x/x meters, while proned, you are counted as if you are in the dying state ( move faster with tenacity, killer can see you with deerstalker)

press the crouch button again to get up

These survivor perks are themed around someone who is psychic. [these are possible perks]

•Clairvoyant: The universe reveals what is to be and never to be.

+When cursed, you are able to see the killer’s aura within a 38/48/58 meter radius. If the the killer is looking your direction, you can see how long their ability is in cool down based on their aura’s intensity. When you aren’t cursed or are relieved of your curse, this perk deactivates.

•Tarot Reading: You are able to predict the future of your fellow teammates giving them special insight and hope.

+While healing another survivor, you are able to press the activate ability button. When pressed, the survivor being healed will have their aura revealed to the killer for 20/15/10 seconds but gain a 8% haste effect until injuries. After use this perk will enter a 120 second cool down period. You heal 25% faster.

•Blood Scrying: Your Blood will lead your way to salvation, at a cost.

+When you and another survivor(s) are injured or dying, this perk activates. Your aura and grunts are COMPLETELY hidden from the killer.

•Saved for Last: You refuse to be the first to go.

If the killer was to pick you up while another survivor is in the dying health state, you will receive a tremendously hard skill check and when completed, the killer will be stunned for 5 seconds. The stun has a 120 second cool down.

•Crystal Healing: Using special stones you’ve found around during your travel, you can heal the most dire of ailments.

+When achieving great skill checks for any action, this perk gains one token. At the cost of a token, and pressing the active ability button, you can add 15/20/25% progress towards any healing action (including mending).

•Amulet of the Fog: You mystical knowledge enables you to condense the dark fog around campfires for your own benefit.

+The start of the trial, this perk gains 3/4/5 tokens. When you are hit by the killer, this perk loses one token and you instead gain a few seconds of invincibility without any sustained damage from the initial attack.

•Rooted: You’re steadfast and invincible.

+When carrying a survivor, you are hindered (7%). However, you are unable to be stunned via pallets, lockers, and perks. Hooking a survivor provides an additional 50/100/150% blood points towards the sacrifice category.

•Fixed: All around you are shocked still and stiff. Only to be paralyzed for even longer.

+When picking up a survivor, all pallets in a 34/44/54 meter radius are held in place for 100 seconds. This perk has a 160 second cool down.

•Contagion: Your abilities defy all logic and reasoning to spread amongst the clueless prey.

+Hex: Any status effect by you given to a survivor will spread to those who eligible (ie: an injured survivor infecting another injuries survivor with the broken status effect or madness spreading from survivor to survivor without additional shocks.). The effect will persist until the associated hex totem remains.

•Festered: Wounds and ailments left untreated leave nasty scars and grow more critical.

+When a survivor remains injured longer than 80/70/60 seconds, they will receive the mangled status effect and the (6%) hindered status effect until healed. If a survivor is inflicted with a tier base status effect, the effect will progress, whether or not it does so normally; at a (25% faster) moderate rate (30 seconds per tier If it does not normally).

Perk Name: Jump

Text: All that time into parkour gave you the ability to perform moves beyond the abilities of most people. Press the active action button to jump while you're running. Causes exhaustion for 60/50/40 seconds.

Flavor text: -"Hey guys, check this out"

It's intended to jump over ground holes, not windows.

Why not both? Ground holes aren't always guaranteed love the idea though

•Death Rattle: The screams and moans of your victim brings dread and despair to all who are near.

+When a survivor is in the dying health state, any other survivor in a 10/15/20 meter radius is inflicted with the exposed status effect of that dying survivor, which will persist for an additional 15 seconds after leaving that area.

•Veracity: You make sure you finish the job in the most cruel way.

+For each survivor you hook, this perk gains one token. At 8/7/6 tokens, you may kill all survivors. All dying survivors are revealed to you.

•Greedy: You dislike losing things you like and hate when you can’t get it back.

+You become obsessed with one survivor. For each survivor that is not hooked, gain a 5% movement speed increase and 3% vaulting speed increase. When the obsession is hooked, they are instantly put into the second stage of sacrifice and all other survivors will be inflicted with the blind and oblivious status effects permanently.

I've always that there should be something for survivors regarding hooks other then saboteur or breakdown. The idea being

Your continued resilience has impressed the entity. Once per trial, After being within the killers terror radius undetected for 120/110/100 seconds, Gracious Favor activates. While activated if you are put into the dying state Gracious Favor blocks hooks within a x/x/x meter range of your current position. Deactivates if you are hooked. Persists if you are healed a health state for 20-30 seconds

FOCUS, SOILDER

When in a chase, survivors can’t take their eyes off you. If a survivor that’s in a chase with you is looking at you, their field of view is decreases by 10/20/30%, their camera turn rate gets decreased by 30/40/50% and their movement speed is decreased by 2/3/4%.

“Distractions mean Death!”-The General