Dauntasa Wrote:I think something like a serial killer could work if you made it run off of something like the Wraith's Haunt ability

like you need to get points to unlock abilities/fulfill objectives, etc.

you get points by marking a target, killing them, and then having people see the body. like you have a mark target ability, you use that ability and select Joe Blow, and then you beat Joe Blow's face in with a wrench and leave his body in the bar. everyone who bumbles in and sees him gives you points and you need X number of points at the end of the round to win and maybe there are abilities you can buy with them.

It'd be less rampagey because there'd be a cooldown on marking a target and you don't get anything for kills that aren't marked. Maybe to work on the slasher film villain angle you get bonus points for gore or something. Like a dude finding the body is one point but if you've cut his heart out and left it there then that's an extra point.

Could lead to some fun stuff like Sec having to actually act like cops and seal off crimescenes because the killer's main goal is for as many people to see it as possible. And they could get some use out of those forensics updates that have been coming through.

Dauntasa Wrote:so I thought of a way that Killers could use their points or whatever that kind of fits the theme: creating/upgrading signature weapons/equipment

I'm basically thinking of this as "slasher movie villains" and all of them have some kind of iconic thing that they use/wear. Like Jason has a hockey mask, Freddy has his weird claw things, etc. I remember there's a weird admin-only thing in this game(that I haven't seen in literal years) called the Welder who always shows up with a welding mask and a big machete type thing. So I figured if we're talking about basically having that type of thing be a bad guy people can roll up, why not base their powers around creating that kind of thing for themselves?

Like you get your murderpoints and you can apply them to whatever weapon/clothing you want to make that specific thing better. So you have Joe Blow's wrench, which in anyone else's hands is just a wrench, and to anyone else looks like any other wrench, but in the hands of Joe Blow, vicious maniac, it's a devastating melee weapon. And it's ONLY that wrench, he can't just grab any wrench, and he can tell it apart from all the other wrenches because it's his special killin' wrench. So if someone takes his fucking wrench he's gotta go get it back because it's got all his murderjuice in it. And then there's Joe Blow's space helmet, which on anyone else is just a space helmet, but on Joe Blow lets him take a c-saber to the face and keep truckin. The more murderjuice you pump into something, the better it is, but the more fucked you'll be if someone steals it. And maybe if you pump enough into one object it starts becoming obvious to other people that there's something weird about it, like it looks like a wrench but somehow pulses with fucked up murder energy.

BaneOfGiygas Wrote:The only issue I foresee with this kind of game mode is that of difficulty. Without the gear of the traitors, the stings of the changelings, the spells of the wizards, or any other kind of fancy power whatsoever, the early game would be absolute HELL for this kind of an antagonist. Even wraiths get three chances before they're out; fleshy meatbags typically can't be counted on to have more than one. Some kind of measure to help a budding serial killer get their mojo going in relatively inconspicuous ways would help alleviate this.

pizzatiger Wrote:I really love the idea of having the serial killer being able to have signature items my only question is can the items,weapons and clothing have special powers based on what they are?

Examples:

Clown mask- You can cause people nearby you to hear honking which rasises your murderpoint resource

Lawyer suit- You can throw paper at people which causes 20 brute damage

Fedora- You can tip your fedora without gibbing

Flashlight- When it's on all other lights on the station turn off but you gain a damage bonus

Bible- Looking at you causes brain-damage

syringe- you can instant inject people but you have a mad scientist laugh

chainsaw- Basicly become a delimberator but can also remove organs




Now these may seem shitty (yes i know they are pretty shitty) you hopefully get the gist of what i want. Having the ablity to spend points to turn everyday objects into b-movie weapons/powers fits the theme that makes ss13 special