lichen colonies and gigant lichen coloines are considered gigants.
there is support too, which includes all turrets and healers; I think support is divided in two categories to separate these two.
remember in making new monsters that we need an elite undead, slime and beast. yes, I edited out something. it MIGHT be related to the comments below.

I'm pretty sure Nick said that he wanted the pit brute to be a brute.

ok.
actually I said that becasue I was too lazy to search proof myself. thanks for working for me.

Hey, how come the Pit Brutes aren't in the OP? They have enough right to be here as any other monster.

Rihzome posted:
"~Undead~
Necromancers-Elite- (I mean Really. Why hasn't this been done already OOO?) A variant of a zombie with roughly double the health of a same tier zombie. Has a devastating ranged attack similar to a Swarm Turrets (Very high normal damage), but with a status. They can teleport quickly after players, until it is within firing range. It generates a small aura, roughly half the size of a Deadnoughts, the instantly revives all zombies inside it every 10-20 seconds. These zombies will be the same status as the Necromancer that revived them. Comes in all Status Variants.">

Sounds like diablo 3. I like it!

Masterreeve posted:
"Fire Beast Vog & Divine Beast Skolver-Boss- A new T3 pair of bosses. Will function similar to Twin Rabid Snarbolaxes, except Vog deals fire and Skolver deals ice. More detail will be added later in a separate thread for the entire boss stratum.

Sounds like Twinrova (Ocarina of Time). I loved that fight! I'm interested on how your boss fights would play out! I assume there would be a beast bell in the middle because you said it would be like rabid Snarbolax. Would this fight have other phases?

Keep this thread alive!
These have been on my mind for a long time:

~Construct~
-Mecha Wolver (Likely Elite)- A mostly robotic Alpha Wolver. Use the Alpha Wolver model and replace most of the texture with metal plating, but leave some open spaces of fur. Remove any ruffly fur and replace the tail with a tail akin to a robotic rat tail (like the GitM tentacles, but grey/silver and less fat). It would appear in groups of no more than 2 or 3 and have about as much health as a Mecha Knight. The bark (and other cute doggie noises) would just sound like the same noise but more... computerized and artificial.
Abilities:
~Triple Bite: An elemental version of the standard Alpha Wolver bite combo. Deals whichever status is applied to the Mecha Wolver.
~Charge Bite: A single elemental bite akin to a standard Wolver's bite, but deals high damage and fires a volley of three bullets, much like a Phantom's charge attack, but slower. Bullets have a moderate chance of causing a minor case of the status. The bite has a near 100% chance of a moderate case of the applied status.
~Spin: An elemental damage spin similar to a Levi or FoV charge attack. Deals moderate damage and has a good chance of inflicting the applied status. Has a relatively short cooldown afterwards.
~Burrow: A standard T3 Wolver's burrowing capability.
~Bullet Dodge (Passive): A relatively high chance to dodge most projectiles.
---Comes in Normal, Shock, Fire, Freeze, and Poison variants.

-Carrier (Giant)- A large vehicle akin to a 3-axle (10 wheel) box truck (but not entirely like real vehicles, or else it'll look too much like real life), utilized by Gremlins. It would be featured exclusively on a new type of depth, which would be similar to a deconstruction zone in openess, but would have a grassy, outdoor theme. You know, Gremlins killing the environment, again (Or on Spring Break!!) (I'll likely make a full thread on this later...). Back on topic.... When party buttons in large rooms that you can't see the edges of are stepped on, you'll here a background sound resembling a truck horn indicating an approaching charge. These vehicles will attempt to directly ram you (very high elemental damage), but only once. There will only be 1 truck per wave, unless there is a scripted event. These charges could (it'd be lame though) be set to come from only cardinal and intermediate directions (N, NE, E, etc), to make programming easier. Afterwards, they will spawn anywhere from 5-15 gremlins (depending on their strength) from the rear, after a short animation of the back door opening. After releasing their cargo, the truck is just a dynamic prop. It takes 95% reduced damage if the "box" part is attack, and takes regular damage if the frontal area is attacked. It is worth noting that, however different looking from real life it is, it will be assumed it has some sort of flammable fuel. It is immune to all statuses except fire, and will burn indefinitely on fire until its health runs out. It is worth noting it's health is around 2 lumbers. Once its health is depleted, it will explode, causing large damage to any player or monster nearby. Use guns!
---No status variants.

~Beast~
-Dragon (Boss)- A massive T3 flying boss. (I'll make a full thread some other time). Dragons aren't exactly extinct, according to Drakons and the lore. This boss will be featured on an interesting arena that gives it room to fly around above. As to its appearance, think of the style of LoZ Twilight Princess's 7th boss, but without armor (or of the latest Hobbit movie's dragon). The boss's size is very large, as well. The head is about 1 square wide and 2 squares long, with the neck being about 4-5 squares long, a body that's about 8 squares and a 12-13 square long tail. The wingspan could easily top 20 squares. While flying it is invulnerable, but is vulnerable during any attack that involves coming towards the ground. It's health would likely fall at about 60,000 (Vanaduke's 1st, 3rd, and 5th phases have 65,000 altogether).
Abilities:
~Flamethrower: Piercing/Fire attack that involves staying high in the air and attempting to track knights with a 5-7 second long "beam" of fire.
~Firebombs: Piercing/Fire attack that involves shooting 5-15 (based on health) fireballs straight up, which will rain down like missiles with small explosion radii.
~Slam: A full-fledged piercing attack. The Dragon will swoop down and charge a player head-on for massive piercing damage. The Dragon is capable of being attack now, as it's hitbox is at knight-level.
~Landing: Causes no damage but massive knockback to all nearby knights when the Dragon lands on the ground to continue the battle on the ground for about 10 seconds.
~Slash: A land-based attack that is a simple (yet strong) piercing attack: A sweeping combo with its claws.
~Inferno (Passive): Is healed by 500 hp if set on fire, and also receives a strong buff in attack and defense while on fire (stays on fire until it is put out (by freeze), or it returns to the sky).

Comes in Fire, and Curse/Fire (SL).

Broken link there Master.

I like the Dragon idea, but there's a problem; SK really wasn't made for jumping and such. Stairs glitch out all the time if you hang around too much, like when a Slag is randomly hanging in the air.

As of now, you have 42 monsters, meaning 8 more until the goal is reached.

got a little boss idea here-- I'm a huge fan of the "insane spiral warden" arkus and whatnot storyline. What if we had another good-guy-turned-evil boss (as i'm writing this, i'm thinking of Almirian Lords that are like vanaduke, or possibly just an Arkus-type dude).

I settled on an Almirian Lord-- Vanaduke ain't the only royal in his court, after all. Anyways, let's call him Aeoleus (or Icarus? idk)

He's a bad-looking winged angel looking dude with a bird-beak plague doctor's mask, as well as 2 pairs of wings. You fight him on a raised dais that you can get knocked off of into floor hazards. If knocked into hazards, you must run through to a set of stairs on each side of the dais to get back into the fight. Throughout the whole fight, he can go off screen for a second and then massive gusts of wind begin to blow, threatening to knock you into a perilous puddle of spikes. You can dodge these by bracing against blocks and obstacles that drop onto the dais. You fight him in three phases:

Phase 1: Aeoleus/Icarus flies around, shooting barbed feathers that deal piercing damage, trying to blow you off the dais by going off screen, or using his wings to make gusts of wind that blow you away. Deal enough damage and he'll go to Phase 2

Phase 2: Aeoleus cowers in a ball and clutches his mask. Suddenly, his eyes glow blue and the area around him explodes with a particle effect similar to using a revive. Nearby units are damaged by this explosion. In this stage, Aeoleus moves faster, deals more damage, and summons bird-like creatures to attack. I'll elaborate those later. He has the same attacks, with one new one (beside his summon). After dropping below 50% health, he pulls out a scythe and moves in a pattern similar to a T3 gremlin thwacker, dealing shadow and piercing damage. Deal enough damage and he moves on to Phase 3

Phase 3: Aeoleus does the same explosion thing, but now black/purple colored. He grows in size and has 6 wings instead of 4. He has the same attacks as the previous two phases, except now he keeps his Scythe at the start of the fight. When reduced below 50% health, He begins to dash around the battlefield, dealing damage to anything in his path. He stops right after this dash to recover, so use this time to attack!

that's all ive got.

all right, but I still can't come up with where to put minis. drones should be shankles and wisps.
since that comment is one month after the compound update, they should be there. he could have forgotten them though.

Pretty sure "Drone" is a monster family, not a monster category. Just like how Souls are also their own family.

Bump

sorry for the double post but ill be putting up concept art of what they could look like if you dont mind Masterreeve (i dont think i can draw all of them in a short time because irl stuff x...x)

Beasts
Werewolver

How about these?

BEAST: Shredsickle
(Torchsickle/Popsickle/Ampsickle/Toxickle)

Shredsickles and their status-variants are large (about knight-sized) praying mantes (not a typo- that's a valid plural form of "mantis", trust me) with metal claws that look like sickles. They are highly territorial, guarding an area and sticking to it.

If a knight steps in their range, a Shredsickle will sidestep into the Knight's path and attempt to slash the knight (with both claws) for Normal/Piercing damage after a short windup time. This slash hits 1.5 squares in front and has a 3-square-wide arc. Status variants cause appropriate status effects with the slash. Alternatively, they can Spin Attack, hitting anything within 1.75 squares. Shredsickles are most vulnerable after they've attacked.

In Tier 2, Shredsickles gain the ability to block projectiles (and melee attacks!), much like Mecha Knights, by raising both arms. They also gain a "venom spit" attack which, if it gets through the shield, deals a little Normal damage AND applies ticks of their relevant status multiple times over 10 seconds on the affected knight. (Standard Shredsickles cause Stun.)

Tier 3 Shredsickles are even more dangerous. First, they grant an attack boost to nearby beasts, like Alpha Wolvers. Second, they now "reflect" projectiles with their block, creating a gunpuppy bullet when a projectile hits their "shield". Third, they have a "Berserk" mode if you run past them. In Berserk Mode, they run at a target at high speed flailing their arms, dodging around projectiles. Shredsickles continuously attack in Berserk Mode, and a successful hit is twice as powerful as a normal hit.

In Arenas, of course, Berserk Mode is different. Attacking a Silkwing that's close to them and putting said Silkwing below half health will trigger Berserk Mode instead.

Garden variety Shredsickles have a metallic grey exoskeleton and their claws don't have an effect. Torchsickles have a metallic red exoskeleton and flaming claws. Popsickles have a metallic white exoskeleton and freezing claws. Ampsickles have a metallic blue exoskeleton and electrified claws. Toxickles have a metallic green exoskeleton and poisonous claws.

Undead/Fiend: Greavalier

This is a Zombie knight riding on Greaver-back! Take a Dust Zombie, put him in armor, give him a lance and a particularly large Greaver to ride on, and you've got a deadly force to be reckoned with: the Greavalier!

To kill a Greavalier, you must first kill his Greaver mount, which resists Shadow and is weak to Piercing. While mounted, a Greavalier can charge forward before striking with his Shadow-damaging lance; this is even faster than the normal Greaver charge, but interrupted just as easily. Alternatively, he can pull back on the Greaver's reins to get it to spread a cloud of status dust (Stun for the rank and file Greavalry), or hurl a Shadow-damage javelin straight forward.

Once the Greaver mount is killed, you still must deal with the Greavalier himself. On foot, the Greavalier will try to keep you away by jabbing with his spear, occasionally throwing a javelin, but is not nearly as threatening as when he's on Greaver-back. Guns will make short work of him.

In Tier 2, Greavaliers start packing more weapons. Instead of a javelin, they take a repeating crossbow that fires three shadow-damage bolts in a spread. They also may randomly (25%) spawn with a double-bladed battle axe, which attacks slightly slower, but deals much more damage.

In Tier 3, Greavaliers randomly (5%) spawn as Elite Greavaliers, which carry a shield that protects them from Piercing damage (this is lowered to neutral level), the dreaded Perilous Troika (deals damage in a wide arc around the charge), and have the ability to make their Greavers spit projectiles while using their status cloud. Once they lose their mount, the shield can be used to block similar to a Deadnaught. Oh, and their status cloud? It's always Curse!

While you'll rarely see a Greavalry of more than one or two, such a thing could easily be your demise. Greavalry may have status variants, too- but these will not be as common as status variants of other monsters.

Note that the greaver is 1.5x the size of a normal Greaver, to justify its holding the Zombie's weight. The standard Greavalier bears silver-colored steel armor. The Slag Walker/Ruby Greaver combination wears shining red armor, and is called a Crimson Greavalier. The Droul/Jade Greaver combo wears shining green armor, and is called a Green Steel Greavalier. The Frozen Shambler/Pearl Greaver combo wears armor made of pearly ice, and is called a Frozen Gale Greavalier. The Frankenzom/Jade Greaver combo wears electrified iron armor, and is called a Voltaic Greavalier; the Voltaic Greavalier doesn't get an axe, instead getting a hammer, but the difference is purely aesthetic. Elite Greavaliers have a Carnavon's eye mask, and wear jet-black armor that almost looks Swarm-infested; their shield is a Blackened Crest.

CONSTRUCT: Wheel Beetle

A massive robotic stag beetle with an electrified horn, the Wheel Beetle is easily considered a giant, much like Trojans and Giant Lichen Colonies. It has an ability, you see... this ability happens to be complete immunity to damage. While its shell is closed, it doesn't get hit. Not even the GM's crowbar can kill it.

However, beneath a Wheel Beetle's sleek red shell is its engine, which is as vulnerable to Elemental damage as any construct. Break the engine, and you break the Beetle. The problem? Only intense heat will get a Wheel Beetle to open its shell.

A Knight hoping for victory against a Wheel Beetle must avoid its deadly laser beam. This beam is similar to a Retrode's, but aimed and fired quickly from the Beetle's horn. It deals Elemental damage and Shocks targets, and five beams are fired at a time. The Wheel Beetle can also hit a close target with its horn, causing heavy Elemental/PIERCING damage (it IS a horn) as well as Shock, Stun, and ludicrous knockback. In Tier 2, it can use a Dash attack (Horn damage) and throw ten bombs at once. In Tier 3, it gains extra beams on the sides whenever its laser attack is used, and it can fire large Roarmulus-class missiles.

After enough attacks, heat is released out of vents in the beetle's side. Much like the Armored Cannon Beetle of Pikmin infamy, your goal is to plug these vents to expose the weak point (the engine). Any kind of pot will do the trick, but as the Wheel Beetle tracks you when it's not attacking, your best bet is to throw the pot into one of the vents while the Beetle is firing its lasers. (If this guy shows up in an Arena, pot spawns will appear somewhere in the Arena.)

Once one vent is clogged, the shell will begin to rattle and the other vent will start releasing a lot more visible heat. Clog this vent within thirty seconds and the Wheel Beetle's shell will fly open, giving you ten seconds to whale on it before the pots are forcibly expelled. (Be sure you're out of the way when this happens or you'll take Normal damage.) Wheel Beetles make a very satisfying explosion when they die.

Inspired by the VERY increased usage of the shield bash with the recent Tortodrone 2014 update.

Posted thread here (98019) .

Wind Spirits - simple enemies that are afraid of shields, but otherwise quite nasty.

Note: These are unclassified, or "No Type" like shankles and wisps.