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Nyarlathotep by e8on

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Nyarlathotep

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We are but a tiny and insignificant planet in a vast universe filled with horrific beings with nigh incomprehensible motives. Most are clearly not of this world, eldritch beings that destroy sanity by their mere existence. But one takes the form of a creature far closer to us: a human.
Nyarlathotep. The Crawling Chaos. He walks among our people in the form of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh. He draws thousands of followers through his terrifying demonstrations of magic and electricity. Great bolts of electricity and shadows darker than the night fly inches away from the faces of awestruck viewers. Though terrified, they feel compelled by an unstoppable force to follow him.
But this is only a fraction of Nyarlathotep's power. He has over one thousand forms that he can take, granting him an indescribable and eldritch strength beyond this world. Some of these forms resemble a human, which he uses to manipulate people and gods so he can achieve his ultimate goal. Some are so alien that a single glance of them can drive one to insanity. No one knows his true intention. Some say he will bring about the end of life on Earth, slowly destroying civilization with his many forms while enjoying it. Others say he is merely the beginning of something far worse, a mere underling of more powerful beings who manipulates humanity so they can achieve their goals. And the battleground of the gods is nothing more than another unnoteworthy step in his plan.

Passive Ability

Thousand Forms

Nyarlathotep has an additoinal item slot that may be used to purchase two unique items, the Mask of the Beast and the Shining Trapezohedron. These items change the form Nyarlathotep transforms into with his ultimate. These items are free and can be swapped out in base. Enemy gods cannot see which item he has equipped.

Primary Abilities

Dark Grasp/Tentacle Smash/Eldritch Blast

Pharaoh Form: Nyarlathotep turns his arms into tenticles and stabs forward with them, damaging them. Enemy gods hit by this attack will have some of the tentacles latch onto them for 1 second. Using this ability again during this time will cause Nyarlathotep to root himself with his tentacles while grabbing the god with his tentacles, leaving the enemy god bound. This grab also gives Nyarlethotep damage reduction.

Beast Form: Nyarlathotep attacks three times with his tentacles damaging enemies. The first two attacks are in a cone, while the last attack is in a larger cone.
Ability type :line/cone

Eldritch Form: Nyarlathotep fires a series of three beams made of a mysterious energy in a straight line in front of him. Enemies will take additional damage if they are hit by two beams in a row and even more if they are hit by three beams in a row.

Terrible Storm/Tenebrous Cloud /Eldritch Visions

Pharaoh Form: Nyarlathotep summons a magic circle on the ground in front of him. After a brief delay, a bolt of lighting strikes the circle, damaging enemies caught in the circle. This strike summons a strange machine. If this ability is used while a machine is present a bolt will fly from the first to the second as soon as it is cast, doing damage and stunning enemy Gods for 1 second. These machines can be destroyed.

This ability has two charges

Beast Form: Nyarlathotep spits out a cloud of darkness darker than space itself. Enemy gods hit by this cloud will be damaged and temporarily blinded.

Eldritch form: Nyarlethotep bombards the minds of enemies in a cone in front of them, fearing them.

Distortion World/Void flight/Spacial Rift

Pharaoh Form: Nyarlathotep causes the laws of the world itself to change, making him appear to move faster. Time speads up for him, and enemies in a small cone in front of him are slowed.
Beast Form: Nyarlathotep briefly hovers in the air flying to the ground, damaging all enemies in a circle near his landing spot
Eldritch Form: Nylarthotep creates a large rift in space in front of him where the laws of the universe as we know it no longer apply. Enemy gods inside this rift are crippled, slowed and take damage

Ultimate Abilities

Mask of the Beast/Shining Trapezohedron

Nyarlathotep stands still for 1 second and transforms into one of his numerous forms depending on his equppied item.
Cooldown:80s
Duration:15s 17s 19s 21s 23s

Nyarlathotep turns into a monstrous beast with power over darkness. While in this form, his basic attacks are melee and deal additional damage. He also has increased movement speed.

Nyarlethotep turns into an incomprehensible form, granting increased defense

Theme

In the original stories, Nyarlathotep was a being who lurked in the midst of human civilization in his many forms. As a result, I wanted him to be a versatile god with several forms. as well as a god with elements of the mage and assassin classes. Nyarlathotep's Pharaoh form plays like a mage, but his Beast form plays like an assassin and his Eldritch form plays similar to both Mages and Guardians. The ability to choose which form to turn into during his ultimate allows him to adapt to different builds and situations.

His Pharaoh uses a strange mixture of electricity and dark magic, just as in the original story. His Beast form is inspired by the short story "The Haunter of the Dark", in which he appears in the form of a flying monster that is powerful in the dark and is weakened by light.

His Pharaoh form is a pharaoh in dark robes and a mask. His Beast form is a dark purple monster with bat like wings and several tentacles sprouting from its body. Lastly, his eldritch form appears as a shifting collection of floating golden shapes. for it cannot be fully understood.

Gameplay

Pros:
Very versatile
Good area control in Pharaoh form, ranged damage and CC in Eldritch form, and speed in Beast form.
Cons
Uses magic quickly early on
Mainly effective late game

While in Pharaoh form, his main combo is 2>1>grab>2, ideally hitting with both bolts on the second 2. However, it is best for him to avoid dropping both hits of his 2 early on. It requires a lot of time to set up, which could allow enemy minions to gain an advantage. The enemy mage can also simply walk away, making it difficult to land the bolt without overextending. His grab can help land both hits, but it also leaves him vulnerable. It is useful to have a support or jungle with a cc that makes it easier to land the stun. In mid and late game team fights, it may be better to drop the first machine in a location that will make it easier to hit as many gods as possible with the stun, instead of trying to land all three hits.

His 3 in Pharaoh form is makes him better at capturing towers than most mages, because the time dilatoin increses his attack speed.

It is usually best to use his Beast form when your team is on the offensive. It is very good at chasing down enemies, picking off targets, and escaping, unlike his Eldritch form, which has very little mobility. It also grants additional speed and damage with basic attacks, making it easier to capture enemy towers.
His Eldritch form is usually best when defending. It can attack safely from a distance while crippling and slowing time for enemies with Spatial Rift. It can also fear enemies that get close to him, keeping him safe from gods attempting to dive him while potentially setting up for his team. However, he only has 2 damaging abilities, does not do as much damage and has no escape.

Items

Items that provide cooldown reduction are very useful for Nyarlethotep, because they allow him to use his ultimate more often and have both charges of Terrible Storm more frequently.

Voice lines!

First Blood: The end has begun!
When killing a jungle boss: A singular strike!
Purchasing consumable: Wealth beyond measure, awarded to the brave and the foolhardy alike
Purchasing attack item: My forms grow in power
Purchasing defensive item: I will never be killed, but this should make things easier
Abilities
Dark Grasp
There is no escape
Come with me!

Terrible storm
Behold my power!
Let the sparks fly!
(If there are two machines present) (laughs manically)

Distortion World
The world bows to me!
Distortion World!

Ultimate
A mere glimpse of my power!
They shall fall into insanity!

Taunts
I could tear all of you from this universe within seconds, but I would prefer having time to enjoy myself
You think you have control over your lives? I have been the one pulling the strings, in my many forms, unseen.
You cannot grasp the true form of Nyarlathotep's attack
Jokes
They say I am indescribable, but I am not. You mortals just suck at writing.
I am an alien lurking among humans. One could say there is an imposter among us.
Yes, I have taken the form of an anime girl on several occasions. DO NOT JUDGE ME FOR IT!

Directed taunts
Sun Wukong: You think you're powerful with your 72 transformations? Try one thousand!
Cthulhu: You may have power, but you will never have my intelligence!
Set: Bow before the true Egyptian god of chaos!
The Morrigan: You dare copy one of my forms!?

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyarlathotep
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Nyarlathotep
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Haunter_of_the_Dark

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I love this concept. One of my favorite types of characters is ones that can change abilities and play style. This is amazing, love the amount of work you did. And I love the taunts, directed taunts and the jokes. 100/10

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Nyarlathotep by e8on

Nyarlathotep

Nyarlathotep

The Crawling Chaos

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Theme

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Items

Voice lines!

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