Character Classes

Character Classes
The Order of the (Eagle, Crow, Tiger, Stag, Steed, Bear)
Cleric  (Eagle) Distance Buffs/Summons/Fear Chain And Arc Attacks
Sorcerer (Crow) Distance (Area of Effect Spells) Curses
Monk (Tiger) Mid Range/Close Range Speedy Attacks hit Multiple Enemies
Rogue (Stag) Distance Ranged Weapons (Speed)
Paladin (Steed) Close Range Steed Shield Bash CounterAttack
Barbarian (Bear) Close Range Bashing Attacks knock down area of effect bashes Charge

Monsters, Creatures

Looter > collects things off of dead/ steal items from character
Scavenger > loots things from dead bodies (Pack of Hyenas)
Siren > Song that can Possess you (make you run away you loose control) or stun you
Succubus >
Manticore > scorpion tail can stun
Tendrill > slow but can "elongate" to attack you
Centaur (Centaur Chieftain) > charge attack
Wyvern > different variants (fire, ice) shoot ranged
Gargoyle > lies in wait, ambushes you
HellHound > attack in packs (where there is one there are more) make noise to know of their presence
Gorgon > turns you to stone
VineLurker > vine appendages emanate from the creature that and constrict you, you can "beat a path through" to the center OR hit the eye/center with Ranged attacks)
Creeper > looks like poison plant, but moves area of effect spore attack
Mimic > can disguise itself as Chest, Powerful monster i.e. Dragon, etc.)
SpineHound/HedgeHound
Dark Harvester > revives/resurrects any beast (or human) to turn it against you
Yeti
Gore-beast Horned (like a rhino charges and gores you)
Dervish/Typhoon
Musk/Mist
Drake
Wisp
TendrilHulk
Gloom--
--Guardian
Kraken
Lizard Man
Corpse
Golem
Stalker
Shambler
Lich
Omen
Horror
Jelly > if attacked and not killed splits in 2 with 50% HP each
-Mole
-Rot Rotten-
Sprite
Pixie
Wraith
Necro-
Phantom/Poltergeist
Needle-
Revenant
Putrid -
Urchin
Wither
-Fiend- (Bone Fiend)
-Vermin
Wasp
Scorpion
MantaWraith (Shock/Lightning)
Python/Serpent
Gremlin
Squid
Balrog
Spider/Arachnid
SerpentMan
Parasites (attach on you and hard to remove...Burn of Poison off)
Leech (Variants)
Mite (Variants)

Creature Variations (Extremes)
Small Enemies   Giant Enemies
Magical      Physical

Stealthy    - Luminescent

Texture (Furry - Spiny - Armored->Slimy-> Thorny ->smooth->scaly ->gas->liquid)

(Slow lumbering -> Quick Agile)

(Tiny -> gigantic)

Aggressive -> Passive->Peaceful->Friendly (Familiar)

Parasitic (Mites, Ticks, Leaches) Symbiotic (Faeries, Sprites, Familiars)

Natural(Vines) Unnatural(Undead) SuperNatural (Wisp)

Solitary(Phantom) Pack Creatures(HellHound)

Flying (Harpy/Succubus) Underground Enemies (BurrowBeast)

Types of Damage:
Piercing/Gouging (through armor armor absorbs a minimal amount of damage... the armor's durability is damaged)
Bashing (armor absorbs some percentage but takes durability damage)
Constricting (attack damage is lessened/interrupted more often, immobile)
Ripping/Tearing/Slashing (on flesh causes bleeding)
Interrupts (if in middle of attack your attack is interrupted)

Example ways in which creatures attack you (their weapons)
Tail (whipping/bashing)
Tongue (whipping, constricting)
Spit/Vomit (ranged)
Melee (Normal Weapons Swords/Clubs/Flails)
Spines (shooting)
Jaws/Teeth (Biting can transmit disease and cause bleed damage)
Thorns (ThornHulk uses thorn branches to attack)
Acid/Venom (on fangs or shot does physical damage or damage to weapons/armor)
Claws/Pinchers/Talons  (physical damage, slashing bleeding damage)
Stinger (bees/scorpions do stun damage, slow)
Horn (gouge damage, charge damage)
Elemental (fire, ice, shock)
Shock Damage has more effect if you are in water
Fire Damage has less effect if you are in water
Breath (elemental usually, also knockback and modifies environment (lights on fire or ice obstructions)
Spores (confuse, debuff, poison, slow) confuse can effect how you move (disorient you)
Noise (Sirens can charm/confuse/possess you or call in reenforcements to fight you, Roars can cause FEAR (vibration))
Light/Darkness (Enemies can "blind" you or "flashbang" stun you)
Web/Tar (Sticky stuff to limit your mobility and slow attacks/speed)
Ink (i.e. from a Squid - > blind)
Smoke (obstructs vision/blinds)
Gas
Magical Attacks (possess, curse,)
Constriction/Crushing (Python)
Undead (they should be described more discretely... undead 10th Legionaire, Gladiator Barbarian)

Defense mechanisms
Immunities (i.e. immune to fire, poison, dark magic, armor classes)
Some Enemies Reflect attacks (Monk particularly good at deflecting/reflecting physical attacks, Cleric Reflects spells)
Some Enemies are Healed by attacks (Spectres are healed and energized by some magic)
Play Dead
Cloak
Decoy (spiritual)
Spells Push
Spell Regen/Heal
Disarm
Explosive
Summon
Burrow (dig away)
Tangle (web, vines)
Curl up into ball (Defense, Turtle)
Smoke/Ink to evade and escape
Spines (if you hit them you take damage)
Spores/Gas(confuse or interrupt release if they are attacked)
Tar (slows you down)
Poison/Disease

GameElements-Environment

Wall Tiles impassable
Fast tiles (speed you up)
Slow tiles slow you down
Destroy Wall tiles can be attacked and destroyed to allow access to other areas
Press Tiles (Open Doors/Traps/Modify Map)
Multi-Press Tiles (All must be hit to modify Map)
Toggle Tiles (can be used for puzzles) rollover once turn one color another time they turn different color
Timed Toggle Multi Press Tiles All must be hit in a specific time to modify map (they reset after a while)
Group Ordered PressTiles (Must hit tiles in order)
FakeWall Tiles...look like Walls but can be walked through (we could have a Maze in this hiddenarea where the player is completely obstructed)
Teleport Tiles/Gates move you to another section of the map
Trap(fallthrough) Tiles (sinkholes) you might fall through to a new area of the map (treasure or a trap)
Lock Tiles (Doors, Chests) need a key to open
Damage Tiles do damage when you walk over
Effect Tiles Tiles that add effects to you (Poison, Heal)
StateTiles (Tiles that change depending on state i.e. switches/press tiles change the state of other tiles)
(maybe if you hit the correct toggle tiles a path will be revealed)

Tracker
Follow the Tracks of Enemies (blood, "footprints", "Shed Skin" etc.)
Find monsters lair to get Eggs, scales (from Dragons), ore, ancient weapons, Bodies of Heros

Buried Items (Treasure Hunt)
Use item (shovel) to dig for buried items
"Treasure Maps" > Find landmarks
Follow the beacon > Beeping noise as you get close to something (Castle Crashers)
Follow the vibration > Return Belongings to Graves/Bodies of

Weapons Cache/Bunker > Open World
Find the Bodies of the Kings explorers > (Find out what happened to them to flesh out story)

Treasure Chests
Torches (Can give permanent light)
Gold
Explosive Barrels/Poison (Target and does "splash" damage)
Potions
Weapon Drops
Draw Bridge

Level Types --Open/Claustrophobic/Hybrid

Claustrophobic (cant see much, sneak and move slowly because danger lurks around every corner)
    (Good for a chase scene... i.e. you need to follow a certain enemy... maybe you battle an enemy at the mouth of the cave/maze/labyrinth, and they retreat back to the lair and you have to follow them (hint follow the blood stains))
    Catacombs
    Sinkhole
    Maze (Library/Labrynth) many corners can have enemies in wait
    Prison (Small Cells in claustrophobic corridors)
    Long Corridors (good for Ranged attacks)
    Tunnel
    Burial Chamber
    Underground Passage
    Mine (collapsing beams)
    Bridge (Race as it is lit on fire)
  
Hybrid (watch out there may be a traps secret doors, ambushes)
    (good for secret rooms, treasure rooms, trap rooms (fall into traps)
    Ice Cave
  
    Frozen City (People turned into Ice Sculptures)
    Large Rooms in Town (Bazaar) large rooms but the streets are crowded
    City built into the side of a mountain
     Mountains (small passes on the side of the mountain Caverns are more open areas)
   Buried City (City buried by a sandstorm) tightrope walking on boards
   Volcanic City (City that was overtaken by volcano lava)
   Shrine
    Drowned City (City sunk into water/swamp) hold breath to get to different sections/rooms
   Swamp/Tar Pit (environmental hazards Tar/ Swamp Gas/Poison/ Slower movement speed)
   Museum
   Dungeon/Tower
   Abandoned City (Filled with ghosts/ etc. watch out for spirits)
   Battlefield (Trenches and open areas)

Open (Watch out, you could get swarmed from all sides)
   Desert
   Arena (Boss Battle)
   Courtyard (Boss Battle)
   Wilderness/Forest (Ambushes enemies hidden (archers & hunters)


Weather and other visual obstruction variants (Layer on top
(This gives the impression of depth to the game, and it also can increase tension since visibility is lessened)
Rain (Decreases visibility)
Snow
Ash
Clouds
Sandstorm (like god of war)
Night/Fog

Fog of War Games--

Fog of War Games
(from GiantBomb)
1) Exploration Incetive to explore the game world
2) Mask disposition and movement of enemy forces
 This simulates the fact that any commander is forced to rely on imperfect and incomplete information on the battlefield, and often must improvise based on intuition and common sense.

My take:

• Incentivize Exploration
• Helps in pathfinding (Have I been here before or am I here for the first time)... (great for samey environment where people get lost/go around in circles)
• It increases tension what I don't know (see) can kill me (for instance traps, enemies, environmental hazards)
• It's like a lottery ticket, (I might uncover treasure) (a winner)
• Light can be used to effectively show direction (players drawn to it like moths)
• May allow sound to be used effectively, even though you might not see something, you may hear it (adds to tension)
• Allows players to easily spot where the character is even if the screen is busy

NOTEWORTHY GAMES with Fog of War:
Oblivion (when you look at the local map)
Diablo (1&2)
Starcraft (1 & 2)
Warcraft (1&2&3)
Company Of Heroes
MGS 4? Really?
Advance Wars
Fire Emblem : Radiant Dawn
Disgaea
Full Spectrum Warrior
Titan Quest
Dungeon Seige
Planetscape: Torment
Homeworld
Total Annihilation
Comand and Conquer: Tiberian Sun
Legacy of Cain : Soul Reaver
Civilization
Dungeon Keeper
Close Combat
Myth
X-COM
WarHammer
Descent
Final Fantasy Tactics
Command & Conquer
Age of Empires
Dune 2
Final Fantasy 4
Dragon Warrior

The Grift

The Ghost Ship of Anvil
1) Speak with Varulae on the deck of the Serpent's Wake in Anvil Harbor.
   She asks you to retrieve her Crystal Ball from the cargo hold of the haunted ship.
3) Defeat the Spectral Sailors or run past them making your way down to the hold.
4) Return Varulae's Crystal Ball to her, she rewards you the "leveled" cutlass, Redwave.

Alternatives

Varlaue is bad Spirits are bad (The ball is cursed and Varulae curses you)
1,2,3) Same
4) When you pick up the crystal ball you are immediately cursed and you can't remove it from your inventory
5) Return Varulae's Crystal Ball to her, She says she doesn't want it, she reveals that she put a curse on the crystal ball and anyone who touches it will be turned to a wraith

Varlaue is bad Spirits are bad (The ball is cursed and Varulae curses you)
1,2,3) Same
4) your "perception"/"intelligence"/Conjuration skill is high enough you notice it is a trap (the ball is cursed) so you dont pick it up
5) you return to valarae and tell her that you killed all of the spectres and that she needs to grab the ball
6) you escort her to the ball, before she grabs it, she turns on you and attacks you kill her and taker her loot

Varlaue is ignroant Spirits are bad (The ball is cursed and Varulae helps you remove the curse)

1,2,3) Same

4) When you pick up the crystal ball you are immediately cursed and you can't remove it from your inventory

5) When you return it to Varulae she gives you another quest to remove the curse 

(and the ball (with the curse) suddenly becomes a valueable Boost

Varlaue is bad,(a necromancer) Spirits were betrayed murdered crew and spirits want revenge 
1,2) same
3) as soon as you enter the ship the doors are locked and the ghosts approach you and let you know that they were trapped in the ship by Varulae, and that she locked them in the ship and sealed the door so they all died (resorted to cannibalism)
As much as the spirits want to feast on your soul, they want revenge on varlaue more,
you can:
4i) agree and help them get revenge, (lift the bind, allow the cursed spirits to possess the crystal ball), carry the crystal ball (which cursed now hurts you while cvarrying) then sneak and pickpocket Varlae (while she is asleep) to give her the cursed crystal ball (then the spirits attack and kill her)
4ii) fight them and steal the ball which gives random perks, confront Varlae and either
5i) let her live if she gives you some important loot / information
5ii) kill and loot her corpse

Examples of Grift "templates"
House Sitter (Bodyguard) entrapment
Heist (and then double crossed) i.e. they leave you to take the fall
Fencing stolen goods
Carvan Robbery (could be disguised as Guards, Rival Gangs, etc.)
Duel
Guard some item (and you have option to steal it yourself)
Frame -> Breaking and Entering steal item (i.e. signet ring, guard outfit) perform crime(i.e. murder)and plant evidence
Help a prisoner escape
Kill/Intimidate witness
Assasination
Pickpocket
Forgery
Espionage
Reconnaissance ("sell" information after eaves dropping)
Intercept Messenger , forge note, disguise as messenger
Be a messenger (either look at note or not) but the note could implicate you
Gambling Cheat
Double Cross with help of Shills