Change Log
- References to “stagehand” have been replaced with “banshee”.
- Standardised animation specs.
- Added health value.
An Enemy. Introduced in District 2 - The Wastes.
Overview
RSB-04. Resonance Simulant, Banshee, Version 4.
Before New Damascus, Banshees were an entertainment simulant developed by Resonance Inc, and charismatically presented the idols on stage, whilst managing everything backstage, including being able to act as the music speakers. The Banshees had a loudspeaker that was able to spread through entire stadiums with impressive power.
KDE saw great value in the quality of the loudspeaker technology developed for the Banshee, so they bought the Banshee’s design from Resonance Inc, and repurposed it as a Long Range Acoustic Device for weaponry by increasing the speaker’s power to an unbearable volume for human ears. They had also been used for crowd control during early riots when KDE was building New Damascus, as well as mass notifying other simulants in the area for backup.
Character Design Requirements
A masculine humanoid simulant dressed in Kothar Police Inc. (KPI) uniform. The uniform should resemble real-world riot-police uniforms including a cap, and should be dark navy blue with the KPI logo. on the right breast. Its left-breast is a square LRAD (see below references), which has thin red and blue wiring connecting it to an interface on its right forearm. The interface has a bunch of buttons that can be pressed for different things, including different LRAD functions and originally managing stage visual effects.
Reference images
LRAD being used by riot police officers
Sam’s (really dogshit) depiction of Banshee
Gameplay
Medium health, medium damage, mid-range, Delayed AOE damage dealer
Health
This unit is standard so it will start with 100 HP.
Abilities
| Passive | Description |
|---|---|
| Rehearsal | On turn end, if unit did not deal damage this turn, gain +X Luck Up |
| Ability | Description | Target Type | Conditions and Details | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yell | Pushes a unit 1 cell backward. | Line | - Cardinal directions only - 1 cell range | 0 |
| Crows Splitter | Announces a direction. At the end of its next turn, dealing 50 damage to all units within the pattern. | Pattern | - Cardinal directions only Arrow shape based on position of attack. - Left Arrow - Up Arrow - Right Arrow - Down Arrow | 1 |
| Spotlight | Shines a spotlight in an area. At the end of its next turn, dealing 50 damage to all units within the spotlight. | Line | - Range 4 tiles - Spot light circle size, 3x3 square. | 2 |
| Final Call | Shouts a deafening command. Enemies in range gain 4 Shock. | Pattern | - Pattern is a 2 cell radius around the unit. | 2 |
Animations
| Animation | Description |
|---|---|
| Idle | Banshee slouches forward with its arms swaying left and right. |
| Anim 1 | Used for all abilities at the point of LRAD activating. Banshee does whatever this is, causing the LRAD in its chest to blast a loud, ear-splitting sound. |
| Anim 2 | Used for Crowd Splitter and Spotlight, at the point of setup. Banshee presses a bunch of buttons on his arm panel. |
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