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Elite Warrior Shout: "There's no Stopping Me!"
Skill description: Give out a fearsome battle cry that weakens your enemies and detects nearby foes on the radar. If you are below 50% health, you take 25% less damage, you move 25% faster and deal 25% more damage for 15 seconds.

Skill cool down: 180 seconds+

environmental skill/condition

How to trigger the effectss: by throwing the item "ball of fog" OR by being in the environment that naturally makes the fog OR a boss using the skill

Skill: Deadly Fog

Description: Creates a thick deadly fog that no one can see through. Anyone can walk in or out of the fog. Anyone in the fog cannot be targeted by enemies, nor can the players inside the fog target anyone. Any players in the fog will suffer blindness, dazed, poison, crippled, diseased, health degen, and energy degen for "x" amount of seconds. These conditions cannot be removed, the only way to get rid of them is to wait until they expire (these conditions will not separate conditions, but one condition caused by the fog). Bosses who use this skill will not suffer the conditions while in the fog and would still be able to target players outside the fog, but players may not target the boss because of the thick fog.

The fog will last for "x" amount of seconds
a player who uses a wind skill may blow the fog to another location. (or away depending on how gw2 skills work)

For example, if an elementalist uses a gust skill, the fog will be moved to another location or
if a warrior uses an elite skill like whirlwind (if that is a gw2 skill) then the fog will become part of the warrior's attack (just like how if a warrior using whirlwind passes through fire, the fire will become part of the attack) after the skill is over, the fog will lift.

Elementalist Ward Spell (Air)

Skill Name: Healing Wind
Skill Effect: Creates a ward (visually, wind is gusting around the area) around the caster for 5..15 seconds. This spell heals all friendly units in the area for 10..30 health per second.
Cast time: 2 seconds
Recharge time: 45 seconds

I have a really cool follow-up chain skill as well

Skill Name: Gust of the North
Skill Effect: If Healing Wind is activated, using the skill prematurely ends it, causing 25..125 cold damage to all foes in the area of the ward and knocks them down. (visually, a sudden surge of wind flies out from the center in a circle to the edge of the ward area).
Cast time: 1 second

Usefulness: Knowing a skill slot is reserved for healing, this skill fits it nicely. The elementalist can save his party from a spike by ending the skill early, or increase survivability by letting this skill go for the duration. I could definitely see this skill as an elite skill as well. Also, I like the idea of using a single ward both offensively and defensively depending on the situation.

One thing that I think would be exceptionally cool would be if spells/abilities could be effected by more than one attribute.

Skill: Breath of Flame - The caster shoots a jet of flame from their mouth.
Effect: Damages all enemies in the area.

Modifiers:
Damage would be modified by your points in Fire Magic
Area of effect would be modified by your points in Air Magic

This could also work for other classes, even the warrior.

Skill: Parting Shot - The Warrior kicks his target and shoots them with his ranged weapon.
Effect: Knocks target backwards and damages them with ranged weapon.

Modifiers
Knockback distance would be effected by Strength
Ranged Damage would be effected by Bow/Gun skill

Elementalist Skill (maybe Elite skill)

Name: Chain of Earth

Cast Time: 2-5 sec (player must not move while casting , though it is a bit contrary to GW2's idea of dynamic fighting)

Duration: as long as the pillar is intact

Effect:

Summons a pillar at current position, and connect it (metal, or light chain or sth. different, depending on race) to target(foe) in certain range (maybe 25 feets).
Target's movement will be slowed down 20% (maybe also -5% of attack speed.)
Pillar has certain HP (e.g. 500 hp), each second it looses 10 hp (may vary depending on enemy's magic resistance).
when HP is 0, pillar will be destroyed.
Cool Down: 10 sec

While "Chain of Earth" is in effect,
it'll be replaced by

Name: Gaia's Wrath

Cast Time: None

Duration: Instant effect

Effect:
Target will be pulled to pillar's position.
Destroys pillar and deal pillar's HP as damage to all nearby enemies.
Chain of Earth's cool down will be set to 120 sec.

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comments:

Each Elementalist can only summon one Pillar at the same time,
but the effect stacks with other slowdown-effects
for example: 5 Elementalists will immobilize the Target for max. 50 sec.
(when no one attack the pillars and all 5 pillars are summoned at the same time)
but it might be combined with other professions skills as well.

Regarding the follow-up skill, if at least 3 Elementalist activates Gaia's Wrath at nearly the same time,
the Pillars will fly towards the target and smash it, causing knockdown + crippled

I think this skill would improve the teamwork among players.
Especially for people who want to fight with strategy a lot ^^.


Edited, Nov 18th 2010 2:21pm by LuckGandor

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Elementalist Skill

Name: "Help! I'm Being Repressed!"

Effect: Shout. All adjacent enemies shadow step directly away from you, and their movement rate is reduced by 15%

Cooldown: 45 seconds.

Notes: This would be a useful skill in both PvP and PvE. Being a somewhat defenseless Elementalist, the ability to quickly and effectively get melee opponents to leave you alone for enough time to get out some big spells without being bothered would be useful.
The quote is from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Elementalist Earth Skill - Defy Gravity

The earth's gravity is at your command. Launch nearby enemies under low gravity and easily jump away to safety. You then crush enemies under high gravity, inflicting damage and slowing them for a time.

I didn't look at other's posts, so sorry if this is a repeat.

update: To expand a little, visually the skill could be indicated by waves of visual distortion, kind of like the distortion visual in the Churning Earth video. While decreasing gravity, chunks of earth could be shown lifting up along with enemies. If environmental objects can be moved with skills, it might be interesting if Defy Gravity launched enemies' summoned objects, too, like if an enemy elementalist summoned a frost bow or something.

Edited, Nov 21st 2010 1:27pm by fritzywiggins

Skill Race: Slyvarie
Skill Name: Fertilizer
Skill Description: Preparation
For X amount of time.
Adjacent Slyvarie gain +20 armour, +50 health and +5 energy.



Edited, Nov 18th 2010 9:06pm by b3ck1

This could be a necro curse or a mesmer hex.

1. You cast this curse/hex.
2. During the next 10 seconds you gain * and the enemy loses * and suffers from * condition.
3. The curse/hex ends prematurely if you stop moving or the target foe escapes out of your earshot.

Necro version could be:
Skill Name: Immoral Haste
Skill Affect: During the next 10 seconds you gain +7 health regeneration and the target foe becomes crippled, and begins bleeding. Immoral Haste deals 40 shadow damage to the cursed foe every second.
Energy: 15
Cast Time: 2 sec
Recharge Time: 20 sec

Here is a quickly constructed skill icon. :D

Edited, Nov 18th 2010 5:15pm by KorjaajaPwnzor

Elementalist Elite Skill

Elemental Lord

Energy Cost None
Charge Time 10 Seconds
Recharge Time 20 Minutes

Description The Elementalist is infused with the power of their element, gaining
tremendous control over their element never seen before!

Effect The Elementalist will become an Elemental Lord of their current "Affinity",
granting different effects to each element at hand. The form last's for
1 minute at a time.

Earth If the Elementalist is in "Earth Affinity" then
he/she will covered by earth during the duration of charging the spell. If
The earth shield takes less then "X" Damage then the Transformation will be
successful. Upon success the earth once surrounding the elementalist will
shatter and the pieces will revolve around them. The elementalist will be
able to throw each rock individually at an enemy or throw them all down for
massive Area of Effect Damage. As well as attacking he/she may also choose to
use the rocks to guard taking all incoming damage. Once the form wares off
you are given a buff granting plus "X" armor for 1 Minute.

Water If the Elementalist is in "Water
Affinity" he/she will covered by an orb of water during the duration of
charging the spell. If the water takes less then "X" Damage then the
Transformation will be successful. Upon success the water once surrounding
the elementalist will fall to the ground surrounding him/her. The
elementalist will then be able to freeze individual enemies in range, or
raise the water level healing nearby players Once the form wares off, the
elementalist is given a buff granting plus "X" health for 1 Minute.

Air If the Elementalist is in the "Air Affinity"
he/she will be covered by a cloud of air during the duration of charging
the spell. If the cloud takes less then "X" Damage then the Transformation
will be successful. Upon success the cloud once surrounding the elementalist
will lift him/her into the air. The elementalist will them be able to slowly
lighting each enemy individually into the sky killing them, or sending down a
cloud of poisonous gas deal massive Area of Effect damage. Him/her can also
move the cloud around. Once the form wares off, you are given a buff granting
plus "X" speed for 1 Minute.

Fire If the Elementalist is in the "Fire Affinity" he/she
will be covered by an orb of fire during the duration o charging the spell.
If the orb takes less then "X" Damage then the Transformation will be
successful. Upon success the fire will burst outward dealing a critically
Massive Area of Effect damage. The caster is then covered in flame wielding
weapons covered in it as well. He/she will be able to move around and
"Strike" each enemy with the weapons dealing massive damage with each hit.
Once the form wares off, you are given a buff granting plus "X" Damage for 1
minute.

Elementalist skill:

ALCHEMY:
Target's metal based weapons and/or armor are transmuted to gold for X seconds resulting in reduced damage/protection.

Skill Name: "Bad Breath".

Class: For the warrior class. (Though may be given to another/all classes in beta development, depending on feedback.)

Skill Recharge: A special skill that takes over the last skill you used, (with a 10% chance of this happening,) whenever you chug an ale and partake in combat at least 60 seconds afterwards. Bad Breath can only be useable/appears once every hour, and also has a 1% chance of depleting 50% of a bosses health when used in a dungeon.

Cast Time: 3 Seconds.

Skill Affect: Bad Breath changes for whichever race you play;

* Charr, unused to the Norn drink, spew out fire kittens, which mew pathetically, stunning your opponent in an awed stupor of the adorableness. The player has 10 seconds to sharpie the opponents face, before the kittens explode, throwing the player backwards and of their losing 10% health for every kitten spawned, (can be 6-9 kittens at once.)

* Humans, the pathetic souls as they are, merely puke up the foul liquid, and for the 5 seconds as the enemy tries to wipe the sick off of their armour, they are rendered helpless and unable to block any of your attacks.

* Asura: The Asura's properties combined with the drink give them exactly what the skill name implies; bad breath. When the Asura comes within 10 metres of a player, they fall down in a faint, and are stunned for 3 seconds; unfortunately, this applies to allies as well - party members better stay out of the way, or wear a <Gas Mask>.

* Sylvari take on the drink in a different way, their plant fibres unable to cope with the strong liquor, and although the players screen becomes blurred and movement sporadic, for 10 seconds the player becomes invincible and immortal, and every hit is a critical... IF they can hit anything.

* Norn, inventors of this magical ale take on its properties happily and comfortably; so happily their walk becomes a skip, and their strength increases so much that rocks may be ripped out of the ground, and environmental weapons thrown heftily. Unfortunately, this wears off for every item thrown, but if the Norn stays out of battle, they may leave the fight to skip through meadows to their hearts content.