PoE2 Proposal 1 - Equipable Skeletons

# 4K Proposal



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Skeletons
Summons Reviving Skeletons that can be equipped.
Their Skills limits are shared among them and you.
Their items have no Ally but Same Master Skeletons
They cannot summon Skeletons.

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Gem Array
Same Name Skills seen as a single one to support.
Limit: 1 Skill Gem.

Skeletal Ghost
Skeletons have passability

Skeletal Simulacrum
Skeletons have your passive skills

Giant’s Blood
You can wield Two-Handed melee weapons in one hand. (...)

Self-Giving
"X while you have an Ally in your Presence"
Converted to
"Allies in your Presence have X"

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Explainer

Fantasy: Character Swap (Portable D3 Armory), Equipable Skeletons
Best attributes: Allies in your Presence, Enemies in your Presence, while you have an Ally in your Presence, Presence Radius
All Skills available at Character Level 1: Every player, even casual, can enjoy any Skill at a power relative to its character level
Character Swap: Top layer. Switch characters. Realtime in-combat class respecialization. Adaptative, Flexible, Versatile. Combos. Alternate between Chaos, Cold, Fire, Physical. Switch between armies of Warriors, Defenders, Archers, Rogues, Mages.
Weapon Swap: No longer needed. Outshined by Character Swap, which is more scalable (but requires more gems / items)
Skeletons: A single, unique Skill for all Skeletons. No more separate skills for Skeletons. Differentiation through itemization. Abilities previously unique to Skeletons become generic (Any class). Ex: Revive Ally (Skill Gem), Shocked Ground (Support Gem)
Equipped: While any Skeletons Skill is equipped, Skeleton tabs appear in the Skills Panel and the Inventory Panels. Their selection is synchronized: Clicking on 2nd tab in the Skills Panel shows the 2nd tab in the Inventory Panel (and vice-versa). Skeleton tabs only apply to the upper part of the inventory. Inventory ministash is shared among these tabs.
Items: Skeletons can equip any item. It refers to the Skeleton as its wearer (instead of player). Best affixes: Life, Armor, Presence
Power Balance: Preserved: Skeletons have less base attributes than the player
Skills: Skeletons use their Skills autonomously. The Stage of Detonating Arrow can be selected (Ex: Stage 1 to set gas on fire)
No ally: Skeletons’ items convert the word "Allies" into "Same Master Skeletons" (Only your Skeletons). Power Balance vs Party
Skills limits shared: Totem, Curse, Mark, Firestorm, Field, Bell, Spirits. At 10 Skeletons, limit is still N (shared among them & you)
Cannot summon Skeletons: Avoids recursion. But they can summon other Minions like Bone constructs (shared limit applies)
Skeletons vs Tabs: If 4 Skeletons, 3 tabs: 4th Skeleton is naked. If 2 Skeletons, 6 tabs: 1st Skeleton equips 1st tab, 2nd Skeleton equips 2nd tab, and nothing else happens. Modulo/Template strategy would be wrong as it would both allow to duplicate items for free, reduce build diversity and the need to chase more items to upgrade Skeletons, which is a core mechanic.
Gem Unequip: Items are deposited in the stash, just like D3 Armory, otherwise in Inventory ministash, otherwise on ground
Tabs: Free: 2 tabs. Paid: Additional tabs can be purchased through the shop
Giant's Blood: Any Two-Handed Melee Weapon (2H Staves) can be equipped in 1 hand. Skeletal Simulacrum: Skeletons can benefit from Giant’s Blood (they become larger)
Dual Scepter: Player can equip 2 One-Handed items of any type in any order. Ex: 2 Scepters, 2 Wands, 2 Shields, 1 Shield Main Hand + 1 Melee Weapon Off Hand.
Gem Array: In the Skills Panel, if a Skill has N lines, then any Support Gem socketed in any of these lines applies to any of these lines. Max 1 Skill Gem.
Have passability: Skeletons can pass through walls and overlap each other. Useful when using many Melee Skeletons
Have your passive Skills: Skeletons duplicate all your Passive Skills. They refer to the Skeleton as their wearer (instead of player).
"X while you have an Ally in your Presence" Converted to "Allies in your Presence have X": Use the Passive Skills: "Presence Present", "Attack Damage with nearby Ally"
Passive: Mass Rejuvenation: Allies in your Presence Regenerate 1% of your Maximum Life per second. 10 Skeletons x 1% = 10%
Passive: Hysteria: Allies in your Presence have 6% increased Attack Speed. 10 Skeletons x 6% = 60%
Passive: Distracting Presence: Enemies in your Presence have 10% reduced Cooldown Recovery Rate. 10 Skeletons x 10% = 100%
Passive: Presence Present: 35% increased Attack Damage while you have an Ally in your presence. Self-Giving Conversion: 10 Skeletons x 35% = 350%
Passive: Attack Damage with nearby Ally: 16% increased Attack Damage while you have an Ally in your presence. Self-Giving Conversion: 10 Skeletons x 16% = 160%
Passive: Attack Speed: 4% increased Attack Speed while a Rare or Unique Enemy is in your Presence
Discipline: Emits an Aura that continuously inflicts Critical Weakness on enemies in your Presence.
Malice: Emits an Aura that grants Allies in your Presence additional Total Energy Shield. The Aura does not affect you.
Corona of the Red Sun: When you Leech Life from a Hit, Allies in your Presence also Leech the same amount of Life
Radiant Grief: Enemies in your Presence are Ignited as though dealt 100 Base Fire Damage
Sandstorm Visage: Enemies in your Presence are Blinded. Enemies in your Presence gain Critical Weakness every second
Alpha's Howl: Presence Radius is doubled
Fixation of Yix: Allies in your Presence have (30-50)% increased Critical Hit Chance. 10 Skeletons x 50% = 500%
Allies in your Presence have (30-50)% increased Critical Damage Bonus. 10 Skeletons x 50% = 500%
Allies in your Presence have (10-20)% increased Attack Speed. 10 Skeletons x 20% = 200%
Allies in your Presence have (10-20)% increased Cast Speed. 10 Skeletons x 20% = 200%
50% reduced Presence Area of Effect
Xoph's Blood: Enemies in your Presence have Fire Exposure. For people playing Fire
Doryani's Prototype: Enemies in your Presence have Lightning Resistance equal to yours. For people playing Lightning
Lochtonial Caress: Share Charges with Allies in your Presence. For people playing Charges
Perfidy: Enemies in your Presence are Intimidated (Debuff on enemy: 10% increased damage)
Sacred Flame: Allies in your Presence Gain 30% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage. 10 Skeletons x 30% = 150%
Allies in your Presence Regenerate 3% of their Maximum Life per second. 10 Skeletons x 3% = 30%
Enemies in your Presence Resist Elemental Damage based on their Lowest Resistance
Guiding Palm: Allies in your Presence deal 1 to 15 additional Attack Fire Damage. 10 Skeletons x 15 = +150 Fire Damage
50% of your Life Regeneration is granted to Allies in your Presence. 10 Skeletons x 50 = 500% Life Regen
Gravebind: Enemies killed by anyone in your Presence count as being killed by you instead. 10 Skeletons = XP x 10. Now Level 1 for XP boost (Any class)
Bringer of Flame: Allies in your Presence contributes to Ignite Chance and Magnitude
Seething Body: While on High Infernal Flame, you and Allies in your Presence Gain 20% of Damage as Fire Damage
Overwhelming Presence: Enemies in your Presence have (15-24)% reduced Elemental Ailment Threshold. 10 Sketons x 24% = (1 - 24%) ^ 10
Enemies in your Presence have (15-25)% reduced Stun Threshold. 10 Sketons x 25% = (1 - 25%) ^ 10
Attrition Presence: You have Culling Strike against Rare and Unique enemies that have been in your Presence for a total of at least (31–40) seconds
You deal 1% more Hit damage to Rare and Unique enemies for every 2 seconds they have ever been in your Presence, up to (40–59)%
BristleBoar: Gain 3 Rage when Hit by an Enemy. Gain 10 Rage when Critically Hit by an Enemy
Necromantle: Minions gain 30% of their Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield. Minions Revive 50% faster
Bones of Ullr: Undead Minions have 20% reduced Reservation
Matsya: Skills reserve 50% less Spirit

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See also:

https://exile-proposals.web.app/

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What do you think ?
Would to like to have Equipable Skeletons ?

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Updates:

Gem Array
Same Name Skills seen as a single one to support.
Limit: 1 Skill Gem.

Skeletons vs Tabs: If 4 Skeletons, 3 tabs: 4th Skeleton is naked. If 2 Skeletons, 6 tabs: 1st Skeleton equips 1st tab, 2nd Skeleton equips 2nd tab, and nothing else happens. Modulo/Template strategy would be wrong as it would both allow to duplicate items for free, reduce build diversity and the need to chase more items to upgrade Skeletons, which is a core mechanic.