Let's make willow greater. My suggestion on the topic of her skill tree.

[Nneyk]

Hello.

In dst willow gas 4 primary perks:

Her lighter

Burny

Whether protection

Fire relationship.

I have nothing to say about burny and whether stuff , but have a suggestion about splitting lighter and Firestarter branches.

Willow right now it seen as the Griffen character. And it would make sense for klei to try to change that.

So I propose these solutions as part of Firestarter branch:

1)let's lay down the basis- as a final upgrade willow will get a power to start a new kind of fires with her lighter.

This fires will burn for longer , and emit more light , dealing even more damage to the mobs , while not ruining their loot(or not.)

2)soft solution: this fires don't touch structures. You can start them on structures but they won't cause any shouldering.

3)hard-core don't starve style solution:

We are in uncompromising game , who needs that baby fire , willow flames should burn and spread as it would in solo ds.

But burn for significly linger time. And be possible to extinguish as smoldering.

Also she ll be thought about as griefer any way. And anyway new woody perks are better at griefering.

So why won't give willow stronger fires at the end of one tree and endless lighter just for her AR the end of the other?

[Pet Rock]

I've never played willow but a molotov-cocktail-like item that could be thrown to create a pool of fire would be a nice unlockable (maybe made with bottles?). 

Also, shadow alignment could allow Willow to create a new type of fire by lighting nightmare fuel on fire: Nightflares. These could spread to nearby enemies "haunting" them but ignoring structures or just act as the stronger fires you mentioned. Bernie could also be summonable in his BERNIE!! state even at high sanity.

The lunar path could give the lighter infinite durability and allow it repel basic nightmares and weaken stronger ones (1.5x damage taken).

[Mr_Vol]

Here are some more ideas in no real order:

Willow can craft cheaper sawing kits.

Willow can repair Bernie when Bernie is on the floor.

Willow can pick up big Bernie.

Bernie gets more HP

Bernie gets a AOE attack.

Willow's lighter burns brighter and using less durablty. 

Willow can put out smoldering items faster

Willow can put out fires for the cost of sanity 

Willow's lighter has a 100% chance of catching there target on fire. 

Willow's lighter can be thrown on the ground and blowup causing a aoe Overheating damage (maybe like the gem no-eye-deer). 

Enemies on fire will be put out before they die.

I know that Willow is always seen as the griefing character but with these abilities should be very useful in a team making cheaper sewing kits and putting out fires.