Wilson Skilltree torch branch addition: TNT!!!

[BabaFisi]

I’m pretty sure by now, people have gone on about how Wilson’s best skilltree layout is all of the Alchemy skills, a few of the Beard skills, one of the affinities, and NONE of the torch skills.

It feels like a waste to give a character a redundant skill, and I wanted to give a suggestion on something that could spice Wilson up. And I mean “spice” literally, a certain kind of spice, that is.

GUNPOWDER!

Wilson’s torch throw skill is almost identical in how other characters throw the Brightshade Bomb, and so I think an addition to the Torch Thrower skill to give him a TNT craft would be fun! He is the character most would play first, and so why not give new players an EXPLOSIVE first impression! 

It also sorta fits because Wilson is kinda the only character who can reliably get Infused Moon Shards without Moon Storms (due to his Lunar Affinity giving him the ability to craft Pure Brilliance into Infused Moon Shards) This would mean that once you get to CC, you can swap out regular ol’ TNT for Brightshade Bombs.

TNT would act almost identically to Brightshade Bombs, but deal 200 NORMAL damage, similarly to the Gunpowder’s regular damage, and opposed to the Brightshade Bomb’s 200 PLANAR damage. They would probably also have a 1 or 1.5 second delay before exploding, whereas the Brightshade Bombs explode immediately on impact.

This brings in the argument of “well, why not just use regular gunpowder in a stack”, as in most cases, people will spend their Gunpowder by putting it into a stack and lighting it, killing most things instantly. I counter this argument with the fact that TNT is a lot safer, as you can throw it from a distance, and is much more controllable in HOW and WHERE it explodes. so put down that Panflute and Fire Staff.

Something like this would also totally be in character for Wilson. Not only is it a “scientific reaction”, but also walks the metaphorical tightrope of “Conventional Weaponry/Strategy” and “Cowardly Tactics” That a few weapons/tools like Blow Darts and Tooth Traps fall into. So why not add to that list with TNT? (It would also fit because Wilson is sort of crazy in the head, and giving him explosives is sure to mix well with his unstable state of mind)

They’d probably cost a lot to make. Gunpowder, maybe Logs and Cut Grass for the casing, and (of course) a single torch. (It would be in the torch skill branch, after all)

Thanks for Reading!

[Dr.Webber]

How bout instead of that craft:

rope or grass,gunpowder,sand turf 

You light it with the torch then through it