User blog comment:Jonesy95/Possibilities for Dishonored DLC/@comment-1824113-20121022034933

Here's a few ideas I've got for potential ideas. Not that Arkane is going to actually work on them, but it is interesting to explore the ideas regardless.

Insect Swarm: Sort of like a non-lethal version of Rat Swarm, this power causes a dense swarm of blowflies, moths, cicadas etc. to billow out from the target area. Although these insects don't do any actual damage, they nevertheless occupy guards, and even Tallboys as they become too busy flailing around like idiots to pay attention to anything else. The flying insects can move around better than rats, but they cannot actually do any harm.

Baton: This basically an optional variant of the sword. It's a telescopic nightstick, in a smilar vein to Thief's blackjack. Wielding it allows you to make knockout sneak attacks, which are much faster than sleeper holds. In straight-up fights it is more likely to knock someone to the ground, but it normally requires a finishing attack to actually knock someone out, making it impractical in fights with multiple guards.

Whisper: This power generates a series of sounds coming from the target area for about ten seconds. The sounds themselves are similar to the whispering sound that is heard whenever Dark Vision or Possession is used. This is handy for distracting guards and luring them away. Used on a guard, it causes them to become disorientated and fearful of their surroundings.

Terrorize: This power causes Corvo to appear as an extremely horrifying being to the people around him, causing them to run in terror. or fight with reduced effectiveness. It's never shown what exactly Corvo transforms into, although guards comment that it is indeed brick-shittingly horrifying.

Muskets/Rifles: Although never actually wieldable by Corvo, enemies with long barrelled firearms serve as snipers. They can do serious damage at range, and are typically stationed in perches, or towers. Their official job is typically to shoot dead anybody who breaks the quarantine line.

And those are my ideas for now. Let me know what you think of them. :)