User blog comment:ND999/Lore of LoL - Blast from the past: Doran/@comment-26815373-20151225002122/@comment-26815373-20151227010338

So... here we go...

I think having him play with or interact with the Doran starter items could be really interesting... though I'd shy away from modifying his abilities and stick to providing interesting passive or actives on the upgraded versions of his items, which brings me to something else rather important IMO...

We've seen Riot play with the Shop during Black Market Brawlers - there was another tab in the store labeled 'Black Market' where you bought super cool unique items not normally available. What I would like to see (or what I think would be cool) is Doran having a 'Forge' tab in the shop, where he can spend gold (or some equivalent of ) to make items that other champs could buy. Alternatively or supplementarily, upgrade the Doran's starter items which (only for Doran) have a build path into advanced, legendary, and finally, mythic tier items. Just food for thought.

As far as your proposed abilities, I gotta agree with Primus that they are rather generic, but that isn't super important as they're just a sketch. Jason also has some valid concerns and his two 'impossible abilities' scenario sounds like a challenge to me. *-*

I do like some of your ability names intended to capture Doran's 'blacksmith' nature (which is the optimal way to do it, IMO). Words like Anvil, Hammer, Forge, Tempered, Anneal, and, most importantly, Magnum Opus. Here's a thought: have you considered letting him play with towers or even minions?