hi Nitro
ok questions
do you see Praet. V as a mirror of V, transplanted or as V who grew up in Praet. as so will be somewhat different all round ?
do you see her as having similar powers or something different ?
do you feel V is strongly shaped by becoming a widow, or is her persona that way dispite the widow training ?
what are V's natural skills / talents ..ie can play the drums , good at drawing, fitness junky and do these effect her job (AT) choices ?
what are you sure you DONT want to inclued in the Praet. V?
Well, starting from the questions I can most easily answer. I envision Preatorian V has being a strong psychic, whether she has had the training to actually harness her latent abilities is another matter. Other than that she doesn’t really have any powers.
As for skills and talents, primal V is vaguely good at drawing, fairly athletic and quite bright. Otherwise it’s still pretty much a blank slate. Mostly because V doesn’t really have hobbies.
What I don’t want is another copy of V, so that probably rules out a stanch loyalist or Seer.
As for personality, or what passes for it, is almost entirely shaped by her metal blocks, ostensibly to keep her sane, but also serving the purpose of keeping her a loyal and willing member of Arachnos and almost devoid of any emotion. Any remaining personality traits, and there are some, are probably despite all this.
Hopes this helps, as I said I will post something regarding the primal version of the character.
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You could always look to the Praetorian counterparts of Ghost Widow and Wretch for inspiration. Namely, "BV" (Belladonna Vetrano, naturally) is a high-ranking and secretive Resistance fighter, while Paolo Marino is a PPD officer working with the Resistance to smuggle his family out of the city.
Venom (or whatever you end up calling this version of her) would most likely have been a Seer at some point, since that seems to be the ultmate fate of pretty much anyone with mental powers in Praetoria. She might've been freed by members of the Resistance, placed in Powers Division by Mother as a test of her capabilities, or found some other way to shake off the control of her cybernetic implants on her own.
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If you want to keep the psychic powers on the Praetorian version of V, sadly, as Hazmatter has already mentioned and from a slight RP point of view, the options are a bit limited, what with Mother's Psychic program in play. To overcome this obstacle, Praetorian V might have escaped a ride in the BAF by escaping, somehow, from the Seer Net's long arm. Her powers could've manifested at an earlier age to avoid such a stint. Of course, some fleshing out of the Praetorian counterpart's background might be in order.
Now, in-game-wise, you have several options as far as the psychic powers are concerned. You'll need to answer the following:
Archetype? Blaster, defender, controller, dominator? You COULD go with tank/scrapper/brute/mastermind/corruptor/stalker, as well, but these AT's might be too combat oriented for the overall character concept, as Primal V steers away from fighting/violence when possible. Then again, having the Praetorian V be a scrapper might be a hoot - it would be an "opposing personality" type of thing, as seen throughout Praetoria.
Powerset combos: Now, considering Praetorian V will be psychically gifted, this limits your choices to the above ATs first mentioned (defender, blaster, controller, dominator)...still, numerous combos are available to you. Perhaps Praetorian V is a good archer? (Trick Arrow/Psi Blast), or maybe she's a full blown psychic? (Psi Blast/MM blaster or Mind Control/Psi Assault dom.) You could also try a variant - perhaps she's a mental trickster with an empathic mind? (Illusion/Empath controller) Of course there's still several more options open...you also have to consider - what AT/powersets do YOU want to PLAY?
Few other details: Obviously with Primal V being an Arachnos Fateweaver, you wouldn't want the Praetorian version of her being an outright Loyalist/Seer (although you COULD go this route, sometimes extra-dimensional personalities don't vary very far from their primal counterpart kind of concept...) Remember, on Praetoria, we're dealing with "clouded mirror-images" characters of their Primal counterparts, so perhaps Praetorian V could be a Responsible Loyalist with a soft side for the Resistance? She could be a Resistance Warden, and only concerned with saving as many lives as possible (or at least, the more important lives that might matter to the Resistance cause.) She could also be out just for herself, killing whomever she pleases, when, where and how she sees fit.
Finally, Praetorian V could be the polar opposite of Primal V, in that Praetorian V is a full-blow, Resistance Crusader that has it out for ANYONE within the Praetorian government and will go to ANY lengths to see this government fall, by ANY means necessary.
Well, good luck with your project! Hope all our suggestions will help you greatly!
Hello ladies, Gentleman and unspecified other denizens of the forums.
Some of you may know me as the person who plays Fateweaver Venom, aka V, and hangs around pocket D. Some of you may also know (or realise) that I dont post on the forums, although I do tend to lurk on them. However, I have encountered a crisis that I feel warrants finally posting and kind of introducing myself.
To be brief, and avoid tl:dr, Im stuck when it comes to a concept for Praetorian Venny, and have turned to the forums for possible ideas. Hopefully people will know or have encountered the primal version of the character, but if not, Ill be following up with a potted character summary for those who Ive never met and Americans. Until then, youre welcome to check out the wiki page, located at:
http://union.virtueverse.com/index.php/Fateweaver_Venom
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