Praetorian Police powerset/EAT

[DeltaPangaea]

So I'm just doing Praetoria for the first time, and I'm seeing a lot of really cool, unique vfx on these boys in blue. The standard energy blast, a rapid fire one, a cone-effect wave of some kind, a beam that puts a blue damage-over-time lattice over the affected target, the melee punches, the twohanded melee slam... And then there's the swanky energy field effect when they get hit, and the power gloves...

 

I'm not even level 5 yet and I've seen this much, and given that you're reading this part you've read the title as well, so I'll cut the preamble. I think it'd be sweet as hell to be able to actually get to play with all this ourselves, either just as a powerset, or as Praetorian Epic Archetype. I've heard that the idea was bandied about BACK IN THE DAY, and at least one other person's suggested it in the past since the revival.

 

I know that our capabilities for New Stuff are somewhat limited due to animations and probably other things beyond my ken, but the pieces already exist as far as I can tell, it'd just be a matter of putting them together.

 

Yes? No? Thoughts and opinions on my thoughts and opinions?

[drboston]

+1

[justicebeliever]

So I'm just doing Praetoria for the first time, and I'm seeing a lot of really cool, unique vfx on these boys in blue. The standard energy blast, a rapid fire one, a cone-effect wave of some kind, a beam that puts a blue damage-over-time lattice over the affected target, the melee punches, the twohanded melee slam... And then there's the swanky energy field effect when they get hit, and the power gloves...

 

I'm not even level 5 yet and I've seen this much, and given that you're reading this part you've read the title as well, so I'll cut the preamble. I think it'd be sweet as hell to be able to actually get to play with all this ourselves, either just as a powerset, or as Praetorian Epic Archetype. I've heard that the idea was bandied about BACK IN THE DAY, and at least one other person's suggested it in the past since the revival.

 

I know that our capabilities for New Stuff are somewhat limited due to animations and probably other things beyond my ken, but the pieces already exist as far as I can tell, it'd just be a matter of putting them together.

 

Yes? No? Thoughts and opinions on my thoughts and opinions?

 

Can you expand on what powers you might for this EAT?  How would this set finction than just having any old AT in PPD costume.

[Steampunkette]

The total Powers list of the Praetorian PD:

 

Force Bolts

Force Blast

Force Burst

Force Wave

Impact Bomb

 

Force Brawl

Force Maul

Force Shockwave

 

Force Netting

Force Cage

 

Resistance (S/L/E)

 

5 Ranged Attacks (3 single target, 1 cone, 1 targeted AoE)

3 Melee Attacks (2 single target, 1 PBAoE)

2 Controls (1 Sleep, 1 Hold, both single target)

1 Defense (Autopower S/L/E resistance)

 

Then there's TEST which adds:

 

Plasma Blast

Plasma Burst

 

Force Vortex (Similar to Shockwave, but Disorient rather than KB)

 

Call Reinforcements

 

Which adds a second PBAoE and two slightly different ranged attacks. But the big change is Call Reinforcements.

 

Then we have DUST. They add:

 

Shockwave Grenade

Toxic Burst

Plasma Stream

 

From this we could PROBABLY cobble together an Energy-Blaster who also does some Crabstermind stuff.

 

If you really want to do something with the PPD Blasts I'd suggest making it into an Energy-Assault style powerset.

 

If you really want to make an EAT from Praetoria I feel like the better angles to go for would be IDF (more options, but it's basically going to feel like an Arachnos Soldier) or more excitingly: Devouring Earth. See, the Devoured are all connected to the Hamidon. But if you had a Devoured from Praetoria on Primal Earth with no connection available to Praetorian Hamidon, they'd be, y'know, something kinda different.

 

Have an AT that can do different kinds of poisonous, natural, and pet-summoning stuff. Do WoW Shaman style Emanator buffs where you put down a PBAoE pet that buffs people. Whole nine yards. Play with the idea of Infiltration Infested characters who try to masquerade as having mutant powers of nature-manipulation and shit...

 

... I'm gonna go tinker with this idea, now. Thanks. >.>