Young Veteran?
The book pays a lot of attention to the fact that the Veteran spend s long time doing what they do and wanting to retire but getting pulled in again.
What problems would arise when you play a young, let’s say Doctor or Mechanic just starting out in the supernatural world?
The core conceit of the Veteran is that you aren’t new in the supernatural world; you were once a bad-ass but got old or broken.
You can still be young though: transformed from a ghoul back into a human, gave up the old life due to injuries, etc.
The core conceit of the Veteran is that you aren’t new in the supernatural world; you were once a bad-ass but got old or broken.
You can still be young though: transformed from a ghoul back into a human, gave up the old life due to injuries, etc.
Doesn’t core word ‘veteran’ mean ‘not starting out’? Or are you trying to create person who is veteran(with our without quotes) in real world, but newbie in supernatural?
Doesn’t core word ‘veteran’ mean ‘not starting out’? Or are you trying to create person who is veteran(with our without quotes) in real world, but newbie in supernatural?
To be fair, you could have been a badass at the top of your game and be sort of young. The Bourne series is mentioned as inspiration, and Mr. Bourne doesn’t seem that old. But a 21 year old probably doesn’t fit that mold. Not sure if it conflicts with any of the moves though as I don’t have the book in front of me.
To be fair, you could have been a badass at the top of your game and be sort of young. The Bourne series is mentioned as inspiration, and Mr. Bourne doesn’t seem that old. But a 21 year old probably doesn’t fit that mold. Not sure if it conflicts with any of the moves though as I don’t have the book in front of me.
Taking a look at the actual archetype, there are a couple of things that look like they don’t fit super well with the concept of a younger person.
-Old Friends, Old Favors: Could be reskinned as having an older relative that knew the person possibly. Or perhaps something with having a really connected online social network (Paranet style?)
-Debts: You probably aren’t training anyone.
-Intro: These need some reworking in a general sense, because well, you haven’t stopped.
That said, the theme of the moves are SUPER evocative for the Veteran, but could work a little looser for a younger Mechanic dude. I’m no expert, but I bet this would work okay.
The workspace, True Artist, Invested, Too Old For This Shit (with a new name of course, maybe ‘I Didn’t Want It To Go This Way’), Best Laid Plans, Gun to a Knife Fight (major rage-out moment for the little nerd?), and most of the corruption moves work just fine as far as I can tell.
Taking a look at the actual archetype, there are a couple of things that look like they don’t fit super well with the concept of a younger person.
-Old Friends, Old Favors: Could be reskinned as having an older relative that knew the person possibly. Or perhaps something with having a really connected online social network (Paranet style?)
-Debts: You probably aren’t training anyone.
-Intro: These need some reworking in a general sense, because well, you haven’t stopped.
That said, the theme of the moves are SUPER evocative for the Veteran, but could work a little looser for a younger Mechanic dude. I’m no expert, but I bet this would work okay.
The workspace, True Artist, Invested, Too Old For This Shit (with a new name of course, maybe ‘I Didn’t Want It To Go This Way’), Best Laid Plans, Gun to a Knife Fight (major rage-out moment for the little nerd?), and most of the corruption moves work just fine as far as I can tell.
It sounds to me like you might have a new Archetype on your hands. The Mechanic actually sounds pretty interesting to me!
It sounds to me like you might have a new Archetype on your hands. The Mechanic actually sounds pretty interesting to me!
My “confusion” is mainly because I see Workplace as the defining feature of this Archetype as it is for the Savyhead in AW.
My “confusion” is mainly because I see Workplace as the defining feature of this Archetype as it is for the Savyhead in AW.
If you want a quick “fix”, you could always play an Aware and ask your MC if you can start with a Workspace or select one as your first advance. Just an idea.
If you want a quick “fix”, you could always play an Aware and ask your MC if you can start with a Workspace or select one as your first advance. Just an idea.
Have to admit that at first glance at this post, I immediately thought that an archetype called “The Genius”, “The Talent”, or something could be created and would work.
Have to admit that at first glance at this post, I immediately thought that an archetype called “The Genius”, “The Talent”, or something could be created and would work.