The Book of Venom (Symbiote)

[tcglkn]

I am also excited for Brisk Venom to be released

[toyhandle]

In what appears to be a truly symbiotic relationship, you can choose a Friendly figure with the Mental Shield Power to be Venom's Host in order to buff your friendly figure without either player ever having to worry about Asserting or Losing Control, correct?
Though they'd be stuck as friends 'till the end, or a blast from a Sonic Gun.

[toyhandle]

And I think if you used Puppet Master to String Pull Venom (Symbiote), you could then take a turn with Venom to use Symbiosis on, say, Doctor Doom.

String Pull and Losing Control both have an "End of turn" component, so you would have to roll the D20 to see which would happen first:
Control returning to the original Venom player, or rolling for Losing Control.

If the roll goes in favor of Puppet Master, the Symbiote is trapped on the body of Doctor Doom. And If the roll goes in Venom's favor, rolling 8+ still has the same outcome.

[Ronin]

No to the first question. Losing Control can still pull Venom off the card of a friendly figure with Mental Shield.

You're right about an enemy figure-controller being able to trap Venom on the card of a Mental Shield figure they control, though. Wasn't thinking about that during the design, but it's a cool thematic edge case. People trying to take advantage of the symbiotes and bond with them, but deny them any control, is a recurring theme for villains in Venom's world.

[toyhandle]

Originally Posted by Ronin

No to the first question. Losing Control can still pull Venom off the card of a friendly figure with Mental Shield.

I misworded my question. I meant sliming a teammate's Friendly Figure to buff them. Which is why you and your teammate have such a thematically "Symbiotic" relationship.

Because, unless I'm mistaken, you aren't in control of your Teammate's figures, and wouldn't be able to use Losing Control to leave.


You would have to gain temporary or permanent control of that teammate's figure to leave using Losing Control.

[Ronin]

Ah, I get you now. That'd work as-worded, yeah.

[Splash]

What happens when Venom is done taking a turn with an opponent's figure? I can't seem to find it.

[Karat]

Nothing. You take control of that figure prior to taking a turn with it.

[Splash]

Oh I got it now, thanks Karat

[Ronin]