The way to acquire powers are many, or perhaps you are powerless and instead utilize tech. What ever your talent is, it is grounded in one of these archtypes. It is possible to pick up a second Archtype later on that isn't Genius, Gifted or Alien as those are inate. So a character that has Gifted, can learn magic or be trained in a martial art. But a Specialist cannot suddenly become a alien. [hider=Archtype] [color=lightblue]Magic:[/color] Trough artifact, supernatural heriatage or magical training, your powers are derived from magic. Magic has the unfortunate weakness of always coming with a catch. Some obvius weaknes found in a spell book somewhere. Or maybe you ar e just a spellslinger. A gunslinger is a big weakness in that case! [color=Red] Specialist:[/color] You have no real power. You have however, training beyond that of any normal person. You know martial arts, or you can hit a target square in the heart with a hips hot. Your weakness is obvious, you are human. You rely on tech. Remember to brag about how you have no powers! [color=Orange]Genius:[/color] Your talents lies in gadgetry only you know how to properly operate. Suits, guns, jet planes, You name it. Obviously you share the same weakness as a specialist. Madness somewhat optional. [color=violet]Enhanced:[/color] Science! Perhaps your friend was a genius, or maybe you were. Experimenting our yourself is staple for supervillains. For whatever reason, you now have super powers. Your weakness tend to lie in whatever counter agent or special equipment the heroes can cook up. [color=lightGreen]Alien:[/color] You are not from this world. You came here from a different timeline, a different dimension or a even a planet somwhere out there. For what ever reason you are now here, relegated to the minor leagues. Your weakness is generally something native to your home world that for some reason can be found in abundance on earth. [color=Gold]Gifted:[/color] Your power is latent, stored in your genes. You are technically human, but nature saw it fit to give you a talent beyond the usual. [color=silver]Construct:[/color] Be it magical or scientific. You aren't human. You were made. A homonculi or a robot, A android or a living bio weapon. The weaknesses of Constructs vary due to their origins, but in general it relates to their nonhuman origin. Machines and Magic constructs alike need a power source. [/hider] Your Power or Equipment is your calling card. You may make or design a power set by picking generic powers or making a power/piece of equipment up yourself, as long as it's not to powerful for a starting talent. Do not make this to general. Have clearly defined and limited powers, equipment or abilities. Is it magic, make sure its not super versatile to the point it can be defined as 40 different variations of a power. These powers will grow, you will gain points to put into your power, as you scale upwards. You could if you wish, put both points into a one power at the start to make it more impact. You start with two points. This means that at the start, you cannot lift a building, melt any material with your eyes and insta kill something with a thought. What it DOES mean however, is that you might be able to lift a full grown man over your head, burn someone with your eyelasers or cause someone severe discomfort and mild pain trough mindpower. [hider=My Hider] Generic Starting Examples. [B]Strength:[/B] you are capable of lifting a grown man above your head with some effort, and your punches can send some flying a meter or two. [B]Speed:[/B] you are not quite fast as a bullet, but you sure are a lot faster then the average man. Just not fast enough to outrun a bunch of guns. [B]Resistance:[/B] You can take a beating, survive a lot more then the average man. You are ideal to slow down the heroes when the mastermind is escaping! [B]Spell book:[/B] Your magic comes from spells, spells you've written down. You are still a one trick pony, your spells are awfully limited. But in time... Who knows? [B]High Tech Weapon:[/B] You may posses a weapon of some sort that holds unconventional forms of firepower. [B]Power Suit MK1:[/B]You aren't a billionaire. You built this thing out of scraps. Possibly in a cave. [B]Robotic Frame MK1:[/B] The Robotic equivalent of the powersuit (Construct) [/hider] [b]Name:[/b] [b]Persona:[/b] [b]Appearance:[/b] Please do not take any mainstream heroes or villains. [b]Age:[/b] [b]Archetype:[/b] [b]Power set:[/b] [b]Origin Story:[/b] Even the lesser of the super criminals have a origin somewhere. It might not be extravagant. Maybe you find a magic trinket. Maybe you were the cast off from some military experiment, the less then promising result of some governments black budget. Make it at least one paragraph. Backstory is more important in this RP then most others, becouse of the nature of supervillains and superheroes. That doesn't mean I need superdetailed stuff however, we'll let things develop as we go.