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SuperPower Rules And Guidelines


Just as a little guide for anyone who needs it, these are the things to keep in mind when creating a superpower set.

1) These characters are not justice league level. No literal gods, No Magic. Aliens are fine, mutated 'monsters' are okay. When trying to gauge your power level think somewhere around Marvel 'Street Level' heroes and non Omega level X-men.

Also look at the rouges gallery, if you think your character could probably beat them without trying very hard then they are too OP my dude.

2) If you're going to have multiple powers they should compliment each other. Being super strong and super durable makes sense. Being super agile and having super spatial awareness makes sense. Being able to summon comets and also talk to elephants doesn't make sense. And if you are going to insist on a very strong power you will need some VERY significant weaknesses to balance it out, you want to think to yourself 'what's a way that relatively non powerful opponent would have a chance against me?'

3) Think of the character first and the powers afterwards. Your character is person in Maximum city with a life, a job and mostly regular interactions on a daily basis, you are not a super hero 24/7. You are also not a hardened war veteran (unless that is your specific background). You will also have insecurites and mental hangups about what you do. Don't expect to be supernaturally brave in every situation and be able to always think rationally under extreme stress. You are a person underneath the cape.

4) Try and keep powers fairly simple, the need to stand out is understandable but its how you use your powers that makes you interesting. Having something like plant based powers may seem mundane, but maybe if you use them to give yourself a coat of wooden armor and weapons, it suddenly becomes interesting! Don't be using powers that will have you spending more time describing how they work as apposed to what you are trying to achieve.
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Welcome to my next super-large project, and 2nd Sandbox RP. Maximum city, home of the meta-humans and all powerful. There will be no linear plot to this RP, it is a living breathing city with its own small problems and big problems which will be added to and grown as the RP goes on. Your character will be a super hero (or super vigilante) and will live a double life with a secret identity. You will also have to hold down a way of receiving income lest you have you turn to crime which would then make you a target of the superheroes!

This is still under construction, let me know your ideas for your characters, but I need to work a few systems in before anyone can be approved.


Update: 0.1 Also everyone, right now I'm working on the rogues gallery, a collection of super villains who are known to the city, and a few human criminal syndicates too.

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Update 0.12 Now working on the City Districts, will probably add a few locations too.

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@Riddiskel@Instigator@SugarRush@Reflection@SpicyMeatball@Delta44@ErinIsNotMyName

Just so you know I'm back on this, start think about character concepts, I will be ahppy to review any ideas you have
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@Dynamo Frokane Thinking either a person with healing hands working with the poor, or a government agent who has worked on their own super power rather than being born with it :3 Not sure what power though. I thought perhaps fazing abilities (teleporting, copies, distortions in spacetime)? So long as they aren't game-breaking. Perhaps could even be a novice c:
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WIP, early stages.

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Here is my tentative superhero team leader/villain character. The idea is she would operate as a hero (Nick Fury-esque), her goal being to establish a superhero team for the government, as part of an elaborate plot to operate under the government's nose and eventually takeover:

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Thinking of a tech whiz/hacker superhero, we’ll see how that works.
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Hm. I'm dropping interest here for a potential place in Little Asia.

Edit: @Dynamo Frokane, are you doing anything with the concept of the Nightslash? I'm not wanting to play him, but wanting him as a sort of antagonist if he fits a certain idea that I have.

Also, as a vigilante, would my character be able to be partially involved with the Triads?
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@DC The Dragon Yes and Yes to both of those questions. As long as you arent an outright supervillian.

@Dynamo Frokane Thinking either a person with healing hands working with the poor, or a government agent who has worked on their own super power rather than being born with it :3 Not sure what power though. I thought perhaps fazing abilities (teleporting, copies, distortions in spacetime)? So long as they aren't game-breaking. Perhaps could even be a novice c:


Fazing would be okay, but teleporting is a little gamebreaking, though we already have a villian with faze type abilities, maybe check the superpower wikia?
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@Dynamo Frokane Since literally everyone is going for a tech approach and I forgot what the fazing ability would be to begin with, I'll just stick to the first, basic idea ^-^

EDIT: Nvm got an idea, will have it up in a day or three. Or more.
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I might jump on this if I can come with a character.
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@Dynamo Frokane

I take it your 'like' means Interference is accepted? Interference may want to recruit Graffiti. It's also interesting because Interference mostly uses sound as her main offense, and since sound is, in essence, pressure waves in the air, Graffiti's ability is a natural counter to Interference's.

I also have another character idea to introduce, let me know if it's too out there. Also, trap incoming.



If no one else wants Shakti in their team, Dr. Fang (AKA Interference) will recruit him into her government-sponsored Hero Team.
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Here is mine so far. Nowhere near done.
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@Reflection Interesting, will be keeping an eye on it.
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@Dark Light I'm sorry but I'm going not allow the reactive 'situational' power as it could become too OP.

Everything else about the character seems fine though.
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@Stern Algorithm Holy Traps Batman!

Sorry but for this RP its only one superhero per player, at least for now. But maybe keep that character handy for different RP.

And yes Interference is approved, post her in the characters tab, but depending on the 'power scale' of the other characters I might ask for her to be powered down later.
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@Dark Light I'm sorry but I'm going not allow the reactive 'situational' power as it could become too OP.

Everything else about the character seems fine though.


That's a negative not a positive,
He can't have the golden armour unless he has taken a beating.
The spikes won't come out until he fails to block all the attacks.
He cant go into speed mode unless he is constantly out manoeuvred.
There is still limits to it but it's mostly a base point for future development. He has very little control at the moment. He can bring on the exo-suit but that's it.
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<Snipped quote by Dynamo Frokane>

That's a negative not a positive,
He can't have the golden armour unless he has taken a beating.
The spikes won't come out until he fails to block all the attacks.
He cant go into speed mode unless he is constantly out manoeuvred.
There is still limits to it but it's mostly a base point for future development. He has very little control at the moment. He can bring on the exo-suit but that's it.


No it is a positive having a power that is a safety net to every bad situation he is in is OP.

Change the power please.
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I'm very interested in this one for sure, and I'm happy to find a fellow powerlisting user.

Mind if I have your discord tag? I'd like to discuss a few questions I have with you if you'd allow me to.
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