Character Guidelines

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Written by: David Tannen
Category: Player's Guide
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  1. Allowed:
    1. Character Qualities
    2. Character Backgrounds
  2. Not allowed:
    1. Character Qualities
    2. Character Backgrounds
  3. Useful Character Archetypes:
  4. Useful Character Backgrounds:

Allowed:

Character Qualities

    • Team player
    • Willingness to work with a government organization at the beginning of the campaign
    • A clear motivation for why they are willing to be a superhero
    • A clear definition of what is an acceptable amount of force a character should use to deal with supervillains
    • Age: +25 years old

Character Backgrounds

    • Mutant (X-Men)
    • "Radiation" accident (Hulk, Daredevil)
    • Government/Secret Organization experiment (Wolverine)
    • Supernatural (Dr. Strange)
    • Technological (Tony Stark/Iron Man)

Not allowed:

Character Qualities

    • Lone wolf
    • Causal killer

Character Backgrounds

    • Alien - All characters must originate from Earth

Useful Character Archetypes:

  • Brick - very strong and tough (The Thing, Colossus)
  • Inventor/Gadgeteer/Scientist/Engineer
  • Energy Projector
  • Flyer
  • Mystic

Useful Character Backgrounds:

  • Scientist
  • Engineer
  • Astronaut
  • Medical
  • Detective / Law Enforcement / Criminal (similar skills - "Stainless Steel Rat")
  • Native American from one of the local tribes (not a stereotype of a Native American)
  • Military