Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Handling Power Levels

Here's a thoughtful article about how to handle characters with different power levels.

A couple of my observations:

1) There is no such thing as overpowered characters, only underpowered opposition.  Superman is ludicrously powerful, but well placed in handling planetary-scale threats.  Spiderman is modestly powerful, well placed in neighborhood watch, can pinch-hit usefully at city level, and has no business in much larger conflicts.

2) It can be loads of fun to watch two mismatched characters who can't get rid of each other.  Dvorak is considerably more powerful than Qwerty in almost every way ... but Qwerty is like the annoying little sister who tattles every time her older sister sneaks out the window and won't stop following her.  That's never going to stop being funny.
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siliconshaman

siliconshaman

October 27 2016, 10:36:53 UTC 4 years ago

Qwerty really needs to be able to keep up and arrive, if not at the same time, then at least within a few minutes of Dvorak, for maximum 'bratty kid sister' effect.

There is another way to handle a high-level character, overconfidence as a weakness. If you're used to always winning, then you get cocky, and that's something a smart character can take advantage of. As the saying goes, you don;t have to out-fight someone you can out-think.

Which really, pretty much describes most of Batman's modus operandi when it comes to dealing with super-human bad guys.