Paws the Gryphon
Three Toy Store-eys Tall
Curious how people view the idea of balance between character traits that can be considered powers, versus weaknesses that could be considered vulnerabilities.
An example would be, of course, Superman; having 'super-this-and-that' powers, balanced by vulnerability to Kryptonite and red sun radiation.
The basic question is, does your character(s) have positive as well as negative traits for balance, and do you believe that 'infallable' characters that only have positive traits and no negatives can be considered interesting characters?
Paws considers her positive traits being immunity to poison, sickness, disease, vacuum, and many environmental factors. She does not age and basically does not suffer from the ailments of 'living' creatures per se. But on the other hand, she's -intensely- flammable and as a result, has an equally intense pyrophobia - certainly a vulnerability considering how easy fire is to produce. She's also intensely shy... mostly because that's a feeling I'm familiar with RL.
One of the things that turned me off of roleplay long ago was a plethora of people's characters that were "staunchly immaculate self-envisioned gods/cosmic beings" that had a bizarre habit of deciding that they want to just live life like the squishy people around them with an ego floating in a giant self-filled bathtub of liquid arrogance and snark. The type that make you grit your teeth to the point of producing sparks. They're not fun to be around, they come across as children that respond to any little perceived slight with the "you can't shoot me, I got SHIELDS and I'll asplode your planet with my nose!" defense.
An example would be, of course, Superman; having 'super-this-and-that' powers, balanced by vulnerability to Kryptonite and red sun radiation.
The basic question is, does your character(s) have positive as well as negative traits for balance, and do you believe that 'infallable' characters that only have positive traits and no negatives can be considered interesting characters?
Paws considers her positive traits being immunity to poison, sickness, disease, vacuum, and many environmental factors. She does not age and basically does not suffer from the ailments of 'living' creatures per se. But on the other hand, she's -intensely- flammable and as a result, has an equally intense pyrophobia - certainly a vulnerability considering how easy fire is to produce. She's also intensely shy... mostly because that's a feeling I'm familiar with RL.
One of the things that turned me off of roleplay long ago was a plethora of people's characters that were "staunchly immaculate self-envisioned gods/cosmic beings" that had a bizarre habit of deciding that they want to just live life like the squishy people around them with an ego floating in a giant self-filled bathtub of liquid arrogance and snark. The type that make you grit your teeth to the point of producing sparks. They're not fun to be around, they come across as children that respond to any little perceived slight with the "you can't shoot me, I got SHIELDS and I'll asplode your planet with my nose!" defense.