Arch-Enemy AND Rogues' Gallery?

Mendou · Post by **Mendou** » Sun Mar 24, 2013 7:36 pm

I was just wondering--would it be acceptable for a character to have both an Arch-Enemy and a Rogues' Gallery? I have a character I'm working on who has an Arch-Enemy, but who my imagination has just provided with another foe who has nearly identical powers to the hero (and has in fact impersonated the hero to ruin the hero's good name). Would it be considered overkill for a 25-point character to have both?

(Saving actual character details for Awesome Powers, so forgive the vague nature of the post.)

MrJupiter · Post by **MrJupiter** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:26 am

I think most game narrators could accept that, but I'd make the player come up with the basic concept for each of these foes; though the narrator should build the final stats (just to keep some secrets - and assuming its not a one shot play session) and be prepared to have them showing up quite bit to foil his heroic efforts.

Post by **BASHMAN** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 5:37 pm

Yeah; you could have both. Some existing superheroes from the comics certainly seem to (Spider-Man, Batman).

MrJupiter · Post by **MrJupiter** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 7:40 pm

Yes and they certainly manage to keep those poor heroes quite busy... It kinda makes the job of a narrator a little easier when they have so much potential for plot seeds.

Mendou · Post by **Mendou** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:26 pm

I have an excuse for an arch-enemy and one rogues' gallery member for my character at the moment, though I'm not sure where to get two others as yet. It doesn't help that the hero in question is only 15......

EDIT: Should I take this to Super Builds? I'm mainly asking about the character for my Cover Shoot KS pledge......

MrJupiter · Post by **MrJupiter** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:45 am

Maybe some of the Rogues Gallery are henchmen or close associates of the Arch-Enemy or buddies/relatives to one of the Rogues Gallery.

...or a jealous ex!

Mendou · Post by **Mendou** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 1:09 pm

I did come up with an idea for one more of the Rogues' Gallery--he is definitely connected to the Arch-Enemy. (Actually, jealousy is involved with the other Rogues' Gallery member I've come up with, though not the romantic sort...) Just one more to come up with now.

Thanks for the advice!

Mendou · Post by **Mendou** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:08 pm

Came up with the last one while driving from my work's headquarters this afternoon. The Harpy--wings, claws, and ugly! Not related to the Arch-Enemy at all, just someone my hero ran into.