I have an idea for superheroes who are actually demigods. I'm not sure if they do or don't know that (maybe I'll leave it up to the individual player), They'll battle nasties from every pantheon, including the Cthulu mythos, as well as supervillains who are also demigods, only they were abused as children, born with bad brain wiring, or whatever makes normal humans turn to crime.
Please don't steal my idea!
Nobody will take anything! One thing I'd advise: be careful with the depictions of abuse and "bad wiring." There's a lot there to understand, and being too casual about depicting people struggling with adversity as problematic can be rough for some readers!
I love god-based stuff (I am currently running an XD6 game for my after-school class in which the kids are playing a new crop of gods out to replace the old ones, who've become complacent and aren't serving their worshippers anymore). Good fun!
Oh absolutely! I never go with "inherent villainy," and agree there should always be a nuanced way of helping the audience understand how and why someone is doing something really problematic! I'm just always careful with mental health stuff - wanna be supportive. There's folks who know a lot more than I do about how to portray struggles with trauma in a respectful way (hence why a lot of folks get sensitivity readers).
Let me know if you have any questions - excited to see what you make!
