marycatelli | hero by stuff

Was pondering how few origins there were for superheroes in my high fantasy world. Then I remembered that I had actually had another: gadgeteer. Mind you, with magical gadgets. There are clockpunk ones, but clockpunk needs something magic to make the springs hold enough power.

Fortunately, there are characters who have to exist, and have powers, for plot functions other than the use of their powers. Unfortunately, the major difference between magical knights and these is that these characters do not have a personality power. They can -- well, not freely switch around powers. They have to invent a gadget or know someone who can make it. Plus the stuff is not cheap, at least at the grade that would make you a person to be taken seriously among knights. Lower level stuff is commonplace among peasants, and magical knights, particularly for protection.

These knights are apt to be from different social status than the magical ones, I think. Or perhaps be uncommonly likely to come from towns.

So I've got to give some minor characters suitable powers. And then they are likely to make themselves major. . . .