Androxine Vortex
Archmage
i have read many times on this board that having extremely over powered characters is a bad thing and i get that. But what about an over powered character with flaws and limitations? For example my main character Kreymar can essentially live forever, but he has to feed off the life force of others to maintain his artificial immortality. He is able to wield powerful black magic that he stole from ancient gods he betrayed, but he is constantly being hunted down and the darkness acts like a poison that corrupts his body and soul. He is able to teleport by creating portals into a spiritual realm, but doing so is a great risk as the malicious spirits who dwell there crave to possess mortal bodies and minds.
My character is very powerful but he has these rules and limitations that hold him back. The very powers he uses are draining his soul and shredding his humanity apart, and yet he uses these powers as a necessary evil for the greater good. Do you think that this is a good balance of Power so he is not superman over powered yet still a terrible force to stand against?
(His enemies are deities that he has betrayed and/or sworn to murder)
My character is very powerful but he has these rules and limitations that hold him back. The very powers he uses are draining his soul and shredding his humanity apart, and yet he uses these powers as a necessary evil for the greater good. Do you think that this is a good balance of Power so he is not superman over powered yet still a terrible force to stand against?
(His enemies are deities that he has betrayed and/or sworn to murder)