Activate Downsides of Heroing

Every ability has a downside; every relationship comes with responsibility. Bring those into play to increase the pressure on the PCs. If your powers require you to have equipment, then having that equipment break can mess with your ability to act. If your dad is the leader of the biggest superhero team in the city, people will judge you by his standards. Make the problems and difficulties of each PC’s abilities and relationships come up to counterbalance the benefits."Hornet, when you and the team enter the Exemplars’ base, you’re met almost immediately by one of their security people. “You’re on file as working with Mantis,” she says. “She’s considered a possible threat in our systems. You’ll have to wait outside.” What do you do?""Sureshot, you manage to land a few good shots against Carlo the Assassin while you’re punching each other, but he goes straight for a kick at your bow, breaking it in half. You pull away from each other, but your bow dangles uselessly from your hand. He grins as he pulls out his own bow and nocks an arrow. What do you do?"