Creating a character

The following is a system for creating new characters in the Marvel Universe or whatever section of the Multiverse you play in. Newly generated characters have the advantage of being unique to the player, and thus (in my eyes, at least) the player has a firmer commitment to them. A player Invests more of his energy and imagination in a character he creates himself. They also offer an advantage to the Judge. Because player-generated characters don't have to adhere to someone else's continuity, all restraints in that area of the game are gone. All bets are off and anything can happen.

The Ultimate Powers Book generation system has seven steps.

1. Generate a physical form.
2. Generate an Origin of Power.
3. Generate Primary Abilities.
4. Generate Secondary Abilities.
5. Generate a Weakness.
6. Generate Powers.
7. Give your character life.

The joy and exasperation of random creation is that even when you think you know where you're heading, you can still be taken in a completely different direction by a roll of the dice. Each of the seven steps contains factors that can totally revamp your character. You can even interpret the same sets of numbers in dramatically different ways.