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How powerful should a protagionist be?
Spectacular Sameth:
Part of him is also still afraid of getting burned more. It took him what? All of an entire book to just be able to light a candle with magic? Mental scarring as well as physical.
DragonFire:
Personally, I like to make my main antagonist a bad ass. He's usually tougher than my protaganoist, and he holds about 80% of the cards to.
I also like to have him/her have some tough flunky's that my protaganist can beat up. THat way, he shows he's competent and capable, yet he doesn't feel overpowered.
Shecky:
--- Quote from: Lightsabre on August 30, 2007, 10:25:02 PM ---Personally, I like to make my main antagonist a bad ass. He's usually tougher than my protaganoist, and he holds about 80% of the cards to.
I also like to have him/her have some tough flunky's that my protaganist can beat up. THat way, he shows he's competent and capable, yet he doesn't feel overpowered.
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Hmm. Sounds like... Cowl?
DragonFire:
--- Quote from: Shecky on August 30, 2007, 10:58:24 PM ---Hmm. Sounds like... Cowl?
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How so?
Shecky:
--- Quote from: Lightsabre on August 30, 2007, 11:48:08 PM ---How so?
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Let's see... "tougher than my protagonist" - Harry himself says Cowl's way above him in power, skill and general toughness. "Holds about 80% of the cards" - Cowl knows what's going on, Harry doesn't. "Tough flunkies" - Harry barely beats Cowl's pair, and that's with puh-sychology an' stuff.
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