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To Make my Hero Supernatural or Not? O.o

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arcanist:
I personally prefer to read about mcs with powers. But it doesnt have to be one or the other. Take the df. Harry is one of the most powerful wizards in the world. But he is still compleetly outclassed by most of the things he goes up against due to them being a lot more experienced in the case of orther wizards or much stronger in the case of non-humans.

You could have your mc have powers but in comparison to the antagonists it would be a dart in comparison to a nuke.

Snowleopard:
There were a series of short storys about a guy who dealt with the paranormal.
Danged if I can remember the title or the author.  Sorry.
I don't remember that he had powers but he'd learned how to deal with others who did.
All the stories had a good deal of humor.  In one of them a normal guy contacted him because
his problem was, "I become a medium sized grey elephant on all national holidays" ;D
So your protagonist having a power that's limited by something - be it place or time or some other factor
would be interesting.

The Corvidian:
Take the talent route, and before you say Charmed, look to The Tales of Alvin Maker.

Bottom The Weaver:
How about not giving him a power, but rather a slight resistance to other powers? He's not invulnerable, but he can take more of a beating than normal. If it's from a supernatural force, anyway. Someone can still just punch him in the face and drop him without abnormal strength.

That would explain why he's a normal but still involved with the powerful set, but make him 'weak' enough to still be in danger and interesting.

Darkshore:
I'm liking the "Normal" route that I'm taking with my current protagonist. Completely regular guy that manages to get the wool lifted from his eyes and is awakened to seeing what other everyday people just don't. (It's a bit more complex than that but I'd rather not bore you with the details.) Makes for some very interesting situations.

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