Thread:Mgc26133/@comment-4347751-20140820183551/@comment-4295751-20140820230108

If the other 2 will be protagonists and part of the group, making them significantly stronger would

1- shift the focus from the core characters

2- make the battles a lot easier for the group, unless you'll introduce a lot stronger antagonists.

either way, more work will fall on the other 2 since they are stronger. I advice you not to go for very strong stuff (unless they're gonna be antagonists), but they could have mastered their abilities to a degree that they use their abilities better than the core group.

an idea I have is manipulating body heat, this way the person will be able to radiate heat or cold, and when they master the ability, create fire or ice. another idea could be gravity manipulation, this way they could make themselves heavier or lighter - enables flight when the ability is mastered. Another abilty I can think of is manipulating body size, making themselves larger or smaller to a degree. Along with manipulating heart beat, making their pulse so weak that they can be considered dead. I'm not sure how these abilities can be used recurringly, not to mention I don't even know your story :) But the movie Sky High uses some very lame talents and turns the lame group into a bunch of heroes :) so there can be ways. But since it's your story, you've gotta use what works best with your plots. When I write my stories, I plan the entire thing first to see what will be necessary and when, so that I start the story that way and build it to that point. I don't like pulling some random stuff out of nowhere just because plot demanded it :) For example in my next fanfiction I'll write Stefan's Diaries, an almost insignificantly small plot detail I'll add in season 1 will have a huge effect on season 6 and will actually shape the entire plot of the season. This way I believe the story will be a lot more effective in the readers' eyes because it's not a random plot detail made up in the last second just because the plot demanded. I'll be playing my cards, which was always there since day one :)