# Creating the Heroes
**URL:** https://forum.menagerie.team/t/creating-the-heroes/1282
**Category:** SCRPG
**Tags:** prep
**Created:** [September 28, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/creating-the-heroes/1282 "2024-09-28T22:32:15Z")
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### Author:  [@insomn14](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/insomn14)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/creating-the-heroes/1282/1 "2024-09-28T22:32:15Z")
So as part of prepping these one-shots for SCRPG, I needed to make the characters of the Menagerie using the system and, while I can’t say I did so perfectly, I feel like I made acceptable decisions. So let’s dig into a couple.
## Charade
For the Halcyon Nights one-shot, Charade was a character built with the _Former Villain_ Background, the _Training_ Power Source, the _Shadow_ Archetype, and the _Sarcastic_ Personality.
**Background**
_Former Villain_ fits Alycia so perfectly that I really didn’t consider anything else. _Law Enforcement_ or _Military_ are maybes, harkening to her time working with AEGIS, but those seem like round pegs in square holes.
**Power Sources**
Again _Training_ is such a good fit that none of the others make any sense in comparison. Maybe you could lean on the Second Gen Super-Genius aspect and go with _Genetic_, but it’s a bit of an odd fit.
**Archetype**
Archetype is the first place we really get some options to play around with. While I went with _Shadow_, _Marksman_ is also a great one for Charade. Sniper Aim, Dual Wielder, Load, Hair Trigger Reflexes, Ricochet, and Called Shot are all abilities that would fit in Charade’s wheelhouse. _Close Combat_, _Wildcard_, and _Gadgeteer_ are also fitting Archetypes for her, focusing on different aspects of her character and that I might have gone with depending on which other heroes were in the mix.
**Personality**
While I went with _Sarcastic_ (finger guns 😉), _Lone Wolf_, _Distant_, _Inquisitive_, _Analytical_, _Decisive_, and _Apathetic_ were also contenders. What locked in _Sarcastic_ was its Statue Dice: d8s across the board. Of any of our characters, Alycia seems the most cool under fire and the least likely to let her mood and the situation she’s in affect her performance, which means consistency felt right for her.
## Radiance
For Halcyon Nights, Radiance was built using the _Created_ Background, the _Artificial Being_ Power Source, the _Elemental Manipulator_ Archetype, and the _Nurturing_ Personality.
Now a lot of this I cribbed of Bill’s [own build of Radiance here](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/creating-characters-in-sentinels-comics/1191), except I pivoted away from the _Robot/Cyborg_ Archetype that he used. Both are perfectly fine for Radiance and the only reason I pivoted away from using it was that both the _Created_ Background and the _Robot/Cyborg_ Archetype give Expertise Principles and I find that doubling up on Principles really narrows where a character can be effective outside of combat (that said, I then used the Retcon step to change her Esoteric Principle from _Elemental Manipulator_ to the Ideal Principle of _Principle of Compassion_ anyway, so a bit of a wash there. I could have used _Principle of Radiant_ or _Principle of Immortality_ instead, but Compassion called to me a bit more at time. _C’est la vie_.
Next time, Ghost Girl… twice!
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### Author:  [@garrett](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/garrett)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2024, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/creating-the-heroes/1282/2 "2024-09-29T03:05:45Z")
> [@insomn14](#):
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> Now a lot of this I cribbed of Bill’s [own build of Radiance here](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/creating-characters-in-sentinels-comics/1191)
I figured that when I saw the Solar Prominence red ability without any of the reasons she’d have access to it (the Chariot as a signature vehicle).
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### Author:  [@insomn14](https://forum.menagerie.team/u/insomn14)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.menagerie.team/t/creating-the-heroes/1282/3 "2024-09-29T03:10:50Z")
And as I go back to recheck that, you know I did a great job when I realize I didn’t even fill in which power that ability was supposed to use. 😅 Whoops!