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[Parmalee]

Writing a book based on a game that my older brother and I play with our little brother. Anyway, I can't figure out other ways for some of the characters to get their powers without sounding repetitive?

 

So far I have:

 

1. Lab explosion
2. Lab experiment
3. Born with them
4. Meteorite
5. Mutation
6. Curse
7. Interaction with strange plant

What are some other ways that can cause powers?  

[HxppySxng]

Eating a bad food or drink??? [I guess that's more zombie-breakout, but it could work]

[Addison]

The plant one sounds really cool!

 

Bad reaction to vaccination or medication, ie a flue shot

Gets sick (like with a virus or tumor etc) and takes a risky cure or own immune system fights the disease and instead of dying, they end up with powers

[BMTRHG]

The government, Fountain of Youth?, supernatural encounters, electrical malfunction?, discovering some ancient powers (in a tomb or something uncovered), bug/animal bite, something biblical?, something like a medical transplant of a body part that has powers?

[Madeleine Tran]

Hi,

 

I like a lot of these ideas, some of them are pretty creative! However, I feel like "Being born with them" is a cliche, as a lot of writers have used that and a trigger that activates their powers. A mutation would be a little weird, but writing is about imagination so that would be cool!

 

"Interaction with a strange plant" would be interesting. Would the characters visit a person's arboretum? Out of all of these, this one is probably my favorite.

 

I have a suggestion, though I'm not sure if it's as great as these! A significant family member of your main character could be dying, and while lying in the hospital bed, clasped the main character's hand. From that sudden motion a secret hidden power in which the family member had been hiding for many years is passed on, to the main character. (Little confusing!) I hope you like this idea, but your plant one sounds really peculiar.

[MommaMeg]

How about "brushing teeth with fluoride toothpaste"?! 😁 Ok, I'm joking. But only kinda.

Being bit by a radioactive spider (or other bug/creature)
Being abducted by aliens/finding out he or she actually is an alien
Near death experience causes them to have organ transplants
Going to sleep in a 'Haunted' house and waking up with powers

I'm not sure how far into the sci-fi realm you go, so these suggestions could be way out there.

[MommaMeg]

This one was a really great suggestion! And not one I've heard or read before!

 
I have a suggestion, though I'm not sure if it's as great as these! A significant family member of your main character could be dying, and while lying in the hospital bed, clasped the main character's hand. From that sudden motion a secret hidden power in which the family member had been hiding for many years is passed on, to the main character. (Little confusing!) I hope you like this idea, but your plant one sounds really peculiar.

[Silkytiger]

Animal attack possibly?

[Madeleine Tran]

Wow! Thank you so much.

 

This one was a really great suggestion! And not one I've heard or read before!
 

[Madeleine Tran]

I think that's a good idea. It reminds me of the Spirit Bear in "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen. 

 

Animal attack possibly?

[Parmalee]

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