Interesting Superpower Pairings

Yesterday I wrote about uncommon superpowers in general, but today I want to talk about interesting superpower pairings. What I mean by that is the idea that a character has two (or more) powers that are unrelated and don't necessarily mesh well together. Giving a character diverse powers not only makes that character more versatile, but also gives the player (or the GM) more room to find alternate solutions to a problem.

For example, giving a character super strength and super toughness is a common pairing, but what about super toughness and empathy (emotional telepathy) or super strength and control of winds? Now you've got a character who stands out among other super strong or super tough heroes, and you've given that character extra versatility to boot. Also, you can stretch your creative muscles to find a theme and a name that encompass both of those powers.

Hopefully the table below will give you a fuller understanding of what I mean and encourage you to come up with your own superpower pairs.

Interesting Superpower Pairings

1. Super speed and super hearing*
2. Dynamic camouflage and flight**
3. Teleportation and animal speech
4. Super strength and dreamwalking
5. Acid spit and technopathy
6. Ice powers and fire powers
7. Self-healing and poisonous touch***
8. Super agility and sonic scream
9. Super scent and eye lasers
10. Empathic projection and invisibility

* The Hare or Jackrabbit

** The Phantasm or Clear Skies

*** The Virus or Bacterior