Thread:HighlordAC/@comment-5426254-20170704170850/@comment-30202748-20170706044130

Sorry it took a while to get back to you, I had things.

On to the your question, how did I make Slate not fall into an OP character? Before anything I want to say that slate is op in some cases, depends on the context of whatever the situation is. And with that said, I'm still working on balancing him out for future cases.

For the most part, I'm probably going to compare Slate to Marcus and see where that ends up. Sorry in advance if this doesn't help. Without further adieu let's get into this, shall we?

Appearance, personality, and background shouldn't affect this for the most part. What really matters, in this case, is abilities, weapons, and equipment.

I'm going to start of with equipment and weaponry. The one thing that catches my attention with Marcus is the sheer volume of uses his armor and weapons have attached to it. If you look at Slate he uses a simple loadout of a sword/whip and a revolver with various ammunition types. While Marcus's weapon my be acceptable in terms what they do, but still is rather extensive in what they do.

What really catchs my attention is his armor. Essentially besides the fact that his armor give him the ability to negate most attacks for even a seconds, it also gives him enhanced mobility. The ability to deflect most attack could almost always turn the battle in his favor even with the odds stacked against him, for me this would seem that his armor would do most of his defense without him even having to worry about it. Slate's loadout would have him relying on his own strategies and abilities to gain the upperhand. I'm not say that Marcus is doesn't do that, but with current state of his armor it seem that it could easily give him a victory in a fight. My advice: cut down or limit the functions of his armor.

On to the abilities. Slate is built with an emphasis on defense and seed, see as he is a counter attacker. For this, with help from others, I took in to consider their choice of weapon. Slate's sword demands speed over strength, so I had him focus on speed over strength. From there, I molded him in to a counter attack. His semblance is mainly a utility and a weapon, allowing him to augment his abilities.

On a side note, versatility is a factor that both our charaters face. With that chance to change to any situation, it can be hard to force open a weakness. Which can seem op of not done right.

Anyway, I might not have the best advice so let me know if it helped.

I could provide some convos I had with some people in my development of slate if you want to see them?