This is a great power when you’re first starting out, since common criminals won’t be ready for this immunity. Watch out for proper supervillains, who have the tenacity and malice to forge a weapon just for you! Your secret identity will also be important, in case your name is Jack (jackknife) or Herb (herbicide) or Mouse (mauser rifle).

Don’t make the mistake of assuming Polygraph is a one trick villain. She has done countless hours of research, learning many subjects in depth in order to lie about them more effectively. And she usually has a few minions on hand to collect MacGuffins or block a punch - while the seismic schemer has Cricket’s martial arts training, she’s not unnaturally strong or bulletproof.

Alpaca 2.0, a cybernetically enhanced camelid that can scale any vertical surface, speak two dozen languages, and shoot lightning from their mouth.

However! You can earn special points (fate points, or a system-specific token for rerolls or powers) by allowing realism to apply in a situation in a way that limits you. “Actually,” you tell the GM, “I think most people would pass out during a sudden drop from that height. It’s all I can do to drag myself to the parachute rack and bail out.” You’re unable to get onto the other plane, but you’ve got your bonus to use in the next scene.

Here are some tips for what minions should be, mechanically: 1. Each minion can be bypassed by a single successful roll - one hit knocks them out, one clever ruse makes them leave you alone for the moment, etc. 2. Minions need an interesting gimmick that makes them dangerous, beyond simple weight of numbers. Some might have ranged attacks! Others might be able to combine and enhance their allies, or take a hit meant for the more important villains. I would probably avoid anything that requires too many rolls, since you'll have to use these powers for each minion. 3. An enjoyable catchphrase, voice, or running theme. If the minions are people, maybe they all have rhyming names. Robots might threaten the heroes by announcing their programmed attacks.

I can see this as a Mutants and Masterminds game, or maybe something similar to Masks or Spirit of the Century? The emphasis would be on traveling and solving mysteries with clever tricks rather than combat or intense powers. Keep this page handy when you need a quick bus ticket from San Jose to Aleksandrovka!