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[SomeStupidGuy]

((Man, I should have named my guy the Griddler, for maximum wordplay levels.
Also Zanzy, do you really need to have superpowers? Building up from hapless mookdom to supervillainry is kinda the point.))

Yeah, c'mon man. Can't you be like...
Some dude that makes a goofy little dragon-themed flying machine thing

[WillowLuman]

Decreased morality maybe, but powers are something you'd have to acquire later. You'll have to start out as a rather low-end crook, probably with a dragon-themed schtick, then run into the ritual later.

Could I start just before he enters the area the ritual is occuring?

Graduating from tool to cool is a goal, not something available so close to the start. You could be involved with the Triads, be some kind of geek/LARPer criminal with a dragon theme, or even be a flunky for whatever cult is eventually responsible for the ritual, or any other menial starts you could think of.

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

Graduating from tool to cool is a goal, not something available so close to the start.

I don't mean get them all at once.  I mean the ritual is the trigger, with 5 turns later, mindset starts to appear, 5 turns later, mindset solidifies, 5 turns later, slightly more fire resistant, 5 turns later...

Edit: it doesn't need to be right before, just somewhere along the investigation.

((Man, I should have named my guy the Griddler, for maximum wordplay levels.
Also Zanzy, do you really need to have superpowers? Building up from hapless mookdom to supervillainry is kinda the point.))

Yeah, c'mon man. Can't you be like...
Some dude that makes a goofy little dragon-themed flying machine thing

I feel like it would be fun playing the one serious guy out of the whole line up.

[Pancaek]

But sir, we are D-list villains. We aren't really supposed to be serious

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

But sir, we are D-list villains. We aren't really supposed to be serious

Unless you are the Comically Serious.

[Yoink]

What do you mean? My character was entirely serious...

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

What do you mean? My character was entirely serious...

Sorry about I that, I read most, not all, the other applications.

[Pancaek]

not like that, I mean we're not supposed to be good at what we do yet. We're upstarts, lowest of the low.

[Harry Baldman]

Yeah, having actually useful superpowers kind of puts you in the C-List by default, unfortunately. Completely contrary to the spirit of the thing, it is!

[SomeStupidGuy]

Hey, yeah, my character's perfectly serious too. :C
If you've any doubt of how serious he is about this, just take a look at his desktop at work!
Truly a criminal mastermind.

[Salsacookies]

Villain Name: Salsacookie
Gimmick: Spicemancy
Real Name (optional):
Short Description/Bio: He wears a cookie costume with chocolate and salsa chunks in it. Outside of costume, he looks like a normal guy. He is a megalomaniac, who thought the best idea was to make himself look like a giant cookie.

Seem good?

[flabort]

Posting to watch, this is going to be goooood.

[WillowLuman]

Alright, gonna start deciding soon, but I'm going to let Zanzetkuken revise

Zanzetkuken: Having the process already in effect would be a bit much. Being a former police officer with red-belt martial arts training makes you, at the very least, that one lieutenant mook that Batman always has to wrestle with before he gets the main bad guy in a TAS episode. You need humbler beginnings. Here are some suggestions, feel free to come up with something of your own:

1) You are a fresh recruit for the local Triads, wet-behind-the-ears and overenthusiastic. You've already gotten a dragon tattoo to show your moxie, despite not having done anything yet.

2) You have been an RPG enthusiast all your life, and have decided to take to the streets to satisfy your drive for adventure and bloodlust. You've heard rumors about a local magic shop and decided to rob the place and get some sweet fantasy loot.

3) Under promise of mystic power and steady employment, you've taken up with a local cult. Of its few members, you find you're stuck with the most menial jobs, but you know your work shall pay off.

4) You've dubbed yourself "The Dragon" and set out into the streets to satisfy your pyromania. Armed with aerosol cans and lighters, you shall burn Gotham to the ground!

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

3) Under promise of mystic power and steady employment, you've taken up with a local cult. Of its few members, you find you're stuck with the most menial jobs, but you know your work shall pay off.

Used this one to modify the sheet.  How is it now?

[WillowLuman]

I'll give it a few tweaks, but it's acceptable now.

Alright, I'm going to pick now and roll for starting funds. If you want, you can describe your low-end dwelling, else I'll roll to see where you live.