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How would you implement mechanical differences between them?

The reasons why they are adventuring, perhaps. Prove bravery, obtain a quest artifact, get riches, learn dark secrets, gain magical...

In FATE the Approaches help define how they do it - in the case of the Ninja Turtles all four are Martial Artist (Ninjas in a halfshell)...

For my specific use case, the characters are all modern corporate wage slaves who, for all intents and purposes, have the same degree of...

I’ve seen some PBTA playbooks that seem to put the two together. St least that’s what I saw in monster o the week and masks.

There are definitely some combinations of sparring posters that I enjoy watching.

Yes. Thanks. The TMNT are all effectively the same from a what they DO perspective. They all are all 5th level ninjas, or whatever...

Another thought is that archetypes that can represent the types of issues and hazards the players are interested in exploring, though...

One thought is "Who do you want to become?" or it's close cousin "Why do you do what you do?" Picture archetypes like The Righteous...

This is a good point. Many non-traditional require a higher player buy-in than D&D and it's cousins, not because the rules are complex...

I am not sure where you are getting this. Superman -- at least in the modern world -- has never been infallible. he does his best, but...

Wait, wasn't that one of the big complaints against MoS -- that Superman killed to save people?

Sure, but there's a difference between "Clearly shows what character its supposed to be conceptually similar to" and "looks just like...

See this thread: D&D (2024) - A Different Way To Run High Level Monsters

I guess I am not being very clear. I am talking about ways to define and/or differentiate characters by something other than what they...