How super can you get while still looking like our world?

[sktarq]

Firstly I'm surprised nobody has brought up Aberrant the game yet. Which very much explores the results of what happens when classic superpowers suddenly started showing up in our history around the turn of the century.

As for how much effect they will have itwill be a matter of both numbers and impact.

the more people who have even moderate powers the more things will change....especially socially. how will even the existence of minor powers effect something like religion? fame? questions of who is and is not part of various in-groups? Just think about the how the slot for "power" would mess with people dating life? or how HS cliques operate?

the more impact a power can have is the second. To some extent this gets to the direct impact of the powers. Lift a building? well that's something. Not as much as being able to be invisible and plant ideas in a major leader's mind...so leverage is going to be more important than direct power. Sure a human flamethrower like Diablo might not be all that world changing, but his status as a child of some deity in the minds of his millions of followers could well be. Weather control? okay now we are talking about personal power that can challenge governments so it can happen but by the time direct force-on-force is leaning in the Super's favor the world will already be reeling from those weaker supers who can leverage their talents.