Right. Yes you figured it out but I was definitely not wanting to take away the character's strengths all the time. That's not a fun thing to do to a player. It *is* a fun storyline from time to time, and it's a growth experience. It's an opportunity for the character to grow. It forces a player to do something with it. It can be challenging, and it can be rewarding!

Also the idea wasn't to pull away everybody's powers, but in fact to make those powers the lynchpin to making something bigger.