What Abilities Should The Amazons Have?

[daBronzeBomma]

All of them should be at least Comic-Book Peak Human, with even the most average Amazon able to physically hang with an unarmed Bruce Wayne or Steve Rogers all day long (in terms of strength, stamina, endurance, leaping and foot speed), while the mightiest (not counting Diana) would be low-level metahuman in those categories, i.e. could take down a young and unarmed Deathstroke.

Really wish they'd focus more on their magic-using potential.

[Agent Z]

The abilities I'd give to Amazons of importance. Each reflects different Amazon skill sets and professions

Diana - Superhuman strength, speed, agility and durability by Amazon training method. Uses Lasso of Truth, Hephaestus Sword and Shield.

Donna - Superhuman strength, speed, agility and durability by Amazon training method. Twin Blades of Nyx. Silver Chakram. Has a special move that manifests four different versions of her to attack her enemies.

Cassie - Superhuman strength, speed, agility and durability by Amazon training method. Knows a type of magic that allows her to copy specific objects - in her case divine weapons and tools - just by seeing them once.

Zara - Master of a type of magic called Sisterhood With Fire. Invokes the Fire Serpent Goddess Wadjet. Can control fire and heat, is resistant to flame and can summon fire creatures to aid her.

Akila - Eyes of Aset. Invokes the Goddess Aset. Precognition, illusions, light manipulation allows her to create blinding light or great darkness. Abilities depend on the time of the day.

Artemis - Superhuman strength, speed, agility and durability by Amazon training method. Magic invokes the Goddess Artemis and the Goddess Bast. Communes with beasts but has difficulty empathising with them at times. Can summon beast spirits to aid her. Speed is greater than Diana's.

Osira - Invokes Osiris. Can commune with the dead and ask for their strength.

Hessia - Superhuman strength, speed, agility and durability by Amazon training method. Invokes goddess Hestia for healing herself and others. Invokes Hecate for magic. Not as strong in magic as Zara or Akila or as killed in fighting as Diana but is very versatile. Has suit of magic armor she can summon from her own dimension.

Exoristos - Superhuman strength, speed, agility and durability by Amazon training method.

Hippolyta - Superhuman strength, speed, agility and durability by Amazon training method.

Philipus - Superhuman strength, speed, agility and durability by Amazon training method.

Mala - No powers. Skilled in medicine and biology.

Io - No powers. Engineering.

If they do make a WW RPG, I feel this could also work for a great set up

Okay rethinking a few things here.

Donna could get the weapon copying powers instead of Cassie. I felt it would reflect Donna's character more of going in different directions and reference her love for photography. Cassie could get Demeter's axe.

Akila could utilize both magic and technology like her original depiction.

[Phoenixx9]

And Mala almost won the first Contest over Diana, so she should indeed have superhuman strength, speed, agility and durability, trained in combat and in medicine/biology!

[Agent Z]

And Mala almost won the first Contest over Diana, so she should indeed have superhuman strength, speed, agility and durability, trained in combat and in medicine/biology!

I... kind of feel like their should be non-combatant Amazons as well.

[Outside_85]

I... kind of feel like their should be non-combatant Amazons as well.

You mean like Artemis' sister from the animated movie?

You could have some who are mostly pacifists, but since they are living in a monarchy with a strong military background, it's not likely they can escape contributing to the military.

Anyways it reminds me of a page from the pre-Crisis NTT where Hippolyta came down between Raven and Starfire arguing over which side the Amazons fitted more; Starfire's warrior mentality and Raven's pacifist teachings... and Hippolyta noted the Amazons were for peace, but not afraid to take up arms to achieve it.

[Agent Z]

You mean like Artemis' sister from the animated movie?

You could have some who are mostly pacifists, but since they are living in a monarchy with a strong military background, it's not likely they can escape contributing to the military.

Anyways it reminds me of a page from the pre-Crisis NTT where Hippolyta came down between Raven and Starfire arguing over which side the Amazons fitted more; Starfire's warrior mentality and Raven's pacifist teachings... and Hippolyta noted the Amazons were for peace, but not afraid to take up arms to achieve it.

Sure but there's other ways to do that besides fighting.

I'm actually kind of dissapointed they erased Akila's pacifistic nature in Rebirth.

[Outside_85]

Sure but there's other ways to do that besides fighting.

I'm actually kind of dissapointed they erased Akila's pacifistic nature in Rebirth.

With so few Amazons as there are, and the kind of threats they do face, I doubt the rest of the Amazons are going to be all that pleased with someone who feels a bit too special to fight for their lives if needed. But then again this is my view of Themyscira being partially a very large army base where everyone present is expected to be ready to fight with relatively short notice. Plus I also have to say I tend to think of all Amazons being able to put up a fight even if they have been reduced to their bare fists... even if you come across one thats mostly known for being a mage.

Was that the sister? I dont recognize the name?

[Agent Z]

With so few Amazons as there are, and the kind of threats they do face, I doubt the rest of the Amazons are going to be all that pleased with someone who feels a bit too special to fight for their lives if needed. But then again this is my view of Themyscira being partially a very large army base where everyone present is expected to be ready to fight with relatively short notice. Plus I also have to say I tend to think of all Amazons being able to put up a fight even if they have been reduced to their bare fists... even if you come across one thats mostly known for being a mage.

Was that the sister? I dont recognize the name?

No she's a Bana from pre 52. In Rebirth Red Hood and The Outlaws she's reimagined as a warrior who's driven mad by the Bow of Ra an becomes a villain. The name of the sister from the animated movie was Alexa

[Phoenixx9]

I... kind of feel like their should be non-combatant Amazons as well.

Maybe...a few here and there as non-combatants, but not too many.

But this would not be Mala. Possibly Alexa...

[AmiMizuno]

I feel like priestess and a few other Amazons depending on their calls, the Amazons should still get basic Amazon training. I feel like priestess should have some future powers or other skills than most amazons don't have.

[Black Angel]

Am i the only one miffed there are no magic users among them i mean legit ones. They have Circe has an enemy and maybe hecate, yet no magical users i would liek a squad of amazons dedicated to that.

[AmiMizuno]

I agree, I think there should be more of they are dealing with the doom gate too. I feel there should be different types of magic. For example, if the doom magic effects an amazons priestess and healer can help her and offensive attacks are more for
Warrior amazons. All amazons should have basic Amazonian training many many can fight. I would say send away too would be more priestess side . Any ill attacks or health both healers and priestess do

[Outside_85]

I feel like priestess and a few other Amazons depending on their calls, the Amazons should still get basic Amazon training. I feel like priestess should have some future powers or other skills than most amazons don't have.

It would make a certain amount of sense, if we go by the MMO and/or the RPG route. Like the Amazons are highly religious, since their Gods are actually real, and they would therefore have temples or shrines to the gods that needs tending and rituals they need to perform.

Normally I'd imagine they follow the notion of the 12 major Olympians being the ones most often invoked and the ones with the biggest temples and so on, the exception ofc will be Ares who may only have a tiny shrine somewhere if he has one at all, but no one to tend to it.
The Amazons will be following the hierarchy of Olympus so far that Zeus remains a technical central, but that the Amazons themselves likely put more effort and praise on the deities that made them and generally support them. As for what the Priestess gain, I would say it's not all supposed to be useful in combat... but could be reworked into it:

Like:
Priestess of Zeus = Paladin class, focus on defense, electric theme
Priestess of Dionysus = Shaman, party buffing, themed on wine and excess
...Artemis = Hunter, ranged damage and tracking, camouflage
...Hecate = Dark Magic caster, warlock type appearance (sinister)
...Hermes = Rogue, thief and stealth
...Hephaestus = Warrior, heavy weapon specialist, fire theme
...Demeter = Druid, Healer, manipulator of the land
...Apollo = Light Magic, healer
...Poseidon = Storm mage, salty
...Hera = Area Party Buffer, family theme
...Hestia = Defensive magics, fortification of home
...Athena = Tactical Warrior, lightning theme

The you could have something for Ares, like an enemy:
Dark Amazon= Beserker, inhuman strength, great-weapons, blood theme