They could be wearable items. Blades attached to a wrist guard or bracer. A hero doesn't have to be animalistic to have them grow out either. I can't think of too much else.
Well, to start off with, what's your origin?
If it's mutation, you could possibly explain that they are bone shards that somehow split off of your wrists and are retractable. If science or tech, just say you invented it. Give me something to work with here.
Natural claws works just as well as wrist guantlets. When in doubt, use something fancy like power gloves that create 2-D kinetic razors or something like that.
Well, to be honest, I'd like to make my main a mutant. X-Men is probably my favorite book.
It's just weird. Whenever I go to design a claws mutant, he always ends up looking like Wolverine.
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This is somewhat weird, but hear me out. I think the best characters come from those that are a little more three dimensional than their powerset/name. Wolverine, while not my favorite character, is strange to me. I only mention him because we're discussing claws.
If I were to hear the name "Wolverine", I wouldn't think yellow/blue uniform and claws (his old outfit, of course). And when I think of a mutant with claws based on an animal, I certainly don't think Wolverines are the most dangerous.
But altogether, it's great. "Cyclops" isn't a greek-themed hero, for another example.
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I'm new, and not quite sure if this is the correct forum for this.
I'm having a hard time explaining claws for a potential Claw/WP character of mine. Besides being a cyborg, or some animal-based hero, I can think of nothing.
Can anybody throw me a bone?
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Mutant- You have a mutation that caused extendable claws to form inside your forearms.
Science- In the quest to create the ultimate assassin, blades were implanted in your wrists. You can extend them as needed.
Magic- A strange ritual was preformed, and while there were no ill consequences, you no possess the ability to extend large claws from the back of your hands.
Technology- You have invented a high-tech suit of armor, which provides you with many benefits including defensive systems, superhuman traveling, and a pair of claws for offense.
Natural- You've strapped a pair of knives to your wrists. Get your stabby on.
I've seen a few different ideas for them. Besides the obvious mutant explanation, people have explained them as weapons strapped to the hand or wrist or a pair of tech gauntlets that contain them. I even saw one that said the hero was actually a low-level ice controller and he made his claws that way.
You could also have a psychic-type character and the claws are the manisfestation of his power. (Think Wild Thing or Psylocke) Perhaps nanites in your hero's bloodstream create them, or maybe a magical artifact or ritual imparted otherwordly claws to him/her.
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Natural- You've strapped a pair of knives to your wrists. Get your stabby on.
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The next Claws scrapper I make, THIS will be the only thing in his bio. 
Thanks, guys. Maybe I'm having trouble thinking outside the box, because all the claw customizations look pretty similiar with the exception of Flat Blade.
As with all my characters, his first costume is kind've "homemade". Having a helluva time doing that part, too. Heh.
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The next Claws scrapper I make, THIS will be the only thing in his bio.
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Pics or it didn't happen! 
In the old days, there was a weapon called a cestus, which was basically a bar with three or more spikes about a knuckle's length apart. Since they required basically no skill to actually use, they were considered to be just as if not more deadly that a knife, and since they were made to be concealed in the hand...
Somewhere along the line, people figured out that having three blades on one hand was pretty cool.
Soooo claws are a great natural/technology origin power, just say you're holding em
I'm new, and not quite sure if this is the correct forum for this.
I'm having a hard time explaining claws for a potential Claw/WP character of mine. Besides being a cyborg, or some animal-based hero, I can think of nothing.
Can anybody throw me a bone?