reactive evolution

[ZillertheBucko]

what limits does reactive evolution even have?(besides character specific situations in which it is stated what limits they have)

 

[Imaginym]

Other than what is stated on the character page, & the Reactive Evolution power page.. it would depend on the character/'verse?

I'm sure there are some bizarre forms of Reactive Evolution out there, across all of fiction.

 

[Blahblah9755]

Reactive evolution is almost like the defensive equivalent to reality warping, where it’s intentionally broad so tons of stuff can fit into it (in this case pretty much any defensive growth).
The only thing that should be a universal limitation is the requirement to be threatened or effected by something before reactive evolution activates.
We generally apply the limitation that characters can’t adapt to having reality warping abilities applied to them without having feats of doing so already.

Other than that, there are usually limitations you can assume based on how it works, like with most powers.
For instance, with reactive evolution based on physiology changes, you’d expect an inherent limitation to how those changes interact. In this situation, it likely would not be possible to adapt to two opposite stimuli at once, since the different changes might require contradictory changes to the body. So for instance, say there are three characters, A has reactive evolution that goes through physiology changes, B has hax that activates when A looks away from it, C has hax that activates when A looks at it. If A adapts to B by growing clear eyelids and gaining 360 degree vision so it can always view its surroundings and see B, that might conflict with potential adaptations to C that would require limiting its vision.

 

[ZillertheBucko]

Reactive evolution is almost like the defensive equivalent to reality warping, where it’s intentionally broad so tons of stuff can fit into it (in this case pretty much any defensive growth).
The only thing that should be a universal limitation is the requirement to be threatened or effected by something before reactive evolution activates.
We generally apply the limitation that characters can’t adapt to having reality warping abilities applied to them without having feats of doing so already.

Other than that, there are usually limitations you can assume based on how it works, like with most powers.
For instance, with reactive evolution based on physiology changes, you’d expect an inherent limitation to how those changes interact. In this situation, it likely would not be possible to adapt to two opposite stimuli at once, since the different changes might require contradictory changes to the body. So for instance, say there are three characters, A has reactive evolution that goes through physiology changes, B has hax that activates when A looks away from it, C has hax that activates when A looks at it. If A adapts to B by growing clear eyelids and gaining 360 degree vision so it can always view its surroundings and see B, that might conflict with potential adaptations to C that would require limiting its vision.

this makes sense, thanks
and this means we also assume that all existing abilities can be evolved as well?

 

[Bernkastelll]

and this means we also assume that all existing abilities can be evolved as well?

Yes.

what limits does reactive evolution even have?(besides character specific situations in which it is stated what limits they have)

Well, it depend of the character and how it works, let's see, Rimuru Tempest, Rimuru Tempest literally has all powers in the wiki and also resistance to it, because his Reactive Evolution works by giving him resistance to abilities that he analyzed, however, it would be an Outlier to say that he can use his Reactive Evolution to adapt to tier 1 powers, thats how a ''limit'' works ig

 

[Dereck03]

Well, it depend of the character and how it works, let's see, Rimuru Tempest, Rimuru Tempest literally has all powers in the wiki and also resistance to it, because his Reactive Evolution works by giving him resistance to abilities that he analyzed, however, it would be an Outlier to say that he can use his Reactive Evolution to adapt to tier 1 powers, thats how a ''limit'' works ig

He can't adapt to Anos' powers GG and both are at the same tier

 

[Bernkastelll]

He can't adapt to Anos' powers GG and both are at the same tier

Well, thats due things above layers, which is also another limitation