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Powers & Abilities Evaluations Thread

Magic in Etius isn't a concept of matter.


It's a concept of phenomena.


Whether you're shooting fire, hurling ice spears, or erecting earthen walls, none of it can continue to exist in reality.


Once the caster cancels the spell or runs out of mana, it all disappears
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Not even a copy.


"I need to change my thinking. Trying to create something out of thin air was wrong from the start. It's impossible. I can't create a shield."


What I need isn't matter.


It's phenomena.


Just like when a mage conjures fire, they're creating the "phenomenon of burning."


With a sword, it's the "phenomenon of cutting."


With a shield, it's the "phenomenon of blocking."
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What kind of ability would this be? The mc has the ability to "Weave" things into existence, but he can't create actual things, only the phenomenon of it. Ie, if he wants to throw a knife, he has to create the phenomenon of a throwing knife, if he wants to block, he has to create the phenomenon of blocking.
 
Rikimarox2 said:
What kind of ability would this be? The mc has the ability to "Weave" things into existence, but he can't create actual things, only the phenomenon of it. Ie, if he wants to throw a knife, he has to create the phenomenon of a throwing knife, if he wants to block, he has to create the phenomenon of blocking.
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Magic, and what I believe would be limited either Concept Manipulation or maybe Causality Manipulation? Since he is, in other words creating an effect without its usual cause. But idk.
 
I think it's both limited concept (probably type 3) and causality manip? Altho it's pretty bad, but considering it's creating a phenomenon (which idk how to classify but considering how it was described and the whole magic thing, I think it's a concept) and just making the effect without the actual cause, I think it would be causality manip too.
 
Rikimarox2 said:
What kind of ability would this be? The mc has the ability to "Weave" things into existence, but he can't create actual things, only the phenomenon of it. Ie, if he wants to throw a knife, he has to create the phenomenon of a throwing knife, if he wants to block, he has to create the phenomenon of blocking.
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the phenomena is definitely a concept but he is just manifesting it.
I'd say it is more so Reality warping at this point and just describe the ability and how it works
 
What would be a character learning something by just watching two people doing? For example, a character learns a few tricks of swordsmanship (or even swordsmanship in general) while seeing two people dueling?
 
Not sure if this fits here, but if someone knows all about Math, Science, Medicine, Philosophy, combat, etc... by studying and experimenting all about them, would that be enough for a Genius rating, or nah?
 
speedster352 said:
Are life sprits from 4koa conceptual or abstract? https://vsbattles.com/threads/nanatsu-no-taizai-conceptual-manipulation.169761/#post-6627325
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Asking if something is conceptual or abstract is like asking if something is not existant, nonexistant or void. All of the latter fall under Nonexistant Physiology, and both conceptuals and abstracts fall under Abstract Physiology, since it's the same: a concept is abstract, and abstractions are conceptual in nature. In the link you showed, however, they are saying that the spirits are neither abstract nor conceptual: that being the 'essence' of something doesn't make you its concept, merely its origin.
 
I've been playing this survival visual novel with multiple choices, and at the end, the protagonist talks to a character who says that has lived every single possible choice, seen every possible option and went back in time multiple times in order to perfect his leadership and save everyone. He sees all options and paths as diverging lines that connect and disconnect at certain, unchangeable points.

Besides time manipulation, what else can be gained from that?
 
What would be the ability to send ripples through the "aether"?
Jean's manifestation of power had sent ripples through the aether that were felt by every student in the school with even a smidgen of psychic awareness. Ororo had to admit, when talking about it alone with Hank, that Jean's actions had likely been sensed by damn near every psi on the planet
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RoTt35 said:
What would be the ability to send ripples through the "aether"?
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If the "aether" in the verse has the same properties as real "aether matter" concept, this quote would mean that Jean's power ripples space-time, which would be one of the basic uses of space-time manipulation. However, since I don't know what x-men content this comes from and therefore its context, I'm just giving you an idea.
 
CodeCCLL said:
If the "aether" in the verse has the same properties as real "aether matter" concept, this quote would mean that Jean's power ripples space-time, which would be one of the basic uses of space-time manipulation. However, since I don't know what x-men content this comes from and therefore its context, I'm just giving you an idea.
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Thanks, here's another description of what Jean was doing during the same feat in case it gives more context
 
In Supernatural, Eve is physically linked to her creations. For example, even after her body died, a nearby Vampire screamed in pain when Eve's corpse was stabbed with a fire poker.

What ability is this?
 
ByAsura said:
In Supernatural, Eve is physically linked to her creations. For example, even after her body died, a nearby Vampire screamed in pain when Eve's corpse was stabbed with a fire poker.

What ability is this?
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Unless this ability (linked bodies) is some type of "multiple selves" case depending on context, there doesn't seem to be an ability on the wiki that does this direct meet. My suggestion is that you list this as "self-damage transferal by creation" for now, considering the practical consequences of the ability.
 
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ByAsura said:
In Supernatural, Eve is physically linked to her creations. For example, even after her body died, a nearby Vampire screamed in pain when Eve's corpse was stabbed with a fire poker.

What ability is this?
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CodeCCLL said:
Unless this ability (linked bodies) is some type of "multiple selves" case depending on context, there doesn't seem to be an ability on the wiki that does this direct meet. My suggestion is that you list this as "self-damage transferal by creation" for now, considering the practical consequences of the ability.
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YEah, damage transferal should work, albeit maybe Hive Mind would also work
 
CodeCCLL said:
At a first glance, looks like
"Text Manipulation & Information Manipulation (Type 1) via Crystal", but it's been a long time since I watched Adventure Time so I don't remember this episode so I don't know context.
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Events consist only of this scene. I have plans to revise the verse, so I'm re-watching it again the show.

Thanks for the advice!
 
Tomfer said:
I've been playing this survival visual novel with multiple choices, and at the end, the protagonist talks to a character who says that has lived every single possible choice, seen every possible option and went back in time multiple times in order to perfect his leadership and save everyone. He sees all options and paths as diverging lines that connect and disconnect at certain, unchangeable points.

Besides time manipulation, what else can be gained from that?
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Bump.
 
speedster352 said:
If a character powernull works a character that resists powernull would that mean their powernull is above baseline?
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This depends on a lot of things, the quality and mechanics of the powernulls in question, and how the character resists the powernull.

I think it would make more sense to take the scans and go directly to the layer evaluation thread instead of asking this here.
 
Does it grant anything beside ice manipulation ?
"However, I gripped the Starblade and stepped forward. Golgoth was not using magic now; he was exerting the force of his essential being; that extreme coldness was part of him, and the Starblade offered no protection against that."
 
Franstel said:
Does it grant anything beside ice manipulation ?
"However, I gripped the Starblade and stepped forward. Golgoth was not using magic now; he was exerting the force of his essential being; that extreme coldness was part of him, and the Starblade offered no protection against that."
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