Talk:Author Authority/@comment-5265497-20141031215352/@comment-5265497-20141101051941

Actually the more I think about it, the Presence is not the best example. DC threw many hints that the Presence is not actually omnipotent and Man of Miracles would have been a much better example. But when you think about the absolute superimposition such characters would wreak on the plot, it would deconstruct the entire story merely by virtue of their unprecedented power and knowledge.

I couldn't possibly think of a suitable time for an omnipotent being to assist the protagonist in his efforts without the general populace claiming "the omnipotent entity should have stopped the Big Bad himself with the blink of an eye" or even "why make the protagonist go through such anguish because if they are willing to help him overcome the foe", "why did the big bad have to exist in the first place", or even deeper existential queries which would ruin the story.

I, for one, admire the TOAA's place as an all-powerful figure of obscurity. He doesn't need feats because word of god vouches for him (plus he's strongly implicated to be an author avatar). Plus, how can one actually prove they are omnipotent without a reasonable doubt? I always thought that their imposing presence should alert the reader as to the power of the character.

Featherine, who seems to have the most hype, herself suffers from this backlash because she didn't achieve her goals within the first few pages of the story, she didn't remove her weakness, and we don't actually know the full extent of her abilities (she's never been confirmed as omnipotent). Plus, I've seen many characters that are able to write the plot of their story to their benefit except limits are imposed upon them to allow the protagonist to ultimately win at the end.