Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24205103-20150928232443

I recently got an idea of dissecting superpowers into it's basic components, where components would fit into a category. This allows a new way to describe superpowers at the fundamental level that is only limited by if it is a property, action or sense. This way of describing things would allow easy insight of new powers.

This is a start(created so you get the basic idea, I will have expand when I have time):

Categories of actions/abilities:

Control: How the power is controlled by the one who has it. Components: Mind for mental abilities, Touch: touching someone makes the effect to happen etc.

Effect: what happens to where the effect is applied. Components: Creation, Change etc.

Limiting factors;

Object: to what object it is limited to. Components: Fire, Ice etc.

Cost: Negative effect. Components: Age Faster, etc.

Schematic notation:

The new way of describing things would be schematic and put in the most simple way. Categories which increase the amount of things you can do are shown with + signs, while the limiting factors are shown with - signs. Instead of describing a

Examples: Fire Manipulation: Mind + Creation + Change -Fire: The wielder with this would be able to create and manipulate things, but only fire.

Mind + Move -Time -Living: wielders would only be able to send living tissue through time.

Mind + Move -Time -Inanimate: can only send inanimate objects through time.

I haven't figured out the part on superhero properties and senses yet, but will when I have time. 