Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-25615397-20160518223058

So I noticed the massive amount of attention my last Q/A received, so I figured I'd revise it and start fresh. Sorry for not being able to reply to everyone on the previous forum post, it just became seriously crowded. I'll try to respond to any replies if I am able. Anyway, below is a more detailed description of the scenario I have in mind:

Two powerful, ancient beings come to earth via asteroid, landing on opposite sides of the earth. They start giving everyone powers. There are rules to this power-giving:

a) no omni, absolute, or reality-altering powers (reality warping, causality manipulation, time/space manipulation, etc.),

b) no embodiment powers,

c) no aether/nether manipulation,

d) no nothingness manipulation powers,

e) the chooser needs to have a weakness, so no powers that can directly or indirectly lead to transcendence or god hood,

f) nothing involving life or death manipulation,

g) no absolute immortality or amortality (semi-immortality is okay),

h) they have to stay bound to existence/stay in an existent state, and

I) nothing that can even come close to planetary-level power.     It has to be somewhat limited.

3 days pass, and everyone is given the power of their choice. Some have chosen wisely, some have not. The world remains stagnant for a few weeks then eventually spirals into chaos and anarchy. Most governments have either fallen or retreated, ceasing to maintain control over the populace. This leaves the people of commonplace to fend for themselves.

Now once people realize they have powers, they are only just starting to emerge. They start weak, and barely even function properly. But as the days go by, their powers grow, and within three weeks their powers have usually fully developed. At this point, the powers can still be honed and improved in two ways:

The chaos way (Basically using the powers constantly, and using them primarily for self-gain. This will greatly increase the intensity of the power over time.)

The way of discipline (People who take this path go inward into themselves and focus on manipulating their powers to the fullest extent, and not necessarily for self-gain. This will slightly increase the intensity of the power overtime, but will also open up new possibilities for power usage, widening the range of abilities you have, and allowing a greater understanding of them.)

Now my question for you is this: In this scenario, what two abilities would you wish for?

Ps. Don't even think about trying to conquer or defeat the beings. They are absolutely titanic in size, and a few of the primary powers on their long list of abilities include superior adaptation, ability creation, energetic pressure at a crushing level (this is a passive ability, mind you), nigh-omniscience, sub-atomic manipulation, amortality, mental inducement, anti-psychic presence, status lock, and unintentional empathic creation (meaning if they're pissed off, they'll start creating beings of pure hatred and anger without any control whatsoever.) 