Dermal Armor

The power to develop armor-like skin.

Also Called

 * Armored Skin
 * Impenetrable Skin
 * Natural Armor
 * Skin Armor
 * Thick Skin
 * Tough Skin

Capabilities
The users skin, or "Derma" becomes resistant to attack harm or pain. May or may not be a permanent covering, altering the users physique or hiding just beneath the surface.

Applications

 * Bulletproof Durability
 * Deflection
 * Natural Weaponry
 * Pain Suppression
 * Thermal Resistance
 * Cold-proof Skin
 * Fireproof Skin

Variations

 * Elemental Mimicry: the skin may permanently be changed to a strong element (Stone, gem, metal, etc).
 * Crystal Mimicry
 * Diamond Mimicry
 * Metal Mimicry
 * Stone Mimicry
 * Scale Manifestation
 * Skin Manipulation

Associations

 * Biological Manipulation
 * Body Manipulation
 * Density Manipulation
 * Invulnerability
 * Supernaturally Dense Tissue

Limitations

 * Depending on how heavy armor users may sink in water.
 * If one were to disrupt the process of "armoring up" the results would be user losing the ability to armor up for quite awhile.
 * Selective armoring is rare, in short it is an "all or none" principle, either fully armored or not at all.
 * May sacrifice speed for durability.
 * Reverting back to original form or natural state is moderately difficult or irreversible.