Literary Manipulation

"If you stop to think about it, you’ll have to admit that all the stories in the world consist essentially of twenty-six letters. The letters are always the same, only the arrangement varies. From letters words are formed, from words sentences, from sentences chapters, and from chapters stories."

― Michael Ende

The power to manipulate literary objects. Sub-power of Recording Manipulation. Variation of Art Manipulation and Object Manipulation.

Also Called

Bibliokinesis
Book Control/Manipulation
Literature Control/Manipulation

Capabilities

User can create, shape and manipulate all forms of physical literary objects that are printed, written or drawn (books, comics, magazines, etc.), including their physical forms/materials and anything written, printed, illustrated, or drawn in them.

In extreme cases the user may have access even to the media that doesn't truly exist, but is only mentioned in other media or imagined to exist.

Applications

Physical objects:

Book Constructs
Control Manipulation
- Object Creation Touch
Literary Attacks
Literary Creation
Literary Weapon Proficiency - By using books as a weapon.
Manipulate the properties of books.
- Repair books.
Move/lift books at nearly any speed whether in/on surface, air or water. One could even do this on vacuum of space if one has way to survive the experience.
- Flight using books.
- Matter Surfing by riding books.
Object Possession
Projectile Enhancement with throwing books.

Literature/Illustrations/text:

Book Imprisonment - to trap people/objects in the books.
Dimensional Travel - between different books, Ex: If there was a book of the world one could use it to travel by themselves or maybe with others. May accompany Time Travel if it's a history based book.
Literary Animation - project narrative stories into reality by reading. May include Illusion Manipulation.
Linguistic Intuition - to read every language.
Omnilegence - know all currently written material (this updates constantly).
Calling and/or summoning books. May also allow the user to go to the books instead of summoning them.
- Summon items, monsters and/or casting spells from the books.

Techniques

Book Physiology
Enhanced Forgery
Glyph Creation
Knowledge Replication to absorb information from books.
Letter Empowerment to be empowered by letters.
Lexiconicy to transform a written word into the actual object.
- Writing Area
Literature Materialization
Melanokinesis to manipulate text including removing it.
Narrative Teleportation
Object Transmutation into literature.
Papyrokinesis to control paper.
Projected Thermography to write without scribing tools.
Reading Empowerment
Script Manipulation to write verses in other languages or ways of writing, and enchant them.
Sonography to read printed words by feeling ink impressions on paper.
Speed Reading
Story Manipulation
- Story Creation
Storybook Mimicry to copy traits and abilities of character from a book.
- Book Jumping
Writing Manifestation to make written words manifest into physical/energy form/action.

Following may need specific Books or tools to use:

Variations

Associations

Architecture Manipulation to manipulate libraries, archives, book stores an/or other buildings that are connected to literature.
Art Manipulation
Art Physiology
Artistic Creation
Author Authority
Data Manipulation allows manipulation of data and digital information.
Drawing Creation
Earth Manipulation allows manipulation of records in stone, metal, jewels and clay.
Electronic Communication allows manipulation of digital and electronic records.
Electronic-Media Jumping allows manipulation of electronic media.
Encyclopedic Knowledge
Fictional Mimicry
Fictional Summoning
- Entertainment Materialization
- Cartoon Materialization
- Animation & Comics Materialization
Genre Embodiment
Indexing
Inscriptive Magic
Knowledge Manipulation allows manipulation of information/knowledge.
Letter/Number/Word Projection
Linguistic Manipulation
Literature Embodiment
Magic Books
Object Manipulation
Paint Manipulation allows manipulation of painted art, they were the first form of writing after all.
Paper Charm Magic
Projected Thermography could also play a role when creating the words to be used as weapons.
Reading Empowerment
Recording Manipulation
Story Manipulation
True Omnilegence know all every-when and everywhere written material or Omniscience using books.
Writing Implement Manipulation

Limitations

May be unable to create books, being limited to manipulating only from already existing sources.
Distance, mass, precision, etc. depend upon of the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user.
User who doesn't have a book at hand is helpless.
Books aren't the most portable or compact objects.
Usefulness depends of the quality (fashion magazine vs RPG Bestiary) and quantity (single book vs library).