Question:
Help with a Magical Ability for my character?
mfangal
2012-01-31 20:36:43 UTC
My friend and I are writing a collaborative story. It is my duty to come up with a magical ability for my character. The idea and the way his plot is going right now is that she's special and both sides want her for a reason unbeknownst to her. I'm not at a loss when it comes to ability/power ideas (although interesting ones are super extra welcome), my challenge falls more in the limiting of those powers.

I'm particularly interested in her having some sort of illusionary ability, or materialization ability.

She's a late teenage girl, with a fiery temper and a loyalty to her friends thats dwarfed only by her intense self preservation instincts.

Secretly, one power I'm really interesting in is the ability to warp reality. The only issue with that is that it has the potential to become so powerful, and I would need limitations. Any help is very much appreciated! Thanks guys!
Seven answers:
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2012-01-31 21:24:21 UTC
Me and my friend are doing the same thing. We used Classic literature to help find our characters limitations.

My character can create illusions and feel others emotions. Limitation:- he can be overwhelmed by the emotions and such...

My friend character is a shape shifter:- she is very hyper and sometimes can't be controlled.

Other friend is a werewolf, she suffers severe memory loss everytime she changes, thus making her animal instinct come out.



Hope these examples help.



What I mean by classic literature:- in the Invisible Man, Griffin can be invisible, limitation:- he must stay invisible. This creating pychological problems and adds to the gothic elements of the book.



Another is Dorian Grey. He is immortal, and has a painting that ages and takes on all his sins. He then commits many sins without guilt, he essentially loses his emotions. Another psychological problem.



Hope that helps.



And I like your illusion idea. It's like mine!
?
2016-10-05 04:34:53 UTC
transformation of character (like shugo chara/tokyo mew") digital interest (like SAO/Accel international) particular Powers/potential (like Gakuen Alice) Magic Circle/chant (like 0 No Tsukaima) Void/weapon via chanting (like in charge crown)
?
2012-01-31 23:43:07 UTC
She can adopt the identity of a person. But she must first convince the person closest to her target that the target "is not what he/she seems."
JAK
2012-01-31 22:08:58 UTC
u'r best magical ability is to look at her as a kid who is afraid to loose identity, because of inferiority complex. just treat her like a kid, but don't pamper her. u'll have magic happening around. that's how u change the world.
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2012-01-31 21:37:27 UTC
Ability to draw power from large or small but abundant sources of energy, such as turning kinetic energy into physical blasts or converting solar energy into other forms. Sometimes based on proximity to source, sometimes stored for future use ~ Energy sourcing



Many characters who train in martial arts gain superhuman capabilities by learning to harness chi or some form of life energy. This type of method generally provides extraordinary strength, speed, durability and reflexes. Also often used for superhuman awareness, energy blasts, elemental powers and sometimes invulnerability.~Chi



This is the ability to use magical forces to varying degrees. Often used to simulate other powers, such as mind control and elemental attacks. Not all "magical" superpowers are actually supernatural, but are based on alternative or futuristic "science"~Magical powers



Ability to manipulate technology. Manifested as a special form of electrical/telekinetic manipulation, a special form of "morphing" which allows physical interaction with machines, or even a psychic ability that allows for mental interface with computer data.~Technopathy



Ability to manipulate and control objects with the mind, often in ways not visible to the naked eye.~Telekinesis



Ability to enhance or weaken the powers of others.~Power Augmentation



Ability to bestow powers or jump-start latent powers~Power Bestowal



Ability to copy or absorb another's powers or skills.~Power Mimicry or Absorption



Ability to cancel the superpowers of others.~Power Negation



Ability to sense or recognize superhuman powers.~Power Sensing



Ability to control all aspects of a living creature's biological make-up. This includes, but is not limited to, genetic alterations, physical distortion/augmentations, healing, disease, and biological functions.~Biological Manipulation



Ability to bring past and future versions of oneself back to the present~Duplication (Temporal)



Ability to inhale/exhale with superhumanly powerful strength. This can range from exhalation on par with gale force winds to inhalation on par with the power of a gravitational vortex. In some cases, freezing temperatures can also be achieved.~Vortex Breath



Ability to freeze objects with one's gaze~Freeze Vision



Ability to project one's consciousness/psyche/emotions into the astral plane, into another, or to make them real~Mental projection



Ability to detect actions and events in other dimensions. This is occasionally used in comics as an awareness of the fourth wall between the characters and the artist or audience~Cross-dimensional awareness



The ability to alter the perceptions of others, and general ability to control the actions of others with the mind.~Mind control



Ability to change or manipulate reality itself.~Reality Warping



Ability to see through solid matter~X-Ray Vision



Ability to burn objects with one's gaze~Heat Vision



Ability to magnify and extend one's vision to various levels~Telescopic Vision



Ability to see and process sensory information with superhuman speed; allowing one to see fast-moving objects in slow motion. This power is not limited to vision, their hearing is also accelerated. All beings with superhuman speed possess this ability.~Accelerated Vision



Ability to respirate through water in lieu of a gaseous medium. Not to be confused with an ability to go without breathing or to be able to breathe an alternative air supply.~Waterbreathing
BeingStalked
2012-01-31 21:12:23 UTC
seeing auras, able to feel strong emotions from the ones she love, able to move things she cant see
anonymous
2012-01-31 20:41:32 UTC
Glamour ability. The ability to change her appearance. Just a thought.


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