Browse characters by their enhanced or paranormal abilities here. 25 different Powers, including the standard power sets Invisibility, Superhuman Strength, Telekinesis, Flight, Telepathy, Teleportation, and Shape-shifting. Scroll down to see them all.
Category Powers
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Description Browse characters by their enhanced or paranormal abilities here. 25 different Powers, including the standard power sets Invisibility, Superhuman Strength, Telekinesis, Flight, Telepathy, Teleportation, and Shape-shifting. Scroll down to see them all.
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Power Astral Projection Total Entries 19 Representative Luminous One Astral Projection is a magic/mystic practice which allows a character to detach either their soul or their conscious mind (the distinction is important) from their body […]
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Power Astral Projection Total Entries 19 Representative Luminous One Astral Projection is a magic/mystic practice which allows a character to detach either their soul or their conscious mind (the distinction is important) from their body […]
Power Atomic Energy Manipulation Total Entries 25 Representative Atomic Thunderbolt Characters with an Atomic Superpower have their powers themed around various atomic phenomena such as radiation, nuclear energy, or quantum mechanics. Abilities such as these […]
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Power Atomic Energy Manipulation Total Entries 25 Representative Atomic Thunderbolt Characters with an Atomic Superpower have their powers themed around various atomic phenomena such as radiation, nuclear energy, or quantum mechanics. Abilities such as these […]
Power Clairvoyance Total Entries 47 Representative Claire Voyant Fortune Tellers, palm-readers, fire-readers, insect-entrails-on-windshield-readers, and other assorted diviners are canaries in the mineshaft of adventure. They pick up approaching trouble and reveal it in the form […]
EntryClairvoyance Description
Power Clairvoyance Total Entries 47 Representative Claire Voyant Fortune Tellers, palm-readers, fire-readers, insect-entrails-on-windshield-readers, and other assorted diviners are canaries in the mineshaft of adventure. They pick up approaching trouble and reveal it in the form […]
Power Cryokinesis Total Entries 17 Representative Icicle The power to control ice, and create cold and frost at will. May be used as a trinity with Fire and Electricity… Likely to be used as a […]
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Power Cryokinesis Total Entries 17 Representative Icicle The power to control ice, and create cold and frost at will. May be used as a trinity with Fire and Electricity… Likely to be used as a […]
Power Elasticity Total Entries 8 Representative Plastic Man As far as superpowers go, this one’s a stretch. A character with a limited “Voluntary Shapeshifting” power, that results in his or her body acting like it […]
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Power Elasticity Total Entries 8 Representative Plastic Man As far as superpowers go, this one’s a stretch. A character with a limited “Voluntary Shapeshifting” power, that results in his or her body acting like it […]
Power Electricity Manipulation Total Entries 52 Representative Thor (Norse God) The use of lightning, huge electrical discharges, and stuff resembling them as a weapon to fry things with. This is one of the most common […]
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Power Electricity Manipulation Total Entries 52 Representative Thor (Norse God) The use of lightning, huge electrical discharges, and stuff resembling them as a weapon to fry things with. This is one of the most common […]
Power Enhanced Senses Total Entries 20 Representative Jean Lebris Senses keener than those of a human. Origins can be genetic, natural, training, supernatural, or cybernetic. The classic five manifestations are sight, smell, hearing, taste, and […]
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Power Enhanced Senses Total Entries 20 Representative Jean Lebris Senses keener than those of a human. Origins can be genetic, natural, training, supernatural, or cybernetic. The classic five manifestations are sight, smell, hearing, taste, and […]
Power Flight Total Entries 237 Representative Icarus Flight has always possessed an inherent appeal for humans. Millennia of evolution into highly intelligent tool-users and a century of true aviation later and the appeal still remains—the […]
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Power Flight Total Entries 237 Representative Icarus Flight has always possessed an inherent appeal for humans. Millennia of evolution into highly intelligent tool-users and a century of true aviation later and the appeal still remains—the […]
Power Hypnosis Total Entries 72 Representative Super Hypnotist If the eyes are the windows to the soul, this person has a very… persuasive… compelling… even possessive soul. With little more than a few words intoned […]
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Power Hypnosis Total Entries 72 Representative Super Hypnotist If the eyes are the windows to the soul, this person has a very… persuasive… compelling… even possessive soul. With little more than a few words intoned […]
Power Illusion Casting Total Entries 19 Representative Illuso Most villains (and the occasional hero, but this is largely a villain power), if given the chance, will employ magic or mechanisms to confuse their enemies and […]
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Power Illusion Casting Total Entries 19 Representative Illuso Most villains (and the occasional hero, but this is largely a villain power), if given the chance, will employ magic or mechanisms to confuse their enemies and […]
Power Immortality Total Entries 105 Representative Koschei the Deathless The ability to live forever. Yes, it is true that we don’t possess this ability on our own (at least not as of yet). People and […]
EntryImmortality Description
Power Immortality Total Entries 105 Representative Koschei the Deathless The ability to live forever. Yes, it is true that we don’t possess this ability on our own (at least not as of yet). People and […]
Power Invisibility Total Entries 66 Representative Invisible Man (H.G. Wells) What if there were someone (or something) that couldn’t be seen, even in broad daylight? This is the idea behind the Invisibility trope. Invisibility is […]
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Power Invisibility Total Entries 66 Representative Invisible Man (H.G. Wells) What if there were someone (or something) that couldn’t be seen, even in broad daylight? This is the idea behind the Invisibility trope. Invisibility is […]
Power Invulnerability Total Entries 33 Representative Dynamic Man (Chesler) Someone cannot be harmed. Merely fighting them won’t make them go away; if at all possible their defeat requires one to figure out how, which is […]
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Power Invulnerability Total Entries 33 Representative Dynamic Man (Chesler) Someone cannot be harmed. Merely fighting them won’t make them go away; if at all possible their defeat requires one to figure out how, which is […]
Power Magnetism Manipulation Total Entries 15 Representative Magno (Ace) Electromagnetism is a strange beast. It’s one of the four fundamental forces of nature, the others being gravity, the weak nuclear force (radioactive decay), and the […]
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Power Magnetism Manipulation Total Entries 15 Representative Magno (Ace) Electromagnetism is a strange beast. It’s one of the four fundamental forces of nature, the others being gravity, the weak nuclear force (radioactive decay), and the […]
Power Ninja Arts Total Entries 6 Representative Kirigakure Saizō Shinobi no Mono (忍びの者 “person of stealth/forbearance”) – usually abbreviated to shinobi (忍び) or ninja (忍者) – were the shadow warriors of feudal Japan, reputedly possessed […]
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Power Ninja Arts Total Entries 6 Representative Kirigakure Saizō Shinobi no Mono (忍びの者 “person of stealth/forbearance”) – usually abbreviated to shinobi (忍び) or ninja (忍者) – were the shadow warriors of feudal Japan, reputedly possessed […]
Power Pyrokinesis Total Entries 43 Representative Prometheus A notable and possible technical term for this kind of elemental power is “pyrokinesis.” People who are literally packing heat also tend to be fireproof and have a […]
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Power Pyrokinesis Total Entries 43 Representative Prometheus A notable and possible technical term for this kind of elemental power is “pyrokinesis.” People who are literally packing heat also tend to be fireproof and have a […]
Power Shapeshifting Total Entries 87 Representative Mabelene A character with the power to transform and reshape their body. This trope comes in a wide variety of forms, but can be classified by exactly what the […]
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Power Shapeshifting Total Entries 87 Representative Mabelene A character with the power to transform and reshape their body. This trope comes in a wide variety of forms, but can be classified by exactly what the […]
Power Size Manipulation Total Entries 18 Representative Doll Man A very specific type of superpower. The character has the ability to change their size. Usually, this starts off one way, such as only being able […]
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Power Size Manipulation Total Entries 18 Representative Doll Man A very specific type of superpower. The character has the ability to change their size. Usually, this starts off one way, such as only being able […]
Power Spellcasting Total Entries 247 Representative Ibis the Invincible Magic that works. Maybe not exactly the way anyone wanted it to work, but it is not imaginary in the story and you may rely on […]
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Power Spellcasting Total Entries 247 Representative Ibis the Invincible Magic that works. Maybe not exactly the way anyone wanted it to work, but it is not imaginary in the story and you may rely on […]
Power Super Speed Total Entries 77 Representative Quicksilver When it’s not incorporated with “Flight”, it’s at least the next best thing. Super speed means “super” speed. Those with super speed are not just faster than […]
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Power Super Speed Total Entries 77 Representative Quicksilver When it’s not incorporated with “Flight”, it’s at least the next best thing. Super speed means “super” speed. Those with super speed are not just faster than […]
Power Super Strength Total Entries 115 Representative Thunderbolt Jaxon Likely the most primal and common super-power. In a way, it’s one of the oldest “super-powers” that mankind came up with; ancient myths have plenty of […]
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Power Super Strength Total Entries 115 Representative Thunderbolt Jaxon Likely the most primal and common super-power. In a way, it’s one of the oldest “super-powers” that mankind came up with; ancient myths have plenty of […]
Power Telekinesis Total Entries 17 Representative Master Mystic Telekinesis/Psychokinesis: the ability to move stuff and/or people just by thinking. Although it fundamentally only requires a thought to work, hand gestures can also help, especially if […]
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Power Telekinesis Total Entries 17 Representative Master Mystic Telekinesis/Psychokinesis: the ability to move stuff and/or people just by thinking. Although it fundamentally only requires a thought to work, hand gestures can also help, especially if […]
Power Telepathy Total Entries 57 Representative Sâr Dubnotal Telepathy/Mind Reading is the ability to read another person’s thoughts and/or to communicate with them mentally… At its most basic level, it functions as a short range […]
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Power Telepathy Total Entries 57 Representative Sâr Dubnotal Telepathy/Mind Reading is the ability to read another person’s thoughts and/or to communicate with them mentally… At its most basic level, it functions as a short range […]
Power Teleportation Total Entries 47 Representative Bela Jat Disappearing from one location and reappearing in another. There are several ways this can be managed, from dematerialization/rematerialization, wormholes, bending space, magic, psychic power/jaunting, or as a […]
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Power Teleportation Total Entries 47 Representative Bela Jat Disappearing from one location and reappearing in another. There are several ways this can be managed, from dematerialization/rematerialization, wormholes, bending space, magic, psychic power/jaunting, or as a […]
Power Umbrakinesis Total Entries 8 Representative Nightshade (Centaur) Darkness is one of the more abstract elemental forces, due to the fact that it’s defined by an absence of something else, in this case light. This […]
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Power Umbrakinesis Total Entries 8 Representative Nightshade (Centaur) Darkness is one of the more abstract elemental forces, due to the fact that it’s defined by an absence of something else, in this case light. This […]
