THE POWERS
Every power has a catch
212 powers in 70 families. Each one needs something to work with, costs its owner something, and loses to something. Flip any card for the fine print.
Showing all 212
FAMILY
Fire
7 powersNo. 001ORIGIN
Fire
Head of its family
What it doesMakes fire from nothing and shapes it: throws it, breathes it, wraps a hand in it.
The catchEvery flame burns their own energy: they tire fast and must eat.
No. 002
Heat
Family: Fire
What it doesRaises heat without a flame: a furnace around them, or a wave of heat thrown.
The catchNo flame, only heat, and pushing it too far cooks them too.
No. 003
Fireworks
Family: Fire
What it doesCharges small things until they burst into coloured fireworks.
The catchDazzles more than it burns: loud and bright, rarely deadly.
No. 004
Plasma
Family: Fire
What it doesThrows plasma hotter than the sun.
The catchSo hot it hurts its owner until they train.
No. 005
Steam
Family: Fire
What it doesBlasts scalding steam.
The catchWeak in dry air.
No. 006
Ash
Family: Fire
What it doesBreathes out choking clouds of ash.
The catchThey choke on it too without training.
No. 007
Smoke body
Family: Fire
What it doesTurns their body into smoke.
The catchWind scatters them; they can't hold anything as smoke.
FAMILY
Electricity
3 powersNo. 008ORIGIN
Electricity
Head of its family
What it doesMakes electricity: bolts, shocks, and power for anything.
The catchOnce they're drained, nothing comes out; near water it can hit them too.
No. 009
Static
Family: Electricity
What it doesCharges things with static: stings, sparks, a shock on touch.
The catchA sting, not a bolt.
No. 010
Pulse
Family: Electricity
What it doesLets out a pulse that kills every electronic near them.
The catchIt kills every device near them, their own phone too.
FAMILY
Weather
6 powersNo. 011ORIGIN
Weather
Head of its family
What it doesChanges the weather over a town: rain, sun, snow, storms.
The catchSlow: hours to change a sky, and it hits everyone under it, friends too.
No. 012
Wind
Family: Weather
What it doesThrows wind like a hurricane, or rides it.
The catchStrong only out in the open; indoors there's little air to throw.
No. 013
Super breath
Family: Weather
What it doesBreathes out a hurricane.
The catchOne breath at a time, and they're winded after.
No. 014
Snow
Family: Weather
What it doesMakes snowstorms over an area.
The catchA storm takes minutes to build and blinds them too.
No. 015
Clouds
Family: Weather
What it doesMakes clouds and rides them through the sky.
The catchSlow, and a dry day leaves them grounded.
No. 016
Storm call
Family: Weather
What it doesCalls storms and lightning down on a place.
The catchMinutes to call, and the storm can't tell friend from foe.
FAMILY
Water
6 powersNo. 017ORIGIN
Water
Head of its family
What it doesMoves water: streams, waves, walls, even pulling it out of the air.
The catchOnly moves water that's already there: in a desert they have almost nothing.
No. 018
Tides
Family: Water
What it doesPulls the sea in and out, raises floods and waves.
The catchOnly near the sea: inland they're nearly ordinary.
No. 019
Mist body
Family: Water
What it doesTurns their body into mist.
The catchWind and heat scatter them; they can't hold anything as mist.
No. 020
Gills
Family: Water
What it doesBreathes underwater.
The catchOnly underwater; on land it's just a scar.
No. 021
Coral
Family: Water
What it doesGrows coral armour and breathes underwater.
The catchThe armour grows slowly and cracks when it dries.
No. 022
Drying
Family: Water
What it doesPulls the water out of anything they touch.
The catchOnly by touch, slowly.
FAMILY
Ice
3 powersNo. 023ORIGIN
Ice
Head of its family
What it doesMakes and throws ice: spikes, walls, slides, a frozen floor.
The catchIn dry air or deep heat it comes slowly; their own hands go numb.
No. 024
Cold aura
Family: Ice
What it doesFreezes the air around them.
The catchOnly around them, and it chills their friends too.
No. 025
Frostfire
Family: Ice
What it doesThrows fire that freezes what it touches.
The catchIt hurts its owner with both heat and cold.
FAMILY
Earth
10 powersNo. 026ORIGIN
Earth
Head of its family
What it doesMoves earth and stone: walls, pillars, tunnels, thrown rocks.
The catchLifted off the ground, they have nothing.
No. 027
Quake
Family: Earth
What it doesShakes the ground, or anything they touch, until it breaks.
The catchShakes everything near them, friends too.
No. 028
Mountain
Family: Earth
What it doesRaises the ground into hills, walls and pillars.
The catchBig shapes take minutes and all their strength.
No. 029
Sand
Family: Earth
What it doesTurns into sand and controls it.
The catchAway from sand they're weak.
No. 030
Crystal
Family: Earth
What it doesGrows crystal shards and throws them.
The catchBrittle: crystals shatter.
No. 031
Dust body
Family: Earth
What it doesTurns into dust and blows on the wind.
The catchA strong wind can carry part of them off.
No. 032
Mud
Family: Earth
What it doesTurns ground into mud and moves it.
The catchDry or rocky ground barely moves.
No. 033
Magma
Family: Earth
What it doesMakes and throws molten rock.
The catchNeeds stone or ground to melt.
No. 034
Obsidian
Family: Earth
What it doesMakes and throws volcanic glass.
The catchBrittle: blades shatter.
No. 035
Glass
Family: Earth
What it doesMakes and throws glass.
The catchBrittle, and it cuts them too.
FAMILY
Magnetism
1 powerNo. 036ORIGIN
Magnetism
Head of its family
What it doesPulls and pushes anything metal: from a key across the room to a car.
The catchOnly metal: wood, stone, plastic and glass ignore them.
FAMILY
Telekinesis
1 powerNo. 037ORIGIN
Telekinesis
Head of its family
What it doesMoves things with their mind.
The catchOnly what they can see, and only as heavy as their training allows.
FAMILY
Gravity
2 powersNo. 038ORIGIN
Gravity
Head of its family
What it doesMakes things heavy or weightless: lift a car, pin a person.
The catchThe bigger the area, the shorter they hold it.
No. 039
Density
Family: Gravity
What it doesMakes their own body as heavy as lead or light as air.
The catchOnly their own body; heavy, they're slow, light, they blow away.
FAMILY
Light
7 powersNo. 040ORIGIN
Light
Head of its family
What it doesBends, blasts and shapes light.
The catchIn total darkness they have nothing to work with.
No. 041
Laser eyes
Family: Light
What it doesFires burning beams from their eyes.
The catchBlindfolded or blinded, it's gone.
No. 042
Light structures
Family: Light
What it doesBuilds solid shapes out of light: whips, walls, bridges, ladders.
The catchA shape fades the moment they lose focus or the light goes.
No. 043
Light dash
Family: Light
What it doesTurns into light for a moment and dashes.
The catchOnly in a straight line they can see, and they arrive tired.
No. 044
Glow
Family: Light
What it doesGlows bright enough to light a stadium.
The catchThey light themselves up too: they can never hide.
No. 045
Sunpower
Family: Light
What it doesStores sunlight and blasts it out.
The catchRuns dry at night or after a cloudy week.
No. 046
Starlight
Family: Light
What it doesDraws power from the night sky: strong under the stars, nothing at noon.
The catchUseless by day and under clouds.
FAMILY
Darkness
3 powersNo. 047ORIGIN
Darkness
Head of its family
What it doesFills a place with total darkness, from a room to a town.
The catchThey can't see in it either unless they've trained.
No. 048
Shadow walking
Family: Darkness
What it doesSteps into one shadow and out of another.
The catchNo shadows at noon or under bright lights.
No. 049
Ink
Family: Darkness
What it doesSprays blinding ink.
The catchA few sprays, then they're dry.
FAMILY
Invisibility
2 powersNo. 050ORIGIN
Invisibility
Head of its family
What it doesTurns invisible.
The catchSound, smell, footprints and rain still give them away.
No. 051
Camouflage
Family: Invisibility
What it doesBlends into any background like a chameleon.
The catchOnly while they stay still.
FAMILY
Illusions
1 powerNo. 052ORIGIN
Illusions
Head of its family
What it doesMakes people see things that aren't there.
The catchCameras see the truth, and touch breaks the spell.
FAMILY
Time
6 powersNo. 053ORIGIN
Time
Head of its family
What it doesBends time: slows it, stops it, turns it back, ages things.
The catchIt costs them their own time; held too long it ages them.
No. 054
Time stop
Family: Time
What it doesStops time inside a bubble around them.
The catchOnly seconds at first (a child: two or three), and it leaves them gasping.
No. 055
Time slowing
Family: Time
What it doesSlows time in an area around them.
The catchA small area, and only for as long as they can hold their breath at first.
No. 056
Rewind
Family: Time
What it doesTurns back a few seconds of time.
The catchOnly seconds back, and then they must rest.
No. 057
Checkpoint
Family: Time
What it doesWhen they die, they wake again at their last checkpoint, and the world goes back with them.
The catchOnly back to the last time they slept, and they remember every death.
No. 058
Aging touch
Family: Time
What it doesAges whatever they touch by years.
The catchOnly by touch, and it costs them years of their own strength.
FAMILY
Future sight
4 powersNo. 059ORIGIN
Future sight
Head of its family
What it doesSees what will happen hours or days ahead, in visions.
The catchThey can't choose what they see, or when.
No. 060
Precognition
Family: Future sight
What it doesSees the next few seconds in flashes.
The catchOnly seconds ahead, never further.
No. 061
Danger sense
Family: Future sight
What it doesFeels danger a second before it happens.
The catchIt warns, but doesn't say from where.
No. 062
Intuition
Family: Future sight
What it doesJust knows the right choice.
The catchIt can't explain why, and it's wrong sometimes.
FAMILY
Space
5 powersNo. 063ORIGIN
Space
Head of its family
What it doesBends space: steps across it, opens doors in it, folds it.
The catchEvery step costs by distance; too far and they collapse.
No. 064
Teleportation
Family: Space
What it doesTeleports anywhere they can picture.
The catchOnly places they've seen, and long jumps leave them dizzy.
No. 065
Portals
Family: Space
What it doesOpens portals to anywhere.
The catchA portal stays open only while they hold it.
No. 066
Folding
Family: Space
What it doesFolds space to step across a city.
The catchOnly along roads and spaces they can see.
No. 067
Pocket space
Family: Space
What it doesKeeps a room's worth of space in their pocket.
The catchOnly a room's worth, and only they can open it.
FAMILY
Dimension travel
2 powersNo. 068ORIGIN
Dimension travel
Head of its family
What it doesJumps to other dimensions and back.
The catchThey can't always choose which world; the way back is hard.
No. 069
Reversal
Family: Dimension travel
What it doesEvery choice they make throws them into the world where they made the opposite one.
The catchThey can't steer it until they learn to choose the opposite of what they want.
FAMILY
Phasing
3 powersNo. 070ORIGIN
Phasing
Head of its family
What it doesWalks through solid things.
The catchThey can't touch anything while phased, and stuck inside a wall is death.
No. 071
Phase shift
Family: Phasing
What it doesSlips out of reality for a moment.
The catchA split second only.
No. 072
Ghost form
Family: Phasing
What it doesBecomes a ghost: walks through walls and floats.
The catchThey can't touch or carry anything while a ghost.
FAMILY
Astral travel
1 powerNo. 073ORIGIN
Astral travel
Head of its family
What it doesLeaves the body and travels as a spirit.
The catchTheir body lies helpless while they're away.
FAMILY
Mind control
5 powersNo. 074ORIGIN
Mind control
Head of its family
What it doesTakes over people's minds.
The catchStrong wills fight back, and a crowd is too many.
No. 075
Command
Family: Mind control
What it doesGives spoken orders people can't refuse.
The catchOnly what they say out loud, and only simple orders.
No. 076
Hypnosis
Family: Mind control
What it doesPuts people into a trance.
The catchIt takes time: useless in a sudden fight.
No. 077
Confusion
Family: Mind control
What it doesScrambles people's thoughts.
The catchIt scrambles everyone near, friends too.
No. 078
Memory theft
Family: Mind control
What it doesTakes memories out of people's heads.
The catchTouch, time, and they feel the memory too.
FAMILY
Possession
1 powerNo. 079ORIGIN
Possession
Head of its family
What it doesTakes over someone's body.
The catchTheir real body lies empty and helpless while they're away.
FAMILY
Telepathy
5 powersNo. 080ORIGIN
Telepathy
Head of its family
What it doesReads and speaks into minds.
The catchThey hear everyone near and can't switch it off easily.
No. 081
Empathy
Family: Telepathy
What it doesFeels what everyone around them feels.
The catchThey carry everyone's pain.
No. 082
Bond link
Family: Telepathy
What it doesFeels and shares the pain of the people they love.
The catchIt shares their pain too.
No. 083
Truth sense
Family: Telepathy
What it doesKnows when anyone lies.
The catchIt says it's a lie, not what's true.
No. 084
Dreamwalking
Family: Telepathy
What it doesWalks into other people's dreams.
The catchOnly into sleepers, and a nightmare can trap them.
FAMILY
Mind shield
1 powerNo. 085ORIGIN
Mind shield
Head of its family
What it doesNobody can read or touch their mind.
The catchIt shields only them.
FAMILY
Emotion control
6 powersNo. 086ORIGIN
Emotion control
Head of its family
What it doesMakes people feel whatever they choose.
The catchFeelings fade once they stop, and people remember feeling them.
No. 087
Fear
Family: Emotion control
What it doesFills people with terror.
The catchTerrified people run, but cornered ones fight.
No. 088
Calm
Family: Emotion control
What it doesMakes everyone near them calm down.
The catchEveryone near, friends too: even a driver who should brake.
No. 089
Charm
Family: Emotion control
What it doesMakes people like and trust them.
The catchIt fades when they leave, and people feel used after.
No. 090
Inspiration
Family: Emotion control
What it doesFills people with ideas and drive.
The catchThey can't choose what people do with it.
No. 091
Spotlight
Family: Emotion control
What it doesMakes everyone look at them.
The catchEveryone looks: enemies too.
FAMILY
Strength
3 powersNo. 092ORIGIN
Strength
Head of its family
What it doesLifts anything: cars, trucks, buildings.
The catchUntil they train, their own bones break under their strength.
No. 093
Adrenaline
Family: Strength
What it doesBursts of huge strength when their heart races.
The catchOnly while their heart races, and they crash after.
No. 094
Berserk
Family: Strength
What it doesGoes into a rage that triples their strength.
The catchThey can't aim or stop, and friends get hurt.
FAMILY
Size shifting
3 powersNo. 095ORIGIN
Size shifting
Head of its family
What it doesChanges their size, from an insect to a building.
The catchThe bigger they grow, the faster they tire; tiny, they're fragile.
No. 096
Giant
Family: Size shifting
What it doesGrows into a giant, from twice their height to the size of a building.
The catchOnly minutes at first, and they're a huge target.
No. 097
Shrinking
Family: Size shifting
What it doesShrinks to the size of an insect.
The catchTiny, one step can kill them.
FAMILY
Durability
4 powersNo. 098ORIGIN
Durability
Head of its family
What it doesAlmost nothing can hurt them.
The catchTough, not immune: poison, drowning and suffocation still kill.
No. 099
Stone skin
Family: Durability
What it doesTurns their skin to stone.
The catchHeavy and slow, and stone cracks under a hammer.
No. 100
Iron skin
Family: Durability
What it doesTurns their skin to iron.
The catchHeavy and slow while it's on, and it rusts if wet.
No. 101
Diamond skin
Family: Durability
What it doesTurns their skin to diamond.
The catchNothing scratches it, but a hard enough blow shatters it, and it's held only as long as their body lasts.
FAMILY
Regeneration
3 powersNo. 102ORIGIN
Regeneration
Head of its family
What it doesHeals from almost anything.
The catchToo much damage at once can still kill them.
No. 103
Regrowth
Family: Regeneration
What it doesRegrows lost limbs.
The catchA limb takes weeks.
No. 104
Ravenous
Family: Regeneration
What it doesHeals fast and runs hot, but always hungry.
The catchWithout food they weaken in hours.
FAMILY
Vitality
3 powersNo. 105ORIGIN
Vitality
Head of its family
What it doesNever tires, never sleeps, and heals fast.
The catchThey still need food.
No. 106
Endurance
Family: Vitality
What it doesNever gets tired.
The catchTireless, not stronger.
No. 107
Willpower
Family: Vitality
What it doesNever gives up, and their body obeys.
The catchA body pushed past its limit still breaks later.
FAMILY
True immortality
3 powersNo. 108ORIGIN
True immortality
Head of its family
What it doesEvery time they die, they come back.
The catchEach time they come back, they lose memories: the people they loved, who they were.
No. 109
Ageless
Family: True immortality
What it doesNever ages and never dies of old age.
The catchThey can still be killed.
No. 110
Youth
Family: True immortality
What it doesLooks and stays young for decades.
The catchThey look young but still age inside.
FAMILY
Biokinesis
10 powersNo. 111ORIGIN
Biokinesis
Head of its family
What it doesReshapes living bodies, their own or someone else's.
The catchEvery change hurts, and someone else's flesh needs touch.
No. 112
Claws
Family: Biokinesis
What it doesGrows steel-hard claws.
The catchOnly up close.
No. 113
Bone
Family: Biokinesis
What it doesGrows bone spikes and armour.
The catchEvery spike hurts, and broken bone is broken.
No. 114
Quills
Family: Biokinesis
What it doesShoots spines like a porcupine.
The catchA few volleys, then they regrow for hours.
No. 115
Thorns
Family: Biokinesis
What it doesGrows thorns all over their body.
The catchNobody can hug them.
No. 116
Tail
Family: Biokinesis
What it doesHas a strong, quick tail.
The catchIt's always there.
No. 117
Extra arms
Family: Biokinesis
What it doesGrows extra arms, each as strong as a normal one.
The catchMore arms, not more strength in each.
No. 118
Living hair
Family: Biokinesis
What it doesHair that moves and grabs like hands.
The catchCut it and they lose their grip.
No. 119
Detach
Family: Biokinesis
What it doesDetaches parts of their body that fly off like drones: an eye to scout, a hand to grab.
The catchA part that's caught or crushed hurts them, and far away they lose it.
No. 120
Elasticity
Family: Biokinesis
What it doesStretches their body like rubber.
The catchStretched thin, they tear.
FAMILY
Speed
1 powerNo. 121ORIGIN
Speed
Head of its family
What it doesMoves faster than the eye can see.
The catchThey burn food like a furnace, and stopping and turning are hard at speed.
FAMILY
Enhanced body
4 powersNo. 122ORIGIN
Enhanced body
Head of its family
What it doesA body tuned past any person's: balance, reflexes, grip.
The catchA peak person, not a superhuman: no strength or speed beyond the best athletes'.
No. 123
Agility
Family: Enhanced body
What it doesFlips, dodges and climbs like an acrobat.
The catchQuick, not strong.
No. 124
Reflexes
Family: Enhanced body
What it doesReacts faster than anyone.
The catchThey react fast, but their body moves at normal speed.
No. 125
Wall crawling
Family: Enhanced body
What it doesClimbs walls and ceilings.
The catchSlippery or oily walls stop them.
FAMILY
Flight
2 powersNo. 126ORIGIN
Flight
Head of its family
What it doesFlies.
The catchHigh up it's cold and thin, and storms throw them.
No. 127
Wings
Family: Flight
What it doesHas wings and flies.
The catchWings can be broken, and they can't fly indoors.
FAMILY
Enhanced senses
5 powersNo. 128ORIGIN
Enhanced senses
Head of its family
What it doesHears, sees and smells everything.
The catchLoud noise and bright light hurt them.
No. 129
Super hearing
Family: Enhanced senses
What it doesHears a whisper across a city.
The catchLoud noise hurts them, and a city never goes quiet.
No. 130
Super smell
Family: Enhanced senses
What it doesFollows a scent like a hound.
The catchStrong smells overwhelm them; rain washes trails.
No. 131
Night vision
Family: Enhanced senses
What it doesSees perfectly in the dark.
The catchBright light blinds them.
No. 132
Aura sight
Family: Enhanced senses
What it doesSees everyone's mood and power as colours.
The catchColours aren't thoughts; they guess wrong.
FAMILY
Psychometry
2 powersNo. 133ORIGIN
Psychometry
Head of its family
What it doesReads the history of anything they touch.
The catchOnly what the object 'saw', and strong pasts overwhelm them.
No. 134
Life reading
Family: Psychometry
What it doesTouches a person and sees the moments that shaped them.
The catchOnly the strongest moments, never thoughts, and a hard life can knock them out.
FAMILY
Intelligence
4 powersNo. 135ORIGIN
Intelligence
Head of its family
What it doesThinks faster than any computer.
The catchA mind, not a body: one punch still drops them.
No. 136
Quick learning
Family: Intelligence
What it doesLearns anything in days.
The catchThey learn fast but don't invent.
No. 137
Perfect memory
Family: Intelligence
What it doesRemembers everything they ever saw.
The catchThey can't forget the bad things either.
No. 138
Tactics
Family: Intelligence
What it doesSees every fight like a chessboard.
The catchA plan needs a body to carry it out.
FAMILY
Chance
3 powersNo. 139ORIGIN
Chance
Head of its family
What it doesBends the odds of anything going right or wrong.
The catchBig bends take time, and the odds bend back.
No. 140
Luck
Family: Chance
What it doesGood things keep happening to them.
The catchThey can't choose what luck brings.
No. 141
Jinx
Family: Chance
What it doesBrings bad luck to whoever they look at.
The catchBad luck is random: it can backfire.
FAMILY
Healing
2 powersNo. 142ORIGIN
Healing
Head of its family
What it doesHeals wounds by touch.
The catchHeal too many and they collapse (burnout).
No. 143
Cure
Family: Healing
What it doesCures any sickness with a touch.
The catchSickness only: a cut stays a cut.
FAMILY
Mending
1 powerNo. 144ORIGIN
Mending
Head of its family
What it doesFixes anything broken: plates, machines, buildings (objects only, never people).
The catchIt needs all the pieces, and it can't mend a body.
FAMILY
Life drain
1 powerNo. 145ORIGIN
Life drain
Head of its family
What it doesDrains the life out of people by touch.
The catchOnly by touch, and they crave it.
FAMILY
Necrokinesis
2 powersNo. 146ORIGIN
Necrokinesis
Head of its family
What it doesRaises and moves the dead.
The catchOnly the dead near them, and they obey only while focused.
No. 147
Spirit calling
Family: Necrokinesis
What it doesTalks to the dead.
The catchThe dead don't always tell the truth.
FAMILY
Plague
6 powersNo. 148ORIGIN
Plague
Head of its family
What it doesCarries and spreads any sickness they choose.
The catchThey can't always choose who catches it.
No. 149
Fever
Family: Plague
What it doesGives a burning fever by touch.
The catchIt spreads from the sick to others, not only from them.
No. 150
Wasting
Family: Plague
What it doesA sickness that drains strength over weeks.
The catchSlow: weeks before it shows.
No. 151
Sleeping sickness
Family: Plague
What it doesMakes people sleep for days.
The catchThe sleepers wake in days, and it spreads to carers.
No. 152
Blight
Family: Plague
What it doesSickens crops and plants.
The catchIt kills crops slowly, and it can't touch people.
No. 153
Spores
Family: Plague
What it doesReleases spores that make people sick.
The catchWind carries them anywhere, back at them too.
FAMILY
Reactor
1 powerNo. 154ORIGIN
Reactor
Head of its family
What it doesTheir body is a living reactor: it powers machines, burns through walls and sickens anyone near too long.
The catchPeople near them for too long get sick, family too.
FAMILY
Toxins
1 powerNo. 155ORIGIN
Toxins
Head of its family
What it doesMakes poisons in their own body and passes them by touch, bite or spit.
The catchIt takes time to work.
FAMILY
Acid
1 powerNo. 156ORIGIN
Acid
Head of its family
What it doesSprays acid that eats through metal.
The catchA few sprays, then it's spent; it burns their mouth too.
FAMILY
Rot
1 powerNo. 157ORIGIN
Rot
Head of its family
What it doesMakes things rot and decay, metal included.
The catchIt rots the good with the bad.
FAMILY
Animal calling
4 powersNo. 158ORIGIN
Animal calling
Head of its family
What it doesCalls any animal to come and help.
The catchOnly animals in reach, and wild ones may not stay.
No. 159
Bird calling
Family: Animal calling
What it doesCalls birds and sees through their eyes.
The catchBirds only.
No. 160
Insect calling
Family: Animal calling
What it doesCommands swarms of insects.
The catchInsects only; cold makes them slow.
No. 161
Deep calling
Family: Animal calling
What it doesCalls up creatures from the deep sea.
The catchOnly at sea.
FAMILY
Animal kin
7 powersNo. 162ORIGIN
Animal kin
Head of its family
What it doesTakes on an animal's whole set of gifts at once.
The catchThey get the animal's weaknesses with its gifts.
No. 163
Wolf kin
Family: Animal kin
What it doesA wolf's gifts: a nose for any trail, tireless running, a voice that calls others.
The catchThey hate being alone, and the full pack instinct makes them follow a strong leader.
No. 164
Bear kin
Family: Animal kin
What it doesA bear's gifts: great strength, a thick hide, sleeping through winter.
The catchSlow to start, and winter makes them drowsy.
No. 165
Eagle kin
Family: Animal kin
What it doesAn eagle's gifts: sight that reads a sign across a city, an iron grip, fearless heights.
The catchNo flight: the eyes and grip, not the wings.
No. 166
Shark kin
Family: Animal kin
What it doesA shark's gifts: smells blood from far off, swims like a torpedo, a crushing bite.
The catchThe smell of blood pulls at them, and out of water they're nearly ordinary.
No. 167
Bat kin
Family: Animal kin
What it doesA bat's gifts: sees with sound in total darkness, hangs from anything, wakes at night.
The catchDaylight dazzles them, and loud noise blinds their sound-sight.
No. 168
Ant kin
Family: Animal kin
What it doesAn ant's gifts: carries fifty times their weight, never loses their way, works with others like one body.
The catchStrong for their size, not huge, and alone they feel lost.
FAMILY
Mythic kin
7 powersNo. 169ORIGIN
Mythic kin
Head of its family
What it doesTakes on a creature of legend's gifts at once.
The catchThey carry the legend's weakness with its gifts.
No. 170
Dragon kin
Family: Mythic kin
What it doesA dragon's gifts: a hide of scales, fire from the throat, wings that grow in.
The catchThe cold makes them slow, and a dragon's greed for treasure pulls at them.
No. 171
Fairy kin
Family: Mythic kin
What it doesA fairy's gifts: shrinks to the size of a hand, flies on small wings, a glamour that charms.
The catchIron burns them, and small they're fragile.
No. 172
Phoenix kin
Family: Mythic kin
What it doesA phoenix's gifts: heals in fire, and when they die they burn and rise again once.
The catchThey rise again only once, and fire is the only thing that heals them.
No. 173
Siren kin
Family: Mythic kin
What it doesA siren's gifts: a song that draws anyone who hears it, breathing underwater.
The catchOnly while they sing, and out of the water their skin dries and cracks.
No. 174
Troll kin
Family: Mythic kin
What it doesA troll's gifts: huge strength, and they regrow almost anything.
The catchDaylight makes them stiff and slow as stone.
No. 175
Vampire kin
Family: Mythic kin
What it doesA vampire's gifts: drinks blood to heal and grow strong, sees in the dark, stays young while fed.
The catchSunlight burns them, and without blood they weaken fast.
FAMILY
Plants
5 powersNo. 176ORIGIN
Plants
Head of its family
What it doesControls plants: grows, moves and shapes them.
The catchOnly where plants or soil are.
No. 177
Green thumb
Family: Plants
What it doesMakes plants grow in seconds.
The catchGrowth only: they can't move them.
No. 178
Roots
Family: Plants
What it doesSends roots through the ground to grab, hold and lift.
The catchConcrete and stone block them.
No. 179
Blossoms
Family: Plants
What it doesGrows flowers whose scent works on people: sleep, calm, or a stinging rash.
The catchWind carries the scent anywhere, back at them too.
No. 180
Treeform
Family: Plants
What it doesTurns into a walking tree: their body becomes wood that roots, grows and binds.
The catchA tree burns, and rooted they can't move.
FAMILY
Shapeshifting
4 powersNo. 181ORIGIN
Shapeshifting
Head of its family
What it doesBecomes anyone or anything.
The catchThey keep their own weight and voice at first.
No. 182
Mimicry
Family: Shapeshifting
What it doesCopies anyone's face and voice.
The catchThe face, not the body or the memories.
No. 183
Animal forms
Family: Shapeshifting
What it doesTurns into animals, from a hawk to a bear.
The catchOnly animals, and staying too long they start thinking like one.
No. 212
Engines
Family: Shapeshifting
What it doesTurns into a living engine: cars, motors, boats.
The catchThey run on fuel like a car.
FAMILY
Energy control
1 powerNo. 184ORIGIN
Energy control
Head of its family
What it doesShapes raw energy: blasts, shields, and charging anything that runs on power.
The catchEach use drains them, and they must rest.
FAMILY
Absorption
3 powersNo. 185ORIGIN
Absorption
Head of its family
What it doesSoaks up any power that hits them and can throw it back.
The catchToo much at once overloads them.
No. 186
Kinetic
Family: Absorption
What it doesStores the force of every hit and lets it out at once.
The catchThey need to be hit first.
No. 187
Energy eater
Family: Absorption
What it doesDrains energy from machines and people.
The catchOnly by touch, and they crave it.
FAMILY
Siphon
1 powerNo. 188ORIGIN
Siphon
Head of its family
What it doesSteals people's powers for good, and can give a stolen power to someone else, even someone who has one.
The catchOnly by touch, and each power held is another weight to carry.
FAMILY
Copycat
1 powerNo. 189ORIGIN
Copycat
Head of its family
What it doesCopies one person's power for a while.
The catchOne power for a set time; holding two at once cuts the time in half.
FAMILY
Heirloom
1 powerNo. 190ORIGIN
Heirloom
Head of its family
What it doesCarries the powers of everyone who held it before: they can use each one, and it grows with every handover.
The catchUntil their body is ready, using it breaks them.
FAMILY
Null
1 powerNo. 191ORIGIN
Null
Head of its family
What it doesSwitches off every power near them.
The catchEveryone's, friends' too: they can't choose.
FAMILY
Force field
2 powersNo. 192ORIGIN
Force field
Head of its family
What it doesPuts up force fields nothing can break.
The catchOnly while they hold it and stay focused.
No. 193
Bubbles
Family: Force field
What it doesBlows unbreakable bubbles that trap or carry things.
The catchSmall, slow, and they pop when they lose focus.
FAMILY
Void
1 powerNo. 194ORIGIN
Void
Head of its family
What it doesOpens holes of nothing.
The catchHard to aim: a hole swallows whatever's there, friends too.
FAMILY
Explosions
1 powerNo. 195ORIGIN
Explosions
Head of its family
What it doesMakes things explode.
The catchThey must charge it first, and too close it hits them too.
FAMILY
Sound
2 powersNo. 196ORIGIN
Sound
Head of its family
What it doesControls and amplifies sound.
The catchSilence and vacuum stop it.
No. 197
Scream
Family: Sound
What it doesScreams loud enough to break walls.
The catchA few screams, then no voice for days.
FAMILY
Duplication
2 powersNo. 198ORIGIN
Duplication
Head of its family
What it doesMakes copies of themselves.
The catchA hurt copy hurts them.
No. 199
Echo step
Family: Duplication
What it doesLeaves solid copies of themselves for a second.
The catchA second, no more.
FAMILY
Alchemy
1 powerNo. 200ORIGIN
Alchemy
Head of its family
What it doesTurns one material into another.
The catchOnly what they've studied, in small amounts, by touch.
FAMILY
Blood control
1 powerNo. 201ORIGIN
Blood control
Head of its family
What it doesMoves the blood in other people's bodies.
The catchOne person at a time, near, and it takes all their focus.
FAMILY
Reality
3 powersNo. 202ORIGIN
Reality
Head of its family
What it doesRewrites what is real around them.
The catchSmall changes, close by, and anything they rewrite pushes back toward how it was.
No. 203
Runecraft
Family: Reality
What it doesDraws runes that make things happen: each rune does one thing.
The catchEvery rune must be learned one by one, and a rune works only while it's whole.
No. 204
Draw to life
Family: Reality
What it doesAnything they draw becomes real: a key, a rope, a chair, a sword.
The catchObjects only, never life, and it's only as good as the drawing.
FAMILY
Pain
1 powerNo. 205ORIGIN
Pain
Head of its family
What it doesMakes people feel pain.
The catchPain without wounds: a strong will can push through.
FAMILY
Technopathy
3 powersNo. 206ORIGIN
Technopathy
Head of its family
What it doesControls machines with their mind.
The catchOnly machines, and old ones barely.
No. 207
Machine speech
Family: Technopathy
What it doesTalks to machines, and they listen.
The catchThey ask; they don't command.
No. 208
Hacking
Family: Technopathy
What it doesGets into any computer by touch.
The catchOnly by touch.
FAMILY
Builder
2 powersNo. 209ORIGIN
Builder
Head of its family
What it doesBuilds anything in minutes with bare hands.
The catchNo materials, nothing to build.
No. 210
Smithing
Family: Builder
What it doesForges anything out of metal.
The catchOnly metal.
FAMILY
Nanites
1 powerNo. 211ORIGIN
Nanites
Head of its family
What it doesTheir body makes tiny machines that fix and build things.
The catchA pulse kills them, and they need time to breed more.
No power matches that. Try another word.