Alphabetical Display

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ABNORMAL SENSITIVITY
SN:   The heroine has senses she would not normally have.
She can hear/see/feel things that are not detectable to normal humans.
  UF:   enhanced senses
  BT:   DETECTION POWERS
  RT:   MENTAL ENHANCEMENTS

adhesive powers
  USE:  SPIDER CLIMBING

ALTER EGOS
  SN:   Having one (or more) alternate identity that can be
        exchanged for the powered identity. The connection
        between these identities is a secret.
  BT:   SELF-ALTERATION

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION
  SN:   The ability to communicate (verbally, telepathically, etc.) with animals, insects, or
        birds.
  BT:   MENTAL ENHANCEMENTS
  RT:   ANIMAL MIMICRY
        ANIMAL TRANSFORMATION

ANIMAL MIMICRY
  SN:   The heroine takes on the natural abilities of an
        animal, insect, or bird.
  BT:   SELF-ALTERATION
  NT:   SPIDER CLIMBING
        WEB CASTING
        WINGS
  RT:   ANIMAL COMMUNICATION
        ANIMAL TRANSFORMATION

ANIMAL TRANSFORMATION
  SN:   The power to transform into an animal, insect, or
        bird.
  BT:   SELF-ALTERATION
  RT:   ANIMAL COMMUNICATION
        ANIMAL MIMICRY

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bad luck
  USE:  LUCK

blurspeed
  USE:  HYPER SPEED

body resistance
  USE:  INVULNERABILITY

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CARRIER WAVE
  SN:   The heroine propels her body by use of energy
        (magnetism, sound, light etc.).
  BT:   <TRAVEL POWERS>
  RT:   ENERGY CONTROL POWERS
        THERMAL CONTROL

CLAIRAUDIENCE
  SN:   The power to hear sounds that are too far away for
        a non-powered person to hear, or that are from another time.
  BT:   MENTAL ENHANCEMENTS

CLAIRVOYANCE
  SN:   The power to see things that are either too far
        away for a non-powered person to see, or that are
        from another time.
  UF:   intuition
  BT:   MENTAL ENHANCEMENTS

CLAWS
  BT:   NATURAL WEAPONRY

COLD GENERATION
  BT:   ENERGY EMISSION POWERS

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DEFENSIVE POWERS
  BT:   <POWERS>
  NT:   FORCE FIELDS
        INVULNERABILITY
        REFLECTION

DETECTION POWERS
  BT:   <POWERS>
  NT:   ABNORMAL SENSITIVITY
        ENERGY DETECTION
        EXTRADIMENSIONAL DETECTION
        HYPER HEARING
        THERMAL VISION

DIMENSION TRAVEL
  UF:   inter-dimensional travel
  BT:   <TRAVEL POWERS>
  RT:   EXTRADIMENSIONAL DETECTION

DREAM MANIPULATION
  SN:   The power to cause dreams or infiltrate the dreams
        of the target.
  BT:   NEURAL MANIPULATION

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EARTH POWERS
  SN:   These are powers that relate to the earth as one
        of the four elements. They would include the
        ability to communicate with rocks, make the earth
        move, or create things out of earth matter.
  BT:   ELEMENTAL POWERS

ELEMENTAL POWERS
  SN:   These are powers that relate to manipulation of
        the four elements: earth, wind, fire, water.
  BT: <POWERS>
  NT:   EARTH POWERS
        FIRE POWERS
        WATER POWERS
        WIND POWERS
  RT:   WEATHER CONTROL

EMOTION CONTROL
  SN:   The power to cause and control emotions in other
        people, for example fear or anger.
  BT:   NEURAL MANIPULATION

energy blasts
  USE:  ENERGY EMISSION POWERS

ENERGY CONTROL POWERS
  UF:   energy powers
  BT:   <POWERS>
  NT:   ENERGY EMISSION POWERS
        ENERGY SOLIDIFICATION
        ENERGY SPONGING
        FIRE POWERS
        MAGNETIC POWERS
        THERMAL CONTROL
        TRANSDUCTION
  RT:   CARRIER WAVE
        ENERGY DETECTION
        FORCE FIELDS

energy conversion
  USE:  TRANSDUCTION

ENERGY DETECTION
  BT:   DETECTION POWERS
  RT:   ENERGY CONTROL POWERS

ENERGY EMISSION POWERS
  UF:   energy blasts
  BT:   ENERGY CONTROL POWERS
  NT:   COLD GENERATION
        FIRE GENERATION
        LIGHT EMISSION
        SONIC GENERATION

energy powers
  USE:  ENERGY CONTROL POWERS

ENERGY SOLIDIFICATION
  SN:   The power to form solids from energy, including: cages,
servants, semi-permanent structures, and body armor.
  BT:   ENERGY CONTROL POWERS

ENERGY SPONGING
  SN:   The power to absorb and store any type of energy.
  BT:   ENERGY CONTROL POWERS

enhanced senses
  USE:  ABNORMAL SENSITIVITY

EXTRADIMENSIONAL DETECTION
  BT:   DETECTION POWERS
  RT:   DIMENSION TRAVEL

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FAERIE MAGIC
  UF:   fairy magic
  BT:   MAGIC POWERS

fairy magic
  USE:  FAERIE MAGIC

FIRE GENERATION
  SN:   These powers relate to creating fire where none
        existed, or to using self-generated fire bolts as
        a weapon.
  BT:   ENERGY EMISSION POWERS
        FIRE POWERS
  RT:   THERMAL CONTROL

FIRE POWERS
  SN:   These are powers that relate to fire as one of the
        four elements. These would include communicating
        with fire, and being inflammable. For creating
        fire or using self-generated fire as a weapon
        please use FIRE GENERATION.
  BT:   ELEMENTAL POWERS
        ENERGY CONTROL POWERS
  NT:   FIRE GENERATION

FLIGHT
  BT:   <TRAVEL POWERS>
  RT:   WINGS

FORCE FIELDS
  BT:   DEFENSIVE POWERS
  RT:   ENERGY CONTROL POWERS

FREE SPIRIT ABILITY
  SN:   The heroine can survive the death of her physical
        body and survive through sharing or possessing a
        host body.
  BT:   MENTAL ENHANCEMENTS

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good luck
  USE:  LUCK

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HALLUCINATION
  BT:   NEURAL MANIPULATION
  RT:   ILLUSORY POWERS

heat energy powers
  USE:  THERMAL CONTROL

HYPER HEARING
  BT:   DETECTION POWERS
 

HYPER LEAPING
  BT:   <TRAVEL POWERS>
  RT:   HYPER SPEED

HYPER RUNNING
  BT:   <TRAVEL POWERS>
  RT:   HYPER SPEED

HYPER SPEED
  UF:   blurspeed
        lightspeed
        super speed
  BT:   PHYSICAL ENHANCEMENTS
  RT:   HYPER LEAPING
        HYPER RUNNING

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ILLUSION CASTING
  SN:   The ability to create tactile illusions.
  BT:   ILLUSORY POWERS

illusions
  USE:  ILLUSORY POWERS

ILLUSORY POWERS
  SN:   Powers related to the creation of illusions.
       Illusions are not limited to one person, they can
        be seen by all and recorded by machinery.
  UF:   illusions
  BT:   MIND CONTROL POWERS
  NT:   ILLUSION CASTING
        REALITY ALTERATION
  RT: HALLUCINATIONS

IMMORTALITY
  BT: PHYSICAL ENHANCEMENTS

interdimensional travel
  USE:  DIMENSION TRAVEL

intuition
  USE:  CLAIRVOYANCE

INVISIBILITY
  BT:   PHYSICAL ENHANCEMENTS
        SELF-ALTERATION

INVULNERABILITY
  UF:   body resistance
  BT:   DEFENSIVE POWERS
        PHYSICAL ENHANCEMENTS

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light control powers
  USE:  LIGHT EMISSION

LIGHT EMISSION
  UF:   light control powers
        light powers
  BT:   ENERGY EMISSION POWERS

light powers
  USE:  LIGHT EMISSION

lightspeed
  USE:  HYPER SPEED

LUCK
  SN:   The ability to create good luck or bad luck for
        self or for others.
  UF:   bad luck
        good luck
  BT:   MAGIC POWERS

LUNG ADAPTABILITY
  BT:   PHYSICAL ENHANCEMENTS
  NT:   WATER BREATHING

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MAGIC POWERS
  UF:   mystical powers
        sorcery
  BT:   <POWERS>
  NT:   FAERIE MAGIC
        LUCK
        VOODOO POWERS

MAGNETIC POWERS
  SN:   The power to control existing magnetic forces,
        including shaping the field to create a force
        field.
  BT:   ENERGY CONTROL POWERS

MENTAL ENHANCEMENTS
  UF:   psychic powers
  BT:   MIND CONTROL POWERS
  NT:   ANIMAL COMMUNICATION
        CLAIRAUDIENCE
        CLAIRVOYANCE
        FREE SPIRIT ABILITY
        TELEKINESIS
        TELEPATHY
  RT:   ABNORMAL SENSITIVITY

metamorphosis
  USE:  SHAPESHIFTING

MIND CONTROL POWERS
  UF:   psionic powers
  BT:   <POWERS>
  NT:   ILLUSORY POWERS
        MENTAL ENHANCEMENTS
        NEURAL MANIPULATION
        SEDUCTIVENESS

morphing
  USE:  SHAPESHIFTING

mystical powers
  USE:  MAGIC POWERS

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NATURAL WEAPONRY
  BT:   PHYSICAL ENHANCEMENTS
  NT:   CLAWS

NEURAL MANIPULATION
  SN:   The power to affect the target’s mind. These powers
        are scientific rather than magical and they are
        limited to the target.
  BT:   MIND CONTROL POWERS
  NT:   DREAM MANIPULATION
        EMOTION CONTROL
        HALLUCINATION
        PARALYSIS

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PARALYSIS
  BT:   NEURAL MANIPULATION

PHASING
  SN:   The ability to move through solid objects. For instance,
        walking through walls.
  BT:   SELF-ALTERATION

PHYSICAL ENHANCEMENTS
  BT:   <POWERS>
  NT:   HYPER SPEED
        IMMORTALITY
        INVISIBILITY
        INVULNERABILITY
        LUNG ADAPTABILITY
        NATURAL WEAPONRY
        SUPER HUMAN STRENGTH
        WINGS
  RT: SELF-ALTERATION

<POWERS>
  NT:   DEFENSIVE POWERS
        DETECTION POWERS
        ELEMENTAL POWERS
        ENERGY CONTROL POWERS
        MAGIC POWERS
        MIND CONTROL POWERS
        PHYSICAL ENHANCEMENTS
        SELF-ALTERATION
        <TRAVEL POWERS>
        WEATHER CONTROL

psionic powers
  USE:  MIND CONTROL POWERS

psychic powers
  USE:  MENTAL ENHANCEMENTS

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REALITY ALTERATION
  SN:   The power to reshape time and change reality.
  BT:   ILLUSORY POWERS

REFLECTION
  SN:   The power to reflect attacks back on the attacker.
  BT:   DEFENSIVE POWERS

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screaming powers
  USE:  SONIC GENERATION

SEDUCTIVENESS
  BT:   MIND CONTROL POWERS

SELF-ALTERATION
  BT:   <POWERS>
  NT:   ALTER EGOS
        ANIMAL MIMICRY
        ANIMAL TRANSFORMATION
        INVISIBILITY
        PHASING
        SHAPESHIFTING
  RT:   PHYSICAL ENHANCEMENTS

SHAPESHIFTING
  SN:   The power to change one’s body into any form, either
        animate or inanimate.
  UF:   metamorphosis
        morphing
  BT:   SELF-ALTERATION

SONIC GENERATION
  UF:   screaming powers
        vocal powers
  BT:   ENERGY EMISSION POWERS
  RT:   SONIC TRANSDUCTION

SONIC TRANSDUCTION
  SN:   The power to turn sound energy into another form
        of energy.
  UF:   sound manipulation
  BT:   TRANSDUCTION
  RT:   SONIC GENERATION

sorcery
  USE:  MAGIC POWERS

sound manipulation
  USE:  SONIC TRANSDUCTION

SPACE TRAVEL
  BT:   <TRAVEL POWERS>

SPIDER CLIMBING
  UF:   adhesive powers
  BT:   ANIMAL MIMICRY
        <TRAVEL POWERS>
  RT:   WEB CASTING

strength
  USE:  SUPER HUMAN STRENGTH

SUPER HUMAN STRENGTH
  UF:   strength
  BT:   PHYSICAL ENHANCEMENTS

super speed
  USE:  HYPER SPEED

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TELEKINESIS
  BT:   MENTAL ENHANCEMENTS

TELEPATHY
  BT:   MENTAL ENHANCEMENTS

THERMAL CONTROL
  SN:   The power to control heat or cold of a particular object or space.
  UF:   heat energy powers
  BT:   ENERGY CONTROL POWERS
  RT:   CARRIER WAVE
        FIRE GENERATION

THERMAL VISION
  BT:   DETECTION POWERS

time travel
  USE:  TIMETRAVEL

TIMETRAVEL
  UF:   time travel
  BT:   <TRAVEL POWERS>

TRANSDUCTION
  SN:   The power to transform any type of energy into
        another type of energy. For transduction related
        to only one type of energy please use the narrower
        terms.
  UF:   energy conversion
  BT:   ENERGY CONTROL POWERS
  NT:   SONIC TRANSDUCTION

<TRAVEL POWERS>
  SN:   These are powers that aid the heroine in moving
        through space, time, and dimensions.
  BT:   <POWERS>
  NT:   CARRIER WAVE
        DIMENSION TRAVEL
        FLIGHT
        HYPER LEAPING
        HYPER RUNNING
        SPACE TRAVEL
        SPIDER CLIMBING
        TIMETRAVEL
        WEB CASTING

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vocal powers
  USE:  SONIC GENERATION

VOODOO POWERS
  BT:   MAGIC POWERS

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WATER BREATHING
  BT:   LUNG ADAPTABILITY

WATER POWERS
  SN:   These powers relate to water as one of the four
        elements. This would include being able to
        communicate with water, being able to manipulate
        water into waves, and creating water where none
        was.
  BT:   ELEMENTAL POWERS

WEATHER CONTROL
  BT:   <POWERS>
  RT:   ELEMENTAL POWERS

WEB CASTING
  SN:   The ability to project a spider’s web, which can be used
        for transportation, capture, or as a weapon.
  UF:   web spinning
  BT:   ANIMAL MIMICRY
        <TRAVEL POWERS>
  RT:   SPIDER CLIMBING

web spinning
  USE:  WEB CASTING

WIND POWERS
  SN:   These are powers that relate to wind as one of the
        four elements. This includes listening or talking
        to the wind, creating winds, and other forms of
        air or wind manipulation.
  BT:   ELEMENTAL POWERS

winged
  USE:  WINGS

WINGS
  UF:   winged
  BT:   ANIMAL MIMICRY
        PHYSICAL ENHANCEMENTS
  RT:   FLIGHT

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