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Power can take many forms. When fiction is Like Reality Unless Noted, any power is something that requires Skill, Knowledge, Resources and time limited to quantities only possible in Real Life. The more of these things a person lacks without sacrificing power, the more unrealistic their power becomes. At the other end of the spectrum, abilities with NO grounding in reality will be a super-power. Often, these abilties are fantastical, and take forms such as Magic, Telekinesis, Super Strength or Flight. A more complete list of Real Life Super Powers include:

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  • Power can take many forms. When fiction is Like Reality Unless Noted, any power is something that requires Skill, Knowledge, Resources and time limited to quantities only possible in Real Life. The more of these things a person lacks without sacrificing power, the more unrealistic their power becomes. At the other end of the spectrum, abilities with NO grounding in reality will be a super-power. Often, these abilties are fantastical, and take forms such as Magic, Telekinesis, Super Strength or Flight. A more complete list of Real Life Super Powers include:
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  • Power can take many forms. When fiction is Like Reality Unless Noted, any power is something that requires Skill, Knowledge, Resources and time limited to quantities only possible in Real Life. The more of these things a person lacks without sacrificing power, the more unrealistic their power becomes. At the other end of the spectrum, abilities with NO grounding in reality will be a super-power. Often, these abilties are fantastical, and take forms such as Magic, Telekinesis, Super Strength or Flight. Somewhere in the middle, there are superpowers which are still considered "mundane". In theory, any human could possess them, but most of us don't except in small quantities. For this reason, people that have them in abundance can be considered "superpowered": having the ability to influence the world several times greater than the average person. However, the source of these powers still comes from a Real Life skill, knowledge, or resource acquired over enough time to make it plausible. As an example, let us take a character who is known for using her beauty to get her way. If said character is beautiful to anyone, in spite of any circumstances and variables that can affect how beautiful she is, then she has a fantastical superpower called "Glamour". On the other hand, let's assume her beauty requires upkeep, modification, cosmetics, or skill, with the risk of being ruined by something as simple as a scar or a person of the wrong sexual orientation. Now, she has a Real Life Super Powers. A more complete list of Real Life Super Powers include: * Beauty: Their good looks alone change the way others react to them. * Intelligence: Intelligence tends to be used as a justification for just about anything in fiction. * Skill: Essentially, the person is a Badass. * Political Influence/Leadership/Charisma: A person who can inspire, trick, or motivate almost anyone to do anything. * Fame/Infamy: Not the same as charisma; this is when a person's reputation alone carries tremendous weight. * Money: Especially in cases of Fiction 500 or Crimefighting with Cash. * Physical Presence: Usually used to threaten rather than attack. * Superior Arms: Same as Physical Presence, except using weaponry or munitions to intimidate or neutralize threats. * Luck: Sometimes known as the Right Man in the Wrong Place. (Less frequent than the others as it's often a case of supernatural forces or, at worst, can seem like an Ass Pull.) Demythtification thrives on this and it often overlaps with Badass Normal. Compare with Charles Atlas Superpower, when justification for the demonstrated abilities is so flimsy that they officially cross over into Magic and Powers territory. Thanks to the Anthropic Principle, these abilities are often used as a Hand Wave, and in turn, how they got these abilities is often Hand Waved to preserve Law of Conservation of Detail. If we never see them use them, even in situations it would be relevant, they are an Informed Ability. Examples of Real Life Super Powers/Sandbox include:
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