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Writing Superpowers, and Reality Warpers in particular

The difficulty with writing superpowered characters, particularly high-tier ones, is that it’s easy to make a character feel overpowered, but there is a simple remedy for this: the character’s power set should be based around one basic concept.

I’ll start by explaining what I mean by “this character feels overpowered”. I don’t mean “this character is, on paper, far more powerful than their opponent” - that can actually be a good thing, forcing the opponent to make their clash a battle of brains rather than brawn. What I do mean is “this character’s powers are so immense that the only way to challenge them narratively is through contrived circumstances or a plot device that should be used sparingly”. Superman manages to be a good example of both, depending on which depiction you look at, but he’s not gonna be the focus of this post. Instead, we’ll start with Gwenpool.

The premise of Gwenpool’s solo comic is “Gwen is from the real world but ends up in the comic book world”, and as the story goes on she learns to use her awareness of the fact that she’s in a comic book to do stuff that is essentially reality-warping. And it’s a bizarre kind of reality warping, but everything she does makes sense because it follows the core premise: “she can do this because she can interact with the medium of the comic”. She can step from one panel into the next, she can come out of a flashback and into the present day, she can grab sound effects and so cancel out noises, she can interact with thought-boxes and speech-bubbles. And because her powers follow a core premise, she doesn’t feel overpowered, because you don’t end up feeling like she can do anything the plot demands

If a character is a magic-user then they’re essentially a reality warper. The scale of reality-warping their capable of will depend on their skill, their raw power, and the magic system at play. Now, there are arguments for hard magic systems and for soft magic systems, but I think even if you’re working with a soft magic system, a core premise helps a lot. I might make another post some day examining different magic systems (I think I’d specifically look at Avatar and at Chronicles of Ancient Darkness), but this post isn’t the time for an in-depth look at that.

There are also plenty of sci-fi reality warpers. There’s often some attempt at explaining it (”higher-dimensional beings” or “extremly advanced aliens”) but if you asked me, I’d say there were three main options for how to portray a genuine reality warper in a sci-fi story, without resorting to “space magic, but we don’t call it that.” These are: physics manipulation, higher-dimensional beings, and something I’ll call constrained omnipotence.

A physics manipulator would be someone who can locally alter the laws of physics. There’s two ways to go about this: changing the values of the physical constants, like G or c, or manipulating the quantum fields that define the laws of physics. If you go with the former… well, imagine you’re a computer programmer and decide to change one letter in one line of code, and you’ll start to understand how much this can mess things up. If you go with the latter, it’s probably a similar thing. I don’t understand much about quantum fields and how they interact just yet, but I do know that raising one a few energy levels in a specific place would a) take a lot of power, b) create some really Weird Physics in that place, and c) release a lot of potential energy when it goes back to normal. I’m talking “massive explosion”. The fun part, though, is that Weird Physics - I have no idea how it would look, but if we assume that the non-reality warpers can enter the Weird Physics Zone without blinking out of existence or dying horrifically, they’ll be faced with a world that doesn’t make sense. None of their technology would work properly, if at all. And in contrast, the reality warper might have tech specifically designed to work in the Weird Physics Zone. Remember that technology is just our way of taking advantage of physics to do cool stuff - a differently coded videogame is going to have very different glitches to exploit.

The point is, a physics manipulator can do certain things: they can make physics Weird and then take advantage of that weirdness. They can’t do anything the plot demands.

A higher-dimensional being’s whole deal is going to be that they move stuff around in more dimensions than we can see. There are a few videos on youtube demonstrating how that might look, if you wanna get an idea of how to depict something like that. And once again, a higher-dimensional being can do certain things: they can make stuff appear, disappear, distort, hover, et c. by moving it around in more dimensions than we can observe. If they’re 4-dimensional, they can move throughout time, and move objects throughout time. If they’re 5-dimensional or higher they can probably move through multiple timelines as well. They can’t do anything the plot demands.

And the last one is the constrained omnipotent character. True omnipotence is logically impossible - by definition it creates paradoxes - but we could conceivably have a character who can do anything within the bounds of physics. Presumably this character can use an insane amount of energy with an insane degree of precision, since that’s kind of required to do anything as long as it doesn’t break physics - but that’s also the point. They can do anything except stuff that breaks physics. Ergo, they can’t do anything the plot demands, only certain things.

tl,dr: no matter how powerful a character is, their powers should have some sort of core concept, as this will make them feel grounded even if they’re completly ludicrous on paper. You don’t have to explain in detail how their powers work, but if you keep that core concept in mind, then you can get a lot more creative with how they use their powers than just saying “ok, what does the plot need them to do?”

Hey Hawa!! I manifested my college degree in 4 days!! I Remember seeing a success story not that long ago of an anon who manifested their degree. I was in a similar situation and thought “if they can do it, so can I”.

Everyone was posting about their graduations and I was like that could be me if I stayed in school….but the law came in clutch. I affirmed and did SATs at night for 4 days. But not obsessively for some reason instead of feeling stressed like I do with other things i felt quite peaceful about this one.

Any who the morning of day 4 my mom was asking me when we were going to take grad pics. I was like huh? And she looked at me like 🤨. My mom told me we barley had gotten any pics during my actual graduation and she wanted to take professional ones. At this point I’m kinda dumb founded and low key still not following along.

So obviously I asked my mom where my diploma was, and in true Immigration parent nature she put it in the safe. But there was my diploma…and pics and vids of graduation…

I think this experience really shattered my logical mind. The degree I thought was plausible but the fact I’m in videos and pictures with Other students, friends and family?!!! Mind blown.

OMG U DID THAT

a success story ! ✧

• what did i manifest?

↳ exams being cancelled and postponed to my desired date!

• how many days did it took?

↳ less than 12 hours.

• what method did i use?

↳ i'll give a detailed insight into this.

the method i used was knowing! so there was this notice released by our council (it's like a national level board that conducts exam for students of grade 10th and 12th and many school are affiliated by this, it's okay if you don't understand this 🤡) which stated that schools are advised to take prelims at the end of march. you see, our school is like, so stubborn, all my classmates knew they won't budge a little and take our exams on the date they have announced. but i just KNEW that they're gonna postpone our exam + take our classes offline cus i love staying away from my home 😋 and they did lmao. and the thing is i didn't even affirmed/visualized, i KNEW that they're gonna cancel it. i had some doubts because our exams were literally starting in 2 days but eventually, they cancelled it on such a short notice! coincidence? i think not.

even though i had some doubts, i didn't cared about it. i believed i am the one in control and nothing can ever go wrong for me. i believed in myself, that's exactly what you also have to do! believe in your power. you're the god. what are you so afraid of? doubts? negativity? failure? if yes, then let me tell you all none of these stuffs matter. because you're literally the omnipotent creator of your reality. you've created everything, whatever you perceive is your creation. nothing is too big for you. your imagination is so powerful like you can manifest anything you desire just by the thought of it. look at me? all i did was KNOW, that's it. i didn't cared about the doubts even though they were flooding my brain. you need to not give a fuck about all those negativity!

SO, THE MAIN TAKEAWAYS ARE :

1. work on self concept to acknowledge your power.

2. remember negativity/doubts/circumstance don't matter, because you're bigger than all of then combined.

3. you don't need methods, just KNOW!

this is short but i hope i conveyed what i wanted to! if you guys have any queries, drop it in my asks!

subconscious mind

the subconscious mind is what creates everything in your physical reality. it stores all your beliefs and memories. it keeps all your organs functioning and doesn’t stop working even when you’re sleeping. it’s like the powerhouse of the cell

it’s blind not deaf so all your thoughts go directly to it. with repetition of a thought or mental image it will take that and push it into your physical reality

i want to remind you that this is you and not some separate entity that you have to “tap” into. it is also very easy and simple to rewire with ideal beliefs. it took me less than two days. it can take you a day. you decide how long it takes

all you have to do is focus on what you want to experience and stick to it. when you persist you are persisting in what you already have and your subconscious will faithfully give it to you with no questions asked

name your subconscious if you want to and talk to it like your talking to a loyal best friend who only gives you what you desire (i have previously mentioned this)

that is the basics on the subconscious mind and pretty much what you need to know! change your thoughts and change your life, anything is possible

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How to Feign Your Life is Together

Have a signature accessory, clothing article, make up look, or hair style.

Have a fragrance. Make your hair scents and lotions match your perfume.

It’s okay to dine alone. Bring a book or people watch.

Love your hair. Research the best brands for your hair type and use masks weekly.

Your nails don’t need to be fancy, but keep them maintained.

Stay worldly. Know works of art, artists, designers, films, books, politicians. Spend your lunch break reading the paper or a magazine.

Crying is not a weapon. It’s okay to feel your emotions, but never use them as an excuse to avoid your problems.

Jealousy is boring. Love and appreciate others. If you can’t love them, forget them.

Boost others. Flatter others, but don’t deprecate yourself in the process.

Don’t sulk. Don’t let the whole world know your problems. If you don’t want someone to give their opinion, don’t share your situation.

Your life is between you and the universe. Don’t post your personal matters for others to see.

Don’t emotionally blackmail others. They hurt you? Let them know and then move on. It’s between the two of you and not the world.

Cook dinner. Cook dinner and listen to music, the radio, or a podcast.

Treat yourself to candles and flowers. Be your own cheerleader.

Take naps. Take a cat nap on a Sunday afternoon with the blinds open and the fan on high.

Drink your water, eat your vegetables. Take care of your body.

Never have time to take off your jewelry before bed, but always have time to take off your makeup. Your nighttime skin regime is important.

Mystery is beautiful. You don’t need to reveal much of or about yourself.

Never appear other than as you are. Don’t lie about yourself. Embrace who you are at your core.

Marvel ladies aesthetics: Wanda Maximoff

"I can't control their fear, only my own."

💰 Money Bowl Musings 💰

What better way to charge a money bowl than to add money itself!? 💵

There are several things you can to to incorporate money into your spell bowl! Money not only represents the obvious currency, but also the family, home, and security in life. Spells like this are more than selfish, greedy wishes, but often stem from a desire to build a future for something greater.

For this instance, I wrote “working now to build a better future for us” as a reminder to let my family inspire me on the hard days!

Some examples of how to use paper bills in a money bowl other than an obvious donation are:

Laying the money loose

Writing intentions, spells, and sigils

Using different dollar values for different meanings

Since money exchanges so many hands and causes me a lot of anxiety, I did smoke cleanse the bill before doing anything else, clearing it of negative energies that do not need to spread or manifest further! Afterward, I wrote my intention/reminder, folded it up, and put it in!

Next time you have some extra cash and want to pay it forward, do so with the money bowl and watch it be rewarded back to you! 💸

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the less you know the better. the less you do the better. don’t think that in order to see results you have to do something, you don’t even have to lift a finger !!

don’t think that you constantly need to look for answers when you’re the one who has already all the answers within. your answers are personal, you don’t have to absorb every single info on tumblr. tumblr is a great place where you can find advice yeah, but the only advice that you need is your own

stop trying to do more & more, it may feel overwhelming and stressful and it may make manifesting seem like a chore !! manifesting is natural and spontaneous, so you decide what to do and when to do it

the less you know the better over consuming is a common “mistake” that people make and what i mean by mistake is that they consume so much content that they don’t even know where to start. you make your own rules and you decide what is true for you and what isn’t, not others

the less you do the better using methods is great, but they’re not necessary and sometimes people think that they must use them or else nothing will change about their realities which is false !! stop stressing about the outcome when you know it’s already created within yourself

little by little, step by step & you’ll get what you want! anything you want !! you just have to assume and persist with the assumption, nothing more

limiting beliefs and reprogramming the mind

i remember seeing someone say

when neville came to abdullah and said he wasn't in barbados, abdullah didn't say "go work on your self concept, get rid of your limiting beliefs, reprogram your subconscious mind, and then you will be able to manifest your trip" .

he told him that he WAS in barbados and neville had the choice to either live in the end or keep on worrying. we all know that he properly started living in the end and manifested his trip.

you don't need to get rid of "limiting beliefs" or reprogram your subconscious mind at all. just decide what to manifest and know it is coming. that's the "secret".