Experimental power system I've been working on, would like some feeback

I will say this

SP, and frequency, have a far more, “divine” side to them I’m purposely not elaborating on.

SP doesn’t originate from my universe technically, it doesn’t come from any plane of reality known by the gods or higher beings in a sense.

I guess I just need to understand how an SP ability and a frequency ability are different

also, the aliens have their own phenomenon similar to how humans can “crystalize” with high Prisma proficiency, their version of that is the “halo” effect, which as the name implies, grants them a (usually) average sized halo on different parts of their bodies depending on their typical style of combat or ability usage.

sometimes, these halos can grow massive.

What makes a power system interesting is if people do unique things with it

like, the characters that use the system?

I feel like I have a decent story though I just need to get some smaller details to tie all the arcs together

Yeah, it’s more interesting to see a character be strong/overcome challenges because they’re clever rather than they have a larger number

Oh that’s basically hecto’s entire gimmick lol

his Prisma ability is abnormally garbage so he basically has to rely on nothing but the environment and a metal bat

I guess he has his friends but for the sake of the plot none of them are really good at controlling their powers yet either (do not listen to ikaeni she really isn’t that skilled at her frequency)

Has he tried carrying a ton of glitter to trick people with it

uh… no?

He’s the most colorless, literally unflashiest character in the series.

Your characters ain’t gonna beat the SP boosted allegations

mans rivaling vetex with the number of these accidental leaks in random forum posts

Well apparently Hecto and Tess are

(Tess, despite being an amalgam, literally never uses her abilities for the most part and most of her interesting gimmicks comes from her adventures in capitalism)

Money doesn’t grow on trees but god damn that tree is making some serious bank

and I cut down trees

She’s going to sell you on the black market

Im good
she can sell flare-chan instead

guh

to avoid derailment I guess my power system is solid then since I feel like most of my characters aren’t too OP and I think they interact with it fairly well

SP itself still has its own mysteries of course but those aren’t that important… for now.

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Does SP…y’know…pass through people after they ingest it, or is it digested in some form? How easy is it to get your hand on some? Are there ever any shortages? Are there any after-effects to using SP, or if it’s overused? Does it react differently to how it’s consumed? (Swallowed vs ingected into the bloodstream, etc)

research has shown it kind of “sits around” in people’s bodies until it’s needed, as it gets absorbed through skin and food and slowly trickles its way into the center of the body.

Depends, crude SP is practically everywhere but laboratory-grade pure SP is quite difficult to find without the proper credentials.

Sometimes, usually when purification companies (which keep their methods EXTREMELY classified) have issues with their machinery or there’s a shipping problem, that’s when shortages of pure SP (the good stuff) happens

it’s basically like mana in a video game in a human

-running out of it causes your ability to be a lot weaker than usual, though you can still use the ability

-your ability is like a muscle! overusing it can cause strain, but with more practice as time goes one, you’ll be able to use it longer without as much SP consumption

No, not really.

Humans and machinery both can produce spent SP when they’ve utilized it in their abilities or when SP is used to generate energy, which is basically useless crude gunk that’s a lot more viscous and less colorful than normal SP found in prismalgams and people.

which center

the center of mass? the center of the torso? the closest available cavity in which it could sit to one of those two? if i throw enough sp at someone does a noticable bump appear where its gathering or something?

probably this

I’d assume there’s a certain point where the body stops absorbing SP because it’s “full” and whatever is inside the human doesn’t leave unless it’s forcibly removed or spent through the usage of an ability.

it could also be lingering around in trace amounts inside the cells of people.