Ok, I am loving everything so far and I can’t wait to get my physical copy. The only thing that I have an issue with, so far, are the Impossible powers. On the pregens that I have seen so far, they kinda seem to be all over the place. Cyclops, for example, has the “See into other dimensions” as his Impossible power. I don’t see where this came from. There’s nothing in his other powers to suggest that this is a possibility, so why is it indicated as an impossibility?
The same can be said with Jubilee, her Impossible power is “Immune to telepathy”, but there’s nothing there that would make me think she would be.
I don’t see anything in the book about the best/suggested way to choose the Impossible powers but my gut says that they should be something that may be implied extensions of what has been established by the previous powers in their profile. Am I wrong in that?
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I do wonder if trying to relate that to mutants might need a little more suspension of disbelief. Emma Frost, powerful telepath…also changes to diamond. Huh?
Mark Miller, I agree. I have been urked by many examples for this reason. What is the point of an impossible power if it doesn’t relate at all.
Not irked personally, just looking for clarification.
You can use the Impossible category as a natural extension of existing powers (he can punch through steel, but not adamantium, etc.), and that’s probably the smarter way to go about it.
Personally, I enjoy using the Impossible category to suggest things that the character can’t do now, but might actually be able to do in the future. For all those in the know, for example, Cyclops’ optic blasts were actually said to come from another dimension and that his eyes were the conduit to it (though that may have been retconned at some point). Hence, he definitely can’t see into another dimension, but after a Dead For Now move, who knows?
As another example, Jubilee, was, in fact, immune to telepathy for a brief stint and her power has been shown to be able to block telepathy on occasion. It’s not something we usually see her do though, and I think that was also retconned soon after it happened.
So i use the Impossible category in two ways:
1) Show a limit to an existing power – so Cyclops’ could have been something about distance or power, as with Jubilee, definitely. This is probably the best bet for players as it sets a definitive ceiling on a power and is far more helpful for the EIC (powers come up in play far more often than death!)
2) Show a power that could be manifest or change after a retcon (Dead for Now move).
I just find it far more fun to be coy and hint at things to come; sorry if that caused confusion or irritation.
Makes sense.