Hi! I need a list of realistic sounding powers that could be explained by the cast contracting a virus that changed the way their bodies worked, do you have any suggestions?
We are going to need you to expand on the question.
Do you have details on the virus?
What do you mean by “realistic?”
~Admin Vnti
I think that meant “logical/semi-logical extensions of existing bodily functions”, so here are some suggestions: -generating fire due to an increased body temperature (if you want to keep it realistic, this fire would be uncontrollable, so perhaps require friction/a highly flammable material nearby/additional heat/something like that to activate it) coupled with extremely heat-resistant skin. -you could also have a flammable gas emitted from certain parts of the body, and it would require a spark to ignite–this version’s a bit more of a stretch, though. -you could accomplish a similar thing with electricity, if the virus allowed neural electrical impulses to be conducted to somewhere FAR AWAY from the brain (the hands?), amplified and then released…you’d still need extra-thick skin. -sped-up healing! If this is caused by a foreign bacteria, perhaps they can pass it on by touch (healing a wound by placing their hand on it) but it still requires something in the original person’s body to survive long-term. -super speed, strength, brain functions or senses are a no-brainer. -being able to gain sustenance from normally inedible things (poison immunity is something certain animals have to varying degrees already, but you could extend it to eating rocks or wood if you really felt like it). -blood has antibodies–maybe the person’s power makes them especially dangerous or even corrosive to other organisms (they’d have to open a cut, then get the blood on someone else) -…or just straight-up venom, possibly in the saliva (you could also have it in their sweat…or even tears, if you’re feeling dramatic). Again, animals have it, so if we’re going for “natural” or “realistic” powers, venom is your man. -on the other end of the spectrum, nectar! (likely secreted through the skin like sweat as well, but the same general options apply) I think this would be a pretty useless power, but here it is. -photosynthesis? Perhaps the virus fosters a photosynthetic bacteria that then passes nutrients on to the person with the power…watch out for green skin, though. -underwater breathing (via gills, or just the lungs being able to move and derive oxygen from water) is another classic “animal power”. If you need more, you can also contact me!
You should definitely apply if you have the time. These are fabulous suggestions, and I hope it helps.
~Admin Vnti
