BSD: Ability Categories & Subcategories
Part of being a writer that specializes in worldbuilding, I get really curious about the ins and outs of the stories I consume. Since I’ve been in a researching mood, I thought it would be fun to group together and categorize the different types of abilities we’ve encountered in the Bungou Stray Dogs timeline.
This listing isn’t thorough. Had it were, there would be way too many subcategories branching out. I wanted to keep things simple, but still highlight a few subgroups that I could identify. Each subcategory has a very general definition of what it is, and it gives y’all some insight into how and why I grouped characters together.
Alternate → these are abilities that can create or manifest an environment by the user’s choosing
Continuum → these are abilities that manipulate the flow of time
Herbert George (H.G.) Wells
Future Sight → these are abilities that can foresee into the future
Omens → these are abilities that manifest an inexplicable force onto the world
Spectre → these are abilities that alter an individual’s mental state
Veil → these are abilities that allow their users to camouflage into their surroundings
Adaptation → these are abilities that enhance their users’ physical forms
Conditional → these are abilities that require a condition to be met before they could be activated
Transference → these are abilities that facilitate in the transfer of miscellaneous objects or things
Transformation → these are abilities that alter their users’ physical forms
Howard Phillips Lovecraft
Void → this is an ability that cancels out the effects and properties of another
Alteration → these are abilities that manipulate or enhance specific, man-made items
Conversion → these are abilities transform the state or properties of an item
Being → this is an ability that allows its user to manipulate their cells or physiology
Element → these are abilities that allow their uses to control elements of nature
Forces → these are abilities that manipulate the properties of matter and energy
Familiar (Type I) → these are abilities with little to some autonomy from their users
Familiar (Type II) → these are abilities that exercise full autonomy from their users
andulkaphoto
turnnoffyourmind
janainaart
theartofmadeline
germansingergirl
