NoTalentHack
Corrupting Influence
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You could go the route of the Wild Cards series: every single power, regardless of its manifestation, is psychic in nature. It's limited by the user's own mind, usually in a way that can't be changed.
For example, there was a guy named Popinjay who could teleport anything, but only if he could point his finger at it and make a "finger guns" gesture, including closing thumb to finger. A villain cut off his thumbs at one point, and he couldn't use his powers, even though he knew it was 100% a mental block.
Another was a genius "inventor," except that none of his creations could be mass produced, because they all depended on his subconcious belief in his own genius, and that ability had its limits. When he lost his powers (long story), his creations slowly started falling apart, including a sentient android he'd built.
"I can duplicate myself and whatever I'm carrying, but there's some mental limit that prevents me from doing..." fill in the blank for whatever you need.
For example, there was a guy named Popinjay who could teleport anything, but only if he could point his finger at it and make a "finger guns" gesture, including closing thumb to finger. A villain cut off his thumbs at one point, and he couldn't use his powers, even though he knew it was 100% a mental block.
Another was a genius "inventor," except that none of his creations could be mass produced, because they all depended on his subconcious belief in his own genius, and that ability had its limits. When he lost his powers (long story), his creations slowly started falling apart, including a sentient android he'd built.
"I can duplicate myself and whatever I'm carrying, but there's some mental limit that prevents me from doing..." fill in the blank for whatever you need.
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