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bitemytail
Since: Dec, 2011
10th Jul, 2019 11:49:11 AM
Maybe Required Secondary Powers or Conditional Powers or Situational Sword?
You've kind of asked for multiple things, so anything on Power at a Price could apply.
Edited by bitemytail
Mr-ex777
Since: Apr, 2019
10th Jul, 2019 11:55:31 AM
I mean the power is there but you literally cannot use it. It's like having a legendary sword but you literally cannot lift it or awaken it.
4tell0life4
Since: Mar, 2018
10th Jul, 2019 02:36:43 PM
^ There are many reasons for how you cannot use a power, is what I'm saying.
But you wanted a blanket term, right?
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I want to find a trope about a power that you cannot actually use. For example, you might had been found the legendary greatsword, but you cannot use it since it's too heavy, or you didn't remember how to use the power at all. Basically the power is here but it's dormant and you can't use it.