Abilities Encyclopedia

Welcome to the Codex Encyclopedia.

This is the encyclopedia for every power, technique, and ability catalogued in The Codex. Ever wonder what separates Chaos Manipulation from simple Fire Manipulation, or how Acausality makes a character immune to cause and effect? You're in the right place. We're building the ultimate resource for exploring and understanding the powers that make our favorite characters tick.

Find a specific ability using the search bar, or browse the curated categories below to start exploring.

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Featured Abilities

These abilities represent some of the most iconic, unique, or fundamental powers found across fiction.

Browse by Category

The best way to explore is to dive into a category that interests you. Each power is sorted into a primary functional group.

Category	Description
Conceptual Powers	Powers that manipulate the very rules of reality, logic, and abstract ideas
Meta Powers	Abilities that break the fourth wall or defy narrative convention
Defensive Powers	Abilities focused on survival, including damage reduction, attack negation, and protective barriers
Elemental Powers	The control and creation of fundamental forces like fire, ice, and lightning
Energy Powers	Abilities focused on the manipulation of raw energy, such as ki or cosmic power
Manipulation Powers	The art of control over specific materials, concepts, or forces that don't fall into other categories
Mental Powers	Abilities of the mind, from telepathy to illusions
Social Powers	Abilities focused on influence, charisma, and interaction
Movement Powers	Techniques that enhance a character's mobility, from simple acrobatics to teleportation and dimensional travel
Offensive Powers	Abilities primarily used for direct attack and inflicting harm on an opponent
Physical Powers	Abilities grounded in a character's physical prowess and skills
Physiological Powers	Abilities related to a character's unique biology and transformations
Support Powers	A broad category for utility-based powers, including healing, buffs, debuffs, and other techniques that assist oneself or others

Complete A-Z Directory

For those who want to see everything at once, the master table below lists every single ability in The Codex. Click any column header to sort the data as you see fit.

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