Supernatural Luck should include Bad Luck

[QuasiYuri]

What the title says.

Basically, I think that "Supernatural Bad Luck" should be included on the page because of still being a kind of Luck.

Idk why some powers only focus on the positive aspect on a power (despite the best technically being featuring both sides), but this page does it, while Luck in itself is a pretty neutral thing (Luck definitions: "success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions" or "something regarded as bringing about or portending good or bad things.").

It's not like we don't acknowledge it as a power either, since some characters have it in their power as Probability Manipulation (despite Supernatural Luck kinda be made to separate Luck from Probability), with some cases having it as their sole power.

As such, the Supernatural Luck page should have a part about Bad Luck/nuance it to have a more "neutral" despiction of Luck; and the characters with Probability Manipulation or suchlike for their Bad Luck should just have "Supernatural Bad Luck" (linking to SL page) on their profile.

It wouldn't change anything for the characters who already have it, so it doesn't concern enough profile to be called a "site-wide revision"; and it would make the power more indexing than just focused on one side of the power.

That said, what's your opinion about it?

 

[Armorchompy]

It makes sense, being constantly set on fire against your will does give you Fire Manipulation.

 

[DarkDragonMedeus]

I would include an obvious weakness to the Powers and abilities section, as this is something that obviously belongs on the weaknesses part of a page. However, I don't mind updating the page.

 

[Armorchompy]

I mean, it's an ability, and while it's usually negative it can have positive effects, such as also harming those around the character, or preventing the character from dying so their life stays miserable.

 

[Antvasima]

I suppose that this seems like a harmless enough addition.

 

[Armorchompy]

Yeah I can't see it taking anything away.

 

[QuasiYuri]

It would be both on P&A and weaknesses yup (that's basically what we already do for it and some others powers).

Some bad luck can also be used to someone's advantage just like how a luck can go against what its user went, so it would still work as a usable power in some cases.

 

[Antvasima]

Well, this can probably be applied then.

 

[QuasiYuri]

Here's my proposal of rewording:

"While many characters can be described as lucky or unlucky, some have their luck pushed to extreme, supernatural extent. At the level of Supernatural Luck, one's good or bad fortune can be compared to passive Probability Manipulation, often overlapping for some characters, as they are followed by fortune in everything they do and everywhere they go, to the point that impossible coincidences line up again and again in or against their favor. Being lucky or unlucky in itself is not enough to have this ability - a character's exceptional luck must be a real ability or supernatural aspect of them."

 

[Antvasima]

That seems fine to me. It can be applied if you wish. Should I unlock the Supernatural Luck page for you?

 

[QuasiYuri]

Please do.

I'll also update some characters who should have Supernatural Bad Luck and add some as examples on the power page if nobody mind.

 

[Antvasima]

Okay. That is fine. Tell me here when you are done.

 

[QuasiYuri]

It's done.

 

[Antvasima]

Thank you. Should I close this thread?

 

[QuasiYuri]

Yup.

 

[DarkDragonMedeus]

Will do