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I am just wondering about this Miracle. It lets you Create something, defined as whatever the player wants. Let's keep this simple, and let's say someone wants to be like Iceman, someone who can create and control any number of Ice like abilities.

Would the Create Miracle alone be all I would need?

Like: Create [A,D,R,U] - Ice Powers

And through this single power, could I create Ice Bolts, Ice Wall, Ice Sled to move, Ice body armor for defense, etc...

Or... would it be better and more likely for me to purchase these seperately?

You can use the Create miracle to create an ice slide, then use the Create miracle's dice pool to slide around on it. One action to create, another to use the creation. Same goes for ice shields, giant icicles, etc.

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You can use the Create miracle to create an ice slide, then use the Create miracle's dice pool to slide around on it. One action to create, another to use the creation. Same goes for ice shields, giant icicles, etc.

So, another way of looking at certain Miracles, like Create and Control and Cosmic and those really versatile powers is that they are very similar to Variable Power Pools from the Hero system rpg.

If you are familiar with Hero system and Variable power Pools, it's a power framework that allows a lot of versatility of coming up with different power options all based on a similar theme or element, as long as the powers themselves don't cost more than what the power pool allows points wise. So, one turn you can have a Ice Slide and fire Ice Bolts, using up all points...then a few rounds later that can be switched to Ice Armor and a area effect attack that causes everybody else to slip, using up all points, but had to get rid of the slide and bolts.

That explains why these powers, although versatile, uses up more Willpower points when they are used, because you can do more with them.

I was trying to figure it out.

Besides comsetics, there's really nothing different between Create and Control Miracles in Wild Talents, except Create allows you to create it on your own and also control it, while Control allows you to control what is already there.

So, with Create, could you do two different power effects, like Ice Slide and Ice Bolts with the multiple action option and lower the dice pool by one to do it? Would it cost more Willpower to do that, or just the standard based on how many dice you still roll?

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Besides comsetics, there's really nothing different between Create and Control Miracles in Wild Talents, except Create allows you to create it on your own and also control it, while Control allows you to control what is already there.

Create actually doesn't allow you all that much control over whatever you create. You can create an ice slide, but you couldn't then reshape it to a big dangerous spike or whatever with your Create miracle -- although you could create an ice spike from scratch.

So if you wanted to be the ultimate Ice manipulator you'd get both Create and Control - Ice.

This one was easy, thanks for everything.

With Create (Ice, ADRU) I'd agree that:
• you can create ice bolts, shards whatever as part of "Attacks"
• you can create ice shields as part of "Defends"
• your ice powers (shields, whatever) do not vanish when hurt because it is Robust.
• you can create ice cubes, ice slides, ice rinks

Creating ice slides does not infer the ability to use them - you'd have to buy a coordination skill to do that, like "Ice Skating" or something. But that's not very efficient.

To MOVE like Iceman, you'd need to buy Unconventional Move (Slide) in my opinion.
To use it like armour, you'd need an immunity to Cold.