Editing Trigger Event (section)

====Inherited Powers====
If one individual in a family has powers, it is far more likely that others will as well. Powers can be "inherited" from siblings or adopted parents, but it's very rare for them to pass "upward" from child to parent.<ref name=":1" /> People who have parents with powers don’t need nearly as intense an event to make their powers manifest.<ref name="4.3 e1" /> These are known as Nth-generation powers (second-generation, third-generation etc.)

A genetic relationship isn't necessary to inherit powers.<ref>“How’s the family?” She asked.  “You adopted, if I remember right?”<br><br>“We did.  Arthur was worried that a surrogate parent would give birth to a parahuman, and if that happened, he’d be out of the loop.”<br><br>“The odds are still high, even with an adopted child.  It’s likely more to do with exposure to parahumans at formative ages than genetics.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/01/interlude-13/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 13]]</ref> Powers inherited from someone other than a relative were initially known as "serial powers" before it became clear that they were the same phenomenon.<ref><strong>[Definitions]</strong> • Cluster powers are defined as powers wherein multiple inciting incidents occur either simultaneously or within a minute of one another.  Such parahumans will have a collection of smaller powers related to the others.   •  Serial powers are defined as cases where an individual or multiple individuals in longstanding proximity to a parahuman will develop powers… - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2017/10/28/glow-worm-p-4/ Excerpt] from [[Glow-worm P.4]]</ref><ref>Keep in mind that serial and Nth-Generation (2nd gen, 3rd gen) powers are now the same thing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2017/10/28 Excerpt] from [[Glow-worm P.4]]</ref> 

No third or later generation capes are shown triggering in the story, although they do exist; [[Theo]] is a third-generation parahuman, as is an unnamed child in Toronto,<ref name=":2" /><ref name="18.y">[[Interlude 18.y]]</ref> along with Fleece III.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_o-aMY-dsVOyXJHHKaorrDptS3EjDdviDMvz9UNK94A/edit][[Weaverdice]] Character Sheet</ref>

Second-generation capes gain powers influenced by both the powers of those related to them and their trigger event.<ref name=":1" /> Similar to [[grab-bag cape]]s, the children of parahumans tend to manifest multiple lesser powers related to those around them.<ref name="WD1" /> As their shards are essentially the same triggering near a 'parent' does not count for the circumstances of a [[Trump]] trigger.<ref>'''Alon Gal:''' I'm surprised Darlene doesn't have more of a trump aspect to her power. Is that because she's a bud?<br><br>'''Wildbow:''' first generation powers don't count as active powers when their buds trigger - Wildbow on Discord, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/post-62429974 Archived on Spacebattles]</ref>