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''''{{PAGENAME}}s'''' are rare [[cape]]s <ref name="II7.10">“I was a support card. Not a lot of people used me because I couldn’t be summoned into a fight,” Kenzie said. “Kind of a bummer.”<br><br>Amy had been a support card for that game, I was pretty sure. The effect had been downplayed a lot, but her card had still been popular, because there weren’t that many heals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/06/23 Excerpt] from [[Torch 7.10]]</ref> who can alleviate injuries in others. As no two powers are the same, baring special circumstances, no two | ''''{{PAGENAME}}s'''' are rare [[cape]]s <ref name="II7.10">“I was a support card. Not a lot of people used me because I couldn’t be summoned into a fight,” Kenzie said. “Kind of a bummer.”<br><br>Amy had been a support card for that game, I was pretty sure. The effect had been downplayed a lot, but her card had still been popular, because there weren’t that many heals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/06/23 Excerpt] from [[Torch 7.10]]</ref> who can alleviate injuries in others. As no two powers are the same, baring special circumstances, no two heal the same way. | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*[[Panacea]] | *[[Panacea]] | ||
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*[[Bonesaw]] (tinker) | *[[Bonesaw]] (tinker) | ||
*[[Cask]] (tinker) | *[[Cask]] (tinker) | ||
==Details== | ==Details== | ||
Part of the the rarity of healers has to do with how objectively complex the human body is,<ref name=22.4c1>There -can- be very few people with healing abilities. Bonesaw, Scapegoat, Panacea. Others with niches (neurology only, or cardiac systems only), others still with limited capacity (Othala with the ability to grant regeneration).<br><br>That’s setting-relevant and a reality when healing is actually something monumentally complex. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22312 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]</ref> | Part of the the rarity of healers has to do with how objectively complex the human body is,<ref name=22.4c1>There -can- be very few people with healing abilities. Bonesaw, Scapegoat, Panacea. Others with niches (neurology only, or cardiac systems only), others still with limited capacity (Othala with the ability to grant regeneration).<br><br>That’s setting-relevant and a reality when healing is actually something monumentally complex. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22312 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]</ref> how few [[shard|superpowers]] can parse human biology and its more delineated physiology.<ref name="19.2 c1">Psycho Gecko:<br>Wonder what would have happened if she was on her period.<br><br>Wildbow:<br>Nothing. Scapegoat uses his own body as a template. He can’t absorb symptoms to parts he doesn’t have. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/23/scourge-19-2/#comment-11481 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Scourge 19.2]]</ref> | ||
Generally, healing should be seen as a byproduct in a power meant for something else.<ref>“A healing power,” I said. I watched as Scion reached out for another vial. He held it next to the one he’d already retrieved.<br>[...]<br>“There aren’t any healing powers,” the Doctor answered. We continued backing away. “When they crop up, it’s a fluke, pure chance, an extension of another ability with a different focus.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/03 Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.7]]</ref> | Generally, healing should be seen as a byproduct in a power meant for something else.<ref>“A healing power,” I said. I watched as Scion reached out for another vial. He held it next to the one he’d already retrieved.<br>[...]<br>“There aren’t any healing powers,” the Doctor answered. We continued backing away. “When they crop up, it’s a fluke, pure chance, an extension of another ability with a different focus.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/03 Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.7]]</ref> | ||
For contrast, self-healing or regeneration is | For contrast, self-healing or regeneration is not unknown in [[brute]]s, [[breaker]]s and [[changer]]s, but in those cases it also can be seen as a byproduct, specifically, an extension of their personal [[Manton Limit|safeguards]].<ref name="I5">In the end, though, ''scholars'' in the setting haven’t fully researched and understood the Manton effect and why it exists. So the fact that there’s some confusion on the matter (to the point we may be talking about different effects that are all being (erroneously?) gathered under the same umbrella) is perfectly ok. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-483 Comment by Wildbow] in [[Interlude 5]]</ref> | ||
Since healing exist in gray areas of power mechanics worrying about power interactions is also a thing. | Since healing exist in gray areas of power mechanics worrying about power interactions is also a thing.<ref>[https://redd.it/65v8l8 Scapegoat power Synergies] ([[Wildbow]], reddit.com, 2017-05)</ref> Two healers might cancel each other out or exacerbate an issue. | ||
As healers are able to return wounded and disabled capes to the battlefield they are by definition a force multiplier. | As healers are able to return wounded and disabled capes to the battlefield they are by definition a force multiplier. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
Similarly to mass-teleporters<!--if i remember extermination arc, those are rare too and have a similar purpose--> are always considered a valuable asset. | Similarly to mass-teleporters<!--if i remember extermination arc, those are rare too and have a similar purpose--> are always considered a valuable asset. | ||
===Story Start=== | |||
Needed for endbringer incursions. | |||
===[[Gold Morning]]=== | |||
Were extremely valuable in reducing fatalities. | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Look into biology and medicine for the wonderful world of | *Look into biology and medicine for the wonderful world of | ||
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{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Terminology]] | [[Category:Terminology]] | ||
Revision as of 20:16, July 24, 2018
'Healers' are rare capes <ref name="II7.10">“I was a support card. Not a lot of people used me because I couldn’t be summoned into a fight,” Kenzie said. “Kind of a bummer.”
Amy had been a support card for that game, I was pretty sure. The effect had been downplayed a lot, but her card had still been popular, because there weren’t that many heals. - Excerpt from Torch 7.10</ref> who can alleviate injuries in others. As no two powers are the same, baring special circumstances, no two heal the same way.
Examples
Details
Part of the the rarity of healers has to do with how objectively complex the human body is,<ref name=22.4c1>There -can- be very few people with healing abilities. Bonesaw, Scapegoat, Panacea. Others with niches (neurology only, or cardiac systems only), others still with limited capacity (Othala with the ability to grant regeneration).
That’s setting-relevant and a reality when healing is actually something monumentally complex. - Comment by Wildbow on Cell 22.4</ref> how few superpowers can parse human biology and its more delineated physiology.<ref name="19.2 c1">Psycho Gecko:
Wonder what would have happened if she was on her period.
Wildbow:
Nothing. Scapegoat uses his own body as a template. He can’t absorb symptoms to parts he doesn’t have. - Comment by Wildbow on Scourge 19.2</ref>
Generally, healing should be seen as a byproduct in a power meant for something else.<ref>“A healing power,” I said. I watched as Scion reached out for another vial. He held it next to the one he’d already retrieved.
[...]
“There aren’t any healing powers,” the Doctor answered. We continued backing away. “When they crop up, it’s a fluke, pure chance, an extension of another ability with a different focus.” - Excerpt from Venom 29.7</ref>
For contrast, self-healing or regeneration is not unknown in brutes, breakers and changers, but in those cases it also can be seen as a byproduct, specifically, an extension of their personal safeguards.<ref name="I5">In the end, though, scholars in the setting haven’t fully researched and understood the Manton effect and why it exists. So the fact that there’s some confusion on the matter (to the point we may be talking about different effects that are all being (erroneously?) gathered under the same umbrella) is perfectly ok. - Comment by Wildbow in Interlude 5</ref>
Since healing exist in gray areas of power mechanics worrying about power interactions is also a thing.<ref>Scapegoat power Synergies (Wildbow, reddit.com, 2017-05)</ref> Two healers might cancel each other out or exacerbate an issue.
As healers are able to return wounded and disabled capes to the battlefield they are by definition a force multiplier.
History
Background
Similarly to mass-teleporters are always considered a valuable asset.
Story Start
Needed for endbringer incursions.
Gold Morning
Were extremely valuable in reducing fatalities.
References
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