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Powers (AX.C.12)

The Odd Talent traditions themselves. This section provides worked examples of Power Traditions and defines how power effects (attack, defense, boon, bane) resolve in combat. Assumes the Extra-Normal Perk (AX.C.09.03) is settled first, granting a character access to a Tradition in the first place.

Example Power Traditions

AX.C.12.01

Worked examples of how a Genre Catalog author builds a Tradition entry, using the three tradition labels with the longest AxiomRPG history.

  • Example Power Traditions — folio templates and authoring checklist
  • Arcane — AX.C.12.01.01 — Force Tradition, Philosophies
  • Faith — AX.C.12.01.02 — Resonance Tradition, Spheres
  • Syonics — AX.C.12.01.03 — Force + Resonance split Tradition, Disciplines

Power Effects in Combat

AX.C.12.02

  • Power Effects in Combat — Attack, Defense, Boon, and Bane effect resolution, plus the optional Critical Results and Two-State (Mystic Fatigue) mechanics

Flagged for follow-up

  • 08.05.05 / 08.05.06 numbering collision: 08.05.05.md (Critical Results) carries its own header citation of "AX.C.08.05.06" instead of "AX.C.08.05.05" — a mismatch with its filename. 08.05.06.md (Two-State Resource Mechanic) correctly cites "AX.C.08.05.06" for itself. Both source citations are preserved as-written in Power Effects in Combat; the duplicate/incorrect old-scheme code has not been corrected here.
  • Extra-Normal Access dependency: Nothing in this batch names an "Extra-Normal Access" mechanic explicitly, but the "Access Grant" field in every Tradition folio (Arcane, Faith, Syonics) and the "granted Syonic access" language in Syonics assume some Lineage/Profession-granted gateway mechanic — almost certainly the Extra-Normal Perk (AX.C.09.03) being ingested in parallel. Cross-check terminology once 09 Perks/Extra-Normal Perks.md lands.
  • Force/Resonance/Form and Focus Terminology: Arcane uses Category "Force" / Focus Terminology "Philosophies"; Faith uses "Resonance" / "Spheres"; Syonics splits "Force" + "Resonance" / "Disciplines". These category labels (Force/Resonance/Form) should match whatever taxonomy the Extra-Normal Perk defines for what a granted Tradition "is." Not yet checkable — 09 Perks is still not-started as of this ingest.
  • 2026-08-25 citation fix: This section's own subsections were previously mis-numbered "AX.C.12.01" / "AX.C.12.02" (colliding with 12 Combat.md's own ax_code: "AX.C.12"), despite this section's own top-level frontmatter correctly reading ax_code: "AX.C.12". Renumbered to AX.C.12.01 / AX.C.12.02 (and the Arcane/Faith/Syonics sub-citations to AX.C.12.01.01–.03) to match the section's actual number and remove the collision with Combat. See Continuity Log.md, 2026-08-25 sweep, Finding H.