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'''Claircognizance''' is the [[ability]] to know information is correct. It is a feeling of complete certainty about impersonal information, like the answers to a test or which wire is the right one to disarm a bomb. |
'''Claircognizance''' is the [[ability]] to know information is correct. It is a feeling of complete certainty about impersonal information, like the answers to a test or which wire is the right one to disarm a bomb. |
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==Characters== |
==Characters== |
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==Limits== |
==Limits== |
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With this [[ability]], [[Draph]] can gain knowledge without ever experiencing an event that could have given him that knowledge. Passive use of this ability can give Draph pertinent facts about a situation or person, such as a person's name or job. Passive use is similar to a detailed sixth sense in this manner. After a while, Claircognizance develops so that a person can actively use it. Active use gives Draph the knowledge he wishes to acquire, such as where a person is or trivial facts. However, as the difficulty of acquiring certain knowledge increases, so does the wear on the user. For instance, finding out where a person is would be easier and significantly less taxing than learning what will happen in 5 months. Interestingly, when actively using this ability, one enters a similar state of mind as [[precognition]], turning one's eyes white. |
With this [[ability]], [[Draph]] can gain knowledge without ever experiencing an event that could have given him that knowledge. Passive use of this ability can give Draph pertinent facts about a situation or person, such as a person's name or job. Passive use is similar to a detailed sixth sense in this manner. After a while, Claircognizance develops so that a person can actively use it. Active use gives Draph the knowledge he wishes to acquire, such as where a person is or trivial facts. However, as the difficulty of acquiring certain knowledge increases, so does the wear on the user. For instance, finding out where a person is would be easier and significantly less taxing than learning what will happen in 5 months. Interestingly, when actively using this ability, one enters a similar state of mind as [[precognition]], turning one's eyes white. |
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==Examples== |
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* In [[chapter 6 of Slow Burn]], Draph informs his companions that two girls at the end of the bar were checking them out. Though [[Josh Davis]] claims it was an act of [[telepathy]], it could have also have been an act of claircognizance. Unfortunately, [[Draph]] does not confirm one way or the other. |
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==See Also== |
==See Also== |
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Latest revision as of 04:45, 27 January 2010
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| Held by: | Draph |
| Ability to: | Acquire knowledge certain to be correct. |
Claircognizance is the ability to know information is correct. It is a feeling of complete certainty about impersonal information, like the answers to a test or which wire is the right one to disarm a bomb.
Characters
Limits
With this ability, Draph can gain knowledge without ever experiencing an event that could have given him that knowledge. Passive use of this ability can give Draph pertinent facts about a situation or person, such as a person's name or job. Passive use is similar to a detailed sixth sense in this manner. After a while, Claircognizance develops so that a person can actively use it. Active use gives Draph the knowledge he wishes to acquire, such as where a person is or trivial facts. However, as the difficulty of acquiring certain knowledge increases, so does the wear on the user. For instance, finding out where a person is would be easier and significantly less taxing than learning what will happen in 5 months. Interestingly, when actively using this ability, one enters a similar state of mind as precognition, turning one's eyes white.
See Also
- For the similar ability to understand the structure and operation of complex systems, see intuitive aptitude.
- For the similar ability to quickly absorb and accurately retain great amounts of information, see enhanced memory.
- For the similar ability to predict the outcomes of situations, see accelerated probability.
- For the similar ability to find persons, see clairvoyance.
- For the similar ability to detect lies, see lie detection.