Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-11188061-20131110130812/@comment-3146930-20131110140655

Except making Glyphs is one ability; it just depends on the Dust you are using in combination with the Glyphs. Crimson seems to have Fire-Dust running through her clothes so obviously when she makes Glyphs, they result in fire and explosions. Weiss has several different types of Dust in her weapon, allowing her to use several different abilities with her Glyphs. Glynda's riding crop may hold different types of Dust as well, or she may carry it on her person. But the point is that making Glyphs is a Semblance, even if you can use those Glyphs to make a multitude of effects happen. Kind of like how the Flash's only power is super-speed, but he can use it to make tornadoes, travel in time, and phase through objects; three abilities that are seemingly unrelated on paper.