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Aye, agreed. I think it would be better to limit them to "classes," so to speak. You know, like Damage, Support, Utility, Control, and the like. Hmm...

Ok, here. A semblance would be of either one or two of the following classes:


 * Power - Anything that allows the user to directly deal more damage or manipulate a base element. Ex: my OC Ash's Wind semblance.
 * Control - Anything that aids the user in controlling the flow of battle. That is, crowd-control effects.  Ex: Weiss Schnee's glyphs.
 * Support - Anything that allows the user to assist their teammates. That is, buffing and healing effects.  Ex: the Bard's Soul half of my OC Cerise's semblance.
 * Utility - Anything that allows the user a useful ability that is not necessarily combat-oriented. Includes manipulation of objects.  Ex: Pyrrha's Polarity semblance.
 * Personal - Anything that enhances the user's own physical or mental capabilities. Ex: Ruby's Speed semblance.
 * Creation - Anything that allows the creation (out of existing parts) or conjuring (using only Aura) of a thing, normally temporarily. Ex: my OC Celeste's Soul Caster semblance.

For those of you who may be unfamiliar, all of my OCs are posted on my user profile.

So, Yang's ability would be Power and Personal. Blake's would be Creation, and maybe Utility or Support depending on the extent of her semblance. Glynda's would likely be Power and Utility. The semblance I hashed out earlier would be Creation and Personal. What do you guys think? Anything that should be altered/added?