Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-24993958-20160711184711/@comment-24534644-20160718031852

Basically someone would have to be dirt-fucking-poor to not be able to afford basic Dust. At which point, they wouldn't be able to afford attendance at a combat school, afford to buy/upkeep any decent weapons, or afford any good clothes for that matter. And that's just in the safety of the kingdom. Outside, they'd have a 99/1 ratio of liklihood to die a horrible death before they can even think of being a Hunstman. And even if they survive, they'll have other priorities. Like getting the basic necessities for staying alive.

Honestly, "elemental" Semblances, as I like to call them, sound cool on paper. But in a world where their capabilities are matched - and possibly surpassed - by the amazing crystal powder that damn near everyone in the world has access to, they're just inferior. A person with a pure fire-creation Semblance, for example, is completely outclassed by someone who both uses Fire Dust and has a Semblance/fighting style that compliments said Dust.