The Fourth Power

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Dec 10, 2015 15:05:53 GMT -5 Nimue said:

What do you mean, overpower them? All they could do with that is heal others and maybe themselves, I hardly call that powerful. 

Of course it could. The presence of an in-house healer would greatly reduce to likelihood of imminent death, just as the Whitelighters did in the later series. However, if the power was more restricted it could work better (i.e. the sister could only heal others, and not herself or the other way around). 

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Dec 10, 2015 9:59:23 GMT -5 @blacklighter said:

I'd go with either invisibility, teleportation, or astral projection.

One sister should be able to get close enough for the kill without being detected. When they needed Belthazor's flesh for a vanquishing potion, one of those three abilities would've come in handy.
 
I was gonna sat force field but then I realized Prue and Piper's powers can already deflect enemy attacks.

Good point, although they actually did use Piper's freezing power to achieve this when fighting Belthazor, but these powers have lots of other uses as well, especially astral projection. Teleportation would be very useful as well, but of course has the potential to become overused as well. 

I know what you mean, it's hard to find a totally unique power that can do things that the other three can't. 

[Esmeralda]

Dec 10, 2015 16:10:27 GMT -5 @deano said:

Dec 10, 2015 9:59:23 GMT -5 @blacklighter said:

I'd go with either invisibility, teleportation, or astral projection.

One sister should be able to get close enough for the kill without being detected. When they needed Belthazor's flesh for a vanquishing potion, one of those three abilities would've come in handy.
 
I was gonna sat force field but then I realized Prue and Piper's powers can already deflect enemy attacks.

Good point, although they actually did use Piper's freezing power to achieve this when fighting Belthazor, but these powers have lots of other uses as well, especially astral projection. Teleportation would be very useful as well, but of course has the potential to become overused as well. 

I know what you mean, it's hard to find a totally unique power that can do things that the other three can't. 

That's why the original three were so perfect and any extras were just that, extras. The Halliwells as the Power of Three and Paige as their whitelighter would be perfect, so I chose healing, even if I'd prefer them having to suffer any injuries.

[sol]

Healing has an important role

To save an innocent, to be a good witch is not a duty but a free choice, therefore, it's important to know that when you are risking your life to save someone you can be helped by the power of healing

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Dec 10, 2015 14:38:58 GMT -5 @deano said:

Dec 10, 2015 10:27:34 GMT -5 sol said:

Four sisters, two sisters, two sisters, would be trivial, three is the magic number of power!

However, the fourth sister should have the gift of healing: the action'ld touch the other three, she, possibly the youngest, would save lives and heal wounds

So are 4 and 5 arguably. Hence 'the four elements' and the significance of the Pentagram. Anyway that wasn't even the question.

I agree that healing could've been a good fourth power although it could also overpower the sisters.

You should read about the four leaf clover. The mythology behind it would go well with a story about four magical sisters.

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Dec 10, 2015 16:06:05 GMT -5 @deano said:

Dec 10, 2015 7:38:46 GMT -5 Nimue said:

I said Invisibility. It can be used for spying, gathering information, and if there's an innocent to save, the sister that has this power can save that innocent while the others fight against demons, warlocks, or any other bad guy. Plus it doesn't make the sisters too powerful.

True, although most of that could also be achieved with Piper's freezing power, which puts me off invisibility a bit. Still a cool power though.

I think invisibility would have a one up on Piper's freezing power because it doesn't have a limit. Many times we've seen demons fight through Piper's freezes(including Belthazor). If one of the sisters had the power to turn invisible, getting Belthazor's flesh wouldn't have been as difficult.

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Dec 10, 2015 16:08:06 GMT -5 @deano said:

Dec 10, 2015 15:05:53 GMT -5 Nimue said:

What do you mean, overpower them? All they could do with that is heal others and maybe themselves, I hardly call that powerful. 

Of course it could. The presence of an in-house healer would greatly reduce to likelihood of imminent death, just as the Whitelighters did in the later series. However, if the power was more restricted it could work better (i.e. the sister could only heal others, and not herself or the other way around). 

I think maybe it could work like Piper's freezing power. They can't heal good witches or demons, only innocents.

[Esmeralda]

Dec 11, 2015 7:43:33 GMT -5 @blacklighter said:

Dec 10, 2015 16:08:06 GMT -5 @deano said:

Of course it could. The presence of an in-house healer would greatly reduce to likelihood of imminent death, just as the Whitelighters did in the later series. However, if the power was more restricted it could work better (i.e. the sister could only heal others, and not herself or the other way around). 

I think maybe it could work like Piper's freezing power. They can't heal good witches or demons, only innocents.

Now there's an idea I definitely like.

[Esmeralda]

Dec 11, 2015 7:43:06 GMT -5 @blacklighter said:

Dec 10, 2015 16:06:05 GMT -5 @deano said:

True, although most of that could also be achieved with Piper's freezing power, which puts me off invisibility a bit. Still a cool power though.

I think invisibility would have a one up on Piper's freezing power because it doesn't have a limit. Many times we've seen demons fight through Piper's freezes(including Belthazor). If one of the sisters had the power to turn invisible, getting Belthazor's flesh wouldn't have been as difficult.

Which is why I don't like it - the same reason I don't like explosions. Anything that makes it too easy is an extra that's not needed.

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Ideally I'd have Piper's power remain "freezing time", but going with the molecular theme, I would've liked for her to maybe pass through solid objects. She'd start off only able to pass through small things, then develop it so that she could pass through bigger things and have people pass with her via physical contact. However I always imagined doing it would make her feel fatigued at first, similarly to Prue's astral projection. Also the power would work by focusing on the objects molecules rather than changing her own, so she can't just make herself incorporeal throughout a whole battle and it would only work on completely solid objects; so no phasing magical attacks- she doesn't need to given her freeze. Plus then all the second powers would involve the sisters own bodies which I think has a nice synchronicity to it.

But ultimately I'd still rather just evolve the core three, which I think had plenty of scope already.


Oh right, the main question. I agree with Es' first comment that I think people misunderstood the reboot article... but anyway, I'd probably go with healing on this list, but I wouldn't do it like whitelighters. I'd have it more like an empathic thing, similar to Chloe in Smallville.

[Nimue]

I've just thought of another possible fourth power: the power to communicate with bugs and animals. Now that's the kind of power you don't often see in fiction, nor would it overpower the sisters. It could be used to gather information about demons, warlocks and innocents, without making it too easy. It could be pretty cool.

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^I was thinking the fourth power could be telepathy to put it more in line with the other four, mainly Phoebe's.

The fourth sister could use her telepathy as a private magical phone line for her and her sisters to communicate.

Plus, two sisters having offensive powers, the other two should have passive powers.

That's not to say her telepathy won't grow. If any of you are familiar with the X-Men, then you know you can do a lot more with telepathy than just read minds.

[Melinda Halliwell]

Dec 11, 2015 16:09:50 GMT -5 @blacklighter said:

^I was thinking the fourth power could be telepathy to put it more in line with the other four, mainly Phoebe's.

The fourth sister could use her telepathy as a private magical phone line for her and her sisters to communicate.

Plus, two sisters having offensive powers, the other two should have passive powers.

That's not to say her telepathy won't grow. If any of you are familiar with the X-Men, then you know you can do a lot more with telepathy than just read minds.

That's a good idea actually and something I would've suggested.

[Chrisaholic]

My first thought is Astral Projection. I liked that power and as a second: Conjuration/Calling. Sounds cool to me.

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Dec 12, 2015 4:55:28 GMT -5 Melinda Halliwell said:

Dec 11, 2015 16:09:50 GMT -5 @blacklighter said:

^I was thinking the fourth power could be telepathy to put it more in line with the other four, mainly Phoebe's.

The fourth sister could use her telepathy as a private magical phone line for her and her sisters to communicate.

Plus, two sisters having offensive powers, the other two should have passive powers.

That's not to say her telepathy won't grow. If any of you are familiar with the X-Men, then you know you can do a lot more with telepathy than just read minds.

That's a good idea actually and something I would've suggested.

I agree with melinda, that would be a good idea, although don't you think telepathy could become awfully complicated to write around, because if the fourth sister didn't use it on every single demon/warlock, people would complain that she isn't using her power. Perhaps there could be some condition attached to the power, such as it can only be used within a certain distance, like Piper's freezing power. 

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Dec 11, 2015 15:09:12 GMT -5 Nimue said:

I've just thought of another possible fourth power: the power to communicate with bugs and animals. Now that's the kind of power you don't often see in fiction, nor would it overpower the sisters. It could be used to gather information about demons, warlocks and innocents, without making it too easy. It could be pretty cool.

Interesting idea, but I'm just not sure how useful communicating with animals would be to the sisters. Perhaps if they had some sort of power over nature, that could work?

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Dec 12, 2015 10:45:51 GMT -5 Chrisaholic said:

My first thought is Astral Projection. I liked that power and as a second: Conjuration/Calling. Sounds cool to me.

Agreed, especially on AP as it is an 'active' power, but can be used in a variety of ways; mind-control, creating illusions, cloning yourself. 

[erikamarie]

I vote healing, I don't wish other powers for the sisters, Wyatt's are enough

[West]

Why is healing so high, I respect that people like that idea of a power. But healing takes all the fun out of the sisters fighting demons with quick fixes. So I'd say no to healing for a sister power.

Invisibility might be different and not the typical power you would find.

If they do a reboot, why not give each sister a completely different power, and not the original three powers the show gave us. Change it up a little. However Premonitions may be the only power I feel is the only power that the show would need for saving innocents and helping out.

[Melinda Halliwell]

Dec 28, 2015 7:34:02 GMT -5 West said:

Why is healing so high, I respect that people like that idea of a power. But healing takes all the fun out of the sisters fighting demons with quick fixes. So I'd say no to healing for a sister power.

Unless you put limitations on the power like someone said here before and it affects the healer in some way like Chloe from Smallville for e.g. dying apparently after using it or getting someone's cancer if the power worked through absorbing that so they wouldn't use it often as continued use would hurt them in the long run and whatnot.

Another thing is you can level out how the power works so if the show only went for four season till the sisters accepted the Angel Of Destiny's offer then the first year only small wounds, bruises or burns can be healed and minor blood loss say but not totally healed just closed up and whatnot.

Second year those wounds are fully healed. External wounds I.E. fractures and deeper burns can be done and limbs can be reattached. Minor internal wounds can be healed but not fully although small wounds, bruises and blood loss is. Side effects start happening like slight muscle degradation for instance.

Third year external and minor internal wounds healed fully but more muscle degradation happens though.

And year 4 finally Internal organs are healed, damaged nerves partially, medium level of blood loss etc at first then more down the line till finally at the end any thing can healed long as the targets alive but healer now has brittle bone disease etc if they had it or not.

Now with Paige as someone else said because she didn't know the sisters, Cole or Leo season 4 then she wouldn't heal them if love's the trigger as she didn't love them except her aunt and uncle meaning her power wouldn't work on total strangers either bar her work colleagues or anyone she helped through social service cases like Tyler or Carolyn say although not fully till she met Henry season 8.