Quote Originally Posted by Arkturus View Post
I'm playing with the idea of umbrakinesis (shadow manipulation). I'm having trouble with how it should work. Either it consists of repelling protons (light particles) or destroying them. I'm leaning towards destroying protons.
1) You mean photons, not protons.
2) Destroying photons would completely mess with physics in a very, very bad way from what I understand. You don't want to do that.

Repelling protons is a much more feasible mechanic. Even better would be a mechanic which allows you to place "objects" to obstruct light. Said "objects" would not actually exist, but the power could work as if they did- essentially, you'd be able to create barriers which blocked light but were otherwise non-interactive, and then you'd be able to manipulate those barriers to be wider, smaller, more or less translucent. That kind of thing.

It would allow for a varied and useful power which nonetheless has limits, and is very easily defined.