Question To BE or not to GE

Malady wrote:

Kristin Darken wrote: Rank 0 - The mutant exhibits some of the precursor abilities commonly associated with the trait but doesn't actually express the trait in a usable way.

... Not sure precisely on what that means... But Wiz-0 is things like, "Can see magic", but always without Essence Manipulation?

Maybe a Ex-0 would just be physical changes, without any mental ones? So in a way, non-Exemplar rated mutants, are Ex-0?

Exemplar, by default, includes a wide variety of improvements from the human norm without offering up any unique 'power' that seems outside the capability of that norm: no psionic abilities, no energy beams and fields, no ability to tap energy or resources from extradimensional sources. It also locks in those improvements through the existance of the BIT, which is a part of an entities higher order meta-data (like DNA for biological make-up, but on a multi-dimensional scale). The standard ratings for Exemplar apply to a combined departure from the current timeline in evolutionary traits... as such, higher ratings will typically be smarter, more adaptable, stronger, faster, more durable, and able to bring more mental fortitude to their actions than lower ratings.

Standard rankings run from 2 to 6.

A ranking of 2 represents a BIT with capabilities within reach of baseline humans of exceptional (world class) ability and training; but where a Olympic medalist sprinter might conceivably outrun an Exemplar 2 at the 100 meter... it would also take a gold medalist weight lifter to out lift the same mutant, a gold medalist martial artist to outspar them, a Stephen Hawkings or Einstein to out theorize, and so forth. Additionally, that baseline will spend most of their life training to be at that level... the mutant will need little exercise and skill to reach it, and will stay at that level without significant effort throughout their life. Typically a mutant is ranked where their predominant traits are... meaning, some mutants may have different levels of mental and physical traits... or only one of the two. This is uncommon and often more a mindset resistant to using the new abilities than their absence from the mutation.

A ranking of 7 might be granted in cases where the mutant has an evolutionary trait that has not be previously classified (that grants an unusual or extreme ability far beyond baseline). A ranking of 1 also occasionally is made where the mutant's BIT is locked within the normal range of human capability. This gives the mutant some extra durability and regenerative ability... they may not heal faster than a baseline human, but when they eventually do it will re-establish health at the BIT's original standard (so they will age exceedingly well, and without scars or permanent injury, even from things a baseline human would not survive).

An Exemplar 0 - as with all 0 rankings, isn't truly an exemplar in the traditional sense, but is an aspect of a manifestation that is fairly minor and doesn't generally occur except when that trait also exists. In a sense, it's an ability that might be a precursor evolution or a side-branch evolution for one of the traits that have been commonly identified. An Exemplar 0 ranking might be 'granted' in the case of a minor physical or mental change during manifestation that is NOT locked in with a BIT.

The answer to that question is... yes. As in, yes, it taps into the collective consciousness. Also, yes, it taps into your personal ideation. Also, yes, its actually not doing either one of those things and the BIT is a pre-existing piece of data in the universal extradimensional data stream that happens to bond to the individual during that moment of manifestation.