Editing Power (section)

== Types ==
Powers in Shadowbane fall into several archetypes:
* '''[[AI Modification]]''' powers that will change the way [[mobile]]s act.
* '''[[Area of Effect]]''', or AoE, powers which can affect many targets in a specific radial or spherical area.
* '''[[Buff]]''' powers that benefit a player's combat ability for a limited period of time.
* '''[[Chant]]s''', which provide limitless buffs, but can be interrupted.
* '''[[Charm]]'''s that bring a mobile under a player's control as a [[pet]].
* '''[[Conversion]]''' powers which convert health, stamina, or mana into a different variable and vice versa.
* '''[[Damage]]''' powers intended to inflict damage on other characters.
* '''[[Damage Over Time]]''', or DoT, powers that spread inflicted damage out over a specific amount of time.
* '''[[Debuff]]s''', which negatively impact their target's combat ability for a limited period of time. 
* '''[[Dispel]]''' powers that will strip players of effects such as buffs.
* '''[[Heal]]s''', which grant a player additional health, mana, or stamina.
* '''[[Hone]]''' powers, which increase the destructive ability of weapons or the effectiveness of armor and jewelry.
* '''[[Proc]]s''' that grant a weapon a 5% chance of discharging a burst of damage, or a drain.
* '''[[Recall]]s''' that teleport a player or a group of players to their home city or a [[runegate]].
* '''[[Traveler|Runegate Activation]]''' powers, intended to open specific runegate gates.
* '''[[Summon]]s''', which allow players to call forth familiars or even other players.
* '''[[Tracking]]''', which grants the ability to find out what PCs or NPCs exist in your surroundings.
* '''[[Weapon Styles]]''', which provide a damage boost to your attacks along with applying some kind of effect to the target.