Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1515612-20150321053354/@comment-25155763-20150323215933

Annabeth and Percy wrote: It's hard to say, but I think M.J. is right. Not everyone has powers, but almost everyone has weapons. Powers are like weapons, but they are not necessarily actual weapons but abilities, and maybe they should be individual and not considered to be the same thing. Yeah, honestly I don't get how powers and weapons could be confused. Powers can be used as weapons, but they are not the same thing. Powers are special abilities unique to certain godparents (in this case). For instance if I pull out a sword, it would not be a power because its not like I own the worlds only sword, anybody can obtain one. But if i make a torrent of water from my hands, that is "power" because not everybody can use hydrokinesis, its just not possible.

In a few words, weapons are usable and common, while powers are gifts and not teachable.