Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1515612-20150321053354/@comment-23932365-20150321185831

Yeah, but you're forgetting one key component: powers aren't designed to induce harm or kill someone for that matter. They give the user control over something such as water or air, but what the user decides to do with their power sets it apart from a weapon. Weapons are specifically designed to inflict damage, while powers only give you control. For example, pyrokinesis is control over fire, right? Fire is a neutral element, since it provides light and warmth, but can also be used to cause great destruction; pyrokinesis can go either way, as well as any other power. This is totally different to weapons, which are created with only one purpose in mind: to hurt, or worst-case scenario, kill.