World Power Scale (Cosmic Power Scale of the Great Clock)
This scale describes the maximum power possible in the world supported by the Great Clock, especially after the Second Hand Shifts.
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LEVEL 0 — NOTHINGNESS
🔹 Beyond existence
Not bound by the Great Clock
Cannot be perceived, attacked, or influenced
Not an enemy, not an ally
> Exists only as a concept before the first chime.
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LEVEL 1 — THE GREAT CLOCK
🔸 Absolute Systemic Power
Foundation of all laws: physics, magic, spirits, fate
Does not "act," only operates
Cannot be destroyed without destroying the world itself
📌 Not a fully conscious entity, but a living law.
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LEVEL 2 — ZODIAC RULERS (12)
🔹 Multiversal Power - Limited
Each ruler = personification of one Prime Law
Can:
Rewrite laws in their area of influence
Create or destroy races
Cannot:
Destroy the Great Clock
Violate other zodiacs without consequence
⚠️ Conflict between them causes a rift in reality.
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LEVEL 3 — TIME ENTITY
(Rare, post-Second Hand Shift)
🔸 Paracausal
Past/Present/Future Avatar
Not bound by normal cause and effect
Can undo victory, death, even birth
📌 Usually appears only as a phenomenon, not a permanent being.
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LEVEL 4 — DESCENDANT GODS
🔹 Planetary to Dimensional Power
Born from:
Mass worship
Strong resonance of a zodiac sign
Can:
Rule a world/aspect
Can die if:
Forgotten
Their laws are weakened
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LEVEL 5 — LIVING LEGENDS / EPOCHAL FIGURES
🔸 Continental to World Power
Eternal kings, great wizards, heroes of destiny
After the Shift of the Second Hand:
Can level up through Echoes of the Past
Can fight descendant gods
📌 History = the source of their power.
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LEVEL 6 — HIGH RACES
🔹 Regional Power
Races directly created by the rulers of the zodiac
Examples:
Aurion (Leo)
Umbrae (Scorpio)
Their elite individuals can rival young legends
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LEVEL 7 — GENERAL RACES & PRACTITIONERS
🔸 Local to National Power
Humans, elves, minor races
Wizards, knights, technomancers
Depends on:
Knowledge
Artifacts
Zodiac affiliation
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LEVEL 8 — ECHO BEINGS (POST-SHIFT)
🔹 Unstable, but dangerous
Remnants, Echoborn
Can surpass their original level
Difficult to destroy because:
They "already existed"
📌 Their power fluctuates.
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QUICK SUMMARY
Maximum World Tier (Temporary): Limited Multiversal
Apocalyptic Threat: Tier 2–3
Current World: Unstable, prone to power escalation
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