Talk:Magentos Indigrave/@comment-10337166-20160323094933/@comment-27997419-20160323113905

No his semblance is not always running, it just has a passive factor which starts when he activates it. It's a way to differentiate two separate factors of the semblance, if he just activates it the passive effect takes place, but he can choose to concentrate the effect of his semblance to a specific thing such as his opponents movements.

Both require the semblance to be activated.

Limitations wise it has a few, but most of them were already implied (Or I thought were) by the RWBY canon.

1. As already mentioned, it only affects his mental capacity...it cannot affect his body in any way (the dexterity boost is caused by better eye-body coordination which is caused by self-perception which is a mental factor.). Therefore his speed or strength is not increased at all.

2. He needs aura for the semblance to stay active. If his aura runs out through normal means so does his semblance. (Implied by RWBY canon)

3. His semblance is affected by fatigue, if he is physically tired this will affect his mental capacity, the same is true if he is mentally tired from overthinking. As mentioned earlier, this semblance doesn't affect his body, therefore he feels the full burden of physical fatigue, thus get's slower, weaker when fatigued. While with mental fatigue, this semblance could reduce it's effects, but not remove them, thus lowering the effectiveness of the entire semblance. (Thought this was implied by RWBY canon, unless aura removes fatigue completely. Which I have no idea.)

4. Also, using this semblance will tire his mind more quickly, since it's sending his brain into overdrive. While the semblance can improve his mental capacity, it provides no protection against mental fatigue. Also, while it can reduce the effects of fatigue, as previously mentioned, it will not reduce the fatigue itself.

I will adjust the Semblance section to reflect these.

Are these limitations good enough?