Topic on Trope Workshop talk:Power Buff

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The way I understood this trope was as a meta-power (ability, spell, etc) that improves other powers. In hindsight, trying to generalise it to buffs on other things like physical attributes was a mistake that creates unnecessary confusion, and I probably should have put my foot down on the stricter scope at the launch stage.
The way I understood this trope was as a meta-power (ability, spell, etc) that improves other powers. In hindsight, trying to generalise it to buffs on other things like physical attributes (granted that stuff like "improve Spider-Man's super strength to Hulk level" are a messy grey area) was a mistake that creates unnecessary confusion, and I probably should have put my foot down on the stricter scope at the launch stage.