Character Power Gimmick Generator

Another tin-sayer.

by Swordie

HTML

Want your character to have an interesting gimmick? Look no further. The choices below have also been grabbed off of TVTropes.<br><br>

<button>give me the good stuff!</button>
<h2></h2>

JavaScript

$('button').click(function() {
    $('h2').text('Your character can '+randomEl(trope1)+', however,  '+randomEl(trope2)+'.');
    selectElementContents($('h2')[0]);
});

function randomEl(list) {
    var i = Math.floor(Math.random() * list.length);
    return list[i];
}

function selectElementContents(el) {
    var range = document.createRange();
    range.selectNodeContents(el);
    var sel = window.getSelection();
    sel.removeAllRanges();
    sel.addRange(range);
}

var trope1 = ["absorb elements","absorb energy from another being","assault others with gemstone shards","astral project (aka detach their soul and wander freely)","breathe in space","breathe underwater","calculate things much beyond a normal being could","call forth their local eldritch abomination","cast magic","cause rot on anything they touch","channel beings","charm people and have considerable influence over them","control beasts and animals","control gravity","crawl on walls and ceilings","create deflector fields","create portals","create weapons using sprectral energy","detect evil intent","detect the slightest detail through their hyper-sensitivity","duplicate oneself","fire lazers from their eyes","fly","gain powers through cannibalism","give killer analyses on mere glances alone","harness a psychic power","have foreboding dreams and nightmares","have incredible luck","influence one's emotions","literally manipulate biomatter","manipulate elements","manipulate their own shadow","negate magic or other supernatural effects","overthrow fate","petrify others through touch or look","poison others through skin contact","possess another's body","promote healing at an insanely fast rate","read minds","read others' minds","ride dragons","see auras within people","see ghosts","see into the future","shapeshift","shrink or grow in an instant","spy through an animal's eyes","spy through other people's dreams","summon guardian entities","telepathically communicate with other people","throw their...