Action and Success

Action

Action noun - Something done by someone.

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Success and action are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Success" instead a noun "Action".

Nearby Words: active, activity, acting, acted, actively

Success noun - A person or thing that is successful.

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Action and success are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Action" instead a noun "Success".

best	best action	best success
similar	similar action	similar success
actual	actual action	actual success
real	real action	real success
Other adjectives: big, little, major, minor, less, military, further, significant.

Yet despite animation gaining a bit more respect nowadays, most theatrical adaptations of superheroes are live-action, with varying levels of success.

Source: Live-Action Adaptation
George of the Jungle had two live-action films, one with Brendan Fraser that was a massive success for Disney and one that had to go straight to DVD.

Source: Live-Action Adaptation
A similar rule has players spend their own action dice to activate a critical success when they roll a "threat".

Source: Critical Failure

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