Affects
Rules
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Done quite often in Dungeons & Dragons; there are actually rules in the 3rd edition of the game for when it may be done and how it affects attacks.
Source: Coup de Grâce -
All modifiers for explosion damage are gone, each ship blows up with a specified force (using the same rules as mines for how it affects other units).
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In the movement phase, specific rules govern how far different models/units can move and how movement affects what they can do in the subsequent phases.
Source: Tabletop Game / Warhammer 40,000
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Rules and Affects. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affects/rules
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Rules or Affects. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affects/rules.
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