Allow and Raise hell

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Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.

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Raise hell is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Raise hell verb - Take strong and forceful action, as to object or express discontent.

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Allow is an antonym for raise hell in frolic topic.

But if you literally try to raise Hell...the book mentions in several places that demon summoning is a Bad Thing, the GM is under no obligation to allow the players to do it, and if they do, the GM should be willing to drag their characters off to Hell on a whim.

Source: Even Evil Has Standards / Tabletop Games

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