Altered
Both words in one sentence
- So, for example, if two folkloric creatures are so similar as to be interchangeable, one or both may end up being altered just to make them distinct and justify separate entries.
Source: Our Monsters Are Different - You do get the distinct impression that if she was raised by any species except wolves, the series would be wildly altered, and she and Blind Seer have a very nonhuman view of pretty much everything.
Source: Xenofiction -
Unusually for a 4X the factions are distinct beyond bonus or penalized stats (though those are there as well), and unit designs can be altered/improved to make them mechanically—if not visibly—distinct.
Source: Video Game / Endless Legend
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