Bad
Failures
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Butt Monkey: Sam is a tragic version, almost bordering on a Deconstruction as we see the obvious serious effects his failures and bad luck have had on his mental and emotional stability.
- They aren't failures who happen to be evil, they fail because they do things the bad way.
Source: Redemption Promotion -
The eighth edition magic rules changed most magic critical failures into "bad critical successes": The spell succeeds and can't be dispelled by the enemy, but something bad happens to the caster.
Source: Critical Failure
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