Base and Setting

Base

Base noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

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Setting and base are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Setting" instead a noun "Base".

Nearby Words: basic, basal, based, baseline, baseball

Setting noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.

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Base and setting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Base" instead a noun "Setting".

Nearby Words: set, settling, setter

old	old base	old setting
good	good base	good setting
high	high base	high setting
full	full base	full setting
Other adjectives: low, similar, complete, current, original, single, actual, entire, real, main, ancient, new, major, military, highest, primary, different, modern.

Greyhawk: Your basic Medieval European Fantasy, Greyhawk was the second created campaign setting and the base setting for 1st and 3rd editions.

Source: Tabletop Game / Dungeons & Dragons
Azra has reacted with horror to a few "comedic" scenes in The Final Fantasy Wars, most notably during a chapter in which the Mary Sues misfire spells, causing damage to the base and setting Tidus' hair on fire—and are immediately praised for their skill.

Source: Blog / Das Sporking
In the Bad Future, he is strongly implied to have topped this off by successfully escaping the base and setting off a global thermonuclear war, after Helen is either badly injured or temporarily killed in her fall and is thus unable to distract him at a pivotal moment.

Source: Webcomic / Narbonic

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