Boost and Drop

good	good boost	good drop
full	full boost	full drop
nice	nice boost	nice drop
special	special boost	special drop
Other adjectives: initial, considerable, small, strong, massive, large, big, extreme, enormous, huge, tiny, slight, noticeable, major, dramatic, possible, final, minor, extra, significant, sudden.

Common collocations

amount	boost amount	drop amount
system	boost system	drop system
level	boost level	drop level
health	boost health	drop health
Other words: items, armor, times, points, shields.

Success grants money, a huge party morale boost (especially useful, since morale drop rate increase proportionally with the party size) and some renown; failure means losing morale and renown.

Source: Video Game / Phantasy Calradia
Touhou Labyrinth has the True Final Boss of the game drop an equipment piece that provides a hefty boost to both defensive stats, providing what at first appears to be a standard form of the trope.

Source: Bragging Rights Reward
He cannot be hurt by the player, he can hurt the player, he can drop bombs and fire missiles, has no health bar and a seemingly unlimited boost gauge.

Source: Video Game / Sonic Rush Series aka: Sonic Rush

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