Calling and Strain

Calling

Calling noun - The act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to.

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Strain and calling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strain" instead a noun "Calling".

Nearby Words: call, called, caller, callback, callable

Strain noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.

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Calling and strain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Calling" instead a noun "Strain".

Nearby Words: strained, straining, strainer

special	special calling	special strain
natural	natural calling	natural strain
original	original calling	original strain
real	real calling	real strain
Other adjectives: constant, new, greater, alternate.

In the Dresden Files RPG, as in the books, spellcasting causes physical strain on the caster in two ways: firstly, calling up any magic at all (well, any evocation, and any ritual magic over a certain threshold of power) damages the character's mental stress by a small amount.

Source: Power Strain Blackout
Super Power Lottery: Mages can, effectively, do anything they can imagine, provided they can both think of the proper mixture of mystical elements and handle the strain of calling upon such power.

Source: Tabletop Game / Mage: The Awakening
In Game Theory (Fan Fic), Megane is eight months pregnant and capable of calling forth her most powerful summons but the strain of using that much magic induces labor, which makes it a deconstruction.

Source: Pregnant Badass

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