Deal and Effect

Deal

Deal noun - A considerable amount.

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Effect and deal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Effect" instead a noun "Deal".

Nearby Words: dealing, dealer, dealt

Effect noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Deal and effect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deal" instead a noun "Effect".

good	good deal	good effect
full	full deal	full effect
special	special deal	special effect
best	best deal	best effect
Other adjectives: better, similar, specific, complete, original, single, powerful, actual, real, great, huge, little, bad, main, major, possible, greater, magical.

ability	deal ability	effect ability
life	deal life	effect life
point	deal point	effect point
turn	deal turn	effect turn
Other words: way, health, times, stats.

Zero Punctuation features some pretty blatant metaphors to this effect, even with the real deal (censored or not) making up most of the screentime.

Source: Something Else Also Rises
Offensive spells are area-of-effect, and non-offensive spells buff the speed stat or deal a Standard Status Effect.

Source: Video Game / Skies of Arcadia
Most notable is Lil' Cal, a Spoil of War who inflicts the Curse status effect, making enemies deal half damage and making attacks at them deal 50% more damage.

Source: Roleplay / Destroy The Godmodder

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