Effect and Rule

Effect

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

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Rule and effect are semantically related in power topic. In some cases you can use "Rule" instead the word "Effect" as a noun or a verb.

Rule noun - A statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity.

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Effect and rule are semantically related in power topic. Sometimes you can use "Effect" instead the word "Rule" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: ruling, ruler, ruled

special	special effect	special rule
similar	similar effect	similar rule
normal	normal effect	normal rule
common	common effect	common rule
Other adjectives: specific, direct, complete, original, single, obvious, actual, real, little, main, significant.

Trope Namer: Shadowrun has a rule named "the chunky salsa effect", although it deals with the effect of explosives in enclosed spaces, rather than massive head trauma.

Source: Chunky Salsa Rule
Psychic powers themselves fit the first rule and the first part of the third rule, as each power has a specific function and effect and a psyker can't use more powers than his/her psychic mastery level allows unless some specific circumstance changes that.

Source: Vancian Magic
This sounds very similar to how Nazi Germany came into effect, as well as the rule of Adolf Hitler.

Source: A Nazi by Any Other Name

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