Effect and Setting

Effect

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

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

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

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

Nearby Words: set, settling, setter

good	good effect	good setting
full	full effect	full setting
similar	similar effect	similar setting
normal	normal effect	normal setting
Other adjectives: common, specific, complete, original, single, actual, real, main, interesting, unique, major, possible, maximum, different, magical, overall.

Or perhaps this character lives in a setting where Fantasy Gun Control isn't in effect and swords are obsolete.

Source: Mage Marksman
Character Exaggeration: An inevitable side-effect of trying to re-imagine around twenty well-known Marvel characters in a fresh historical setting.

Source: Comicbook / Marvel 1602
In the Glorantha setting of RuneQuest, Chaos Features (powers granted by exposure to "primal Chaos") often have a physical side effect like this—But some folks get Chaos Flaws instead, all side effect and no power.

Source: Lovecraftian Superpower

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