Foothold
Foothold noun - A place from which an advance (as for military operations) is made.
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Settlement and foothold are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Settlement" instead a noun "Foothold".
Settlement
Settlement noun - An arrangement about action to be taken.
Foothold and settlement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foothold" instead a noun "Settlement".
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- There's exactly one event in the source material that qualifies as category 4: After a cult of theNameless God gained a foothold in a major city, Poseidon Expy Efferd killed off the whole settlement, and the PCs with it.
Source: Tabletop Game / The Dark Eye
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