Issue and Retain

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Issue verb - To produce and release for distribution in printed form.

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Retain is an antonym for issue in topics: distribute, emit.

Nearby Words: issued, issuing, issuance, issuer

Retain verb - To continue to have in one's possession or power.

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Issue is an antonym for retain.

Nearby Words: retainer, retaining

ability	issue ability	retain ability
strength	issue strength	retain strength
name	issue name	retain name
status	issue status	retain status
Other words: appearance, features.

The more minor issue is that, as death is an integral part of gameplay, it makes items essentially useless until very late in the game when you get the ability to retain a decent number of equipped items on death.

Source: Scrappy Mechanic / Role-Playing Games

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