Mean and Rule

Mean

Mean noun - A middle point between extremes.

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Rule and mean are semantically related in standard topic. In some cases you can use "Rule" instead a noun "Mean".

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

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

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Mean and rule are semantically related in standard topic. Sometimes you can use "Mean" instead a noun "Rule".

Nearby Words: ruling, ruler, ruled

old	old mean	old rule
common	common mean	common rule
specific	specific mean	specific rule
standard	standard mean	standard rule
Other adjectives: legal, obvious, brutal, actual, real, evil, little, main, consistent, hereditary.

power	mean power	rule power
life	mean life	rule life
people	mean people	rule people
death	mean death	rule death
Other words: way, world, head, king, hell, humans.

The fact that a legal rule hasn't been invoked for centuries doesn't mean it has been repealed.

Source: My Rule-Fu Is Stronger Than Yours
There is no obvious rule why this would mean a human heart instead of an orc or troll, or a convicted murderer.

Source: Immortality Seeker
Some GMs also invert this with a house rule that rolling a 1 may mean you succeeded too well.

Source: Critical Failure

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