Minor and Optional

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Minor adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.

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Optional and minor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Optional" instead an adjective "Minor".

Nearby Words: minority, Minorite

Optional adjective - Subject to one's freedom of choice.

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Minor and optional are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Minor" instead an adjective "Optional".

Nearby Words: option, optionally

There is an optional "piece of your soul" rule in the Cyberscape book, but the cost is a relatively minor Experience Point expenditure instead of some kind of permanent "damage" to your soul.

Source: Cybernetics Eat Your Soul
But except for some minor changed dialogue, and a whole chunk of optional dialogue choices, this doesn't have an effect on puzzle solving.

Source: Video Game / King's Quest (2015)
Hint coins are a more minor form of this trope, being optional (unless you suck at puzzles).

Source: Pixel Hunt

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