Old
Both words in one sentence
- Knights of the Old Republic set the precedent: Your Player Character, Bastila and Carth are captured by the Sith, and you have to choose one of your party members to bail you out.
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Mandatory Motherhood: Played straight in Gilead, because of the fact many high-ranking women are infertile or too old to get pregnant, so going on the Biblical precedent of Jacob, Rachel and Leah, they force "handmaids" to bear a child in their place.
Source: Literature / The Handmaid's Tale
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