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* '''Played For Horror''': Bob puts on the Pendant of Nihil and everything that depends on magic within a fifty-mile radius suddenly stops working, causing a humongous number of deaths from flyers falling down from the sky, torches shutting down and people tripping down stairs, beings that depend on magic to exist to get their lifeforce cut off, people who depended on medical magic to survive get their plugs yanked out, people who used magic to bypass physical disabilities having said disabilities come roaring back and leaving them high and dry in very precarious situations, and so on. Win or lose, Bob has become a greater murderer in five seconds than Alice was in a lifetime.
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** Bob deals with a minor spell problem by going on a quest to [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill turn the Nihil Trigger off and on again]].

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** Bob deals with a minor spell problem by going on a quest to [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill turn the Nihil Trigger [[HaveYouTriedRebooting off and on again]].

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* '''Exaggerated''': Any time anybody puts on the Pendant, any magic in five-kilometer radius ceases to work.

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Any time anybody puts on the Pendant, any magic in a five-kilometer radius ceases to work.work.
** The Nihil Trigger is a giant lever that switches on and off magic to the '''world'''.



** The MagicKnight brings a blade (or a gun) to the fight. The anti-magic can dispel the "magic" part of the attack, but the other guy doesn't gets as lucky with the physical part of the weapon.
** The Pendant of Nihil is destroyed.

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** The MagicKnight brings a blade (or a gun) [[CrazyPrepared magical gem cutter launcher]] to the fight. The anti-magic can dispel the "magic" part of the attack, but the other guy doesn't amulet gets as lucky with destroyed by the physical part of the weapon.
** The Pendant of Nihil is destroyed.
weapon, and they're both back to square one.



* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice launches a series of escalating magical attacks at Bob, [[NoSell who responds with a callous yawn.]]

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Laughs''':
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Alice launches a series of escalating magical attacks at Bob, [[NoSell who responds with a callous yawn.]]]]
** Bob deals with a minor spell problem by going on a quest to [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill turn the Nihil Trigger off and on again]].
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** The Pendant of Nihil is not magical itself, it is [[LostTechnology made in ancient times]] by a ding race.

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** The Pendant of Nihil is not magical itself, it is was [[LostTechnology made in ancient times]] by a ding dead/dying race.
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** The Pendant of Nihil is destroyed.
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* '''Straight''': The Pendant of Nihil allows its wearer to become resistant to magic.

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* '''Straight''': The Pendant of Nihil allows nullifies any magic spell within 5 m of its wearer to become resistant to magic.radius.
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* '''Downplayed''': The Pendant makes magic weaker around weary but the magic still has effect.

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* '''Downplayed''': The Pendant makes magic weaker around weary the wearer but the magic still has effect.
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* '''Downplayed''': The Pendant makes magic weaker around weare but the magic still has effect.

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* '''Downplayed''': The Pendant makes magic weaker around weare weary but the magic still has effect.



* '''Subverted''': Bob puts on the Pendant, hoping it will protect him from the Black Mage's Quantum Fireball. It appears to be so powerful it just makes the Pendant shatter into pieces, damaging Bob.

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* '''Subverted''': Bob puts on the Pendant, hoping it will protect him from the Black Mage's Quantum Fireball. It appears to be so powerful it just makes the Pendant shatter [[{{ScissorsCutsRock}} shatter]] into pieces, damaging Bob.

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* '''Defied''': "No, I won't be hiding behind this thing! I will face them with dignity and fight like a true warrior!"

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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"No, I won't be hiding behind this thing! I will face them with dignity and fight like a true warrior!"warrior!"
** The MagicKnight brings a blade (or a gun) to the fight. The anti-magic can dispel the "magic" part of the attack, but the other guy doesn't gets as lucky with the physical part of the weapon.
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* '''Downplayed''': The Pendant makes its wearer resistant to magic, but it cannot stop powerful magicks.

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* '''Downplayed''': The Pendant makes its wearer resistant to magic, magic weaker around weare but it cannot stop powerful magicks.the magic still has effect.



** The Pendant of Nihil is not magical itself, it is [[LostTechnology made in ancient times]] by a magic-forbidding race.

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** The Pendant of Nihil is not magical itself, it is [[LostTechnology made in ancient times]] by a magic-forbidding ding race.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Be careful, this thing may not be eternal! Who knows, maybe it drains your life!"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Be careful, this thing may not be eternal! Who knows, maybe it drains "Give up mage. All your life!"spells and gestures are pointless against my power."



* '''Defied''': "No, I won't be hiding behind this thing! I will face them with dignity and fight like a true hero!"

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* '''Defied''': "No, I won't be hiding behind this thing! I will face them with dignity and fight like a true hero!"warrior!"



* '''Deconstructed''': In the middle of a magic battle, Bob was so sure that the Pendant will help him that he stood against a powerful mage. But suddenly he calls for his armed minions, who wound Bob. He can't heal himself with magic, and it looks like the Pendant's lock have jammed...
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob crawls away from the battlefield and takes out a first-aid kit, while his friends cover him.

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* '''Deconstructed''': In the middle of a magic battle, Bob was so sure that the Pendant will help him that he stood against a powerful mage. But suddenly he calls for Said mage throws a dagger at him, waves his armed minions, who wound Bob. He can't heal himself with magic, and it looks like the Pendant's lock have jammed...
non-magical allies forward, or some other non-magical attack.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob crawls away from Bob's party confronts a powerful mage with the battlefield Pendant of Nihil to negate the mage's power. He has non-magical attacks/allies but is still easier to manage without his magic and takes out a first-aid kit, while his friends cover him.Bob's group can optimize for non-magical healing and attacks.

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* '''Inverted''': The Pendant of Magic Target makes its wearer vulnerable to magicks.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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The Pendant of Magic Target makes its wearer vulnerable to magicks.magicks.
** The Amulet of the Untouchable prevents physical contact with its wearer.

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* '''Implied''': Rumours say that the Pendant of Nihil once belonged to a powerful king who is said to be intouchable by any magic.

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* '''Implied''': Rumours say that the Pendant of Nihil once belonged to a powerful king who is said to be intouchable untouchable by any magic.



* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice launches a series of escalating magical attacks at Bob, [[NoSell who responds with a callous yawn.]]
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob ''has'' to find that pendant if he wants to prevent TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, which is being caused by a very powerful spell.



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* '''Exploited''': Bob is put in front of the party to shield everyone from magicks.

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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
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Bob is put in front of the party to shield everyone from magicks.
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** Bob places the Pendant of Nihil on an inherently magical foe, incapacitating them and leaving them in agonizing pain and possibly killing them as it erases the magical aspects of their very being.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Look at him! From the moment he put this on, nobody can even hit him!"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Look at him! From the moment he put "Be careful, this on, nobody can even hit him!"thing may not be eternal! Who knows, maybe it drains your life!"

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* '''Justified''': The Pendant of Nihil is not magical itself, it is [[LostTechnology made in ancient times]] by a magic-forbidding race.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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The Pendant of Nihil is not magical itself, it is [[LostTechnology made in ancient times]] by a magic-forbidding race.
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'''Basic Trope''': A power that cancels any magic.
* '''Straight''': The Pendant of Nihil allows its wearer to become resistant to magic.
* '''Exaggerated''': Any time anybody puts on the Pendant, any magic in five-kilometer radius ceases to work.
* '''Downplayed''': The Pendant makes its wearer resistant to magic, but it cannot stop powerful magicks.
* '''Justified''': The Pendant of Nihil is not magical itself, it is [[LostTechnology made in ancient times]] by a magic-forbidding race.
** The Pendant of Nihil follows the rule of [[MagicVersusScience Magic versus Science]] and is a very complicated device itself.
* '''Inverted''': The Pendant of Magic Target makes its wearer vulnerable to magicks.
* '''Subverted''': Bob puts on the Pendant, hoping it will protect him from the Black Mage's Quantum Fireball. It appears to be so powerful it just makes the Pendant shatter into pieces, damaging Bob.
* '''Double Subverted''': The damage was reduced so much that Black Mage is depleted from most of his magical energy, but Bob can stand and fight in a way.
* '''Parodied''': The Pendant of Nihil makes gods disappear, magic backfire and even unlucky accidents happen to anyone but its wearer.
* '''Zig Zagged''': The Pendant is working inconsistently, and it needs some power or sacrifice.
* '''Averted''': The setting lacks any magic.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Look at him! From the moment he put this on, nobody can even hit him!"
* '''Invoked''': In this world, heroes always fight for the Pendant of Nihil to be able to visit lands infested with dark magic and to come back with treasures.
* '''Exploited''': Bob is put in front of the party to shield everyone from magicks.
* '''Defied''': "No, I won't be hiding behind this thing! I will face them with dignity and fight like a true hero!"
* '''Discussed''': "You will never defeat the Black Mage, he is stronger than you! But I've heard about one artifact..."
* '''Conversed''': "I hope the developers won't nerf this pendant, so I could use some tactics."
* '''Implied''': Rumours say that the Pendant of Nihil once belonged to a powerful king who is said to be intouchable by any magic.
* '''Deconstructed''': In the middle of a magic battle, Bob was so sure that the Pendant will help him that he stood against a powerful mage. But suddenly he calls for his armed minions, who wound Bob. He can't heal himself with magic, and it looks like the Pendant's lock have jammed...
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob crawls away from the battlefield and takes out a first-aid kit, while his friends cover him.
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[[AntiMagic Here]] lies the anti-magic zone, so get your gun ready.
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