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Scorpion451
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6th Jul, 2021 06:01:19 PM
Wax On, Wax Off for using unusual training methods like taking piano lessons to increase your ability to coordinate different simultaneous tasks with both hands
Chekhov's Skill if Alice's ability to play checkers really well becomes lethaly relevant when granted the ability to Flash Step.
Basically when a skill seemingly completely unrelated to playing a game provides an unexpected or unorthodox advantage. For example, if a game has a portion that emphasizes quickly choosing from a set of written prompts and a person excels at it because they're a speed reader.