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MiinU Since: Jun, 2011
2019-09-04 16:47:13

That can either be a Retcon, or Throw It In, since it wasn't originally planned.

4tell0life4 Since: Mar, 2018
2019-09-04 17:05:25

What's the example?

We can never truly eradicate the coronavirus, but we can suppress its threat like influenza
Scorpion451 (Edited uphill both ways)
2019-09-04 18:04:09

Can be the result of Writing by the Seat of Your Pants or Ascended Fanon.

This is a lot less common than people think, though- usually its more a case of I Knew It! with an author that knew exactly what they were doing and just doesn't advertise it, or Schrödinger's Gun where a creator intentionally leaves these sort of optional future story hooks scattered throughout a work. (I love doing both to my players as a DM- I've sprung Brick Jokes on them that took most of a year to set up, and spun entire dungeons out of story hooks they showed interest in)

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