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* In the ''[[Safehold]]'' series by [[David Weber]], the heroes relentlessly exploit loopholes and creative interpretations of the religious prohibitions concerning technological advances. |
* In the ''[[Safehold]]'' series by [[David Weber]], the heroes relentlessly exploit loopholes and creative interpretations of the religious prohibitions concerning technological advances. |
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** One of the more notable examples of outright abuse comes with explosives and chemistry: the [[God Guise|"archangels"]] who created the rules couldn't explain ''why'' certain things shouldn't be done (since that would expose people to too much knowledge), only saying that mixing chemicals X and Y would result in dangerous, magical retribution. If, however, you ''wanted'' that "magical retribution" to occur in certain controlled conditions, say in a fuse attached to a gunpowder-filled artillery shell... |
** One of the more notable examples of outright abuse comes with explosives and chemistry: the [[God Guise|"archangels"]] who created the rules couldn't explain ''why'' certain things shouldn't be done (since that would expose people to too much knowledge), only saying that mixing chemicals X and Y would result in dangerous, magical retribution. If, however, you ''wanted'' that "magical retribution" to occur in certain controlled conditions, say in a fuse attached to a gunpowder-filled artillery shell... |
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** Gets even better when one of the people directly responsible for enforcing the restrictions gets brought in on the secret (namely that the religion in question is a [[Path of Inspiration]]) and starts ''helping'' the heroes abuse loopholes. |
** Gets even better when one of the people directly responsible for enforcing the restrictions gets brought in on the secret (namely that the religion in question is a [[Path of Inspiration]]) and starts ''helping'' the heroes abuse loopholes. Having been one of the seniormost prosecutors responsible for shooting down loophole abuse in the past, he's well familiar with how that game is played. |
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* In ''[[Fate/Zero]]'', Kiritsugu signs a [[Magically-Binding Contract]] with Lord El-Melloi - El-Melloi will order [[Person of Mass Destruction|Lancer]] to commit suicide and withdraw from the Holy Grail War, and in exchange Kiritsugu cannot harm him or his fiance. As soon as Lancer is dead, Kiritsugu's assistant shoots El-Melloi. |
* In ''[[Fate/Zero]]'', Kiritsugu signs a [[Magically-Binding Contract]] with Lord El-Melloi - El-Melloi will order [[Person of Mass Destruction|Lancer]] to commit suicide and withdraw from the Holy Grail War, and in exchange Kiritsugu cannot harm him or his fiance. As soon as Lancer is dead, Kiritsugu's assistant shoots El-Melloi. |
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** Kiritsugu again: [[Aint No Rule]] that the Einzbern Master has to be an Einzbern, or that a Master has to be the one who supports his Servant. |
** Kiritsugu again: [[Aint No Rule]] that the Einzbern Master has to be an Einzbern, or that a Master has to be the one who supports his Servant. |
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