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* An old adage in tabletop [[RPG]]s, and similar to this trope, is "If you stat it, they will kill it." This is probably a take-off of the ''[[Predator]]'' quote, "If it bleeds, we can kill it."
** This may be why various RPGs avoid statting certain characters. For instance, ''[[Spirit of the Century]]'' gives only a few ballpark skills for Dr. Methusala, but only as a last resort. GMs are encouraged to treat him as an event, rather than a character.
*** ''[[Aberrant]]'' gives only a partial set of stats, and those largely being estimated values, for Divis Mal and Caestus Pax for precisely the same reason. (And what stats you
** Similarly, the tongue-in-cheek First Law of [[Munchkin]]ism: "Any finite number can be reduced to zero."
** The first edition of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' gave the gods stats. This led a lot of players to treat them just like really tough monsters and try to kill them. Later editions generally avoided statting the gods themselves, and if they needed to make a personal appearance, would send [[God in Human Form|an avatar]] with a fraction of their powers (but still really tough).
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