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Note: have in mind these should refer to plot or theme elements. For Gameplay mechanics see [[Power Creep]].
* ''[[Warhammer
** Then there's Wazdakka Gutzmek, an Ork Big Mek whose lifelong ambition is to built the most awesomest bike in the 'ooniverse. How awesome? Well, he used it to ram into the cockpit of a [[Humongous Mecha|Titan]] and kill the people inside. For his next trick he'll try fitting it with a fully functional warp-drive, so that he can ride from one side of the galaxy to the other (and shoot anything that gets in the way)!
** His bike has so many flashy gubbinz that it's one looted antigrav system from being a jetbike, has no less than three large guns that can all be fired at once (going by the wording in his entry), and the man himself has been depicted in art with a ''chainsaw claw''.
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** Even on the mundane note, a boltgun (standard small arms) weighs about 7.5 kilograms and fires .75 caliber rounds. That's right, it weighs twice as much as a modern M16, has ''three times'' the barrel diameter, and fires ''armor piercing high-explosive rockets'', ''and'' manages to have a 50% larger standard magazine to boot. It is amazing what players take in stride.
** While it may not be as [[Egregious]] an example, the swords in this universe run on combustion engines, the tanks (designed by [[Ninja Zombie Pirate Robot|superhuman werewolf]] [[Space Wolf|space vikings]]) are powered by hydrocarbon-fission-fusion cells, and the space ships are powered by SLAVE LABOR.
* When played right, the game ''[[Exalted]]'' is basically the Do It Yourself version of [[Serial Escalation]].
* [[Scion]] starts at 11 and the books actively encourage the players and Storyteller to see how far they can push the meter up.
* Part of the [[Dungeons
** The /tg/ board on [[Image Boards|4chan]] has been seen discussing how to properly min-max ''Surtr''. As in, the Norse fire giant destroying the world. That Surtr. ''Min-Maxing him''.
** The 3rd Edition Epicevel Handbook explicitly encouraged the Dungeonmaster to do this to the players with ridiculous and unfair challenges on the grounds that the players will have the resources to deal with them. How far can the Dwarven Defender swim through lava?
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