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A game's <b>canon</b> (not to be confused with 'cannon') is all the [[setting]] material which can be considered "official".  The term comes from ecclesiastical usage where it refers to scripture officially recognized by a church.
A game's <b>canon</b> (not to be confused with 'cannon') is all the [[setting]] material which can be considered "official".  The term comes from ecclesiastical usage where it refers to scripture officially recognized by a church.



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A game's canon (not to be confused with 'cannon') is all the setting material which can be considered "official". The term comes from ecclesiastical usage where it refers to scripture officially recognized by a church.

Things which are part of canon are considered canonical.