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;Darkness Isn't Dark: A phrase indicating that a given [[game system]] is acknowledged to be flawed, but is played anyway because it delivers a good entertainment experience. "But it doesn't make sense!" "What do you expect? In this game darkness isn't dark." | ;Darkness Isn't Dark: A phrase indicating that a given [[game system]] is acknowledged to be flawed, but is played anyway because it delivers a good entertainment experience. "But it doesn't make sense!" "What do you expect? In this game darkness isn't dark." | ||
− | :Origin: From the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]] | + | :Origin: From the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]] revised third edition, in which the Darkness spell was described as creating "an area of shadowy illumination" in which it was hard to see. Since "shadowy illumination" is still better than no illumination at all, this implied that casting Darkness in a room that was already pitch dark would make it lighter. |