History Main / AcceptableBreaksFromReality

* GameGourmet: In video games, foodstuffs are collectible or menu items, usually to restore lost HP or gain points.

* FreeRangeChildren: Otherwise a lot of stories about children would be either boring to adults, require parents to supervise the adventure, or be made of {{angst}} about how nosy parents can be.

* In ''Series/TheBoys'' its both a plot point and part of the worldbuilding that the Supes play themselves in the [[ShowWithinAShow films based on them.]] But none of the Supes mention taking acting lessons, nor to the film crews comment on their [[StylisticSuck sub-par performances]] and generally treat them like normal actors, even though these films are supposed to be the in-universe equivalent of real-life superhero blockbusters, and proper movie acting can take years to still fail to learn for some people. Starring in such a movie is also stressful and time consuming, and would interfere with Supes other responsibilities. Realistically, Vought would have most if not all the roles would be played by professional actors, just like how athletes, veterans and other celebrities rarely play themselves in their biopics, but the way the show presents it allows for some interesting plots and for the satire of superhero media, celebrities and Hollywood to remain focused on [[TheMainCharactersDoEverything the characters the audience knows.]]

Compare with {{Cliche}} for when these acceptable breaks are expected by the audience and ''SugarWiki/FavoriteTrope'' for when the audience loves seeing them in use regardless if the trope is realistic or not.

Compare with {{Cliché}} for when these acceptable breaks are expected by the audience and ''SugarWiki/FavoriteTrope'' for when the audience loves seeing them in use regardless if the trope is realistic or not.

* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': What seems to be standard breaks from reality found in HumongousMecha anime, turns out to be very well backed-up in-universe. As a result, it's less of breaking away from reality as it is that the anime's reality is so off-rails, it can {{justif|ied}}y its wacky state of affairs. The pilots are so young because they can't be tainted by the Second Impact, and as that event happened fourteen years ago... TheHero can get so good at his job, not because of any merit of his but because his mecha is a SoulJar for his mother and a [[EnemyExchangeProgram hijacked clone of the enemy species]] -- it's his mecha doing all of the work. And so on.

* FirewoodResources: In RealTimeStrategy games, wood is always shown in bundles to represent the action without requiring unnecessary detail.

* EventDrivenClock: In-universe time and calendar is based around the hero's actions and progress rather than a real-time clock. Time of day can be very important to a scene, and technical difficulties can arise if the alternative is used, especially in pre-rendered cutscenes.

* AuthorityGrantsAsskicking: The higher a character is in his hierarchy, the better he is in a fight. Why? So it's easy to know who to look out for.

* NoOSHACompliance: Wacky Shenanigans in construction sites and factories in fiction would be nowhere near possible (or [[RuleOfFun fun]]) in real life without someone being fired or put in prison, but in the world of fiction, you can be as negligent and unsafe as much as you want. So if you want to go for a jog on that spinning cogwheel or play chicken with a hydraulic press, go on ahead.
** The inverse of this trope can also count, particularly in theme parks and similar settings. Even if you're constructing immersive replicas of historic landmarks or fantastical worlds, they still need to conform to modern building standards, be accessible to individuals with limited mobility and feature clearly signposted safety information in the locally relevant languages.

* ''Website/{{Cracked}}'': {{Parodied}} in "[[http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_1088_if-video-games-worked-by-real-world-logic If Video Games Worked By Real Logic"]].

!!Forms of Acceptable Breaks From Reality include:

* ArbitraryMaximumRange: In real-world physics, there's no "maximum range" for weapons in space[[note]]though aiming still gets increasingly difficult as the distance between a weapon and its target increases[[/note]] — but that wouldn't make for gripping space battles and if it's in video games, system performance will take a big hit if it has to track that many objects that aren't in the playfield anymore.
* ArbitraryMinimumRange: Some weapons may have a minimum range, and it is a lot less effective or unable to fire at targets at all before this distance. Having such a powerful weapon without a minimum range can be a GameBreaker, since it would have little weakness. TruthInTelevision for large, difficult-to-maneuver ranged weapons, those that fire, or ''are'', explosive devices[[note]]which have a built-in ''[[UnfriendlyFire very good reason]]'' not to [[ExplosiveStupidity use them at]] [[TooDumbToLive point-blank range]][[/note]], ''all'' of the former in the case of (e.g.) submarine-launched torpedoes, or any [[Main/{{BFS}} melee weapon known for its size]].

Compare NecessaryWeasel. Overlaps with TheLawOfConservationOfDetail, for those tropes that could be justified but aren't worth the time. AntiFrustrationFeatures are a related trope in video games, but are more about when gameplay elements or rules are temporarily changed or suspended to make the game easier for a specific section.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The higher a character is in his hierarchy, the better he is in a fight. Why? So it's easy to know who to look out for.