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No. Here, "ablative" is not used in its grammatical sense, but in the medical sense of the removal, especially of organs, from the body by mechanical means. See http://www.dictionary.com/browse/ablation. D A Patriarche, BSc 12:30, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
There should probably be a mention of similar random modifiers for non-combat situations. I believe Star Wars Galaxies has critical failures in crafting, for example. --Mrwojo20:45, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The article says that critical hits originated in D&D, but there are no critical hits in 1st edition AD&D. The concept of critical hits does make an appearance in 2nd Edition AD&D, as an optional rule, but I'm sure that by that time (1989) they had appeared in many other RPGs. Akiyama (talk) 01:59, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Andy Slack[1] implies that while the concept originated in D&D, the term critical hits was new in the additional house rules originating in the Empire of the Petal Throne. D A Patriarche, BSc 12:28, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
They are actually called Critical Hits in Chrono Trigger, not "Double Hits". This is most clearly visible in the DS version of the game. --71.231.52.36 (talk) 13:05, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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I have added two but obviously more are needed. Over to someone with more extensive knowledge of RPG history than me! D A Patriarche, BSc 13:00, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
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