Re: Looking for story examples (SPOILERS)

Lee Gleason <lee.gleason@comcast.net> wrote or quoted:

  In "Lord of Light", early on, the Rakasha "strengthen" Sam's
"flames", effectively making him immortal. But this is forgotten until
later when the Gods try to kill him before the marriage of Kali.

  If you are playing NetHack, sometimes you pick up an ability
  from a scroll or a potion, and you might not actually get a
  chance to use it until way later in the run.