Preconditions

Variation dyn.pr. Prerequisites ↔ Preconditions

limitations tacked on to an effort

When access to resources necessary to meeting pre-requisites is made contingent upon some non-essential accomplishment or limitation, the extra baggage is referred to as Pre-conditions. Depending upon the nature of the Pre-conditions and the nature of a character, it may turn out that although the pre-requisites will achieve the goal, the goal itself is improper and only the Pre-conditions can actually solve the problem. Misplaced emphasis is a common thematic exploration.

syn. provision, prescribed specification, imposed stipulation, limiting parameters, imposed limitations