A principle named after author Paul Czege, roughly stating that if the same person generates the adversity and also its resolution in an RPG, the result is boring.

References:

• Re: Bangs&Illusionism - in which Ron beats down Confusion (The Forge, Oct 2006)
• (Push/Pull) A response to the Czege principle? (Story Games, Jan 2006)
• Papa Holmes Talks Stance (Burning Wheel Forums, March 2008)