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4 2Toddler Trinket Test
A young child is made to choose between various symbolic objects as a test of character
Created: Apr 23rd 2024 at 6:04:06 AM
0 6Fight Dancing
A character skilled in fighting/magic uses the physical movements of those other skills in place of dance skills.
Created: 19 hours ago
2 13Language Fluency Reveal
A character reveals their fluency in the language everyone else speaks
Created: Apr 18th 2024 at 7:11:47 PM
1 32Credits Fakeout (adopted by supernintendo128)
Playing the credits before the story is actually over.
Created: Nov 13th 2022 at 10:39:30 AM
0 14Peer As Teacher (Launching May 1st)
A teacher is close to the same age or peer group as their student(s).
Created: Apr 25th 2024 at 2:24:30 PM
1 0Deliberate Outlier Cap
Making Caps not follow the pattern of other caps of their type, because they apply to something special.
1 7Antipathy Induced Indifference
Someone is so frustrated by another character that they go beyond hatred to downright apathy.
7 6Big/Small Juxtaposition
A juxtaposition between something big and something small.
Created: Apr 10th 2024 at 8:46:02 PM
0 5"Run Your Own Race" Aesop
The moral of the story is don't compare yourself or your situation/outcome to others
Created: Apr 3rd 2024 at 7:57:58 AM
0 7Logistical Opponent vs Psychological Opponent
When one person relies on the rules and tactics before them, another uses psychological tactics
0 9Lone Voice In The Crowd (needs examples)
There are many people, but only one speaks
Created: Jan 16th 2024 at 11:06:46 AM
0 7UsefulNotes/Eclipses
An overview of astronomical eclipses. (WIP)
Created: Apr 21st 2024 at 11:36:50 AM
0 11Blowout Fight
A vicious argument in a close relationship that involves invoking past baggage and personal attacks.
Created: Jul 4th 2023 at 7:57:21 AM
5 48Adaptational Costume Change (adopted by skewview)
The adaptation significantly changes a character's outfit.
Created: Mar 31st 2019 at 3:42:07 PM
0 16Post-Mortem Possessions
A person dies and finds they still have their physical possessions with them in death.
Created: Apr 4th 2024 at 9:05:02 AM
8 5Normality As Maturity
Character development is marked by a gradual adherence to societal norms.
Created: 22 hours ago
2 17Mama Good, Papa Bad
The mother is a nicer parent than the father.
Created: Apr 21st 2024 at 5:45:35 PM
1 4A Lady Rides Aside
Sidesaddle Means Feminine
Created: Apr 20th 2024 at 11:52:26 AM
0 13Love Makes You Saner (Launching on April 30th)
A person feels sane only because of their love for someone else.
Created: Mar 23rd 2012 at 2:52:13 PM
A person feels sane only because of their love for someone else.
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1 4Aid Refusal
Help or attempt to help is met with or rejected out of fear, distrust, hatred or hostility.
Created: 7 hours ago