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1 13Ambiguously Sentient Object (set to launch May 20)
An object shows signs of possibly being sentient, but not enough to prove that they are.
Created: Oct 7th 2023 at 2:49:23 AM
0 7Field Ability
RPG party members have special actions they can use in the overworld and/or in dungeons.
Created: yesterday
0 42Accidental Pain Guilt
A character accidentally injures someone they care about or gives them a disease and is wracked with guilt.
Created: Feb 21st 2024 at 5:02:54 PM
0 28Bad Reason To Do Good (Launching 20/5)
When someone does the right thing for the wrong reasons.
Created: Apr 22nd 2024 at 7:03:12 PM
0 9Trickster Transformee (LAST CALL FOR EXAMPLES)
Forcibly transformed characters can only succeed through sneaking and trickery.
Created: May 4th 2024 at 12:57:10 AM
0 11Living Constellation (Launching Sunday)
Constellations depicted as living beings
Created: Apr 7th 2024 at 5:53:02 PM
6 25Pointlessly Possessive
A character has something they don't need (or want) but refuses to let anyone else have it. Up For Grabs
Created: Jan 10th 2019 at 10:47:08 AM
0 3Public Access Show
A TV show where members of the general public have editorial control over the content.
Created: 13 hours ago
1 18Love Makes You Saner (launching May 20th)
A person feels sane only because of their love for someone else.
Created: Mar 23rd 2012 at 2:52:13 PM
0 15Intramarital Affair
A couple has an "affair" with each other.
Created: Jan 20th 2024 at 8:57:49 AM
0 7There In Their Head
One character imagines another character is there, visualized by the two actors literally being in the scene together.
Created: May 13th 2024 at 10:37:02 AM
0 11Artificial World
A world that was built, not formed naturally. (Looking for discussion — do worlds created by magic count?)
Created: May 13th 2024 at 11:54:39 AM
0 26Snack-Stealing Seagulls
Seagulls are portrayed as greedy food thieves. (Launching Soon™, May 19th?)
Created: May 10th 2024 at 2:58:58 AM
12 12Big/Small Juxtaposition
A juxtaposition between something big and something small.
Created: Apr 10th 2024 at 8:46:02 PM
1 4Forgotten Fingerprint
A criminal commits what they think is The Perfect Crime, only to discover they left behind physical evidence on something they forgot they handled.
Created: May 14th 2024 at 3:44:05 AM
1 7"Trying to be More Social" Plot (Needs Title Help!)
A plot where an introverted character tries to be more social.
Created: May 15th 2024 at 5:19:24 PM
0 15Unquenchable Fire (Launching 5/18)
A fire that cannot be put out by ordinary means.
Created: Apr 21st 2024 at 4:59:42 PM
1 5Sounding Silent Letters
Silent letters are pronounced out loud.
Created: May 15th 2024 at 8:00:44 AM
1 8Zener Cards
Cards used in parapsychology to measure Psychic Powers. Often used as a shorthand for psychic tropes.
Created: May 9th 2024 at 9:47:13 PM
Cards used in parapsychology to measure Psychic Powers. Often used as a shorthand for psychic tropes.
Sponsor: EvilerThanThou Created: May 9th 2024 at 9:47:13 PM Last reply: 13 hours ago by rmctagg09 View draft
6 11Vindicated by Adaptation
A work that was unpopular when it originally came out, but became more popular thanks to an adaptation of the work.
Created: May 15th 2024 at 7:08:52 AM