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* '''Straight''': In ''Tales of Troperia XIV'', the inventory screen for the [[{{Macguffin}} Elemental]] [[StarShapedCoupon Stars]] has 12 slots. However, there are only 11 Elemental Stars in the game.

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* '''Straight''': In ''Tales of Troperia ''JustForFun/TalesOfTroperia XIV'', the inventory screen for the [[{{Macguffin}} Elemental]] [[StarShapedCoupon Stars]] has 12 slots. However, there are only 11 Elemental Stars in the game.
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* '''Inverted''': There are ''more'' stars than there are inventory slots.

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* '''Inverted''': There In order to avert InterfaceSpoiler, there are ''more'' stars than there are inventory slots.



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* '''Deconstructed''': It turns out that the last elemental star was "erased from the universe" by nightmarish means.

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* '''Parodied''':

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* '''Parodied''':'''Parodied''': The inventory represents the player character's backpack. This includes a sticky note that reads "what's this about!?" and an arrow pointing to the empty slot.



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* '''Exploited''': The villain lies that the hero needs four artifacts to defeat him, when there are only three, in hopes that they'll waste time looking for the last one.



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* '''Conversed''':'''Conversed''': "I can't seem to fill this last inventory slot." "Do you think the developers just forgot to put something there?"

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* '''Justified''': There ''were'' 12 stars, but the BigBad used one to obtain his power and it is no longer available. The inventory screen represents a case forged by the ancients that was made with a slot for every star.
* the 12th slot is meant only as a swap buffer/slot.

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There ''were'' 12 stars, but the BigBad used one to obtain his power and it is no longer available. The inventory screen represents a case forged by the ancients that was made with a slot for every star.
* the ** The 12th slot is meant only as a swap buffer/slot.
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'''Basic Trope''': A secret (item, character, location, etc.) implied by a video game which doesn't actually exist.

* '''Straight''': In ''Tales of Troperia XIV'', the inventory screen for the [[{{Macguffin}} Elemental]] [[StarShapedCoupon Stars]] has 12 slots. However, there are only 11 Elemental Stars in the game.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** There are ''100'' slots.
** There is only ''one'' Elemental Star.
* '''Downplayed''': There are only 11 slots, but they way they are arranged makes it look like there are three rows of four, making it easy to believe there is a 12th slot.
* '''Justified''': There ''were'' 12 stars, but the BigBad used one to obtain his power and it is no longer available. The inventory screen represents a case forged by the ancients that was made with a slot for every star.
* '''Inverted''': There are ''more'' stars than there are inventory slots.
* '''Subverted''': There are only 11 stars available through the end of the main quest, but a 12th can be obtained in the PlayableEpilogue.
* '''Double-Subverted''': ...but after starting the Playable Epilogue, a ''13th'' slot is added to the inventory.
* '''Parodied''':
* '''Zig-Zagged''': The inventory screen from the Elemental Stars has 12 slots, but only 11 can be obtained in the game. However, the Playable Epilogue adds a 12th, but also adds a 13th slot the inventory. In the game's first ExpansionPack, a 13th star is added.
* '''Averted''': Every inventory slot in the game can be filled, all party members can be recruited, and all land masses can be visited if the player is thorough.
* '''Enforced''': The game is based on a book in which the container for the stars explicitly has 12 slots even though the heroes defeat the Big Bad after collecting only 11. Wanting to stay true to the source material, the developers program the game to match.
* '''Lampshaded''': Party member [[QuirkyBard Quirby]] comments upon getting the 11th star "so is there a 12th or not? Did someone forget to program it in?"
* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''': After realizing the inventory screen has a 12th slot, the dev team programs a free [[DownloadableContent DLC]] pack with a short quest where you can pick up a 12th star.
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* '''Conversed''':
* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Reconstructed''':
* '''Played for Laughs''':
* '''Played for Drama''':

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