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* '''Parodied''': The merchant [[SnipeHunt sends you out for Thirty Hens' Teeth]], but warns you not to be put off if you don't find any at first because [[JediTruth they don't all have them]].

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* '''Parodied''': The merchant [[SnipeHunt sends you out for Thirty Hens' Teeth]], but warns you not to be put off if you don't find any at first because [[JediTruth [[MetaphoricallyTrue they don't all have them]].
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* '''Straight''': There's only a 42% chance of getting a [[TwentyBearAsses Bear Ass]] when you kill a bear.

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* '''Straight''': There's only a 42% forty two percent chance of getting a [[TwentyBearAsses Bear Ass]] when you kill a bear.
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* '''Exaggerated''': [[RareRandomDrop Only 1 in 10]] bears will drop a Bear Ass.
* '''Downplayed''': Only 1 in 10 bears ''won't'' drop a Bear Ass.

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* '''Exaggerated''': [[RareRandomDrop Only 1 one in 10]] ten]] bears will drop a Bear Ass.
* '''Downplayed''': Only 1 one in 10 ten bears ''won't'' drop a Bear Ass.



* '''Conversed''': "So, it's taken me 60 dead bears to find 20 Bear Asses. On the plus side I have 60 of these Bearskin Rugs I can do what I like with..."

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* '''Conversed''': "So, it's taken me 60 sixty dead bears to find 20 twenty Bear Asses. On the plus side I have 60 sixty of these Bearskin Rugs I can do what I like with..."
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* '''Inverted''': Each bear you kill drops multiple asses.

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* '''Inverted''': Each bear you kill somehow drops multiple asses.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Only 1 in 10 bears will drop a Bear Ass.

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* '''Exaggerated''': [[RareRandomDrop Only 1 in 10 10]] bears will drop a Bear Ass.
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* '''Subverted''': You think Bear Asses are dropping randomly, but once you learn about SubsystemDamage you realise that [[BoomHeadshot targeting their heads]] results in a fat, juicy ass dropping every time.

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* '''Subverted''': You think Bear Asses are dropping randomly, but once you learn about SubsystemDamage you realise realize that [[BoomHeadshot targeting their heads]] results in a fat, juicy ass dropping every time.
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* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': There are ever-so-subtle differences between the bears which drop Asses and the ones which don't. Each time you find one, you gain ExperiencePoints in Hunting which make the differences clearer. Hunt accurately enough (or just grind at it enough), and you become a skilled hunter, making future {{Fetch Quest}}s more lucrative.

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* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': There are ever-so-subtle differences between the bears which drop Asses and the ones which don't. Each time you find one, you gain ExperiencePoints in Hunting which make the differences clearer. Hunt accurately enough (or just [[LevelGrinding grind at it it]] enough), and you become a skilled hunter, making future {{Fetch Quest}}s more lucrative.[[AnEntrepreneurIsYou lucrative]].
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* '''Justified''': [[FetchQuest The merchant]] specifically needs ''pristine'' Bear Asses - any subpar ones are worthless, so your character doesn't even bother picking them up.

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* '''Parodied''': The merchant [[SnipeHunt sends you out for Thirty Hens' Teeth]], but warns you not to be put off if you don't find any at first because [[JediTruth they don't all have them]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': Some items drop every time (Fox Tails), some drop multiples every time (Rabbits' Feet), some drop randomly for no apparent reason (Bear Asses), some drop randomly for a good reason (Goat Bezoars), some only drop in specific circumstances (Wolf Pelts must be undamaged) and some drop even if you don't kill the animal (Lizard Tails fall off if you scare them).

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* '''Parodied''': The merchant [[SnipeHunt sends you out for Thirty Hens' Teeth]], but warns you not to be put off if you don't find any at first because [[JediTruth they don't all have them]].
them]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': Some items drop every time (Fox Tails), some drop multiples every time (Rabbits' Feet), some drop randomly for no apparent reason (Bear Asses), some drop randomly for a good reason (Goat Bezoars), some only drop in specific circumstances (Wolf Pelts must be undamaged) and some drop even if you don't kill the animal (Lizard Tails fall off if you scare them).



* '''Discussed''': "I hope all the bears have asses, it's irritating when they don't."

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* '''Discussed''': '''Discussed''':
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"I hope all the bears have asses, it's irritating when they don't.""
** Or, for a more "poetic" approach:
-->'''TheBard''': ''[[InherentlyFunnyWords If you assassinate a bear, one ass in eight will have no hair. A Bare-Assed Bear ass is barely worth a care, but a Hairy-Assed Bear ass is an ass I'd care to bear.]]''



* '''Played For Laughs''': Your sidekick mocks you every time you fail to find an Ass.
* '''Played For Drama''': You're searching for a Unicorn Horn, and every unicorn you kill pushes you further down the KarmaMeter. There is a [[GuideDangIt counterintuitive]] way of getting a horn without killing any, and this is [[WhatTheHellHero explained to you at length]] once you finally deliver the goods.



* '''Played For Laughs''': Your sidekick mocks you every time you fail to find an Ass.
* '''Played For Drama''': You're searching for a Unicorn Horn, and every unicorn you kill pushes you further down the KarmaMeter. There is a [[GuideDangIt counterintuitive]] way of getting a horn without killing any, and this is [[WhatTheHellHero explained to you at length]] once you finally deliver the goods.



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->''[[InherentlyFunnyWords If you assassinate a bear, one ass in eight will have no hair. A Bare-Assed Bear ass is barely worth a care, but a Hairy-Assed Bear ass is an ass I'd care to bear.]]''

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\n->''[[InherentlyFunnyWords If you assassinate a bear, one ass in eight will have no hair. A Bare-Assed Bear ass is barely worth a care, but a Hairy-Assed Bear ass is an ass I'd care to bear.]]''%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Some items drop every time (Rabbits' Feet), some drop randomly for no apparent reason (Bear Asses), some drop randomly for a good reason (Goat Bezoars), some only drop in specific circumstances (Wolf Pelts must be undamaged) and some drop even if you don't kill the animal (Lizard Tails fall off if you scare them).

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Some items drop every time (Fox Tails), some drop multiples every time (Rabbits' Feet), some drop randomly for no apparent reason (Bear Asses), some drop randomly for a good reason (Goat Bezoars), some only drop in specific circumstances (Wolf Pelts must be undamaged) and some drop even if you don't kill the animal (Lizard Tails fall off if you scare them).
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'''Basic Trope''': Items that can be collected from dead creatures don't always appear when you kill them.
* '''Straight''': There's only a 42% chance of getting a [[TwentyBearAsses Bear Ass]] when you kill a bear.
* '''Exaggerated''': Only 1 in 10 bears will drop a Bear Ass.
* '''Downplayed''': Only 1 in 10 bears ''won't'' drop a Bear Ass.
* '''Justified''': [[FetchQuest The merchant]] specifically needs ''pristine'' Bear Asses - any subpar ones are worthless, so your character doesn't even bother picking them up.
** [[LiteralAssKicking Being shot in the ass]] is the AchillesHeel of the feared Iron Bear. Killing one without damaging its ass is a rare and valuable skill, like preparing ''fugu''.
** The merchant wants bezoars, which are only found in the stomachs of goats - but even then, they're a rarity, and there's no way of telling from outside whether a particular goat has one.
* '''Inverted''': Each bear you kill drops multiple asses.
* '''Subverted''': You think Bear Asses are dropping randomly, but once you learn about SubsystemDamage you realise that [[BoomHeadshot targeting their heads]] results in a fat, juicy ass dropping every time.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Except that every now and again, a CriticalHit to the head will reduce the bear to LudicrousGibs, and there'll be no carcass to search.
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* '''Parodied''': The merchant [[SnipeHunt sends you out for Thirty Hens' Teeth]], but warns you not to be put off if you don't find any at first because [[JediTruth they don't all have them]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': Some items drop every time (Rabbits' Feet), some drop randomly for no apparent reason (Bear Asses), some drop randomly for a good reason (Goat Bezoars), some only drop in specific circumstances (Wolf Pelts must be undamaged) and some drop even if you don't kill the animal (Lizard Tails fall off if you scare them).
* '''Averted''': Every time you kill an animal, any game-relevant body parts you'd expect them to have will drop.
* '''Enforced''': FakeDifficulty.
* '''Lampshaded''': "What, did this bear ''have'' no ass? Why are there so many assless bears? No wonder they're valuable..."
* '''Invoked''': A conservationist has been breeding Assless Bears and releasing them into the wild to try to put a stop to poaching.
* '''Exploited''': A MadScientist has set up a farm breeding Four-Assed Bears in order to corner the market on the CommonplaceRare commodity.
* '''Defied''': If you visit a local butcher he promises to teach you the skill of Butchery, which makes all killed creatures drop any body part you might want.
* '''Discussed''': "I hope all the bears have asses, it's irritating when they don't."
* '''Conversed''': "So, it's taken me 60 dead bears to find 20 Bear Asses. On the plus side I have 60 of these Bearskin Rugs I can do what I like with..."
* '''Played For Laughs''': Your sidekick mocks you every time you fail to find an Ass.
* '''Played For Drama''': You're searching for a Unicorn Horn, and every unicorn you kill pushes you further down the KarmaMeter. There is a [[GuideDangIt counterintuitive]] way of getting a horn without killing any, and this is [[WhatTheHellHero explained to you at length]] once you finally deliver the goods.
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': There are ever-so-subtle differences between the bears which drop Asses and the ones which don't. Each time you find one, you gain ExperiencePoints in Hunting which make the differences clearer. Hunt accurately enough (or just grind at it enough), and you become a skilled hunter, making future {{Fetch Quest}}s more lucrative.
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->''[[InherentlyFunnyWords If you assassinate a bear, one ass in eight will have no hair. A Bare-Assed Bear ass is barely worth a care, but a Hairy-Assed Bear ass is an ass I'd care to bear.]]''

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