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* '''Deconstructed''': Susan's love of storytelling bogs down the pace of the game and the GM and other players get irritated at her.



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Susan Tory wants you to go "TheRoleplayer" or she will force you to list to everything her D&D character, Mary Wizard, did from the first game up to the most recently finished arc-- and she's been playing D&D since TheSeventies.

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Susan Tory wants you to go to "TheRoleplayer" or she will force you to list listen to everything her D&D character, Mary Wizard, did from the first game up to the most recently finished arc-- and she's been playing D&D since TheSeventies.
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** This is how these guys brainstorm their novels.
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* '''Inverted''': Susan is a {{Munchkin}} and a HeroicComedicSociopath.

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* '''Inverted''': Susan is a {{Munchkin}} and a HeroicComedicSociopath.HeroicComedicSociopath who couldn't care less about CharacterDevelopment.
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** Susan is a novelist and can't resist to expand the backstory of her character as much as possible.
** The GM spend much effort at WorldBuilding. Susan find the setting to be very interesting, and enjoy to has her character interact with it.

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** Susan is a novelist and can't resist to expand expanding the backstory of her character as much as possible.
** The GM spend spent much effort at on WorldBuilding. Susan find finds the setting to be very interesting, and enjoy to has enjoys having her character interact with it.



* '''Zig Zagged''': Susan rolls a die before game. If she rolls a 1, Mary Wizard is TooDumbToLive and is played so badly, you'd think she's never cast a spell in her entire life. If she rolls a 6, Mary Wizard is GenreSavvy. If the dice is anyway in between, Mary Wizard is just [[GenreBlindness blind to the Genre]]. Susan states "Multiple Personality Disorder" if asked about Mary Wizard's weird actions.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Susan rolls a die before game. If she rolls a 1, Mary Wizard is TooDumbToLive and is played so badly, you'd think she's never cast a spell in her entire life. If she rolls a 6, Mary Wizard is GenreSavvy. If the dice is anyway anywhere in between, Mary Wizard is just [[GenreBlindness blind to the Genre]]. Susan states "Multiple Personality Disorder" if asked about Mary Wizard's weird actions.



* '''Lampshaded''': "Are you going to stop your Ms. Minus act any time soon, Mary?" "I rather eat toxic waste then do that."

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Are you going to stop your Ms. Minus act any time soon, Mary?" "I "I'd rather eat toxic waste then do that."

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* '''Justified''': Susan is a novelist and can't resist to expand the backstory of her character as much as possible.

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Susan is a novelist and can't resist to expand the backstory of her character as much as possible.possible.
** The GM spend much effort at WorldBuilding. Susan find the setting to be very interesting, and enjoy to has her character interact with it.
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* '''Exploited''': ? The GM is actually a hack storywriter who is somewhat talented at worldbuilding but cannot write characters to save his life. He arranged for an entire group of roleplayers to play his campaign so that he can steal their ideas to write a book.

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* '''Exploited''': ? The GM is actually a hack storywriter who is somewhat talented at worldbuilding but cannot write characters to save his life. He arranged for an entire group of roleplayers to play his campaign so that he can steal their ideas to write a book.
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???? The GM is actually a hack storywriter who is somewhat talented at worldbuilding but cannot write characters to save his life. He arranged for an entire group of roleplayers to play his campaign so that he can steal their ideas to write a book.

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Susan Tory wants you to go "TheRoleplayer" or she will force you to list to everything her D&D character, Mary Wizard, did from the first game up to the most recently finished arc-- and she's been playing D&D since TheSeventies.

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Susan Tory wants you to go "TheRoleplayer" or she will force you to list to everything her D&D character, Mary Wizard, did from the first game up to the most recently finished arc-- and she's been playing D&D since TheSeventies.TheSeventies.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Susan pens whole complete ElsewhereFics for Mary's background story.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Susan pens whole complete ElsewhereFics [[ElsewhereFic Elsewhere Fics]] for Mary's background story.



* '''Subverted''': Susan is thought to be TheRolePlayer by the GM, but ends up being somewhat of {{TheLoonie}}...

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* '''Subverted''': Susan is thought to be TheRolePlayer by the GM, but ends up being somewhat of {{TheLoonie}}...TheLoonie...



* '''Parodied''': Susan plays her character, Mary Wizard like a parody Mary Sue in a SoBadIt'sGood fan-fiction.

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* '''Parodied''': Susan plays her character, Mary Wizard like a parody Mary Sue in a SoBadIt'sGood SoBadItsGood fan-fiction.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Susan rolls a die before game. If she rolls a 1, Mary Wizard is TooDumbToLive and is played so badly, you'd think she's never cast a spell in her entire life. If she rolls any other number, Mary Wizard is GenreSavvy. If the dice is anyway in between, Mary Wizard is just [[GenreBlindness blind to the Genre]]. Susan states "Multiple Personality Disorder" if asked about Mary Wizard's weird actions.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Susan rolls a die before game. If she rolls a 1, Mary Wizard is TooDumbToLive and is played so badly, you'd think she's never cast a spell in her entire life. If she rolls any other number, a 6, Mary Wizard is GenreSavvy. If the dice is anyway in between, Mary Wizard is just [[GenreBlindness blind to the Genre]]. Susan states "Multiple Personality Disorder" if asked about Mary Wizard's weird actions.
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'''Basic Trope''': A player of a tabletop role-playing games like to tell a stories with her characters.
* '''Straight''': Susan Tory like to tell stories with her character, Mary Wizard, as the hero.
* '''Exaggerated''': Susan pen whole complete ElsewhereFic for Mary's background story.
* '''Downplayed''': Susan Tory just use Mary as way of wangsting during breaks between Important Story Arcs.
* '''Justified''': Susan is novelist and can't resist to expand as much backstory about her character as possible.

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'''Basic Trope''': A player of a tabletop role-playing games like game likes to tell a stories story with her characters.
* '''Straight''': Susan Tory like likes to tell stories with her character, Mary Wizard, as the hero.
* '''Exaggerated''': Susan pen pens whole complete ElsewhereFic ElsewhereFics for Mary's background story.
* '''Downplayed''': Susan Tory just use uses Mary as way of wangsting during breaks between Important Story Arcs.
* '''Justified''': Susan is a novelist and can't resist to expand as much the backstory about of her character as much as possible.



* '''Subverted''': Susan is thought to be TheRolePlayer by the GM, but end up being somewhat of {{TheLoonie}}...
* '''Double Subverted''': ....but that because she's playing a JokeCharacter, just to prove that she can roleplay any character type.

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* '''Subverted''': Susan is thought to be TheRolePlayer by the GM, but end ends up being somewhat of {{TheLoonie}}...
* '''Double Subverted''': ....but that that's because she's playing a JokeCharacter, just to prove that she can roleplay any character type.



* '''Zig Zagged''': Susan rolls a die before game. If she rolls a 1, Mary Wizard is TooDumbToLive and is played so badly, you'd think she's never cast a spell in her entire life. If she rolls a, Mary Wizard is GenreSavvy. If the dice is anyway in between, Mary Wizard is just GenreBlindness. Susan states "Multiple Personality Disorder" if asked about Mary Wizard's weird actions.
* '''Averted''': Susan plays her character, Mary Wizard, as normal wizard with the correct GenreBlindness for "D&D" game.
* '''Enforced''': The Game Master is quite obsessed with the setting and will be KillerGM toward any character he consider to be FlatCharacter.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Are you going to stop your Ms. Minus act any time soon, Mary." "I rather eat toxic waste then do that."
* '''Invoked''': The Game Master asks the Players for five to ten pages of backstories for the characters

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Susan rolls a die before game. If she rolls a 1, Mary Wizard is TooDumbToLive and is played so badly, you'd think she's never cast a spell in her entire life. If she rolls a, any other number, Mary Wizard is GenreSavvy. If the dice is anyway in between, Mary Wizard is just GenreBlindness.[[GenreBlindness blind to the Genre]]. Susan states "Multiple Personality Disorder" if asked about Mary Wizard's weird actions.
* '''Averted''': Susan plays her character, Mary Wizard, as a normal wizard with the correct GenreBlindness for the "D&D" game.
* '''Enforced''': The Game Master is quite obsessed with the setting and will be the KillerGM toward any character he consider considers to be a FlatCharacter.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Are you going to stop your Ms. Minus act any time soon, Mary." Mary?" "I rather eat toxic waste then do that."
* '''Invoked''': The Game Master asks the Players for five to ten pages of backstories for the characterscharacters.
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* '''Inverted''': HeroicSociopath {{Munchkin}}
* '''Subverted''': Susan is thought to be TheRolePlayer by the GM, but end up being somewhat of {{TheLoonie}}.....
* '''Double Subverted''': ....but that because she's playing JokeCharacter, just to prove that she can roleplay any character type.

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* '''Inverted''': HeroicSociopath {{Munchkin}}
Susan is a {{Munchkin}} and a HeroicComedicSociopath.
* '''Subverted''': Susan is thought to be TheRolePlayer by the GM, but end up being somewhat of {{TheLoonie}}.....
{{TheLoonie}}...
* '''Double Subverted''': ....but that because she's playing a JokeCharacter, just to prove that she can roleplay any character type.



* '''Zig Zagged''': Susan rolls a dice before game. If the dice is at 1, Mary Wizard is TooDumbToLive and is played so badly you think she's never cast a spell in her entire life. If dice is at 20, Mary Wizard is GenreSavvy in the world. If the dice is anyway in between, Mary Wizard is just GenreBlindness. Susan states, "Mulipty Personality Disorder" -- if asked about Mary Wizard's weird actions.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Susan rolls a dice die before game. If the dice is at she rolls a 1, Mary Wizard is TooDumbToLive and is played so badly you badly, you'd think she's never cast a spell in her entire life. If dice is at 20, she rolls a, Mary Wizard is GenreSavvy in the world.GenreSavvy. If the dice is anyway in between, Mary Wizard is just GenreBlindness. Susan states, "Mulipty states "Multiple Personality Disorder" -- if asked about Mary Wizard's weird actions.



Susan Tory wants you to go "TheRoleplayer" or she will force you to list to everything her D&D character, Mary Wizard, did from the first game up to the most recently finished arc-- and she's been playing D&D since TheSeventies.

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Susan Tory wants you to go "TheRoleplayer" or she will force you to list to everything her D&D character, Mary Wizard, did from the first game up to the most recently finished arc-- and she's been playing D&D since TheSeventies.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Half of the year long story focus on Susan Tory's Mary Wizard, character as the hero and champion.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Half of the year long story focus on Susan Tory's Mary Wizard, character as the hero and champion.pen whole complete ElsewhereFic for Mary's background story.



* '''Double Subverted''': ....but that session was on April 1, but the following season on April 8, shows that Susan is a good sample of the TheRolePlayer.

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* '''Double Subverted''': ....but that session was on April 1, but the following season on April 8, shows because she's playing JokeCharacter, just to prove that Susan is a good sample of the TheRolePlayer.she can roleplay any character type.
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It doesn\'t matter about medium, The Real Roleplayer is person


* '''Inverted''': The story-telling RPG gets a heck of complaint from the players -- all of them who are RealMan.

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* '''Inverted''': The story-telling RPG gets a heck of complaint from the players -- all of them who are RealMan.HeroicSociopath {{Munchkin}}
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Too specify.


* '''Justified''': Susan has come to D&D from TheWorldofDarkness.
* '''Inverted''': The story-telling D&D gets a heck of complaint from the players -- all of them who are RealMan.

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* '''Justified''': Susan has come is novelist and can't resist to D&D from TheWorldofDarkness.
expand as much backstory about her character as possible.
* '''Inverted''': The story-telling D&D RPG gets a heck of complaint from the players -- all of them who are RealMan.



* '''Enforced''': The Game Master is playing "TheWorldofDarkness."

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* '''Enforced''': The Game Master is playing "TheWorldofDarkness."quite obsessed with the setting and will be KillerGM toward any character he consider to be FlatCharacter.

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