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* EndOfAnAge: The Age of the Masquerade ends violently - with the cyborg maniac Justin Henderson unleashing a nuclear weapon hooked up to mana cells to blow up Dubai - in the process making Magic, Mana, and the nature of the magic using world forcibly go public.


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** With Justin Henderson's actions however, the Masquerade suffers a total death. Now nothing's keeping the magical apart from the mundane.
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* BreakingTheFellowship: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]], but Jayden splits from the club after the final battle, Xander effectively taking his place in the group.
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*GodGuise: The Magic Gods draw their power from this. Adopting one can cause one to actually become divine through a process known as Holy Approximation.
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* SuprisinglyRealisticOutcome: During the final portion of the fight with Kellon, Heather charges into a cloud of acid instead of dodging it. She incurs injuries bad enough to effectively remove her from the battle.
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* PocketDimension: Parallaxus' Bar Bizarre, which the group visits at the conclusion of the roleplay, is based in one of these. The terrain takes the form of a single road suspended in a night sky.


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*SuprisinglyRealisticOutcome: During the final portion of the fight with Kellon, Heather charges into a cloud of acid instead of dodging it. She incurs injuries bad enough to effectively remove her from the battle.
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*CultureClash: The Umbral Horde's bizarre and often questionable practices are a cause for argument between Xander and James.
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* GenreShift: one happens rather early, shifting the series from paranormalinvestigation {{horror}} to an urbanfantasy with horror elements.

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* GenreShift: one happens rather early, shifting the series from paranormalinvestigation {{horror}} to an urbanfantasy urban fantasy story with horror elements.

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* ExactWords: Mina accidentally frees the demon Kethyll by answering in the affirmative when it asks if they were ''all'' free to go.



* GenreShift: One happens rather early, shifting the series from ParanormalInvestigation {{Horror}} to an UrbanFantasy with horror elements.

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* GenreShift: One happens rather early, shifting ExactWords: Mina accidentally frees the series from ParanormalInvestigation {{Horror}} demon Kethyll by answering in the affirmative when it asks if they were ''all'' free to an UrbanFantasy with horror elements.go.



* GenreShift: one happens rather early, shifting the series from paranormalinvestigation {{horror}} to an urbanfantasy with horror elements.
* GoKartingWithBowser: Xander, who is still very much an Umbral Cultist, joins in on the celebration of Tom's rescue.



* WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility: Matthew makes clear to Jayden that he shouldn't have expected magic simply to be an exciting diversion, and that his empowerment came with the obligation to save Tom.

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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility: *WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility: Matthew makes clear to Jayden that he shouldn't have expected magic simply to be an exciting diversion, and that his empowerment came with the obligation to save Tom.
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''Shadows of Sandfield'' is a PlayByPost game on the Wiki/TVTropes forums, GM'd by Tropers/NickTheSwing. The RP follows the [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits colorful students of Monroe High]] as they try to unravel the mystery of Tom Winters's disappearance.

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''Shadows of Sandfield'' is a PlayByPost game on the Wiki/TVTropes Website/TVTropes forums, GM'd by Tropers/NickTheSwing. The RP follows the [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits colorful students of Monroe High]] as they try to unravel the mystery of Tom Winters's disappearance.
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* AngstWhatAngst: If the other teens (sans Jayden) are in any way disturbed or frightened by what they see, they're sure good at hiding it.

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* AngstWhatAngst: If the other teens (sans Jayden) are in any way disturbed or frightened by what they see, they're sure good at hiding it. Heather rather viciously [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this, openly calling them out for how they're willing to let all the horrible things they learn slide.
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* AngstWhatAngst: If the other teens (sans Jayden) are in any way disturbed or frightened by what they see, they're sure good at hiding it.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: many of the antagonists still have romantic and familial bonds.3

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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: many of the antagonists still have romantic and familial bonds.3
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: many of the antagonists still have romantic and familial bonds.3


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* RazorWind: This is the form taken by a SwordBeam most of the time.
* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: The threats the group face scale with their level of expertise, starting with Marco, a neophyte mage, and culminating in taking on part of the Umbral Horde directly.


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* TownWithADarkSecret: Many of Sandfield's residents are members of the Umbrals including some of its most influential individuals, and that's leaving out all the other magical conspiracies taking place.


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* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: While realtively little focus is placed on it, the characters are still required to regularly attend school, regardless of their less mundane responsibilities.
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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility: Matthew makes clear to Jayden that he shouldn't have expected magic simply to be an exciting diversion, and that his empowerment came with the obligation to save Tom.
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* RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude: The forces opposing the Dark Gods and other threats appear to have few other tactic than to magically empower teenagers.

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* RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude: The forces opposing the Dark Gods and other threats appear to have few other tactic than to magically empower teenagers. This seems to have happened before - Matthew and a number of his friends were similarly recruited as younger teens.
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*WaveMotionGun: The mana accelerator cannon packed enough firepower to completely eradicate a monster that had returned from the dead twice over.
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* MagicKnight: Most practitioners of magic also use their powers to conjure weaponry and enhance mundane attacks.
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''Shadows of Sandfield'' is a PlayByPost game on the TVTropes forums, GM'd by Tropers/NickTheSwing. The RP follows the [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits colorful students of Monroe High]] as they try to unravel the mystery of Tom Winters's disappearance.

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''Shadows of Sandfield'' is a PlayByPost game on the TVTropes Wiki/TVTropes forums, GM'd by Tropers/NickTheSwing. The RP follows the [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits colorful students of Monroe High]] as they try to unravel the mystery of Tom Winters's disappearance.
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**Mina makes a pact with the Dark God Varancain to bring vengeance upon the Umbrals.
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* UrbanFantasy: The roleplay takes in the current day, where wizards and monster hide behind a masquerade.

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* UrbanFantasy: The roleplay takes in the current day, where wizards and monster monsters hide behind a masquerade.
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* AdultsAreUseless: THe Investigation Club is the only force that seems to be looking into Tom's disappearance.

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* AdultsAreUseless: THe The Investigation Club is the only force that seems to be looking into Tom's disappearance.
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* AdultsAreUseless: THe Investigation Club is the only force that seems to be looking into Tom's disappearance.


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* TheBadGuysAreCops: The police department is coopted by enemy forces and counts anti-magic vigilantes among its numbers. Furthermore, Mina's villainous mother also worked as a police officer. Not uniform however, since both Matthew and Damien are police officers themselves.


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* UrbanFantasy: The roleplay takes in the current day, where wizards and monster hide behind a masquerade.
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* OhCrap: Jayden's reaction upon learning that the builder of Oron'gur is Mina's MissingMom.

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* AmazonBrigade: The dark god Khaos has a all female legion of demons known as the Furies.
* BlatantLies: Conrad Parker claims that Bryce is Mina's brother depsite the fact that he looks older than her and she has never so much as heard of a sibling up to this point.
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: A downplayed example, magic initially requires significant belief on the part of the practitioner, though it eventually becomes much less dependent on this.

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* AmazonBrigade: The dark god Khaos has a an all female legion of demons known as the Furies.
* BlatantLies: Conrad Parker claims that Bryce is Mina's brother depsite brother, despite the fact that he looks older than her and she has never so much as heard of a sibling up to this point.
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: A downplayed example, example; magic initially requires significant belief on the part of the practitioner, though it eventually becomes much less dependent on this.



* DisappearedDad: Almost all the main characters have a parent who has gone missing.



* LightIsNotGood: According to Matthew there also exist Gods of Light but that they are also an antagonistic force.

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* LightIsNotGood: According to Matthew Matthew, there also exist Gods of Light Light, but that they are also an antagonistic force.
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*IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: New members of the Umbral Horde are required to conduct a ritual sacrifice. Averted in Mina's case, since they think she might be too weak hearted to do it.
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*BlatantLies: Conrad Parker claims that Bryce is Mina's brother depsite the fact that he looks older than her and she has never so much as heard of a sibling up to this point.
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* FrankensteinsMonster: The look of the creature created by [[BigBad Kellon Nyczus]] and sent out after Damian Winston to silence him. It also seems capable of using bolts plus a chain to form a weapon. Rather than a gentle creature, it was explicitly created for malicious intentions. It is also a PsychoElectro.
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* AlienGeometries: Despite the fact that Kethyll's prison is on the third floor of Further's mansion, it is actually below the other levels. Whats more, he claims that objects that exit through the windows would actually fall upwards instead of down.

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* AlienGeometries: Despite the fact that Kethyll's prison is on the third floor of Further's mansion, it is actually below the other levels. Whats What's more, he claims that objects that exit through the windows would actually fall upwards instead of down.
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*AlienGeometries: Despite the fact that Kethyll's prison is on the third floor of Further's mansion, it is actually below the other levels. Whats more, he claims that objects that exit through the windows would actually fall upwards instead of down.
*AmazonBrigade: The dark god Khaos has a all female legion of demons known as the Furies.



* DealWithTheDevil: Fiendbonders have an unusual variant of this in which they use violence to coerce a demon into giving them aportion of its power.

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* DealWithTheDevil: Fiendbonders have an unusual variant of this in which they use violence to coerce a demon into giving them aportion a portion of its power.



* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: The Umbrals have extensively infiltrated the town of Sandfield, and the Investigation Club has to deal with the fact thateven their loved one's might be members, as a couple have been revealed to be.

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* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: The Umbrals have extensively infiltrated the town of Sandfield, and the Investigation Club has to deal with the fact thateven that even their loved one's might be members, as a couple have been revealed to be.
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* TheyCouldBeAnyone: The Umbrals have extensively infiltrated the town of Sandfield, and the Investigation Club has to deal with the fact thateven their loved one's might be members, as a couple have been revealed to be.

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* TheyCouldBeAnyone: TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: The Umbrals have extensively infiltrated the town of Sandfield, and the Investigation Club has to deal with the fact thateven their loved one's might be members, as a couple have been revealed to be.

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