History Roleplay / ShadowsOverTheSouth

* HardLevelsEasyBosses: While most bosses are rather well statted to prove a challenge to even the diversity of powers in the game, and the [=STs=] ''try'' to make them a challenge without resorting to straight-up [[railroading]], certain characters, like [[LightningBruiser Altair]], were designed to survive in a [[DeathWorld much more]] [[EverythingTryingToKillYou difficult setting]] and can usually stomp them hard. Thus, this trope applies even when it isn't intentional, especially in cases such as the Blood, Drugs, and Magick and The Lady of Discord plotlines, where actually getting into a fight with the bosses was hard, but they [[CurbStompBattle did not last longer than a turn]].

* HardLevelsEasyBosses: While most bosses are rather well statted to prove a challenge to even the diversity of powers in the game, and the STs ''try'' to make them a challenge without resorting to straight-up [[railroading]], certain characters, like [[LightningBruiser Altair]], were designed to survive in a [[DeathWorld much more]] [[EverythingTryingToKillYou difficult setting]] and can usually stomp them hard. Thus, this trope applies even when it isn't intentional, especially in cases such as the Blood, Drugs, and Magick and The Lady of Discord plotlines, where actually getting into a fight with the bosses was hard, but they [[CurbStompBattle did not last longer than a turn]].

* PutOnABus: When a character is retired, either this happens to them, or in rare circumstances, they're KilledOffscreen, usually when the Storytellers know that that character (or their player) is for sure [[BusCrash never coming back]]. This allows for that character to [[TheBusCameBack come back in some way]], such as when a former player returns and wants to pick that character back up, or if that character was beloved enough to become an {{NPC}}.

* AutobotsRockOut: Sometimes a [[GameMaster Storyteller]] will drop a YouTube link with some CrowningMusicOfAwesome in it right before a particularly epic fight scene, to set the mood. Sometimes it will even [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall be playing in-character]], such as from an overturned car's blaring radio.

* MauveShirt: Some of the named {{mooks}} have been particularly memorable as characters for funny one-liners or being a BossInMooksClothing due to particularly lucky or unlucky dice rolls. [[WeHardlyKnewYe Few of them make second appearances.]]

* VideoGameCaringPotential: Aside from the mechanics found in various splats that encourage this, a notable example involved [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Sofia Gómez]]'s return as a Wraith. Madeline Cooper's own [[CoolSword Vengeance Sword]] appeared, and after Joy Livingstone [[CriticalHit scored a ridiculously lucky number of successess]] on a damage roll with it, Sofia only had a single health level remaining. Joy could have easily finished her off. What did she and Michael do, instead? [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Offered her mercy and then helped her pass on]], allowing her Avatar another chance at reincarnation. Even the [[GameMaster Storyteller]] running the scene admitted he didn't see that coming, and [[BeingGoodFeelsGood threw in another reward for both players]] afterward.

* LighterAndSofter: When compared to [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder the usual World of Darkness game]], and often called out as such, which has in turn averted [[WretchedHive what becomes of the servers who keep the original recipe.]]

* AnyoneCanDie: There's a "No Stomping" rule for newbies (meaning, you can't just go around hunting new characters for sport; they're immune from PVP for a month unless they do something [[TooDumbToLive bring it upon themselves]]), but that only applies to PVP. But at one point, even the character with the highest XP was killed in action, so it's generally a good idea not to get too attached to ''anyone'' in this game.

* KatanasAreJustBetter: [[AvertedTrope]]. Other swords were brought to be in-line with katanas stat-wise, which, in the books, really ''are'' just better for... some reason.

* CantCatchUp: Steps were taken to avert this, such as Floor XP and the Catchup XP mechanics, in order to prevent the game from being completely dominated by characters who have been in the game for months as opposed to fresh-of-the-boat newbies.

* SkillPointReset: Your first one is free. Every respec after that will shave an increasing percentage of XP from your character.

'''''Shadows over the South''''' is a Living [[Franchise/TheWorldOfDarkness]] game. Primarily set in the small town of [[TownWithADarkSecret Starke, Florida]], the game centers around the sudden, massive influx of numerous supernaturals all at once, isolated from the larger supernatural community at first. In time, a fragile peace was set up between the various, disparate factions. Of course, those who prefer the status quo quickly took notice... and peace has a nasty habit of never being able to last.

'''''Shadows over the South''''' is a Living [[TabletopGame/TheWorldOfDarkness]] game. Primarily set in the small town of [[TownWithADarkSecret Starke, Florida]], the game centers around the sudden, massive influx of numerous supernaturals all at once, isolated from the larger supernatural community at first. In time, a fragile peace was set up between the various, disparate factions. Of course, those who prefer the status quo quickly took notice... and peace has a nasty habit of never being able to last.

'''''Shadows over the South''''' is a Living [[TabletopGame/WorldofDarkness]] game. Primarily set in the small town of [[TownWithADarkSecret Starke, Florida]], the game centers around the sudden, massive influx of numerous supernaturals all at once, isolated from the larger supernatural community at first. In time, a fragile peace was set up between the various, disparate factions. Of course, those who prefer the status quo quickly took notice... and peace has a nasty habit of never being able to last.

With multiple pains being taken to ensure GameBalance between the various types of characters and a plot that evolves by the week, the game itself is still very much in its early stages, approaching half a year old as of this writing. The game's website can be found [[http://www.shadowsoverthesouth.net/ here]]. The game's wiki can be found [[http://www.shadowsoverthesouth.net/wiki/index.php?n=Main.HomePage here]]. The game's Discord server can be found [[https://discord.gg/zZzn3GM here]], where the vast majority of the roleplaying is done.

'''''Shadows over the South''''' is a Living [[TabletopGame/World of Darkness]] game. Primarily set in the small town of [[TownWithADarkSecret Starke, Florida]], the game centers around the sudden, massive influx of numerous supernaturals all at once, isolated from the larger supernatural community at first. In time, a fragile peace was set up between the various, disparate factions. Of course, those who prefer the status quo quickly took notice... and peace has a nasty habit of never being able to last.

* ArtisticLicensceGeography: Despite one of the game's admins actually living in the area, all of the [[GameMaster Storytellers]] are upfront about the fact that the game's take on the locations in the story are ''not'' based on their RealLife equivalents. Only a few historical landmarks are used, though if somebody knows of a RealLife location in the area and wants to feature in a plot, [[ThrowItIn go for it]].