| 1 | Tropes about skills and all the varied and weird ways in which they are learned. |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Compare SchoolTropes (for learning skills), LevelsAndExperienceTropes. |
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| 5 | [[index]] |
| 6 | [floatboxright: |
| 7 | Categories: |
| 8 | + ThisIndexKnowsWhatItsTalkingAbout (for knowledgable people) |
| 9 | + MasterOfTheIndex (for people who are good at what they do) |
| 10 | ] |
| 11 | '''What You Know:''' |
| 12 | * AdaptationalSkill: A skill a character didn't have in a previous adaptation. |
| 13 | * AdaptationalWeaponSwap: A character has a different weapon in an adaptation. |
| 14 | * AllAccessibleMagic: Anyone can learn how to use magic. |
| 15 | * AlwaysKnowAPilot |
| 16 | * BecomingTheBoast |
| 17 | * BoxingLessonsForSuperman: A superpowered character learns mundane fighting techniques. |
| 18 | * BrickBreak: Martial artists break bricks with their bare hands. |
| 19 | * CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Superhuman abilities through mundane training. |
| 20 | * ChekhovsSkill: A new skill becomes a ChekhovsGun. |
| 21 | * ClownSchool |
| 22 | * DemolitionsExpert |
| 23 | * EmotionSuppression: Someone suppresses or erases their emotions with drugs, special training or other phlebotinum. |
| 24 | * EnlightenmentSuperpowers: Superpowers are available to anyone who achieves the necessary level of spiritual enlightenment. |
| 25 | * FantasticFightingStyle |
| 26 | * FightingFingerprint: Fighting style exposes a Secret Identity. |
| 27 | * FluffyTamer |
| 28 | ** DragonTamer |
| 29 | * GentleTouchVsFirmHand |
| 30 | * TheGreatestStyle |
| 31 | * IKnowMaddenKombat: Fighting styles based on non-combat sports. |
| 32 | * IKnowMortalKombat: Fighting styles based on videogames. |
| 33 | ** IDontKnowMortalKombat |
| 34 | * KiManipulation |
| 35 | * LookWhatICanDoNow |
| 36 | * MasterOfYourDomain: Can control everything related to one's body. |
| 37 | * TheMedic |
| 38 | * MeditationPowerup |
| 39 | * MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours |
| 40 | * NewAbilityAddiction |
| 41 | * LeParkour |
| 42 | * ThePowerOfActing: Acting treated as a superpower. |
| 43 | * SkillScoresAndPerks |
| 44 | * StrongAndSkilled |
| 45 | * SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat |
| 46 | * SwitchOutMove |
| 47 | * UniqueProtagonistAsset |
| 48 | '''How You Learn It''' |
| 49 | * CrazyPrepared |
| 50 | * CrisisMakesPerfect |
| 51 | * DeadlyTrainingArea |
| 52 | * DieOrFly: Dormant superpowers come to light under extreme circumstances. |
| 53 | * DontThinkFeel: An EleventhHourSuperpower is unlocked by feeling. |
| 54 | * DumbassNoMore: TheDitz suddenly becomes smart. |
| 55 | * HADToBeSharp |
| 56 | * HandsOnApproach |
| 57 | * HardWorkFallacy |
| 58 | * HowDoIShotWeb |
| 59 | * INeedYouStronger |
| 60 | * ImposedHandicapTraining |
| 61 | * ImprovisedTraining |
| 62 | * IncompletelyTrained |
| 63 | * KingpinInHisGym |
| 64 | * LearningToRideABike: Children riding a bike for the first time as a plot point. |
| 65 | * ALessonInDefeat |
| 66 | * LotusPosition |
| 67 | ** LevitatingLotusPosition |
| 68 | * AMasterMakesTheirOwnTools |
| 69 | * MeditatingUnderAWaterfall |
| 70 | * MentorArchetype: Their role is to introduce a new skill or sharpen the current skills of their student. |
| 71 | * MoneyIsExperiencePoints |
| 72 | * OutclassedAtTheGym |
| 73 | * PhysicalFitnessPunishment |
| 74 | * PowerfulButIncompetent: A character whose raw power is useless because they lack intelligence. |
| 75 | * PrisonsAreGymnasiums |
| 76 | * RawEggsMakeYouStronger |
| 77 | * RivalDojos: A pair of rival schools of martial arts, run by a pair of masters who have been feuding for years. |
| 78 | * ShootingLessonsFromYourParents |
| 79 | * SimulatedUrbanCombatArea |
| 80 | * SinkOrSwimMentor: This mentor won't go easy on you just because you're a novice. |
| 81 | * TheSpartanWay |
| 82 | * SuperFlyReflexes |
| 83 | * SuperSwimmingSkills |
| 84 | * TalentVsTraining |
| 85 | * TalentedButTrained |
| 86 | * TaughtByExperience |
| 87 | * TaughtByTelevision |
| 88 | * TeachMeHowToFight |
| 89 | * TechPoints |
| 90 | * TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential |
| 91 | * TookALevelInBadass |
| 92 | * TraineeFromHell |
| 93 | * TrainingFromHell |
| 94 | * TrainingMontage |
| 95 | * TrainingTheGiftOfMagic |
| 96 | * TrainingThePet: A plot focusing on training an unruly pet. |
| 97 | * UltimateFinalExam |
| 98 | * UncertifiedExpert: An expert or veteran turns out not to be officially qualified for what they do. |
| 99 | * VictorGainsLosersPowers |
| 100 | * VirtualTrainingSimulation: Learning skills in a virtual evironment. |
| 101 | * WaxOnWaxOff |
| 102 | * WeaponsOfTheirTrade |
| 103 | * WhenYouSnatchThePebble: A final test that looks easier than it really is. |
| 104 | * WorkingOutTheirEmotions |
| 105 | * WorkoutFanservice |
| 106 | * WorkplaceAcquiredAbilities |
| 107 | * YourEyesCanDeceiveYou |
| 108 | * YouAreNotReady |
| 109 | * YouShouldntKnowThisAlready (regardless of the skill, there has to be learning before use). |
| 110 | * ZenSlap |
| 111 | |
| 112 | '''Shortcuts/Cheating''': |
| 113 | * AdaptationalBadass |
| 114 | * DrunkenMaster: The more you drink, the more competent you become. |
| 115 | * HardWorkHardlyWorks |
| 116 | * InstantExpert |
| 117 | * MoochingMaster |
| 118 | * OpponentSwitch |
| 119 | * TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: Awakening incredible power through massive emotional distress. |
| 120 | * {{Xenafication}} |
| 121 | [[/index]] |
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