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[[Website/TheGrandListOfConsoleRolePlayingGameCliches Index]] | [[ConsoleRPGCliches1To24 1-24]] | [[ConsoleRPGCliches25To48 25-48]] | [[ConsoleRPGCliches49To72 49-72]] | '''73-96''' | [[ConsoleRPGCliches97To120 97-120]] | [[ConsoleRPGCliches121To144 121-144]] | [[ConsoleRPGCliches145To168 145-168]] | [[ConsoleRPGCliches169To192 169-192]] | [[ConsoleRPGClichesTheTVTropesVersion TV Tropes Version]]

#'''[[RandomEncounters If You Meet The Buddha In A Random Encounter, Kill Him!]]''' ''When you're out wandering around the world, you must kill everything you meet. People, animals, [[ManEatingPlant plants]], insects, [[VideoGame/{{Earthbound}} fire hydrants]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII small cottages]], [[EverythingTryingToKillYou anything and everything is just plain out to get you]]. It may be because of your rampant kleptomania (see [[ConsoleRPGCliches1To24 Garrett's Principle]].)''

[[Website/TheGrandListOfConsoleRolePlayingGameCliches Index]] | [[ConsoleRPGCliches1To24 1-24]] | [[ConsoleRPGCliches25To48 25-48]] | [[ConsoleRPGCliches49To72 49-72]] | '''73-96''' | [[ConsoleRPGCliches97To120 97-120]] | [[ConsoleRPGCliches121To144 121-144]] | [[ConsoleRPGCliches145To168 145-168]] | [[ConsoleRPGCliches169To192 169-194]] | [[ConsoleRPGClichesTheTVTropesVersion TV Tropes Version]]

#'''[[OurMonstersAreDifferent Xenobiology Rule]]:''' ''The predatory species of the world will include representatives of all of the following: {{giant spider}}s, [[ScaryScorpions giant scorpions]], [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent giant snakes]], [[BigCreepyCrawlies giant beetles]], [[CanisMajor wolves]], [[GiantSquid squid]], [[FlyingSeafoodSpecial fish that float in midair]], [[OurGargoylesRock gargoyles]], {{golem}}s, [[ManEatingPlant carnivorous plants]], [[BeastWithAHumanFace chimeras]], [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent griffins]], [[BasiliskAndCockatrice cockatrices]], [[OurHydrasAreDifferent hydras]], [[ALoadOfBull minotaurs]], [[FastTunnelling burrowing]] things with big claws, things that can [[TheParalyzer paralyze]] you, things that can put you to [[InstantSedation sleep]], things that can [[TakenForGranite petrify you]], at least twenty different creatures with [[CombatTentacles poisonous tentacles]], and [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]]. [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Always dragons]].''

#'''[[UselessUsefulSpell Magical Inequality Theorem]]:''' ''In the course of your travels you may find useful-sounding spells such as [[StandardStatusEffects Petrify, Silence, and Instant Death.]] However, you will end up never using these spells in combat because a) [[BoringButPractical all ordinary enemies can be killed with a few normal attacks]], [[AwesomeButImpractical making fancy attacks unnecessary]], b) [[ContractualBossImmunity all bosses and other stronger-than-average monsters are immune to those effects]] so there's no point in using them for long fights where they'd actually come in handy, and c) the spells usually don't work anyway.''

** ''something that is [[{{Unwinnable}} unsolvable]] because [[UnwinnableByMistake a vital clue in the dialogue]] was [[BlindIdiotTranslation mistranslated out of Japanese]].''

#'''[[SituationalSword Law of Numbers]]:''' ''There will be several items or effects which depend on the numerical value of your hit points, level, etc., which makes no sense unless the characters can see all the numbers in their world and find it perfectly normal that a spell only works on a monster [[Franchise/FinalFantasy whose level is a multiple of 5]].'' (related, in a way, to StatisticallySpeaking)

#'''[[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard Magical Inequality Corollary]]:''' ''When the enemy uses Petrify, Silence, Instant Death, et cetera spells on you, they will be effective 100% of the time.''

#'''[[OurMonstersAreDifferent Xenobiology Rule]]:''' ''The predatory species of the world will include representatives of all of the following: {{giant spider}}s, [[ScaryScorpions giant scorpions]], [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent giant snakes]], [[BigCreepyCrawlies giant beetles]], [[CanisMajor wolves]], [[GiantSquid squid]], [[FlyingSeafoodSpecial fish that float in midair]], [[OurGargoylesRock gargoyles]], {{golem}}s, [[ManEatingPlant carnivorous plants]], [[BeastWithAHumanFace chimeras]], [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent griffins]], [[BasiliskAndCockatrice cockatrices]], [[OurHydrasAreDifferent hydras]], [[ALoadOfBull minotaurs]], [[FastTunnelling burrowing]] things with big claws, things that can [[TheParalyzer paralyze]] you, things that can put you to [[InstantSedation sleep]], things that can [[TakenForGranite petrify you]], at least twenty different creatures with [[CombatTentacles poisonous tentacles]], and [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]]. [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons Always dragons]].''

#'''[[OurMonstersAreDifferent Xenobiology Rule]]:''' ''The predatory species of the world will include representatives of all of the following: {{giant spider}}s, [[ScaryScorpions giant scorpions]], [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent giant snakes]], [[BigCreepyCrawlies giant beetles]], [[CanisMajor wolves]], [[GiantSquid squid]], [[FlyingSeafoodSpecial fish that float in midair]], [[OurGargoylesRock gargoyles]], {{golem}}s, [[ManEatingPlant carnivorous plants]], chimeras, [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent griffins]], cockatrices, hydras, [[ALoadOfBull minotaurs]], [[FastTunnelling burrowing]] things with big claws, things that can [[TheParalyzer paralyze]] you, things that can put you to [[InstantSedation sleep]], things that can [[TakenForGranite petrify you]], at least twenty different creatures with [[CombatTentacles poisonous tentacles]], and [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]]. [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons Always dragons]].''

#'''Edison's Lament:''' ''No switch is ever in the right position. ''

#'''Law of Numbers:''' ''There will be several items or effects which depend on the numerical value of your hit points, level, etc., which makes no sense unless the characters can see all the numbers in their world and find it perfectly normal that a spell only works on a monster [[Franchise/FinalFantasy whose level is a multiple of 5]].'' (related, in a way, to StatisticallySpeaking)

#'''[[NoSidepathsNoExplorationNoFreedom Pretty Line Syndrome]] (or, Franchise/CrashBandicoot: The RPG):''' ''Seen in most modern [=RPGs=]. The key to completing your quest is to walk forward in a straight line for fifty hours, stopping along the way to look at, kill, and/or have meaningful conversations with various pretty things.''

#'''[[PathOfMostResistance Dungeon Design 102]]:''' ''When you are confronted by two doors, the closer one will be [[LockedDoor locked]] and its key will be hidden behind the farther-away one.''

#'''[[OurMonstersAreDifferent Xenobiology Rule]]:''' ''The predatory species of the world will include representatives of all of the following: {{giant spider}}s, [[ScaryScorpions giant scorpions]], [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent giant snakes]], [[BigCreepyCrawlies giant beetles]], [[CanisMajor wolves]], [[GiantSquid squid]], [[FlyingSeafoodSpecial fish that float in midair]], [[OurGargoylesRock gargoyles]], {{golem}}s, [[ManEatingPlant carnivorous plants]], chimeras, [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent griffins]], cockatrices, hydras, [[ALoadOfBull minotaurs]], burrowing things with big claws, things that can paralyze you, things that can put you to sleep, things that can [[TakenForGranite petrify you]], at least twenty different creatures with [[CombatTentacles poisonous tentacles]], and [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]]. [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons Always dragons]].''

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#'''[[Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Well, That About Wraps It Up For God]]:''' ''All [[PowersThatBe major deities]], [[OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions assuming they actually exist]] and weren't just [[PathOfInspiration made up by the Church to delude its followers]], [[GodIsGood benevolent]] but [[GodsHandsAreTied useless]] are in reality [[GodIsEvil malevolent]] and will [[RageAgainstTheHeavens have to be destroyed]]. The only exception to this rule is the four {{nature spirit}}s who have preserved the land since time immemorial, but now due to the folly of mankind have lost virtually all of their power and need you to accomplish some ludicrous task to save them.''

#'''[[UselessUsefulSpell Magical Inequality Theorem]]:''' ''In the course of your travels you may find useful-sounding spells such as [[StandardStatusEffects Petrify, Silence, and Instant Death.]] However, [[UselessUsefulSpell you will end up never using these spells in combat]] because a) [[BoringButPractical all ordinary enemies can be killed with a few normal attacks]], [[AwesomeButImpractical making fancy attacks unnecessary]], b) [[ContractualBossImmunity all bosses and other stronger-than-average monsters are immune to those effects]] so there's no point in using them for long fights where they'd actually come in handy, and c) the spells usually don't work anyway.''

#'''[[UselessUsefulSpell Magical Inequality Theorem]]:''' ''In the course of your travels you may find useful-sounding spells such as [[StandardStatusEffects Petrify, Silence, and Instant Death.]] However, you will end up never using these spells in combat because a) [[BoringButPractical all ordinary enemies can be killed with a few normal attacks]], [[AwesomeButImpractical making fancy attacks unnecessary]], b) [[ContractualBossImmunity all bosses and other stronger-than-average monsters are immune to those effects]] so there's no point in using them for long fights where they'd actually come in handy, and c) the spells usually don't work anyway.''

#'''Dungeon Design 301:''' ''All "puzzles" in RPG dungeons can be sorted into one of the following types:''

#'''[[OurMonstersAreDifferent Xenobiology Rule]]:''' ''The predatory species of the world will include representatives of all of the following: {{giant spider}}s, [[ScaryScorpions giant scorpions]], [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent giant snakes]], [[BigCreepyCrawlies giant beetles]], [[BigBadassWolf wolves]], [[GiantSquid squid]], [[FlyingSeafoodSpecial fish that float in midair]], [[OurGargoylesRock gargoyles]], {{golem}}s, [[ManEatingPlant carnivorous plants]], chimeras, [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent griffins]], cockatrices, hydras, [[ALoadOfBull minotaurs]], burrowing things with big claws, things that can paralyze you, things that can put you to sleep, things that can [[TakenForGranite petrify you]], at least twenty different creatures with [[CombatTentacles poisonous tentacles]], and [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]]. [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons Always dragons]].''

#'''[[Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Well, That About Wraps It Up For God]]:''' ''All [[PowersThatBe major deities]], [[OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions assuming they actually exist]] and weren't just [[PathOfInspiration made up by the Church to delude its followers]], are in reality [[GodIsEvil malevolent]] and will [[RageAgainstTheHeavens have to be destroyed]]. The only exception to this rule is the four {{nature spirit}}s who have preserved the land since time immemorial, but now due to the folly of mankind have lost virtually all of their power and need you to accomplish some ludicrous task to save them.''

#'''[[TrialByFriendlyFire Friendly Fire Principle]] (or, VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics Rule):''' ''Any attack that can target both allies and enemies will hit half of your allies and none of your enemies.''

#'''Friendly Fire Principle (or, VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics Rule):''' ''Any attack that can target both allies and enemies will hit half of your allies and none of your enemies.''

#'''[[OurMonstersAreDifferent Xenobiology Rule]]:''' ''The predatory species of the world will include representatives of all of the following: {{giant spider}}s, [[ScaryScorpions giant scorpions]], [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent giant snakes]], [[BigCreepyCrawlies giant beetles]], [[BigBadassWolf wolves]], [[GiantSquid squid]], [[FlyingSeafoodSpecial fish that float in midair]], [[OurGargoylesRock gargoyles]], {{golem}}s, [[ManEatingPlant carnivorous plants]], chimeras, [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent griffons]], cockatrices, hydras, [[ALoadOfBull minotaurs]], burrowing things with big claws, things that can paralyze you, things that can put you to sleep, things that can [[TakenForGranite petrify you]], at least twenty different creatures with [[CombatTentacles poisonous tentacles]], and [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]]. [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons Always dragons]].''