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An index of tropes dealing with luck and fortune.

Compare with Probability Tropes, that are about the statistic side of things.

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Tropes

• Bad Luck Charm
  An item is deemed as being unlucky.
• Beginner's Luck
  The new guy will do better than the experienced guy because of luck.
• Born Lucky
  Someone is naturally lucky.
• Born Unlucky
  Someone is naturally unlucky.
• Cosmic Plaything
  Someone is so unlucky, it seems like some cosmic force is picking on him.
• Doom Magnet
  Someone has bad luck follow him and those he meets.
• Fixing The Game
  It's not gambling if you cheat.
• The Fool
  He's incredibly lucky.
• The Gambler
  He's got a gambling theme going, and is often very lucky because of it.
• Heads or Tails
  Luck dictates what will happen through a flipping a coin.
• Idiot Hero
  When The Hero gets thing done by simply being lucky rather than smart or skilled.
• The Jinx
  He's a walking bad luck charm.
• Lottery of Doom
  Where to be lucky is to lose.
• Luck-Based Mission
  Victory depends on luck, not skill.
• Luck Manipulation Mechanic
  Game mechanics that let you re-attempt chance based elements to get a better result.
• Luck Stat
  A measure of how lucky a character is... whatever that means.
• Lucky Bastard
  The Antagonist version of the Idiot Hero: The Rival or Villain succeeds only out of luck.
• Lucky Rabbit's Foot
  Rabbit's feet or rabbits associated with luck.
• The Magic Poker Equation
  The more skilled you are at cards, the luckier you are in what hands you get.
• Million to One Chance
  Luck will guarantee something unlikely happens, no matter the odds against it.
• Professional Gambler
  Someone who regularly deals with luck and probabilities.
• Random Number God
  How do you try to influence your luck?
• Russian Roulette
  A hard way to test one's luck.
• Two-Headed Coin
  A way to make one's own luck.
• Walking Disaster Area
  So unlucky that disasters follow in his wake.
• Winds of Destiny, Change
  Changing luck as a superpower.

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