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0 31Tears of Defeat
A character cries when they lose a fight, a challenge, or a game
Created: Mar 7th 2023 at 8:09:02 PM
2 31Involuntary Servitude (probably needs to be abandoned)
A character becomes a servant unjustly. Probably needs to be mined for a brand new proposed trope.
Created: Jul 12th 2021 at 12:40:13 PM
1 31Formal Presentation, Informal Issue
Doing a slideshow presentation for a situation that doesn't usually warrant one.
Created: Mar 16th 2022 at 2:58:39 PM
4 31Cranky Crabs
Crabs (including hermit crabs) depicted as being cranky and/or bad-tempered.
Created: Aug 1st 2022 at 12:45:51 PM
0 31Obscure Species Escalation (Up For Grabs)
A formerly Seldom Seen Species becomes well-known thanks to a specific work.
Created: Feb 17th 2022 at 12:08:06 PM
5 31Conflict Across Dimensions
Conflict arises in a story as a result of something, or someone, messing with Another Dimension.
Created: Oct 23rd 2023 at 12:50:25 PM
9 31Skills Surpass Superpowers
Skill and experience are more important than mere superpowers
Created: Jul 17th 2020 at 2:49:36 AM
1 31This Index Is A Trap
Index of tropes about traps
Created: Jun 8th 2020 at 11:10:31 PM
21 31Transmasc And Transfem Pair
A duo consisting of transgender people on opposite sides of the spectrum.
Created: Feb 9th 2020 at 7:22:16 AM
1 31Not Good With Children (Up For Grabs)
A character just doesn't do well with children.
Created: Feb 11th 2011 at 11:29:09 PM
7 30Emotional Language Shift (adopted by jhonsogflint)
Character reverts to their native language when surprised, scared, excited or annoyed
Created: May 21st 2011 at 7:46:17 PM
1 30No Time For Love (adopted by skewview)
A character who has no time for romance and dating for various reasons.
Created: May 11th 2022 at 6:34:16 PM
1 30Gag Ears (Grabbed by DrNoPuma)
A character with comically large ears.
Created: Oct 3rd 2022 at 2:07:52 PM
4 30Animals Driving Cars
An animal can drive a car or any other vehicle, regardless of their anatomy and brain capacity in real life.
Created: May 3rd 2023 at 2:14:33 PM
15 30Double Standard: Guy On Guy
Gay male sex/affection seen as terrible and disgusting, two women however...hot!
Created: Jun 10th 2022 at 9:42:14 PM
6 30Professional's Combat Knife
A combat knife/dagger used by fighters with cool and calm heads. (Deadline dropped, reworking the description and examples)
Created: Mar 28th 2022 at 12:29:21 AM
2 30Purification (adopted by skewview)
Cleansing living entities of corruption, dark auras, or personalities to make them good or normal again
Created: Dec 7th 2019 at 7:59:48 PM
4 30Isolation-Induced Lust
One or more isolated characters starved for romance start desperately flirting with a newcomer of the preferred gender.
Created: May 22nd 2018 at 3:56:42 PM
One or more isolated characters starved for romance start desperately flirting with a newcomer of the preferred gender.
Sponsor: Miss_Desperado Created: May 22nd 2018 at 3:56:42 PM Last reply: Jan 3rd 2022 at 5:44:54 PM by intastiel View draft
0 32Sensual Massage
A massage-as-Ship Tease
Created: Nov 20th 2012 at 5:07:03 PM