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2 28Shadow Mist (image needed)
Casting A Shadow and tangible darkness portrayed as a black mist, fog or smoke.
Created: May 4th 2022 at 5:37:55 PM
0 28Punching Bag of Hatred (Up For Grabs)
Beating or destroying an object that represents someone you dislike or is bothering you.
Created: Dec 16th 2022 at 4:04:02 PM
33 28Villainous Violet (up for grabs)
Purple signifies villainy.
Created: Jul 17th 2023 at 10:30:42 PM
6 28Super Mario Mockery (Up For Grabs)
A parody of Mario.
Created: May 21st 2022 at 6:21:03 PM
11 28Poor Pay Poor Effort
Employees who are (or believe they are) paid poorly are not motivated to do their jobs properly. (Up For Grabs, in need of cleanup.)
Created: Aug 3rd 2022 at 6:42:48 AM
17 28Doesn't Understand Sex
A character who does not understand the concept of sexual attraction
Created: Mar 10th 2010 at 2:43:31 PM
1 28Gifted Hero, Self-Made Villain (Up For Grabs)
When heroes have acquired their abilities quickly while villains built themselves up slowly.
Created: Jul 11th 2014 at 4:19:20 PM
23 28Spring Break Plot
A character or group of characters on Spring Break vacation.
Created: Mar 14th 2020 at 12:47:25 AM
3 28Living Ammo
Living creatures used as ammunition.
Created: Sep 15th 2019 at 9:09:57 AM
1 28Albinism Is Valuable
Want to make a creature more valuable or wanted? Make it albino!
Created: Nov 23rd 2014 at 4:03:09 PM
0 27Friend Not For Sale
Something (can be a robot, pet, or Companion Cube) who is of marketable value to a buyer. However the owner is not interested in selling them.
Created: Apr 24th 2018 at 9:46:08 PM
1 27Scientist Of The Supernatural
Where studying weirdness and arcane fields of Fantastic Science is a legitimate, scientific career for some people. [Adopted by EvilerThanThou]. TITLE CROWNER UP
Created: Mar 26th 2018 at 11:17:40 AM
0 27Brute Force Code Cracking (adopted by JuliaMinor)
Keep inputting codes until it works!
Created: Jun 23rd 2017 at 12:54:57 PM
2 27Jerkass Nerd
A nerd who is also a Jerkass.
Created: Jul 10th 2012 at 2:44:34 PM
1 27Crying Is Immature
A character (or society in general) holds that attitude that crying is immature.
Created: Nov 22nd 2011 at 7:51:17 PM
1 27The Emotionless
The character has limited emotions, if any at all
Created: Jan 20th 2012 at 7:16:08 AM
0 27Rebel Against The Premise
A character goes against the story premise or genre to win.
Created: Feb 27th 2012 at 5:21:24 PM
0 27Bad Reason To Do Good
When someone does the right thing for the wrong reasons.
Created: Apr 22nd 2024 at 7:03:12 PM
6 27Empowered by Negativity
Power sources related to negative emotions. (Planned launch: 05/11)
Created: Apr 13th 2024 at 7:31:12 PM
Power sources related to negative emotions. (Planned launch: 05/11)
Sponsor: nightlightie Created: Apr 13th 2024 at 7:31:12 PM Last reply: 2 hours ago by MetaFour View draft
2 28Mistaken for Drunk (Up For Grabs)
When a character does something which makes them look like they're drunk or have been drinking.
Created: Jul 26th 2021 at 5:20:44 PM