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16 13Better Guilty Than Incompetent (Up for Grabs)
Better to lie than look incompetent
Created: Jun 29th 2012 at 1:24:58 PM
0 10Catch Thunder
Catching a lightning bolt and throwing it back.
Created: Apr 13th 2024 at 3:30:05 PM
4 6Item Fusion (Up For Grabs)
When multiple items are combined into one
Created: Mar 31st 2024 at 12:45:00 AM
0 8Prisons Are Educational Institutions
Prisoners uses their time behind locked bars to educate themselves.
Created: Mar 29th 2024 at 3:43:30 AM
0 9Language Barrier Blindness (formerly Unaware Of The Language Barrier)
A character is unaware of the Language Barrier.
Created: Jun 14th 2022 at 10:30:30 AM
12 50Lex Luthor Lookalike (Adopted by Kingslayer38)
An Expy of Lex Luthor in other media.
Created: Jan 25th 2020 at 2:35:19 AM
0 2Cloven Face Cover
An item that hides someones face is cut or broken, exposing at least part of their face.
1 21Not A Party Person (launch Wed.)
A character is attending a party they'd rather not be at.
Created: Mar 10th 2024 at 11:29:28 AM
0 9Succumbing to Suburbia
Someone comes to live in what is believed to be the ideal (upper-)middle class status quo, only for it to leave them dissatisfied, disillusioned, or in despair.
Created: Apr 5th 2024 at 3:38:13 PM
0 23Ladylike Ladybug (Up For Grabs)
Ladybugs are seen as friendly and usually feminine
Created: Apr 25th 2021 at 5:16:25 PM
1 18Parent vs Stepparent
A parent and stepparent jockey for the role of main parental figure in their child's life.
Created: Aug 22nd 2023 at 12:31:18 AM
2 23Facing One's Lost Power
You are Brought Down To Normal... and someone else has your power. And you must face them.
Created: Jan 9th 2024 at 11:14:38 AM
12 23Took A Level In Maturity
An immature character becomes more mature.
Created: Nov 16th 2022 at 4:08:29 AM
6 24Pointlessly Possessive
A character has something they don't need (or want) but refuses to let anyone else have it.
Created: Jan 10th 2019 at 10:47:08 AM
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
1 19Dixie Mafia (Adopted by MGD107)
Redneck and Southern based organized crime - Needs Examples
Created: Jan 24th 2021 at 9:07:59 PM
2 10Menacing Notetaker
A character flaunts his authority through an othewise innocuous action, typically writing something (or someone) down.
Created: Mar 24th 2024 at 4:28:56 AM
1 9Reality Singalong
A character with knowledge of an event repeats what another character says as they say it.
Created: Feb 5th 2022 at 9:08:36 PM
A character with knowledge of an event repeats what another character says as they say it.
Sponsor: Troper48 Created: Feb 5th 2022 at 9:08:36 PM Last reply: Apr 10th 2024 at 9:12:09 PM by arcanephoenix View draft
0 10Ghostly Objects
Items with the same properties as actual ghosts
Created: Apr 8th 2024 at 2:43:31 PM