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3 2LitRPG System Apocalypse
Lit RPG subgenre focused on a post-apocalyptic settings.
Created: Mar 24th 2024 at 4:09:03 PM
1 1Juxtaposed Linked Phrases
Contrasting consecutive phrases of text that also relate to each other.
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
0 1The Lizard Blink
A shapeshifter or other reptilian character has eyelids on the sides of their eyes.
4 8Prisons Are Schools
Prisoners uses their time behind locked bars to educate themselves.
Created: Mar 23rd 2024 at 10:39:18 AM
0 3Blindfolded Misadventure
A blindfold activity ends in an accident, or a situation of malicious intent.
Created: Mar 22nd 2024 at 9:10:54 AM
3 11New Neighbors Plot
Where the plot of a story revolves around new neighbors to the main character.
Created: Mar 20th 2024 at 11:39:26 AM
0 9Chekhov’s Reaction (Please help with the description!)
A character’s abnormal reaction hints at an important revelation later on
Created: Mar 19th 2024 at 3:25:44 PM
0 8Ability Rewrite
An ability in a game that alters another ability in some way.
Created: Mar 19th 2024 at 12:42:51 PM
11 18Out Of The Closet Divorce
Where a husband or wife leaves their spouse to be with someone who is of their same gender.
Created: Mar 19th 2024 at 11:52:16 AM
0 18Collect-the-Spines (Trivia?)
Volume spines for a book (or DVD) series form a larger picture if stacked in order
Created: Mar 18th 2024 at 8:48:53 PM
0 11Targeting the Exhaust System
An organism or mechanism's exhaust system is targeted or exploited as a weak point.
Created: Mar 18th 2024 at 10:58:23 AM
2 21Most Marketable Form
A character is usually stuck being depicted in one form in other media even after their appearance changes
Created: Mar 18th 2024 at 3:29:58 AM
1 10Repetitive Dramatic Note
A single kind of musical note is repeated in music for the sake of dramatic tension, or to add a flourish of completion.
Created: Mar 17th 2024 at 7:08:15 PM
0 36Same Power, Different Flavor
A stock power is repeated in-universe, but styled differently.
Created: Mar 17th 2024 at 3:30:03 PM
1 6Elevator Door Snub
Where someone is discourteous enough to not keep an elevator door open for another party to enter.
Created: Mar 17th 2024 at 2:57:36 PM
0 1First-Use-Only Effect
A game effect that only happens on the first use.
Created: Mar 17th 2024 at 12:51:40 PM
2 4Blindfold Game
Games where players are blindfolded, or close their eyes.
Created: Mar 17th 2024 at 2:00:41 AM
7 16Wealth Justifies Mooching
A character claims that mooching off of and/or stealing from a rich person is okay because the latter can afford it.
Created: Mar 16th 2024 at 6:00:51 PM
A character claims that mooching off of and/or stealing from a rich person is okay because the latter can afford it.
Sponsor: cybirddude Created: Mar 16th 2024 at 6:00:51 PM Last reply: 4 hours ago by JethroQWalrustitty View draft
0 5Ride the Rolling Object
Be it logs, boulders, or giant balls, if it rolls, your best bet is to ride it.
Created: Mar 25th 2024 at 7:40:19 AM