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2 29Purification (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 15White Hair, Black Skin (new title pending)
Otherwise known as the Drow Look.
Created: Aug 15th 2014 at 6:56:17 PM
5 16All Canadian Police Are Mounties (Launching Soon)
Stereotype of Canadian cops.
Created: Mar 22nd 2013 at 4:37:14 PM
7 38Visceral Robot
Mechanical robots with artificial, organic-like traits
Created: May 25th 2013 at 10:31:04 AM
0 6Resolution Equals Death
When a character dies in order to achieve their overarching goal.
Created: Aug 29th 2014 at 5:29:10 AM
4 21Long Season, Short Season (Trivia) (Grabbed by Van-San)
A season of a show is shorter than others
Created: Mar 6th 2016 at 5:58:26 PM
2 32Through The Listening Glass
Can't hear through the door? Put a glass against it.
Created: Feb 24th 2012 at 7:01:51 AM
1 29Enabled Delusion (Up For Grabs)
A character's delusions or wrong beliefs are enabled or encouraged by other people.
Created: Apr 24th 2023 at 2:11:15 AM
0 32Accidental Injury Guilt
A character accidentally injures someone they care about and is wracked with guilt.
Created: Feb 21st 2024 at 5:02:54 PM
5 8No Flash, All Substance
Technically-shallow works with depth elsewhere.
Created: Oct 3rd 2010 at 10:56:01 AM
0 25Animals Have Insect Pets (Needs a Better Title)
Animal characters have insects or invertebrate for pets.
Created: Oct 13th 2010 at 4:37:44 AM
0 13Nonhuman Celebrity Counterpart
Just like X but s/he's not a human
Created: Sep 25th 2011 at 8:10:53 PM
7 14Formalwear With Casual Footwear (adopted by Paddywhack)
A suit or fancy dress with less-dressy shoes or even going barefoot
Created: Sep 27th 2013 at 6:19:16 PM
0 5Unsensible Aura
Character is so powerful than others can't even sense their power level.
Created: Jul 7th 2014 at 4:34:48 PM
3 29One Notices First (previously "Uh, Guys" Moment)
An oddity off-screen will first be noticed by a single member of a group who will turn or step towards said thing in amazement before telling the others.
Created: Nov 6th 2017 at 2:20:20 PM
3 20Inconsistent Pronunciation
A name is pronounced differently at different times in a work.
Created: Jan 8th 2022 at 1:30:13 PM
3 22Doomed Tactical Team (Up for Grabs)
When the specialised paramilitary squad sent to solve a terrifying crisis end up becoming victims of the nightmare themselves.
Created: Jun 25th 2023 at 12:40:00 PM
5 27Fourth Wall Farewell (Up For Grabs)
The fourth wall is only broken with the final line in the work.
Created: Nov 24th 2019 at 8:07:12 PM
9 42Nobody Suspects The Woman
In a mystery, no one even thinks that the culprit could be female — and they are proven wrong.
Created: Sep 20th 2019 at 9:35:35 AM
In a mystery, no one even thinks that the culprit could be female — and they are proven wrong.
Sponsor: IdeaMaster Created: Sep 20th 2019 at 9:35:35 AM Last reply: Mar 18th 2024 at 10:06:58 AM by walkenfan View draft
0 30Lady Vessel
A vessel (boat, car, ship, airplane, or starship) treated as female, or even specifically named after a woman (No rogue launching pls)
Created: Mar 14th 2016 at 10:35:53 AM