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0 40Accidental Injury Guilt (launch when scope is settled)
A character accidentally injures someone they care about and is wracked with guilt.
Created: Feb 21st 2024 at 5:02:54 PM
2 10Death in Custody - Launching 8th May 2024
A character dies while in the custody of the police or similar organisation.
Created: Feb 11th 2024 at 1:42:31 PM
0 2Professional Wrestling of the 1990s
Index of Pro Wrestling personalities and promotions of the 1990s
Created: Apr 19th 2024 at 5:10:18 AM
0 8Eye Covering Surprise
Surprising somebody by covering their eyes.
Created: Apr 21st 2024 at 1:27:46 AM
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
0 25Bad Reason To Do Good
When someone does the right thing for the wrong reasons.
Created: Apr 22nd 2024 at 7:03:12 PM
4 17Painful Confession
A character makes a confession that is particulary distressing for them (and sometimes others). (launching Friday)
Created: Apr 24th 2023 at 1:40:13 PM
2 16Language Fluency Reveal
A character reveals their fluency in the language everyone else speaks
Created: Apr 18th 2024 at 7:11:47 PM
0 7Forcing A Mistrial
An Amoral Attorney "wins" a case by deliberately causing a mistrial and halting court proceedings.
Created: Apr 30th 2024 at 11:29:24 AM
6 9Mysterious Murdered Maiden
A young beautiful woman with secrets gets murdered. Mystery and angst ensue.
Created: Sep 30th 2023 at 8:13:20 PM
0 15Hypocrisy Excuse
A character tries to justify or excuse their hypocrisy.
Created: Apr 22nd 2024 at 8:08:22 AM
0 12Unquenchable Fire
A fire that cannot be put out by ordinary means.
Created: Apr 21st 2024 at 4:59:42 PM
0 19Space Is Sleepy (split from Space is Dreamy Ready to launch?)
The moon, the stars, or space in general is associated with sleep.
Created: Mar 26th 2024 at 12:21:04 AM
0 7Inserted Into Historical Footage (formerly Improvised Historical Footage)
The use of Real Life historical footage/photos, edited in order to add background to the work
Created: Apr 30th 2024 at 6:18:13 AM
1 9Joke Action (feel free to suggest examples)
An attack or skill that's inferior to normal as a joke.
Created: Apr 14th 2024 at 9:48:08 AM
0 16Version Exclusive Boss
A boss fight is added in, removed, or altered in different versions of the same game, or new bosses are added in.
Created: Apr 7th 2024 at 11:07:17 AM
1 21Mistaken For Fakery
A character has digital or undeniable evidence that an item or premise is real, but another character thinks it's fake and insists this is truth
Created: Sep 29th 2017 at 6:25:22 PM
15 9Criminal Underworld Purge
A purge inside a criminal organization
Created: Mar 1st 2024 at 5:35:34 PM
1 10Comically Interrupted Count
Characters are interrupted while counting up to three before performing a task.
Created: Apr 28th 2023 at 5:46:02 AM
Characters are interrupted while counting up to three before performing a task.
Sponsor: Doujinguy567 Created: Apr 28th 2023 at 5:46:02 AM Last reply: May 5th 2024 at 12:43:03 PM by BoltDMC View draft
0 14Space Is Introspective (split from Space Is Dreamy)
Space is associated with sentiment, hope, or existentialism.
Created: Apr 1st 2024 at 6:03:49 PM