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0 21Nudity Equals Vulnerability
A person is naked to show how vulnerable they are.
Created: Apr 26th 2024 at 7:56:18 AM
1 33Werewolf Kennel (Adopted by DRCEQ)
To avoid hurting anyone when they transform, werewolves (or other creatures) will lock themselves up, or have friends or relatives restrain them.
Created: Oct 3rd 2023 at 3:41:08 PM
1 41Gratuitous Chinese
Using Chinese instead of the work's usual language in a non-Chinese language work. 時在原本不用中文作品內使用中文。 (adopted by AquaEclipse, under construction to define scope in fear of misuse)
Created: Mar 10th 2024 at 4:59:46 AM
0 39Centerfold Gag (Grabbed by El Buen Cuate)
A character opens a magazine centerfold, parodying a Playboy centerfold and implying sexual, shocking, or pleasing content.
Created: Jan 1st 2015 at 4:08:07 PM
0 3Cliffhanger Continuity
When the resolution to a cliffhanger is shot some time later and the time lapse is obvious
0 14Prenatal Gender Picking
A way to control what gender a baby will be before it's born.
Created: May 4th 2024 at 4:53:09 PM
4 1Language Barrier Backfire
A character tries to get out of a conversation by speaking another language the other character turns out to be able to speak
Created: May 20th 2024 at 10:05:46 AM
1 3Universal Multiforce Balance
Balance in the universe is composed of more than one or two forces
Created: May 20th 2024 at 6:47:17 AM
2 14Cthu-Lookalike (June 1st Launch, if nothing bad happens)
Expies and Captains Ersatz of HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu.
Created: May 19th 2024 at 8:31:30 AM
0 6Gun Acquisition Explanation
A work goes out of its way to demonstrate how a character is able to acquire a firearm in a setting where gun ownership is unusual or heavily restricted.
Created: May 18th 2024 at 7:35:52 AM
34 31Villainous Violet (up for grabs)
Purple signifies villainy.
Created: Jul 17th 2023 at 10:30:42 PM
0 9Songwriting Eureka
The writing and composition of an iconic song revolves around a single Eureka Moment.
Created: Aug 30th 2023 at 11:59:12 PM
0 29Sexual Predator Bully
A bully who is also a sexual predator.
Created: Aug 21st 2023 at 5:54:22 AM
1 18Gibberish Perspective (formerly Human Noises)
Dialogue or written words are gibberish from the perspective of characters who don't understand them
Created: May 21st 2022 at 9:51:36 PM
0 15Tripping Before The Finish Line
A character fails at a task just as they are about to complete it.
Created: Nov 19th 2023 at 1:47:39 PM
1 25Not A Party Person (up for grabs)
A character is attending a party they'd rather not be at.
Created: Mar 10th 2024 at 11:29:28 AM
3 8Poirot Pastiche
Expies of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot
Created: Mar 29th 2024 at 9:56:58 AM
8 16Animal Attracted to Human
An animal feels and displays attraction towards humans.
Created: Dec 3rd 2019 at 8:44:38 PM
2 23Constant as the Northern Star
The North Star as a symbol of guidance and stability
Created: Oct 25th 2023 at 10:01:28 PM
The North Star as a symbol of guidance and stability
Sponsor: Tallens Created: Oct 25th 2023 at 10:01:28 PM Last reply: May 19th 2024 at 3:34:04 PM by Tallens View draft
0 9Self-Proclaimed In-Law
A character thinks of their crush's relatives or their relative's crush as their future in-laws.
Created: Feb 28th 2024 at 10:40:43 PM