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Gruesome stockpiles of corpses, body parts or bones associated with man-eaters
sponsor: SharleeD
added: Sat, 24th Sep '11 8:20:22 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 4:40:43 PM
sponsor: Floria
added: Sun, 14th Apr '13 3:38:26 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 4:37:33 PM
sponsor: Trueman001
added: Thu, 4th Apr '13 1:16:21 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 4:22:39 PM
A list of Shout Outs which a work has received
sponsor: XFllo
added: Wed, 2nd Jan '13 8:52:07 AM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 4:08:04 PM
sponsor: PancticeSquadCutterback
added: Tue, 21st May '13 2:54:53 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 3:53:11 PM
sponsor: StFan
added: Mon, 20th May '13 8:51:43 AM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 3:52:44 PM
sponsor: PancticeSquadCutterback
added: Wed, 1st May '13 5:50:32 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 3:48:33 PM
Children pretend to do the job they'll have as adults
sponsor: Topazan
added: Mon, 20th May '13 3:40:47 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 3:46:30 PM
Enemy charges at the hero and gets impaled on something pointy.
sponsor: Dawnwing
added: Tue, 1st Jan '13 10:46:00 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 3:38:08 PM
sponsor: SuperTroper
added: Tue, 21st May '13 2:02:36 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 2:48:18 PM
sponsor: ChrisX
added: Wed, 15th May '13 11:52:25 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 2:14:13 PM
When a Prissy Character Demonstrates Just how Incapable He is of Roughing It
sponsor: hawaiianflower
added: Mon, 20th May '13 4:28:43 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 1:36:56 PM
Character has what they think is a one-night stand. Next morning they encounter their partner in an unrelated context and awkwardness ensues.
sponsor: StarSword
added: Sat, 11th May '13 4:45:31 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 1:29:12 PM
sponsor: Someoneman
added: Mon, 20th May '13 6:35:54 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 1:03:07 PM
An endangered species takes up residence in the home or workplace, and causes annoyance and trouble for the characters.
sponsor: Worlder
added: Sun, 19th May '13 10:41:24 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 1:03:07 PM
sponsor: zarpaulus
added: Tue, 28th Aug '12 7:32:19 AM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 12:59:29 PM
sponsor: JalexShipper
added: Mon, 20th May '13 7:09:41 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 12:36:45 PM
sponsor: KZN02
added: Tue, 21st May '13 12:26:41 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 12:29:07 PM
sponsor: KZN02
added: Sun, 12th May '13 7:11:10 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 12:21:10 PM
A story that depicts real world cultural or natural wonders in loving detail.
sponsor: Koveras
added: Tue, 21st May '13 5:35:20 AM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 12:16:32 PM
Jewels, gemstones, minerals and other precious objects have stock colors associated with them
sponsor: acrobox edited by: MorningStar1337
added: Mon, 13th May '13 9:08:00 AM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 12:14:37 PM
sponsor: MagBas
added: Wed, 1st May '13 1:39:38 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 11:44:50 AM
sponsor: liz99
added: Tue, 21st May '13 5:55:40 AM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 11:44:13 AM
sponsor: ElectricalLass
added: Thu, 16th May '13 4:05:42 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 11:42:53 AM
At 1st level, you care about Defense, not Strength. At 50th level, you care about Strength, not Defense.
sponsor: Shrikesnest edited by: morenohijazo
added: Fri, 11th May '12 10:23:29 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 11:27:31 AM
The troops or team start chanting to increase or display their high morale.
sponsor: Olaf_Merchant edited by: Quag15
added: Sat, 11th May '13 6:12:39 AM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 11:14:54 AM
Weapon Of Choice not available? Why not a gardening tool to do the trick?
sponsor: Palindromee edited by: Larkmarn
added: Mon, 13th May '13 9:34:48 AM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 11:13:59 AM
Tales set in really early days the Wild West.
sponsor: Lawman592
added: Mon, 4th Mar '13 12:38:17 AM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 11:01:28 AM
sponsor: CrankyStorming
added: Tue, 9th Apr '13 10:39:14 AM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 10:08:10 AM
sponsor: Falco
added: Tue, 11th Oct '11 8:52:22 AM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 9:50:35 AM
sponsor: Bobchillingworth
added: Tue, 7th May '13 1:07:12 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 9:33:58 AM
sponsor: Noaqiyeum edited by: Ekuran
added: Wed, 20th Feb '13 8:13:40 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 9:28:05 AM
sponsor: CaveCat
added: Sat, 11th May '13 12:34:28 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 9:20:34 AM
sponsor: CaveCat
added: Sat, 11th May '13 12:23:25 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 9:20:25 AM
sponsor: CaveCat
added: Sat, 11th May '13 12:20:40 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 9:20:15 AM
sponsor: CaveCat
added: Tue, 7th May '13 12:54:34 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 9:20:01 AM
sponsor: CaveCat
added: Mon, 29th Apr '13 5:22:56 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 9:19:48 AM
A character in a book is changed to a different species when the book is adapted.
sponsor: CaveCat
added: Mon, 29th Apr '13 5:09:35 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 9:19:36 AM
A disabled character receives help from a kind and helpful mentor.
sponsor: CaveCat
added: Sun, 28th Apr '13 5:40:01 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 9:19:20 AM
sponsor: CaveCat
added: Sat, 20th Apr '13 5:07:30 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 9:18:08 AM
A small character gets flattened against a larger character's stomach.
sponsor: CaveCat
added: Sat, 9th Mar '13 1:39:13 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 9:17:59 AM
sponsor: CaveCat
added: Wed, 23rd Jan '13 5:12:18 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 9:17:49 AM
A character who is otherwise nude is shown to be a person by carrying tools or similar accessories
sponsor: Melkior
added: Wed, 15th May '13 9:27:06 AM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 9:15:26 AM
A tougher villain who appears in the Season Finale but is not The Big Bad
sponsor: AmbarSonofDeshar edited by: morenohijazo
added: Thu, 1st Dec '11 8:39:59 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 8:38:12 AM
sponsor: Larkmarn
added: Tue, 21st May '13 8:18:40 AM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 8:28:25 AM
When a work of fiction (usually science-fiction) contains some alternative explaination of a well known biblical event.
sponsor: mzywiol edited by: Arivne
added: Sun, 19th May '13 12:54:26 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 7:16:47 AM
Testing someone's reflexes by forcing them to react to something unexpected.
sponsor: AFP
added: Tue, 21st Aug '12 3:32:54 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 7:10:47 AM
sponsor: NoirGrimoir edited by: Morgenthaler
added: Thu, 20th Oct '11 9:02:39 PM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 4:14:26 AM
White men can have sex with any race they want. White women shouldn't.
sponsor: Alrune
added: Wed, 27th Feb '13 9:22:05 AM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 2:20:21 AM
sponsor: AgProv edited by: Arivne
added: Mon, 20th May '13 6:08:03 AM
last reply: Tue, 21st May '13 1:47:59 AM
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