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0 4Failure-Induced Transformation
Being defeated or failing in some way causes the loser to transform...
Created: yesterday
0 38Accidental 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
0 14Post-Mortem Possessions
A person dies and finds they still have their physical possessions with them in death.
Created: Apr 4th 2024 at 9:05:02 AM
4 17Silence in the Library (Launching May 1st)
A stereotype where libraries are always supposed to be quiet.
Created: Apr 20th 2024 at 3:08:33 PM
1 7Puddle Shadow
Shadows cast straight down regardless of lighting, and often circular in shape
Created: Feb 7th 2024 at 6:00:06 AM
0 5Involuntary Cheating
A character helps someone else cheat without their knowledge.
Created: Apr 25th 2024 at 6:14:53 PM
0 11Unquenchable Fire
A fire that cannot be put out by ordinary means.
Created: Apr 21st 2024 at 4:59:42 PM
1 8Runaway Welcomed Home
When The Runaway comes home, he finds out that his parents genuinely cared about him.
Created: Dec 18th 2011 at 9:09:12 AM
0 28Defeat By Transformation (LAST CALL FOR EXAMPLES)
The ideal way to win is by transforming your opponent into something else.
Created: Apr 11th 2024 at 2:49:52 AM
0 16Bad Reason To Do Good
When someone does the right thing for the wrong reasons.
Created: Apr 22nd 2024 at 7:03:12 PM
0 12Peer As Teacher
A teacher is close to the same age or peer group as their student(s).
Created: Apr 25th 2024 at 2:24:30 PM
3 10Pulling Out Scarves Trick
When someone pulls scarves out of an implausible location for entertainment.
Created: Apr 18th 2024 at 12:53:14 PM
7 13Wealth 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
1 11Playing the Age Card
A character tries to use their age to boss around or demand respect from a younger person.
Created: Jan 12th 2024 at 10:10:13 PM
1 8Act Of Commitment (launch Saturday)
A physical act marks committing to a cause.
Created: Apr 21st 2024 at 11:02:48 AM
15 8Criminal Underworld Purge
A purge inside a criminal organization
Created: Mar 1st 2024 at 5:35:34 PM
0 40Fantasy Creep
A work features more and more frequent fantasy or supernatural elements central to the plot as it progresses.
Created: Apr 15th 2015 at 6:11:39 PM
A work features more and more frequent fantasy or supernatural elements central to the plot as it progresses.
Sponsor: DarkCrescent Created: Apr 15th 2015 at 6:11:39 PM Last reply: 4 hours ago by PhyrexianAjani95 View draftLooking for a discussion you thought was here? One of two things could have happened.
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0 16Space 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