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Author: bulmabriefs144

Sep 29th 2012 at 2:52:05 PM

I'm nixing a hat. 
# We have too many luck-based tropes. ButtMonkey is similar to BornUnlucky, LuckManipulationMechanic sounds too much like RandomNumberGod only for players, and so on. We have a lot of similar tropes that need to seriosuly be weeded through to make sure they aren't just a case of TheSameButMoreSpecific. We don't need to split this trope.
# WindsOfDestinyChange is more comprehensive, involving not only luck powers, but some to do with fate. Since characters with luck powers usually have abilities to bend fate, this is a senseless distinction that makes people quibble "well that person has luck powers but not fate, this person has both." A trope that covers a general concept of fortune is fine. What I do think we need is a BlessingsAndCurses trope, that is, a blessing generally is something that affects positive luck anyway while a curse is sort of a bad luck spell. This too allows for broader usage, instead of having a too similar split.
# WindsOfDestinyChange is a cooler name. This just sounds contrived, and I can think of no good reason for it.

I suggest some serious thought before launching. Whether this is a needed trope or just a split because someone doesn't get it. Whether this is the right name or concept (should it be luck manipulation, or more towards [[BlessingsAndCurses jinx]] powers). And what is meant by "luck" anyway, DresdenFiles saw it as a sort of life force, TeenTitans defined bad luck as a sort of object decay ability, and other sources might put it hand in hand with WindsOfDestinyChange.