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renamed to Clone Angst


* ArtificialHuman / DesignerBabies: The Gargan [[CloningBlues clone sisters]], all of whom were created in artificial wombs.

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* ArtificialHuman / DesignerBabies: The Gargan [[CloningBlues clone sisters]], sisters, all of whom were created in artificial wombs.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: There's no unambiguously happy endings to this story. Even in the best-case scenario, the quest for the Heart of Volent destroys every seeker except yourself, and if you destroy the Heart of Volent, you have to sacrifice yourself to do it. Otherwise, you can destroy the universe to re-create it, turn yourself into the Heart's eternal guardian, or leave Du-En alone, taking up the mantramuktra cannon and a new mission.]]

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: There's no unambiguously happy endings to this story. Even in the best-case scenario, the quest for the Heart of Volent destroys every seeker except yourself, and if you destroy the Heart of Volent, you have to sacrifice yourself to do it.it - which means you saved the universe from destruction, but Earth is still doomed to become a frozen wasteland. Otherwise, you can destroy the universe to re-create it, turn yourself into the Heart's eternal guardian, or leave Du-En alone, taking up the mantramuktra cannon and a new mission.]]
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* ApocalypseHow: The backstory was a three-hundred-year-long Planetary Societal Collapse that's slowly sliding toward Human Extinction. [[spoiler:The Heart of Volent causes Universal Physical Annihilation if used. if used.]]

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* ApocalypseHow: The backstory was a three-hundred-year-long Planetary Societal Collapse that's slowly sliding toward Human Extinction. [[spoiler:The Heart of Volent causes Universal Physical Annihilation if used. if used.]]

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* EnergyWeapon : Barysal guns, a kind of particle beam pistol, are the weapon du jour of this world. There's also a laser pistol and a LostTechnology WaveMotionGun to be found.



* FrickinLaserBeams: Barysal guns, a kind of particle beam pistol, are the weapon du jour of this world. There's also a laser pistol and a LostTechnology WaveMotionGun to be found.

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* AmericaSavesTheDay: America's together enough to send [[OneRiotOneRanger one elite commando]] to investigate the Heart of Volent. [[spoiler: He's the only one aside from the PC who might be willing to destroy the Heart, even sacrificing his own life, to save his country and the world.]]



* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: There's no unambiguously happy endings to this story. Even in the best-case scenario, the quest for the Heart of Volent destroys everyone who quests for it except yourself, and if you destroy the Heart of Volent, you have to sacrifice yourself to do it. Otherwise, you can destroy the universe to re-create it, turn yourself into the Heart's eternal guardian, or leave Du-En alone with the mantramuktra cannon and a new mission.]]

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: There's no unambiguously happy endings to this story. Even in the best-case scenario, the quest for the Heart of Volent destroys everyone who quests for it every seeker except yourself, and if you destroy the Heart of Volent, you have to sacrifice yourself to do it. Otherwise, you can destroy the universe to re-create it, turn yourself into the Heart's eternal guardian, or leave Du-En alone with alone, taking up the mantramuktra cannon and a new mission.]]
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* GreatOffscreenWar: The Paradox War from the early 22nd century, where part of the Heart of Volent's energy was used. The "paradox radiation" thus liberated is the source of many mutants and strange phenomena, and -- it is implied -- the power of [[PsychicPowers Paradoxing]].

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* GreatOffscreenWar: The Paradox War from the early 22nd century, where part of the Heart of Volent's energy was used. The "paradox radiation" thus liberated is the source of many mutants and strange phenomena, and -- it is implied -- the power of [[PsychicPowers Paradoxing]]. It's also said to have aggravated Earth's state.
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A {{Gamebook}} by Dave Morris, the creator of ''Literature/TheFabledLands'', ''Heart of Ice'' is set in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic 2300]] where the world has been ruined by climate change caused by the [[AIIsACrapshoot insane supercomputer network]] GAIA. The player is a slightly extraordinary survivor in this world who receives a mysterious message from Gaia, revealing the existence of the Heart of Volent, [[MineralMacGuffin a meteorite]] that can grant the user [[AGodAmI ultimate power over their surroundings]]. A part of the now out of print ''Literature/VirtualReality'' gamebook series, it has since been re-released. It was available for free at Dave's blog, but has since been removed pending an updated digital re-release.

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A {{Gamebook}} by Dave Morris, the creator of ''Literature/TheFabledLands'', ''Heart of Ice'' is set in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic 2300]] where the world has been ruined by climate change caused by the [[AIIsACrapshoot insane supercomputer network]] GAIA. The player is a slightly extraordinary survivor in this world who receives a mysterious message from Gaia, revealing the existence of the Heart of Volent, [[MineralMacGuffin a meteorite]] that can grant the user [[AGodAmI ultimate power over their surroundings]]. A part of the now out of print out-of-print ''Literature/VirtualReality'' gamebook series, it has since been re-released. It was available for free at Dave's blog, but has since been removed pending an updated digital re-release.
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A [[ChooseYourOwnAdventure Gamebook]] by Dave Morris, the creator of ''Literature/TheFabledLands'', ''Heart of Ice'' is set in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic 2300]] where the world has been ruined by climate change caused by the [[AIIsACrapshoot insane supercomputer network]] GAIA. The player is a slightly extraordinary survivor in this world who receives a mysterious message from Gaia, revealing the existence of the Heart of Volent, [[MineralMacGuffin a meteorite]] that can grant the user [[AGodAmI ultimate power over their surroundings]]. A part of the now out of print ''Literature/VirtualReality'' gamebook series, it has since been re-released. It was available for free at Dave's blog, but has since been removed pending an updated digital re-release.

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A [[ChooseYourOwnAdventure Gamebook]] {{Gamebook}} by Dave Morris, the creator of ''Literature/TheFabledLands'', ''Heart of Ice'' is set in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic 2300]] where the world has been ruined by climate change caused by the [[AIIsACrapshoot insane supercomputer network]] GAIA. The player is a slightly extraordinary survivor in this world who receives a mysterious message from Gaia, revealing the existence of the Heart of Volent, [[MineralMacGuffin a meteorite]] that can grant the user [[AGodAmI ultimate power over their surroundings]]. A part of the now out of print ''Literature/VirtualReality'' gamebook series, it has since been re-released. It was available for free at Dave's blog, but has since been removed pending an updated digital re-release.re-release.



!!''Heart of Ice'' provides examples of the following tropes:

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A {{Gamebook}} by Dave Morris, the creator of ''Literature/TheFabledLands'', ''Heart of Ice'' is set in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic 2300]] where the world has been ruined by climate change caused by the [[AIIsACrapshoot insane supercomputer network]] GAIA. The player is a slightly extraordinary survivor in this world who receives a mysterious message from Gaia, revealing the existence of the Heart of Volent, [[MineralMacGuffin a meteorite]] that can grant the user [[AGodAmI ultimate power over their surroundings]]. A part of the now out of print ''Literature/VirtualReality'' gamebook series, it has since been re-released. It was available for free at Dave's blog, but has since been removed pending an updated digital re-release.

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A {{Gamebook}} [[ChooseYourOwnAdventure Gamebook]] by Dave Morris, the creator of ''Literature/TheFabledLands'', ''Heart of Ice'' is set in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic 2300]] where the world has been ruined by climate change caused by the [[AIIsACrapshoot insane supercomputer network]] GAIA. The player is a slightly extraordinary survivor in this world who receives a mysterious message from Gaia, revealing the existence of the Heart of Volent, [[MineralMacGuffin a meteorite]] that can grant the user [[AGodAmI ultimate power over their surroundings]]. A part of the now out of print ''Literature/VirtualReality'' gamebook series, it has since been re-released. It was available for free at Dave's blog, but has since been removed pending an updated digital re-release.

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* NobleDemon: Vajra Singh has a MightMakesRight mentality, but also makes a point of [[IgGaveMyWord keeping his word]] and follows a strict code of honour.

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* NobleDemon: Vajra Singh has a MightMakesRight mentality, but also makes a point of [[IgGaveMyWord [[IGaveMyWord keeping his word]] and follows a strict code of honour.


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* NoSell: If you have PsychicPowers and try to use them on the Baron -- the most powerful psychic in the world -- you will invariably fail, sometimes in a humiliating way.
** The only exception is [[spoiler:when the Baron's body is destroyed in an explosion and [[BodyHorror his disembodied brain tries to possess you]]]]. Even so, you can only make it if your character's psychic abilities are maxed out, and [[spoiler:you don't defeat the brain yourself, merely stall it until it runs out of oxygen]].

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