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* TheBeard: Eric becomes this for Gabrielle during ''Noble Roots'' when they encounter their respective family members, as a cover for the reasons that they didn't return back to their home. Their families learn the truth by the end though.
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* FakeRelationship: Eric becomes this for Gabrielle during ''Noble Roots'' when they encounter their respective family members, as a cover for the reasons that they didn't return back to their home. Their families learn the truth by the end though.
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* AFatherToHisMen: If Duke Aprolok isn't fighting, he's constantly checking on the wellbeing of his own guards. If there are anyone else's guards in his vicinity, he'll check in on their wellbeing too. His obvious concern, in contrast to pretty much any other noble, is why his soldiers will do anything for him.
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* DeityOfHumanOrigin: It is entirely possible for mortal beings to ascend into godhood, though the ones that do keep the methods they used to do so hush-hush. According to what Thistle was taught, Grumble was a minion to a wizard who used the kobold as a guinea pig in a ritual the effects of which he was unsure of. He realized too late that the ritual gave whoever it was used on divine power, and Grumble made sure he didn't get to try again. In ''Noble Roots'', it's revealed that [[spoiler:Kalzidar used to be a scribe sent to chronicle the adventures of a group. After they defeated a monster called the Vreskor, he sneaked away and stole the Vreskor's divinity, ascending to godhood. He then made sure the party wouldn't speak of this to anyone by giving each of them a FateWorseThanDeath. In fact, all his scheming in the novel is to get rid of those witnesses]].
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** It is entirely possible for mortal beings to ascend into godhood, though the ones that do keep the methods they used to do so hush-hush. According to what Thistle was taught, Grumble was a minion to a wizard who used the kobold as a guinea pig in a ritual the effects of which he was unsure of. He realized too late that the ritual gave whoever it was used on divine power, and Grumble made sure he didn't get to tryagain. again.
** In ''Noble Roots'', it's revealed that [[spoiler:Kalzidar used to be a scribe sent to chronicle the adventures of a group. After they defeated a monster called the Vreskor, he sneaked away and stole the Vreskor's divinity, ascending to godhood. He then made sure the party wouldn't speak of this to anyone by giving each of them a FateWorseThanDeath. In fact, all his scheming in the novel is to get rid of those witnesses]].
** It is entirely possible for mortal beings to ascend into godhood, though the ones that do keep the methods they used to do so hush-hush. According to what Thistle was taught, Grumble was a minion to a wizard who used the kobold as a guinea pig in a ritual the effects of which he was unsure of. He realized too late that the ritual gave whoever it was used on divine power, and Grumble made sure he didn't get to try
** In ''Noble Roots'', it's revealed that [[spoiler:Kalzidar used to be a scribe sent to chronicle the adventures of a group. After they defeated a monster called the Vreskor, he sneaked away and stole the Vreskor's divinity, ascending to godhood. He then made sure the party wouldn't speak of this to anyone by giving each of them a FateWorseThanDeath. In fact, all his scheming in the novel is to get rid of those witnesses]].
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* DarkIsNotEvil: For all that the dark god Kalzidar is a major opponent throughout the books, the god of death Cythllia proves to be a largely benevolent force, and one that Kalzidar has angered through his actions. She makes her appearance in ''Noble Roots'', recruiting [[spoiler:Gabrielle to become a warrior in her service, a Reaper]]. Her plans include having her recruit kill one of Kalzidar's high priests and bring about final death to [[spoiler:Thessily Ardrane, who Kalzidar has kept in an AndIMustScream condition to protect the secrets of his origins]]. Once that is accomplished, [[spoiler:Thessily visits one of her old party members to thank him for his part in events, noting that she has little time since Cythllia won't pretend not to notice her slipping away twice]].
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* SpannerInTheWorks: The closer adventurers get to the center of the dungeon at the end of ''[=NPCs=]'', the harder it becomes to do ''anything'' because of [[spoiler:Aldron using the power of the Bridge to invoke {{Critical Failure}}s for even the smallest of tasks]]. The NPC protagonists, however, are not affected by this since they aren't normal adventurers, which causes no small amount of surprise when [[spoiler:one of them successfully stabs Aldron. This factor is what allows the [=NPCs=] to ultimately defeat him]].
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* SpannerInTheWorks: SpannerInTheWorks:
** The closer adventurers get to the center of the dungeon at the end of ''[=NPCs=]'', the harder it becomes to do ''anything'' because of [[spoiler:Aldron using the power of the Bridge to invoke {{Critical Failure}}s for even the smallest of tasks]]. The NPC protagonists, however, are not affected by this since they aren't normal adventurers, which causes no small amount of surprise when [[spoiler:one of them successfully stabs Aldron. This factor is what allows the [=NPCs=] to ultimately defeathim]].him]].
** Invoked by Thistle in ''Noble Roots''. Thistle realizes that Kalzidar's attempts to [[spoiler:convince him to discard his Paladin's mantle]] aren't just because of his vendetta against Thistle himself. He wants to make absolutely sure that ''no'' Paladin is on hand to interfere in his plot at the Ardranes' Manor. Thistle agrees to [[spoiler:use none of his Paladin-given abilties for the next night, long enough for Kalzidar's plans to run their course, in exchange his promise that will not under any circumstance harm Madroria]]. He does this because he knows that Kalzidar [[spoiler:can not see Timuscor among their group because he's a Free Paladin]]. Indeed, once everything is underway [[spoiler:Timuscor is instrumental in turning the tide and foiling Kalzidar's plot]] and, because Thistle kept his word, Kalzidar is rendered completely unable to [[spoiler:harm Madroria in any way, even by accident, just as Mithingow's protections are beginning to fade]] with absolutely no idea of how Thistle pulled it off.
** The closer adventurers get to the center of the dungeon at the end of ''[=NPCs=]'', the harder it becomes to do ''anything'' because of [[spoiler:Aldron using the power of the Bridge to invoke {{Critical Failure}}s for even the smallest of tasks]]. The NPC protagonists, however, are not affected by this since they aren't normal adventurers, which causes no small amount of surprise when [[spoiler:one of them successfully stabs Aldron. This factor is what allows the [=NPCs=] to ultimately defeat
** Invoked by Thistle in ''Noble Roots''. Thistle realizes that Kalzidar's attempts to [[spoiler:convince him to discard his Paladin's mantle]] aren't just because of his vendetta against Thistle himself. He wants to make absolutely sure that ''no'' Paladin is on hand to interfere in his plot at the Ardranes' Manor. Thistle agrees to [[spoiler:use none of his Paladin-given abilties for the next night, long enough for Kalzidar's plans to run their course, in exchange his promise that will not under any circumstance harm Madroria]]. He does this because he knows that Kalzidar [[spoiler:can not see Timuscor among their group because he's a Free Paladin]]. Indeed, once everything is underway [[spoiler:Timuscor is instrumental in turning the tide and foiling Kalzidar's plot]] and, because Thistle kept his word, Kalzidar is rendered completely unable to [[spoiler:harm Madroria in any way, even by accident, just as Mithingow's protections are beginning to fade]] with absolutely no idea of how Thistle pulled it off.
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* OutOfCharacterMoment: Grumble, who normally tends to be very friendly, has a moment of anger when thinking about how one minion was needlessly killed. Thistle, who has his own moments, respects him all the more for it.
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* ObsoleteMentor: Hurmic is the Captain of the guards of Maplebrook, having taught Eric how to fight. When they meet up again, he doesn't respect Eric too much, until he gets bested by him in a bout. Afterwards, he realizes just how powerful Eric has become, and that, perhaps, not all he teaches is up to par for some of the guards under his command, who might benefit from other styles of fighting. Thankfully, someone is willing to help out with that department.
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* SurpassedTheTeacher: Eric, who has been adventuring for a while, encounters his old Captain, in ''Noble Roots'', from when he was just a town guard. Initially, the older man believes Eric to be something akin to a deserter, and is rather upset with him just leaving the town. Eventually, the two of them have a fight, with Eric initially holding back, until he decided to end it, by giving the man some injuries that put him out of the fight, but would heal up with a bit of healing magic.
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* SurpassedTheTeacher: Eric, who has been adventuring for a while, encounters his old Captain, Hurmic, in ''Noble Roots'', from when he was just a town guard. Initially, the older man believes Eric to be something akin to a deserter, and is rather upset with him just leaving the town. Eventually, the two of them have a fight, with Eric initially holding back, until he decided to end it, by giving the man some injuries that put him out of the fight, but would heal up with a bit of healing magic.
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* TheBeard: Eric becomes this for Gabrielle during ''Noble Roots'' when they encounter their respective family members, as a cover for the reasons that they didn't return back to their home. Their families learn the truth by the end though.
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* SurpassedTheTeacher: Eric, who has been adventuring for a while, encounters his old Captain, in ''Noble Roots'', from when he was just a town guard. Initially, the older man believes Eric to be something akin to a deserter, and is rather upset with him just leaving the town. Eventually, the two of them have a fight, with Eric initially holding back, until he decided to end it, by giving the man some injuries that put him out of the fight, but would heal up with a bit of healing magic.
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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Because the priest of Kalzidar gave up his name to serve his god, nobody knows his name. Everybody just calls him "the priest" or "the priest of Kalzidar". Even narration from the priest's viewpoint does this.
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** Because the priest of Kalzidar gave up his name to serve his god, nobody knows his name. Everybody just calls him "the priest" or "the priest of Kalzidar". Even narration from the priest's viewpoint doesthis.this.
** Given that everyone refers to the BattleButler in ''Noble Roots'' as Butler, it's initially assumed that he could be a Priest of Kalzidar. [[spoiler:Turns out, [[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep Butler is his family name]], and he comes from a long line of bodyguards for hire -- ones that double as servants.]]
** Because the priest of Kalzidar gave up his name to serve his god, nobody knows his name. Everybody just calls him "the priest" or "the priest of Kalzidar". Even narration from the priest's viewpoint does
** Given that everyone refers to the BattleButler in ''Noble Roots'' as Butler, it's initially assumed that he could be a Priest of Kalzidar. [[spoiler:Turns out, [[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep Butler is his family name]], and he comes from a long line of bodyguards for hire -- ones that double as servants.]]
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* DireBeast: In accordance with its inspirations, ''SSS'' has these, and they're much the same as in any other tabletop RPG - bigger, tougher, and meaner versions of various kinds of animals. One somewhat unusual twist is that they're also SupernaturallyDeliciousAndNutritious, making, say, dire turkeys a delightful treat for any adventuring party lucky enough to encounter them.
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* INeverToldYouMyName: Variant in ''Noble Roots''. A group of mercenaries is about to fight Thistle's party, when the leader of the mercenaries decides to have a chat with Timuscor, mentioning that they'd gotten a message from a paladin to be wary about fighting a party with Thistle's party composition. When Timscor says the paladin's name [[spoiler:Timanuel]], the mercenary leader looks at their group, and says, "We're leaving." [[spoiler:This is because the mercenaries are a group of player characters, whose players, having been playing as party in a series of quests with Russell's group nearby, were, in-game, passed a message from Russell's party to theirs, to avoid fighting Thistle's party, due to the encounter that Russell's group had with them prior.]]
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* BroughtDownToBadass: [[spoiler: Eric's mother]] used to be a an incredibly powerful spell caster who could have taken on an entire group of adventures. After losing all their caster levels now they're just an incredibly deadly assassin who [[CurbStompBattle can effortlessly ]][[AssassinOutclassin dispatch three other hired killers without breaking a sweat.]]
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* CriticalFailure: [[spoiler:The Bridge]] can result in this happening with a disturbing regularity [[spoiler:even in the real world]]. [[spoiler:When the JerkAss players try to ambush the [=NPCs=], ''none'' of their attacks succeed and actually end up hurting the players' characters. Tim's final roll ends up causing the die to spin in place for much longer than normal and crumble to dust. In-game, this is Eric using the Bridge to sever Timuscor's link with Tim, making him a normal NPC instead of an adventurer's avatar]].
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* CriticalFailure: [[spoiler:The Bridge]] can result in this happening with a disturbing regularity [[spoiler:even in the real world]]. [[spoiler:When the JerkAss {{Jerkass}} players try to ambush the [=NPCs=], ''none'' of their attacks succeed and actually end up hurting the players' characters. Tim's final roll ends up causing the die to spin in place for much longer than normal and crumble to dust. In-game, this is Eric using the Bridge to sever Timuscor's link with Tim, making him a normal NPC instead of an adventurer's avatar]].avatar.]]
* DamselInDistress: Parodied with Gabrielle. She's been kidnapped by goblins so often that Maplebark's people don't consider it unusual and the goblins even let her bring books and such so she won't be bored. The goblins also befriend Gabrielle and consider her one of their tribe, which Gabrielle reciprocates, considering them as much, if not more, family than her own mother and father. Given how often he failed to prevent her kidnappings, Eric is less than thrilled to find out how close the relationship actually is.
-->'''Eric:''' I once stayed up for thirty hours straight to guard her door because we heard goblins were in the area, and she has her own horse she rides away on.
-->'''Eric:''' I once stayed up for thirty hours straight to guard her door because we heard goblins were in the area, and she has her own horse she rides away on.
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* DistressedDamsel: Parodied with Gabrielle. She's been kidnapped by goblins so often that Maplebark's people don't consider it unusual and the goblins even let her bring books and such so she won't be bored. The goblins also befriend Gabrielle and consider her one of their tribe, which Gabrielle reciprocates, considering them as much, if not more, family than her own mother and father. Given how often he failed to prevent her kidnappings, Eric is less than thrilled to find out how close the relationship actually is.
-->'''Eric:''' I once stayed up for thirty hours straight to guard her door because we heard goblins were in the area, and she has her own horse she rides away on.
-->'''Eric:''' I once stayed up for thirty hours straight to guard her door because we heard goblins were in the area, and she has her own horse she rides away on.
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** Lady Loyten also tends to lead her soldiers into battle when defending her lands against monsters and criminals. [[spoiler:Unlike Duke Aprolok, however, she readily accepts King Varlar's offer]].
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** Lady Loyten also tends to lead her soldiers into battle when defending her lands against monsters and criminals. [[spoiler:Unlike Duke Aprolok, however, she readily accepts King Varlar's offer]].offer.]]
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* DeityOfHumanOrigin: It is entirely possible for mortal beings to ascend into godhood, though the ones that do keep the methods they used to do so hush-hush. According to what Thistle was taught, Grumble was a minion to a wizard who used the kobold as a guinea pig in a ritual the effects of which he was unsure of. He realized too late that the ritual gave whoever it was used on divine power, and Grumble made sure he didn't get to try again.
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* DeityOfHumanOrigin: It is entirely possible for mortal beings to ascend into godhood, though the ones that do keep the methods they used to do so hush-hush. According to what Thistle was taught, Grumble was a minion to a wizard who used the kobold as a guinea pig in a ritual the effects of which he was unsure of. He realized too late that the ritual gave whoever it was used on divine power, and Grumble made sure he didn't get to try again. In ''Noble Roots'', it's revealed that [[spoiler:Kalzidar used to be a scribe sent to chronicle the adventures of a group. After they defeated a monster called the Vreskor, he sneaked away and stole the Vreskor's divinity, ascending to godhood. He then made sure the party wouldn't speak of this to anyone by giving each of them a FateWorseThanDeath. In fact, all his scheming in the novel is to get rid of those witnesses]].
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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Gabrielle's father is a minor noble and the mayor of a town. Unlikely most nobles, he actually cares for his people and puts every coin he has into improving their lives and keeping them safe. When another noble offhandedly mentions the lack of a surname, he angrily points out that getting a surname costs hundreds of gold coins, which could be put to a much better use than a meaningless status symbol.
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** Gabrielle's father is a minor noble and the mayor of a town. Unlikely most nobles, he actually cares for his people and puts every coin he has into improving their lives and keeping them safe. When another noble offhandedly mentions the lack of a surname, he angrily points out that getting a surname costs hundreds of gold coins, which could be put to a much better use than a meaningless statussymbol.symbol.
** Duke Aprolok genuinely cares for the men under his command. During his fight with Butler, he treats it as a lesson for his men, explaining how to fight an opponent like that. [[spoiler:When he and a single soldier survive the events of ''Noble Roots'', he insists that the soldier get the Astrafrond seed since he's already near the end of his fighting days and will someday need someone with experience and, possibly, a unique ability to take over for him.]] He's also a man of honor, which is why [[spoiler:he's one of the few nobles to not be told of King Varlar's offer to take possession of the Astrafrond, knowing that he'd refuse to break his word to the Ardranes]].
** Lady Loyten also tends to lead her soldiers into battle when defending her lands against monsters and criminals. [[spoiler:Unlike Duke Aprolok, however, she readily accepts King Varlar's offer]].
** Gabrielle's father is a minor noble and the mayor of a town. Unlikely most nobles, he actually cares for his people and puts every coin he has into improving their lives and keeping them safe. When another noble offhandedly mentions the lack of a surname, he angrily points out that getting a surname costs hundreds of gold coins, which could be put to a much better use than a meaningless status
** Duke Aprolok genuinely cares for the men under his command. During his fight with Butler, he treats it as a lesson for his men, explaining how to fight an opponent like that. [[spoiler:When he and a single soldier survive the events of ''Noble Roots'', he insists that the soldier get the Astrafrond seed since he's already near the end of his fighting days and will someday need someone with experience and, possibly, a unique ability to take over for him.]] He's also a man of honor, which is why [[spoiler:he's one of the few nobles to not be told of King Varlar's offer to take possession of the Astrafrond, knowing that he'd refuse to break his word to the Ardranes]].
** Lady Loyten also tends to lead her soldiers into battle when defending her lands against monsters and criminals. [[spoiler:Unlike Duke Aprolok, however, she readily accepts King Varlar's offer]].
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** The Astrafrond is a magical tree that has been maintained by the Ardrane family for generations. Each year, on Gorrian's Eve, the Ardranes invite nobles from all over the land to compete for a chance at obtaining one of the rare Astrafrond seeds. Consuming a seed imbues one with a new ability, although no one can predict which ability it's going to be. A seed can only grant its power to a person once. Getting the tree to bloom requires a lot of effort and very precise actions by the Ardranes and those competing.
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** The Astrafrond is a magical tree that has been maintained by the Ardrane family for generations. Each year, on Gorrian's Eve, the Ardranes invite nobles from all over the land to compete for a chance at obtaining one of the rare Astrafrond seeds. Consuming a seed imbues one with a new ability, although no one can predict which ability it's going to be. A seed can only grant its power to a person once. Getting the tree to bloom requires a lot of effort and very precise actions by the Ardranes and those competing. [[spoiler:It's revealed at the end of ''Noble Roots'' that the tree contains the bound soul of Thessily Ardrane. After becoming a reaper, Gabrielle and Timuscor combine their powers to free Thessily's soul. The final nine seeds go to Thistle, Eric, Gabrielle, Grumph, Timuscor (who only eats his seed after Mr. Peppers refuses to take it), Dejy, Butler, Lord Prent, and Duke Aprolok's sole surviving soldier. Both Butler and the soldier insist that the Duke take the seed, only for the Duke to point out that he's near the end of his fighting days, so the seed would be wasted on him.]]
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** In addition, [[spoiler:Baron Zefflezezz]] is able to give people new abilities due to being [[spoiler:a high priest of Kalzidar]].
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** In addition, [[spoiler:Baron Zefflezezz]] is able to give people new abilities due to being [[spoiler:a high priest of Kalzidar]]. What they don't know is that it comes with a catch. [[spoiler:The Baron is able to then turn them into monsters [[AndIMustScream against their will]].]]
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* NamedWeapons: In ''Noble Roots'', Gabrielle finally learns the name of her axe. It's Ovrium. As the axe tells her, it means "vengeance" in a long-dead language, which is exactly the weapon's purpose.
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* AncestralWeapon: The shortsword Eric uses was given to him by his Paladin Father, who left when he was young. Said sword seems to have been used by Eric's father at one point, as it has divine power, allowing it to cause more harm to demons than the usual shortsword. [[spoiler:The sword gets ruined by Count Crensen's acid hands after his BareHandedBladeBlock. Luckily, Eric has another weapon that fits the trope - one of his mother's knitting needles she gave him earlier. He throws it at the Count's throat [[KilledMidSentence while the latter is busy monologuing]].
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* AncestralWeapon: The shortsword Eric uses was given to him by his Paladin Father, who left when he was young. Said sword seems to have been used by Eric's father at one point, as it has divine power, allowing it to cause more harm to demons than the usual shortsword. [[spoiler:The sword gets ruined by Count Crensen's acid hands after his BareHandedBladeBlock. Luckily, Eric has another weapon that fits the trope - one of his mother's knitting sewing needles she gave him earlier. He throws it at the Count's throat [[KilledMidSentence while the latter is busy monologuing]].monologuing]]]].
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* AncestralWeapon: The shortsword Eric uses was given to him by his Paladin Father, who left when he was young. Said sword seems to have been used by Eric's father at one point, as it has divine power, allowing it to cause more harm to demons than the usual shortsword.
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* AncestralWeapon: The shortsword Eric uses was given to him by his Paladin Father, who left when he was young. Said sword seems to have been used by Eric's father at one point, as it has divine power, allowing it to cause more harm to demons than the usual shortsword. [[spoiler:The sword gets ruined by Count Crensen's acid hands after his BareHandedBladeBlock. Luckily, Eric has another weapon that fits the trope - one of his mother's knitting needles she gave him earlier. He throws it at the Count's throat [[KilledMidSentence while the latter is busy monologuing]].
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** In ''Noble Roots'', Tim does a DramaticDrop of a beverage when he learns that one of the other groups of players encountered [[spoiler:Timuscor]]. He then warns them to never engage him or his friends in battle. Later on, the other group's characters end up facing [[spoiler:Timuscor]] and tell him that a certain paladin told them to avoid battle with him. [[spoiler:Timuscor]] immediately nods and name-drops Timanuel, causing the group's GM to drop her pencil.
** In the same book, the readers learn that [[spoiler:Eric's parents used to be characters created by Russell and Cheri's parents when they were kids. In fact, the only reason Eric was even born is because Marsha put the characters together at the end of their game. She also reveals that Eric's mother (whom everyone knows as a seamstress) is an assassin and a depowered sorceress. Those needles can do a lot more than sew]].
** In the same book, the readers learn that [[spoiler:Eric's parents used to be characters created by Russell and Cheri's parents when they were kids. In fact, the only reason Eric was even born is because Marsha put the characters together at the end of their game. She also reveals that Eric's mother (whom everyone knows as a seamstress) is an assassin and a depowered sorceress. Those needles can do a lot more than sew]].
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* SuperEmpowering:
** The Astrafrond is a magical tree that has been maintained by the Ardrane family for generations. Each year, on Gorrian's Eve, the Ardranes invite nobles from all over the land to compete for a chance at obtaining one of the rare Astrafrond seeds. Consuming a seed imbues one with a new ability, although no one can predict which ability it's going to be. A seed can only grant its power to a person once. Getting the tree to bloom requires a lot of effort and very precise actions by the Ardranes and those competing.
** In addition, [[spoiler:Baron Zefflezezz]] is able to give people new abilities due to being [[spoiler:a high priest of Kalzidar]].
** The Astrafrond is a magical tree that has been maintained by the Ardrane family for generations. Each year, on Gorrian's Eve, the Ardranes invite nobles from all over the land to compete for a chance at obtaining one of the rare Astrafrond seeds. Consuming a seed imbues one with a new ability, although no one can predict which ability it's going to be. A seed can only grant its power to a person once. Getting the tree to bloom requires a lot of effort and very precise actions by the Ardranes and those competing.
** In addition, [[spoiler:Baron Zefflezezz]] is able to give people new abilities due to being [[spoiler:a high priest of Kalzidar]].
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* BattleButler: In ''Noble Roots'', Lord Prent's [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep butler]] is extremely handy with a blade.
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* BattleButler: In ''Noble Roots'', Lord Prent's [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep butler]] is extremely handy with a blade. The only one who seems to be able to fight him to a standstill is Duke Aprolok.
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* BattleButler: In ''Noble Roots'', Lord Prent's [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep butler]] is extremely handy with a blade.
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* SheIsTheKing: Female gods are called "gods", never "goddesses".
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* SheIsTheKing: Female gods are called "gods", never "goddesses". For example, the God of Death is female but is always referred to as a "god", never a "goddess". Similarly, Mithingnow is the god of the Gnomes.
