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* BedTrick
* BriarPatching

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* BedTrick
BedTrick: Getting someone to sleep with you by pretending to be their lover, which is rape by deception.
* BriarPatchingBriarPatching: Tricking someone into doing what you want by convincing them that you don't want them to do it.



* IAteWhat

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* IAteWhatIAteWhat: Tricking someone into eating something unpleasant.



* LookBehindYou

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* LookBehindYouLookBehindYou: Telling someone to turn around and look at something that's not really there in order to escape the person.



* TrickingTheShapeshifter
* WoundedGazelleGambit

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* TrickingTheShapeshifter
TrickingTheShapeshifter: Tricking a shape-shifter into assuming a form where they can easily be defeated.
* WoundedGazelleGambitWoundedGazelleGambit: Manipulating people by pretending that you got hurt.
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-->'''[[Literature/KnownSpace "Ursula"]]''': Actually, the oldest trick in the book is kidnapping a couple of teenagers, brainwiping them, waking them up in a prepared habitat, and saying, "I made you out of dust and I made her out of one of your ribs."
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->'''Red Mage''': You just fell for the '''third''' oldest trick in the book, Lich King!

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->'''Red Mage''': You just fell for the '''third''' oldest trick in the book, Lich King!Lich!
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* AHandfulForAnEye
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* AHandfulForAnEye
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* RevengeIsADishBestServed
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->'''Lich''': The trick where you put your [[SoulJar soul into a gem]] so you can't be killed and instead become an invincible ruler of the dead?

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->'''Lich''': The trick where you put your [[SoulJar soul into a gem]] gem so you can't be killed and instead become an invincible ruler of the dead?



->'''Fighter''': You mean attaching [[ImprobableWeaponUser two sword hilts by a length of chain]] -

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->'''Fighter''': You mean attaching [[ImprobableWeaponUser two sword hilts by a length of chain]] chain -
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--> - Webcomic/EightBitTheater, [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2004/02/10/episode-382-so-many-mortal-coils/ Episode 382]]

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--> - -->-- Webcomic/EightBitTheater, [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2004/02/10/episode-382-so-many-mortal-coils/ Episode 382]]
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* TheThirtySixStratagems

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* TheThirtySixStratagemsUsefulNotes/TheThirtySixStratagems
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->'''Lich''': The trick where you put your soul into a gem so you can't be killed and instead become an invincible ruler of the dead?

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->'''Lich''': The trick where you put your [[SoulJar soul into a gem gem]] so you can't be killed and instead become an invincible ruler of the dead?



->'''Fighter''': You mean attaching two sword hilts by a length of chain -

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->'''Fighter''': You mean attaching [[ImprobableWeaponUser two sword hilts by a length of chain chain]] -
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->'''Red Mage''': You just fell for the '''second''' oldest trick in the book, Lich King!

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->'''Red Mage''': You just fell for the '''second''' ''second'' oldest trick in the book, Lich King!



->'''Red Mage''': Okay, that is '''so''' not in the trick book!

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->'''Red Mage''': Okay, that is '''so''' not in the trick book!
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* TrickingTheShapeshifter
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[[quoteright:202:[[Webcomic/EightBitTheater http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/weridbook_1618.png]]]]
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->'''Red Mage''': Okay, that is '''so''' not in trick book!

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->'''Red Mage''': Okay, that is '''so''' not in the trick book!

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->'''Red Mage''': ''You just fell for the oldest trick in the book, Lich King!''
->'''Thief''': ''The one where you get three gullible suckers to make you their undisputed leader?"''
->'''Red Mage''': ''You just fell for the '''second''' oldest trick in the book, Lich King!''
->'''Lich''': ''The trick where you put your soul into a gem so you can't be killed and instead become an invincible ruler of the dead?''
->'''Red Mage''': ''You just fell for the '''third''' oldest trick in the book, Lich King!''
->'''Fighter''': ''You mean attaching two sword hilts by a length of chain -''
->'''Red Mage''': ''Okay, that is '''so''' not in trick book!''

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->'''Red Mage''': ''You You just fell for the oldest trick in the book, Lich King!''
King!
->'''Thief''': ''The The one where you get three gullible suckers to make you their undisputed leader?"''
leader?
->'''Red Mage''': ''You You just fell for the '''second''' oldest trick in the book, Lich King!''
King!
->'''Lich''': ''The The trick where you put your soul into a gem so you can't be killed and instead become an invincible ruler of the dead?''
dead?
->'''Red Mage''': ''You You just fell for the '''third''' oldest trick in the book, Lich King!''
King!
->'''Fighter''': ''You You mean attaching two sword hilts by a length of chain -''
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->'''Red Mage''': ''Okay, Okay, that is '''so''' not in trick book!''book!
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--> - Webcomic/EightBitTheater

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--> - Webcomic/EightBitTheater
Webcomic/EightBitTheater, [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2004/02/10/episode-382-so-many-mortal-coils/ Episode 382]]

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->''Fighter''': ''You mean attaching two sword hilts by a length of chain -''

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->''Fighter''': ->'''Fighter''': ''You mean attaching two sword hilts by a length of chain -''
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->'''Red mage''': ''You just fell for the oldest trick in the book, Lich King!''

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->'''Red mage''': Mage''': ''You just fell for the oldest trick in the book, Lich King!''
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->''Red Mage''': ''You just fell for the '''third''' oldest trick in the book, Lich King!''

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->''Red ->'''Red Mage''': ''You just fell for the '''third''' oldest trick in the book, Lich King!''

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->''Red mage: "You just fell for the oldest trick in the book, Lich King!"''
->''Thief: "The one where you get three gullible suckers to make you their undisputed leader?"''
->''Red mage: "You just fell for the ''second'' oldest trick in the book, Lich King!"''
->''Lich: "The trick where you put your soul into a gem so you can't be killed and instead become an invincible ruler of the dead?"''
->''Red mage: "You just fell for the '''third''' oldest trick in the book, Lich King!"''
->''Fighter: "You mean attaching two sword hilts by a length of chain -"''
->''Red mage: "Okay, that is ''so'' not in trick book!''

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->''Red mage: "You ->'''Red mage''': ''You just fell for the oldest trick in the book, Lich King!"''
->''Thief: "The
King!''
->'''Thief''': ''The
one where you get three gullible suckers to make you their undisputed leader?"''
->''Red mage: "You ->'''Red Mage''': ''You just fell for the ''second'' '''second''' oldest trick in the book, Lich King!"''
->''Lich: "The
King!''
->'''Lich''': ''The
trick where you put your soul into a gem so you can't be killed and instead become an invincible ruler of the dead?"''
dead?''
->''Red mage: "You Mage''': ''You just fell for the '''third''' oldest trick in the book, Lich King!"''
->''Fighter: "You
King!''
->''Fighter''': ''You
mean attaching two sword hilts by a length of chain -"''
->''Red mage: "Okay,
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->'''Red Mage''': ''Okay,
that is ''so'' '''so''' not in trick book!''
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--> - EightBitTheatre

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--> - EightBitTheatre
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* [[{{ptitle4yh5d50x}} I Ate What?]]

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* [[{{ptitle4yh5d50x}} I Ate What?]]IAteWhat
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* NastyParty
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* DivideAndConquer
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->''Red mage: "You just fell for the oldest trick in the book, Lich King!"''
->''Thief: "The one where you get three gullible suckers to make you their undisputed leader?"''
->''Red mage: "You just fell for the ''second'' oldest trick in the book, Lich King!"''
->''Lich: "The trick where you put your soul into a gem so you can't be killed and instead become an invincible ruler of the dead?"''
->''Red mage: "You just fell for the '''third''' oldest trick in the book, Lich King!"''
->''Fighter: "You mean attaching two sword hilts by a length of chain -"''
->''Red mage: "Okay, that is ''so'' not in trick book!''
--> - EightBitTheatre
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