History VideoGame / ForumFantasy

* TooDumbToLive: The Local Idiot on Psychosis Island doesn't seem to realize that pulling the sword in the Deranged Village will blow up the entire village.

** Prelich can fall into this depending on the player's actions, even when some of the traps are obvious.

* DropTheHammer: The Banhammer, one of the best weapons in the game.

* LetsPlay: There were a couple blind ones by [[https://www.youtube.com/user/hardysforever hardysforever]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/user/idiotjake idiotjake]] among others, though those are no longer on their channels, and a full walkthrough was in the works by [[https://www.youtube.com/user/VGCUtterSpartan UtterSpartan]], but it never made it past the first part. Two completed let's plays have existed, one by [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL349X6EC0P8ApzpG0fx25wRCr4Q7JavY2 Tyranno]][[labelnote:*]]The link sends you to the playlist as all the videos are unlisted[[/labelnote]] and one by Finndread, though in the latter's case the channel has been deleted. However, all of those are of the original version of the game and nobody has made a let's play of ''Kraken Edition'', presumably due to very few people knowing that the latest version exists.

* AtomicFBomb: If you [[spoiler: try to progress through Krakenvania without breaking the Hell frost seal with Hellfire, you will be teleported into the void,]] prompting Prelich to let out a very loud uncensored one.

** You will not steal Lolrus's bucket if you value your life. If you tell him you'll get him a bigger bucket, you freaking better, [[spoiler: because he does not take disloyalty well. If you don't finish his {{Fetch Quest}} before finishing the game, he will show up out of nowhere right after you beat the final boss and kill you.]]
** [[spoiler: Felix Falora became Psychotic Nekomata because he lost to Krazier and Rince in a VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends match, causing him to ragequit so hard he literally lost his marbles.]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[CurbStompBattle You will regret trying to steal the Lolrus's bucket.]] [[spoiler: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by the Lolrus ending.]]

* BossInMookClothing: [[spoiler: Cthulhu. He is the most powerful non-boss enemy in Botlantis (and by extension, the entire game), has a ton of HP and is always alone. Appropriately, he is only on the last floor before the Goat of Chaos.]]

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Vlarix notes that the [[OneHitPointWonder bosses]] in the Hall of Banterous Bosses could be defeated at level 1 [[spoiler: [[GlassCannon if they didn't do so much damage]]]], which confuses [[OnlySaneMan Magnum]]. Later in the dungeon, Prelich points out that the admin theme is playing at the end of the Hall of Banterous Bosses, much to the confusion of Vlarix.
** [[spoiler: The Lolrus does it at the end of the game after he kills you for breaking your promise to get him a bigger bucket, by noting that "now u cant c teh best ending." [[RealityWarper It may also explain how he figured out you broke out on your promise and warped to hell]]]].

* CurbStompBattle: If you decide to fight Camelslayer at the very beginning of the game, this will inevitably happen to you. The Lolrus will kick your ass even HARDER if you dare steal its bucket. [[spoiler: And then you get to deliver the second-biggest ass kicking ever to all the admins at once in the best ending!]]

** [[spoiler: The Age of Magnum ending, where Magnum would fall to Camelslayer and would be enslaved and be subjected to MindRape, sealing the fate of the Chaos Theatre.]]
** [[spoiler: Both of the Lolrus endings. As punishment for not giving him a bigger bukkit, the Lolrus kills them, preventing them from seeing the best ending.]]
** [[spoiler: The Lord of Nightmares ending. Felix Falora corrupts the Mods with his [[OmnicidalManiac own ideologies]] and conquers Hell and prepares to destroy the Chaos Theatre.]]

** [[spoiler: Felix Falora summons two in the form of [[{{Literature/NES Godzilla Creepypasta}} Red]] and a [[{{WebComic/HomeStuck}} horrorterror]] to attack you.]]

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Getting access to [[spoiler: Culus]] requires the German Dungeon Porn, which you must play on the TV in the Kashyyyk Manor to open the rift leading to [[spoiler: his lair. Translating the words from the German Dungeon Porn actually foreshadows Culus's appearance, as the video refers the action as "opening the demon snail's door", which is what the portal to the rift is]].

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: The Goat of Chaos]].

* IdiotHero: Prelich is not the sharpest tool in the shed. Much of his idiocy is influenced by the player and can lead to either a TotalPartyKill, a NonStandardGameOver, or in one case, a superboss fight. It doesn't help that he is considered to be a pawn according to [[spoiler: The Goat of Chaos]].

** All of the bosses [[spoiler:(minus Protista)]] in the Hall of Banterous Bosses will die in [[OneHitPointWonder one hit]], [[GlassCannon yet are not pathetic enough to be defeated way below the expected player level at the time]]. [[spoiler: {{Justified|Trope}} in that [[{{Troll}} Protista]] drugged them with Trollnium.]]

* KillerRabbit: The Lolrus. Seriously, that walrus will murder you if you dare steal his bucket. [[spoiler: He'll also murder you if dare break your promise to get him a bigger bucket in exchange before finishing the game.]]
** [[spoiler: The Goat of Chaos. Not terrified by how it sounds? YOU WILL BE.]]

* MarathonBoss: [[spoiler: The superbosses can take a while to defeat, but special mention goes to Felix Falora, who has a whopping '''''500,000 HP''''' and can take up to an hour to defeat normally, unless you used Voidpulse, which, due to a formula error that caused it to do much more damage than normal.]]

** [[spoiler: the BadFuture that you can visit is more depressing than the comedic adventure that you embarked on earlier, even after witnessing the horrors of Botlantis. The Chaos Theatre was destroyed as the result of the party not stopping Camelslayer.]]
** [[spoiler: The Lord of Nightmares ending is probably the one ending that isn't very humorous and even somewhat depressing, especially compared to the other endings.]]

** [[spoiler: Two different endings if you don't give the Lolrus a bigger bukkit, depending on how you finish the game. Defeating Camelslayer normally in this scenario would have the Lolrus appear in the throne room and wipe out the party. Defeating Chaotic Camelslayer would have the Lolrus appear just before you punish Krazier.]]

** [[spoiler: Joshscorcher and The Autarch of Flame fusing to become The Laughing Autarch]]

** [[spoiler: The actual heroes can pull this too in the two bad endings. If Prelich decides to leave Magnum in Disaster's Tower, he can't beat any of the Sigil Guardians and Magnum comes and kicks his ass, leaving himself open to be brainwashed and used by Camelslayer. Also, if Prelich chooes to surrender himself and his teammates to Felix Falora, all four will be brainwashed and empowered as he uses them to take over Hell and eventually destroy the Chaos Theater. Nice job breaking it indeed.]]

** [[spoiler: Felix Falora. When that purple text hits the board, you know he's a Grade A Villain.]]

** [[spoiler: The party also has this reaction when the Lolrus shows up to execute them after you defeat Camelslayer without giving the Lolrus a new bucket (assuming you triggered his {{Fetch Quest}}).]]
** [[spoiler: Quite a few characters have this in response to Psychotic Nekomata becoming Felix Falora. The most notable would be the Autarch of Flame. A narcissist who believes himself to be above everyone... quaking in his boots, stuttering in fear.]]

** [[spoiler: Psychotic Nekomata BECOMES this when he transforms back into Felix Falora.]]
* OneHitKill: Many of these appear. Aside from the ones triggering a NonStandardGameOver and the ones inflicting more damage than the party's maximim HP, there is the "Ban" skill that Prelich can learn and a couple of User Enemies can use, which can sometimes instantly kill an enemy. [[spoiler: Missingno and Neo Exdeath can use these, with the former having "Crash" and "Water Gun", while the latter can use White Hole. At the very end of his boss fight, Felix Falora uses "Hell", which has a chance of instantly killing the entire party as an attempt to [[{{TakingYouWithMe}} take the entire party with him.]]]]
* OneHitPointWonder: All the bosses in the Hall of Banterous Bosses. [[GlassCannon They are still too fast and do too much damage to be defeatable at level 1.]] [[spoiler: {{Justified|Trope}} in that [[{{Troll}} Protista]] drugged them with Trollnium.]]

** [[spoiler: Give Psychotic Nekomata his bag of marbles back and he becomes Felix Falora.]]

** Lust: Psychotic Nekomata, representing his lust for power, which is best exemplified [[spoiler: as Felix Falora.]]

** Trusting an EvilOverlord to [[EvilVsEvil defeat another evil being]] is a horrible, ''horrible'' thing to do. [[spoiler: The Mods would see the result after allowing Felix Falora to defeat Chaos.]]

** [[spoiler: In the fights against Krakis and Chaotic Camelslayer, they use an attack called "Krakensemen Kamehameha" which fires a white laser made of semen that deals tons of damage, and, in the case of the latter in the VX version, has recoil damage applied to him. Camelslayer also used this to devastate Krakenvania according to a book in Castle Camelslayer. The Chaos Metroid also has one called Zero Laser, which instantly kills the party should you not kill it in fifteen turns]].

* GuideDangIt: Once Prelich learns [[VideoGameStealing Steal]] after defeating his [[PowerBornOfMadness Madness]], you think you can just get newly accessible items from any enemy, right? Not in the original VX version. Prior to ''Kraken Edition'', Steal only worked on Non-User Enemies; and presumably each enemy has a hidden item only obtainable using Steal. ''Including {{Bonus Boss}}es!]]'' While regular enemies can be refought, if you were to defeat ''any'' of the bosses before acquiring Steal, their hidden item is [[PermanentlyMissableContent gone forever]]! Fortunately, in the VX Ace version, you can steal the user enemies' user stones, which makes obtaining their skills more manageable, though the steal rate is rather low.

* BrutalBonusLevel: [[spoiler:Botlantis]], which can be accessed after obtaining [[spoiler:Protista's admin power]]. The first three floors of the dungeon have bots who are on par with the strongest user enemies in the fifth region of Hell. The fourth floor has you fighting [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} [=GLaDOS=]]] and VideoGame/{{Sinistar}} as well as forced encounters with a [[BossInMookClothing Hacker Bot 2.0]], which are larger, more powerful versions of the Hacker Bot you encountered back much earlier in the game. Pulling the Banhammer gem at the end of the floor gives you access to [[spoiler:Lower Botlantis, which features the strongest regular enemies in the form of {{Eldritch Abomination}}s [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} from]] [[VideoGame/SuperMetroid several]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV different]] [[VideoGame/{{Earthbound}} sources]] [[Franchise/{{Castlevania}} in various]] [[Franchise/TheCthulhuMythos media]] and]] puzzles that are more challenging and less obvious. You will likely need to be around level 80 to stand a ghost of a chance and you may need to make multiple trips. At the end is [[spoiler:the Goat of Chaos,]] who was once the game's ultimate boss prior to an update. [[spoiler:Defeating the Goat of Chaos gives you access to Krakenvania, which thankfully doesn't have any random encounters but more than makes up for it by having an even stronger superboss in the form of Krakis.]]

* NotSafeForWork: Rince's Tea Bags attack. This is exaggerated as the entire screen is censored. Similar attacks with different coloured censor screens are used by Lilith, as well as by the Autarch of Flame when you fight him in a rematch and [[spoiler:Felix Falora.]]

* FiveBadBand: Two whole lists.
** Among the Admins
*** BigBad: Krazier
*** TheDragon: The Autarch of Flame
*** TheDarkChick: Psychotic Nekomata
*** TheEvilGenius: Rince
*** TheBrute: Chewie
*** SixthRanger: [[spoiler:Protista]]
*** [[spoiler: Felix Falora used to be the Sixth Ranger before he was turned into Psychotic Nekomata.]]
** Camelslayer's Legions
*** BigBad: Camelslayer
*** TheDragon: Death and Mysteriousfigure
*** TheDarkChick: Lilith
*** TheEvilGenius: Disaster Master and Professor Rosseforp
*** TheBrute: Many, including Pope Benedict Arnold, the Profane Dragon King, Slogra, Gaibon and the Innkeeper
*** SixthRanger: magnetmaster675
** [[spoiler:Both lists qualify since the true ending double subverts the admins as still being villainous.]]

* FiveManBand: Two whole lists.

An UpdatedRerelease titled ''Forum Fantasy: Prelich's Journey to Manhood: Kraken Edition'' was released on December 19, 2014. In addition to using the RPG Maker VX Ace engine, it also added more sidequests, an extra BonusDungeon, and more [[{{BonusBoss}} Bonus Bosses]] in addition to changing several things from the original.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Steal, obtained after Prelich defeats his madness, allows him to [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin steal from various enemies]]. However, the steal rate is pathetically low and it usually requires multiple tries to obtain the item. There ''is'' a way to increase the steal rate, but that requires the player to steal a weapon from a BonusBoss late in the game, and said boss requires a party in their high 70's to beat. And even then, the weapon only slightly increases the steal rate. On the bright side, you can steal some rather useful items, such as [[LethalJokeItem teh banhamar]] from a noob and the powerful Dark Matter item from Phantoon, Neo Exdeath, and Cthulhu.

* BonusBoss: There are many throughout the Chaos Theatre, a few of which you can fight to obtain a technique an admin used.
** After defeating an Admin, you can go to an optional dungeon within their respective continent right away, which features an optional boss that can be fought to obtain the Admin's user stone. These bosses are [[{{Franchise/StarWars}} Han Solo]], the Dyslexia innkeeper, William the Janitor of Sorrow, Isaac, Lord of the Ass, {{Creator/Joshscorcher}}, and [[spoiler:[[{{Troll}} Protista]].]]
** The quests focusing on one of the playable mods feature a boss, with Prelich's quest having Prelich facing his own insanity, Vlarix's quest fighting the Dead Joke after finding the last grave, Tambot's quest having a fight against Professor Rosseforp in order to access the Mod CP in the Deadly Pyramid, and Magnum's quest featuring a fight against Disaster Master and the cast of Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica [[spoiler:and later Magnum himself, though in Magnum's case you must defeat the Chaotic Influence [[{{DemonicPossession}} possessing him]]]].
** After clearing certain areas of Hell, you can challenge the Admins in a rematch. While Chewie and Rince remained mostly unchanged besides higher stats, new moves, new music[[labelnote:*]]In the original version, however, their boss themes remained unchanged[[/labelnote]], and new item drops, the others had more notable changes. Psychotic Nekomata is fought alongside his brother Isaac, and the Autarch of Flame is fought alongside Joshscorcher as well as the Beer Guy, followed by [[spoiler:the former two later perform a FusionDance to become the [[{{OneWingedAngel}} Laughing Autarch]]]]. Krazier's battle remained mostly unchanged at first, [[spoiler:but then he and Prelich engage in an optional [[{{DuelBoss}} one-on-one battle]] against each other.]]
** Another one, [[spoiler: {{Satan}}, is fought at Lake Cocytus after defeating Lilith. An update has him reference "Beelzeboss" by {{Music/Tenacious D}}.]]
** In the original release, [[spoiler: the Goat of Chaos served as the game's superboss, as he was fought at the end of Botlantis. In an update of the VX version, he was required to be fought in order to get the GoldenEnding.]]
** A later update of the VX version introduced [[spoiler: Felix Falora, who became the game's strongest boss, and this still applies to the VX Ace version.]]
** ''Kraken Edition'' introduced several more of these. The Trollnium Golem was fought in the Trollnium Mine, the new Bonus Dungeon added in this version, after defeating [[spoiler:Protista]]. Two new superbosses, [[spoiler: Krakis and Culus, were introduced in this version and, alongside the aforementioned Felix Falora, were branded the "Elder Evils". You can also fight Hades (yes the very same one from ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'') and he later performs a FusionDance with the Autarch of Flame and becomes The Autarch.]]

** [[spoiler:It is entirely possible, and in fact very easy, to miss stealing the German Dungeon Porn from the Autarch of Flame in the rematch, which is a shame because without it, you can't face [[BonusBoss Lord Culus]]. Fortunately, It can also be found on the 3rd floor of Botlantis.]]

* FluffyCloudHeaven: It may not be on the clouds, but Heaven is rather serene compared to the Chaos Theatre. The only denizen there is [[spoiler:Light Camelslayer]], who happens to be a BonusBoss required to complete the Lolrus quest.
* ForcedLevelGrinding: Level grinding is practically required in the earliest part of the game as the bosses at that point will overpower you if you try to fight them head-on. [[spoiler:This is played straight later on in lower Botlantis as the enemies there will have a much higher speed stat than you do unless you do some serious grinding for feathers, which are very expensive items that will permanently increase your speed. At least the grinding will help prepare you against the [[BonusBoss Goat of Chaos]]]].

* FantasticNatureReserve: The Demon City Zoo, featuring several exhibits such as an annoying human, [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti big foot]], an [[Wiki/SCPFoundation SCP subject]], and even a Franchise/{{Metroid}}.

* HornyDevils: Lilith, the succubus found in the Ninth Circle of Hell. Oddly, she is the only one found in the game.

* SirSwearsalot: The Profane Dragons, especially their King. Camelslayer takes this up to eleven whenever he gets mad… which is quite frequently.

* NotSafeForWork: Rince's Tea Bags attack. This is taken {{Up To Eleven}} as the entire screen is censored. Similar attacks with different coloured censor screens are used by Lilith, as well as by the Autarch of Flame when you fight him in a rematch and [[spoiler:Felix Falora.]]

* SirSwearsalot: The Profane Dragons, especially their King. Camelslayer takes this UpToEleven whenever he gets mad… which is quite frequently.

** His ninth death takes this UpToEleven, as he [[SuccessThroughInsanity touched all five PM crystals at once]], only to be [[BodyHorror horribly disfigured]] and [[LudicrousGibs split apart]]. At least we didn't have to see what his disfigured corpse looked like.

* RealityEnsues:
** It doesn't matter if you can do anything you want, you are still not immune to the consequences and those can lead to death. Many of the [[NonStandardGameOver Non-Standard Game Overs]] result in the player's death because of their poor judgment.
** It is never a wise idea to anger a PhysicalGod by stealing their beloved possession. Even worse, not living up to your promise to get a replacement will prove to be fatal. [[spoiler:This is what happens to the Mods if you don't give the Lolrus a bigger bukkit]].
** Many of Vlarix's deaths that were revealed in the "Ghostception" quest serve as a reminder that [[TooDumbToLive making bone-headed decisions]] will bite you in the ass. No matter what you do, you need to be mindful of the consequences or else reality will rear its ugly head.
*** Holding a gun is risky as you may never know if it's loaded or not. Holding a gun while hypnotized is a bad idea as you won't be able to know where you're aiming at. Vlarix learned that the hard way.
*** It's important to keep your surroundings in mind, even if you are curious, or else you will pay the price. If the stalactites are falling, then it's best to get out of the way. [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice Vlarix didn't keep this in mind]].
*** [[ExcrementStatement Urinating in someone else's beer]] may seem like fun and games, but doing so will very likely anger them, especially if it happens to be someone in the military.
*** Skydiving without a parachute will very likely be fatal. Vlarix became a victim of fall damage.
*** Standing in spikes is very painful and can be fatal rather quickly. Vlarix was never told this.
*** Checking out a nuclear explosion is lethal when there is radiation everywhere. Vlarix learns this the hard way.
*** Without proper protection, swimming in lava is guaranteed to be fatal. Vlarix was not prepared, leading him to be burned to death.
*** Juggling multiple swords, let alone multiple [[{{BFS}} large swords]], is a very hazardous thing to do. Vlarix didn't realize this.
*** Touching five teleport crystals will have dire consequences of being a victim of BodyHorror. This bites Vlarix in the ass, as he met a [[LudicrousGibs very gruesome end]].
*** Vandalizing someone's grave is considered to be a disrespectful action. This is what triggers the fight against the Dead Joke.
** Going too deep in an EldritchLocation will result in giving in to the temptations from a being who is MadeOfEvil. [[spoiler:Camelslayer, and to an extent, the Mods should they go too deep into Botlantis, learn this [[DemonicPossession the]] [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide hard]] [[GoMadFromTheRevelation way]].]]
** Trusting an EvilOverlord to [[EvilVsEvil defeat another evil being]] is a horrible, ''horrible'' thing to do. [[spoiler: The Mods would see the result after allowing Felix Falora to defeat Chaos.]]
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Being based on the now-defunct RealLife forum known as the Chaos Theatre Forums, there were bound to be plenty of references to things regarding that site.
** All of the users who took part in the game were users of that site. All four of the playable characters were moderators at the time the game began development. The user enemies who are all based on the users from the first version of the forums who volunteered to be part of the game. The user spirits in the User Village mostly comprised of users who joined during the later part of the third version of the forums.
** Vlarix's deaths that were revealed in the Ghostception quest were based on a RunningGag where the real-life version of the user "dies" a lot in multiple role-playing threads.
** Camelslayer's weakness to Metroids was based on a joke among the Chaos Theatre users where the real-life user, who was actually a ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' fan himself, would be terrified of the creatures.
** The location of [[spoiler:Botlantis]] being in the middle of the ocean was based on an actual occurrence where a Chaos Theatre staff member had to find the IP address of a friend of a user who would become an admin himself, which was actually in the middle of a body of water in Canada. The other staff members caught wind of this and due to the bizarre location of the IP address they would call it [[spoiler:Botlantis.]]