Line #1 Literature/AntipaladinBlues


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3	Trope-conscious DarkFantasy parody written by Creator/JessGulbranson, concerning the adventures of an unwitting [[BlackKnight antipaladin]] in a [[DarkerAndEdgier dangerous]] world clearly founded on some common tabletop RPG tropes. Is first in a trilogy, followed by ''Literature/ArchlichHotel'' and ''Literature/JohnnyDevilComesToTown''. No longer in DevelopmentHell... [[http://www.amazon.com/Antipaladin-Blues-Jess-Gulbranson/dp/0987466534/ buy it here!]]
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6	!!''Antipaladin Blues'' provides examples of:
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8	* AntiMagic: The thaumoethereal explosion wipes out an entire city's magic.
9	%%* ArtifactOfDoom: [[{{BFS}} Elvist]], the Needle of Flame.
10	%%* BadassNormal: Derrick.
11	* BadPowersGoodPeople:
12	** Frank Burley, who is an ancient undead sorcerer, but still wants to save the world.
13	** Explored with Kannon's character, who has an evil day job, does mostly heroic things, but is still basically a murderous thug.
14	* BenevolentBoss: Chamberlin, despite being a mage who is a corrupt government fixer, is clearly trying to be Kannon's friend.
15	* BlackAndGreyMorality: Like somebody threw up charcoal on the manuscript.
16	* BloodMagic: Kannon's enchanted armor runs on this.
17	* CombatPragmatist: It helps when your armor is covered in [[SpikesOfDoom blades and spikes]]… any movement can be an attack. At one point Kannon uses a barrel of molasses to fight a shaman who may have an enchantment protecting him from edged weapons.
18	* TheEmpire: Galak's Empire, and its counterpart to the east, Pluton.
19	* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: Either "clean and nice" or "fiery reverse Ikea run by [[Franchise/{{Hellraiser}} Cenobites]]", depending on whether the Angels or Demons take over.
20	%%* EvilOverlord: Eboral, only mentioned until book three.
21	* FunctionalMagic: The almost Steampunk setting runs on this, with the [[{{Magitek}} industrial complex]] running on Alchemy in particular.
22	%%* HubLevel: Eboral's "Hall of Gates".
23	* HumansAreFlawed: The fundamental reason the Gods, Angels, and Demons are involved on this world at all.
24	%%* InfinityPlusOneSword: Elvist.
25	%%* MagicKnight: Kannon, Viscount Hathoway.
26	%%* {{Magitek}}
27	* NeverASelfMadeWoman: Averted by Avery, who is out to break the magical glass ceiling.
28	* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Androgynous, white-robed humanoids who at best are {{Well Intentioned Extremist}}s but are actually an alien race fascinated with the human superego.
29	* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Likewise, an alien race who like humanity for their perversity, much the way people like geese for their livers.
30	* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Kannon resigns himself to this at the end of the first book. [[PlotImmunity It doesn't take.]]
31	* SamusIsAGirl: Avery is clumsily revealed to be a girl in her first chapter, but played straight with Frank's inability to comprehend "butch".
32	* SealedEvilInACan: While a protagonist and somewhat more benign, Frank Burley is something of a Sleeping Evil In A Can… he later mentions some of his fellow Eldritch Abominations who fit this trope to a T.
33	* ShoutOut: To Creator/AlejandroJodorowsky, Creator/MontyPython, ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, the various settings of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''... really too many list, as this is an integral part of the book's style.
34	* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Definitely more cynical.
35	%%* SomethingBlues
36	* SquishyWizard: Lampshaded. "After all, no matter how powerful you were, there was always a chance of someone getting in a lucky swing."
37	* TookALevelInBadass: Avery, after she starts keeping some more dangerous company.
38	* TurnUndead: Avery, who was raised by exorcist monks, tries this on Frank Burley, [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Last of the Red-hot Archliches]].
39	%%* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Frank was a man once...%%Meaning what?
40	%%* WizardBeard: Chamberlin's lack of one is lampshaded by Kannon.

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