Line #13 YMMV/ShadowsOverTheSouth


1	* AngstAversion: A common criticism of the game is for its LighterAndSofter nature; specifically, that the game ''isn't'' actively encouraging ChronicBackstabbingDisorder that would inevitably descend into a PVP free-for-all, as is the case with so many other multi-splat [[TabletopGame/TheWorldOfDarkness Living World of Darkness]] games. The reason for this is that in its early days, the first characters in the game, despite being from numerous different {{splat}}s, decided that their very survival relied upon cooperation rather than being at each others throats. By the time the game grew in popularity and size, the precedent for cooperation was already in place, to the point of being self-perpetuating. This isn't to say that the ChronicBackstabbingDisorder ''can't'' happen in the future, of course; it's just that at this point, it'd be considered highly out-of-character for many of the characters in-game to suddenly abandon their project after it's frankly ''worked'' for them for so long.
2	* AntiClimaxBoss:
3	** Gabriel Martinez was built up as being a ridiculously powerful, sixth-generation Ravnos Elder whom the players shouldn't even ''attempt'' to fight without major backup. He died in one and a half turns after two players scored a [[CriticalHit crazy number of successes]] on their rolls against him, and then he [[CriticalFailure botched]] on his own turn.
4	** Happened ''again'' with Sheriff Gaious during "The Once and Future Prince," who had a '''[[EpicFail double-botch]]''' on a dodge roll versus an arrow. This resulted in him being [[OneHitKill instantly staked]], rendering the obscenely high stats he was given moot.
5	* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: It used to be that almost nobody took Melee or Brawl unless they have things that specifically require them to roll it. The reason for this was that Martial Arts in ''[[TabletopGame/MageTheAscension Mage: 20th Anniversary Edition]]'' is objectively superior in nearly every way. If someone was a combat-centered character in this game in 2019, there's a very good chance that they took Martial Arts (especially [[DanceBattler Snake Step]]), unless they were centered solely around Firearms or their own splat's abilities. In late 2019 and early 2020, however, the [=STs=] tried to remedy this by buffing other alternative fighting styles (such as Dirty Fighting) to make Brawl and Melee more attractive choices.
6	* CrossesTheLineTwice: Dante beheaded an Assamite with magick and then teleported it to his hand. He did this by grabbing his crotch and saying "[[BlackComedy Give me some head]]."
7	-->"Talk about [[{{Pun}} vulgar]]."
8	* EnsembleDarkhorse:
9	** As far as {{NPC}}s go, you won't find many more popular than [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Antonin Demeskin]], [[CoolOldGuy Gregory Handel]], or [[TinyTyrannicalGirl Ada]] [[LittleMissBadass Hendricks]].
10	** Sofia Gómez was easily the most well-liked character from the Blood, Drugs, and Magick plotline, to the point where she made a cameo appearance as a Wraith later on, where she was posthumously redeemed.
11	** [[CuteGhostGirl Lusciana Adams]] broke the record for "most-requested NPC as a Contact, Ally, etc. dot" shortly after her introduction. She quickly became so beloved of a character, both in-character and out, that the storyteller who created her caved after her storyline was concluded, allowing her ''and'' Penelope to be taken as Ally dots, effectively canonizing her from here on out as a major Wraith NPC.
12	** Violet Lombardi, a.k.a. "V.V." Several PlayerCharacters are unironically fans of her music in-game, and were heartbroken both in-character and out to find out the Technocracy got to her first.
13	* EvilIsCool: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. While it is absolutely possible to play an evil character, and plenty of players do (though some are certainly more AmbiguouslyEvil than others), it's extraordinarily difficult (if still theoretically possible) to play an AxCrazy OmnicidalManiac and get away with it for very long before the other, more virtuous player characters find out, and come for your head.
14	* GameBreaker: Wonders as produced by [[TabletopGame/MageTheAscension Mages]], as well as their equivalents in other splats such as ''TabletopGame/MummyTheResurrection'' and ''TabletopGame/DemonTheFallen'', have the potential to become this, since they allow for an insane amount of soak dice and easy access to aggravated damage, and certain player characters both past and present have been known to churn them out like factories and hand them out like candy. If it gets bad enough, the Storytellers reach for the {{nerf}} bat, and have done so in the past.
15	* MemeticMutation: In Discord, anytime someone mentions ''TabletopGame/WraithTheOblivion'' or a Wraith player says 'hi,' everyone 'reacts' to the Discord message using the ghost emoticon. It's almost an unofficial rule at this point.
16	* {{Moe}}: ''Joy Livingstone''. You'd be hard-pressed to find a single character ''or'' player in this game who doesn't find her adorable and one of the few genuinely pleasant characters in the entire game, and wouldn't jump to her defense the moment anyone so much as looked at her the wrong way.
17	-->'''[[BloodKnight Altair]]''': "I'm going to Du'at before anyone hurts one hair on her head."
18	* PlayerPunch:
19	** The in-character death of a player character, especially one that was well-liked by other characters (and more often than not, by their players as well). While it's a bit rarer than in some other games, it can and does happen.
20	** Altair’s retirement. After being the first to reach the 600 XP mark and trigger the game’s mandatory retirement threshold, he [[HeroicSacrifice went out with a bang]], and his DyingMomentOfAwesome brought a tear to some players’ eyes.
21	* ScrappyMechanic: The now-infamous 'epiphany' system circa October 2018. It was scrapped a month later, and pretty much nobody misses it.

Context YMMV / ShadowsOverTheSouth