Luck Tropes

"Luck...protects fools, small children and ships named Enterprise."

— William Riker, Star Trek: The Next Generation

Tropes

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Acceptable Hard Luck Targets
Less fortunate people as a subject of mockery.
Bad Luck Charm
An item is deemed as being unlucky.
Beginner's Luck
The new guy will do better than the experienced guy because of luck.
Born Lucky
Someone is naturally lucky.
Born Unlucky
Someone is naturally unlucky.
Butt-Monkey
Bad things keep happening to this person for some reason, (usually) so that we can laugh at their expense.
Chain Letter
Bad luck is attributed to a chain letter.
Cosmic Plaything
Someone is so unlucky, it seems like some cosmic force is picking on him.
Dice Roll Death
Bad luck or random chance means you die.

Doom Magnet
Someone has bad luck follow him and those he meets.
Fixing the Game
It's not gambling if you cheat.
The Fool
He's incredibly lucky.
Four-Leaf Clover
Four leaf clovers associated with good luck.
The Gambler
He's got a gambling theme going, and is often very lucky because of it.
Good Luck Charm
An item is deemed as being lucky.
"Good Luck" Gesture
A hand gesture used to gain good luck or avoid bad luck.
Heads or Tails?
Luck dictates what will happen through a flipping a coin.
Idiot Hero
When The Hero gets thing done by simply being lucky rather than smart or skilled.
The Jinx
He's a walking bad luck charm.
Lifesaving Misfortune
A case of bad luck prevented someone's possible death.
Lottery of Doom
Where to be lucky is to lose.
Luck-Based Mission
Victory depends on luck, not skill.

Luck Manipulation Mechanic
Game mechanics that let you re-attempt chance based elements to get a better result.
Luck Stat
A measure of how lucky a character is... whatever that means.
Lucky Rabbit's Foot
Rabbit's feet or rabbits associated with luck.
The Magic Poker Equation
The more skilled you are at cards, the luckier you are in what hands you get.
Moral Luck
Praising or blaming a character for an action, the outcome of which depended primarily on random chance.
Million-to-One Chance
Luck will guarantee something unlikely happens, no matter the odds against it.
Not My Lucky Day
A would-be lucky character misses the opportunity.
Professional Gambler
Someone who regularly deals with luck and probabilities.
Random Drop Booster
Improves your luck with getting Random Drop items.
Random Number God
How do you try to influence your luck?
Russian Roulette
A hard way to test one's luck.
Serendipitous Survival
Luck keeps you from being where you would have died.
Superstition Episode
A character does something considered unlucky and has bad luck for the rest of the episode.
13 Is Unlucky
The number thirteen associated with bad luck.
Two-Headed Coin
A way to make one's own luck.
Unluckily Lucky
Their luck saves them from constant unluck.
Walking Disaster Area
So unlucky that disasters follow in his wake.
Winds of Destiny, Change
Changing luck as a superpower.