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0 16Bad Reason To Do Good
When someone does the right thing for the wrong reasons.
Created: Apr 22nd 2024 at 7:03:12 PM
1 7Puddle Shadow
Shadows cast straight down regardless of lighting, and often circular in shape
Created: Feb 7th 2024 at 6:00:06 AM
1 13Next Stop, Andromeda
The Andromeda Galaxy is a common focal point for extra-galactic stories.
Created: Sep 12th 2020 at 8:40:47 AM
0 28Defeat By Transformation (LAST CALL FOR EXAMPLES)
The ideal way to win is by transforming your opponent into something else.
Created: Apr 11th 2024 at 2:49:52 AM
2 12Language Fluency Reveal
A character reveals their fluency in a language they have been pretending to not know
Created: Apr 18th 2024 at 7:11:47 PM
0 2Failure-Induced Transformation
Being defeated or failing in some way causes the loser to transform...
Created: 18 hours ago
0 13Love Makes You Saner
A person feels sane only because of their love for someone else.
Created: Mar 23rd 2012 at 2:52:13 PM
0 11Peer As Teacher
A teacher is close to the same age or peer group as their student(s).
Created: yesterday
1 8Runaway Welcomed Home
When The Runaway comes home, he finds out that his parents genuinely cared about him.
Created: Dec 18th 2011 at 9:09:12 AM
0 5Involuntary Cheating
A character helps someone else cheat without their knowledge.
Created: yesterday
0 38Accidental Injury Guilt (launch when scope is settled)
A character accidentally injures someone they care about and is wracked with guilt.
Created: Feb 21st 2024 at 5:02:54 PM
0 16Space Is Sleepy (split from Space is Dreamy Ready to launch?)
The moon, the stars, or space in general is associated with sleep.
Created: Mar 26th 2024 at 12:21:04 AM
0 11Space Is Introspective (split from Space Is Dreamy)
Space is associated with sentiment, hope, or existentialism.
Created: Apr 1st 2024 at 6:03:49 PM
1 17Toxic Family Influence
A character's bad behavior is a result of being influenced by their relatives.
Created: Apr 22nd 2024 at 10:18:21 AM
0 13Exposed Shield Generator
A Deflector Shield's generator is located outside the shield it projects, or otherwise vulnerable to attack.
Created: Nov 8th 2020 at 9:22:48 PM
4 15Myth / Morgan Le Fay
A female magic user in Arthurian Legend, often villainized as an Evil Sorceress.
Created: Apr 14th 2024 at 4:55:54 PM
0 10Unquenchable Fire
A fire that cannot be put out by ordinary means.
Created: Apr 21st 2024 at 4:59:42 PM
0 6Nudity Equals Vulnerability
A person is naked to show how vulnerable they are.
Created: 12 hours ago
A person is naked to show how vulnerable they are.
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0 7Phony Relative
A character lies about being related to someone.
Created: 22 hours ago