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0 8Quiet Verse Loud Chorus
In a song, save the loud guitars for the chorus.
0 2Exported From Wutai
Medieval European Fantasy includes ninjas, samurai, pagodas.
0 6Doctor Whomage
A Homage or Parody of The Doctor from Doctor Who
4 10Stumbled Into The Plot [launching soon]
The protagonist is The Everyman who by chance happened upon the Inciting Incident
5 8Family Extermination
When a family has been exterminated or is being exterminated, whether by an inside or an outside person or persons
3 13Canary In A Coal Mine
Canaries were used in coal mines to detect the presence of carbon monoxide; if the canary is dead, you will soon be. (Page Action Crowner open
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1 4You Are Worshiping Me Wrong
Deity tells their followers to quit doing a supposedly holy practice
0 2Immortality Field
A place that functions as an Immortality Inducer.
0 13Well-Trained, but Inexperienced
They are Strong And Skilled in a controlled environment, but send them out in the field where there are actual stakes, and they fold like a napkin.
0 4Improvised Jet Pack
When a character utilizes an object as a makeshift jet pack. (Needs more examples! Also an image or quote if possible!)
0 5Holiday Episode
Supertrope for all Holiday Episodes
0 9Guitar Solo
The guitar takes the lead while other instruments are reduced to accompaniment.
2 6Shooting The Swarm
When a character uses a firearm or projectile weapon to try and kill a swarm of something with little success. (Needs more examples!)
1 6Tangible Non-matter
When something insubstantial becomes tangible
0 3Suffrage And Political Liberation
Oppressed groups try to win the right to vote and become liberated. NEEDS EXAMPLES of various groups trying to liberate themselves (African Americans, fantastic racism, perhaps poor people and socialists)
0 21Victory Sex
Celebrating victory with sex
1 6One Power At A Time
A character with multiple superpowers can only use one of them at a time.
0 1Designated Character Name
Choose a name for your character. Don\'t worry, it won\'t matter what you pick.
0 1We are the Adjective Hand
A naming theme for organizations called Whatever Hand
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1 9Fake Assassination Gambit
A character hires a killer to fake an assassination attempt.
Created: May 13th 2012 at 9:20:55 AM