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0 19Kill Tally
Marking off kills (or other victories) to keep track of how many.
3 18Fiery Stoic
A person with fire related powers is calm and collected instead of hot headed.
1 10City Destruction Threat (Up for grabs / title crowner)
A villain coerces the hero by threatening to wipe out an entire city.
2 8UsefulNotes/Emojis
A special character which displays an image.
3 3Treated Like a Child
A character is treated like a child incapable of handling the reality or depth of a situation. Needs More Examples
0 16Holy Pipe Organ
Pipe organ music is associated with holy subject matter.
0 20One Mistake, Endless Mockery
In-universe version of "Never live it down"
3 3Risking Their License
A character complains they could lose their job for taking a certain action.
1 17Reflexive Remark Of Reverence
A character invariably utters a word or phrase whenever a particular revered subject or person is mentioned.
2 4Bluff Worked Too Well
Character's bluff is so successful it comes back to bite them.
3 0Villain Competence
A villain will tend to master new powers more quickly then a hero
6 4Adaptational Ability
Adaptation gives a character an ability they didn't have in the original work.
0 1Still Just An Animal
The threat has some intelligence...but only SOME.
0 8The Night Owl
A character who prefers night over the daytime
3 7Casual Crucifixion (Aversions Discussion)
Being rescued from being crucified doesn't leave the debilitating injuries you'd expect.
0 2Rotten Replacement (Plot?)
Someone/something is replaced by someone/thing else that's worse than the original. Usually doesn't last long.
0 6Starstruck Speechless (Launching 2/24)
Average person encounters someone of status and is utterly tongue-tied.
0 4Fell Asleep Standing Up
Characters fall asleep standing up
3 0Sibling Call Out
When sets of siblings are immediately identified as such in narratives
0 11Person Kept Secret (Title Crowner!)
A person whose existence is kept a secret from the public eye.
Created: Jul 19th 2013 at 1:54:35 PM