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3 0Balance Tropes
Index of people, places, things and concepts regarding or possessing notable balance.
0 0Anti-Aging Time Skip
After a Time Skip, (some of) the characters look the same age.
Created: Jun 4th 2011 at 6:34:15 PM
0 0Improvised Weapon User
Rather than having a single weapon of choice, a character's fighting style revolves around improvised weapons
1 0Action Zoom
The camera shows a massive shot and then zooms really fast onto a small detail.
Created: Jan 11th 2014 at 9:15:05 AM
1 0Fireworks Display of Drama
Fireworks seem to make people open up.
0 2Cross-Country Tour
A work where the characters travel across a single country.
Created: Sep 6th 2013 at 6:48:31 PM
0 0Nothings Greater Than Zero
Screw being Number 1. Number 0 means you're the best.
Created: Dec 25th 2013 at 7:55:21 PM
1 0Weaksauce Starter Gear
The first thing you will probably do with it is try to sell it if you can.
0 0Thoughts Are Free
A prisoner's body is caged, but remains optimistic.
Created: Dec 19th 2013 at 9:35:37 PM
1 2Loyal Guardsman
A soldier's chief motive is loyalty to his commander
Created: Jul 9th 2013 at 5:01:02 PM
1 1Non Sequitur End Credits
When the closing credits jar sharply with the tone of the episode or film
Created: Dec 13th 2013 at 2:13:55 PM
1 5Hindering Bug
Bugs and glitches in a game which don't prevent progress, but do make it more difficult.
Created: Jul 23rd 2013 at 7:56:22 PM
1 0Smoking is NOT prohibited
Nothing is inflammable and there are no bans on smoking
Created: Dec 13th 2013 at 3:01:30 PM
0 2Creature Breeding Game
Game or mini-game based around the breeding of virtual pets.
Created: Dec 26th 2013 at 4:01:28 PM
0 1Villainous Armchair Rant
A villain rants about their frustrations.
0 2Reflected Title
A title that literally reflects itself.
Created: Nov 23rd 2012 at 12:59:39 PM
0 0Your Game Is My World
A group of people gets placed in a game world, and soon discover it has very real consequences
Created: Dec 28th 2013 at 2:44:00 PM
0 1Numbered Power Ranking
Instead of Power Levels, character strength is determined by numbered ranks.
Instead of Power Levels, character strength is determined by numbered ranks.
Sponsor: KingZeal Created: Dec 25th 2013 at 8:11:01 PM Last reply: Dec 29th 2013 at 10:13:15 PM by DAN004 View draft
0 0Snarl of Memories
Mind Screw as exposition
Created: Jan 16th 2014 at 9:01:51 PM