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0 1Race Effect Magic
Something magical applies to an entire race, even those opposed or not present.
Created: Jun 7th 2013 at 9:27:10 AM
1 0Gameboy Gangster
A person who joins a criminal organization because of the glorification it receives in media
Created: Dec 29th 2011 at 9:20:46 PM
0 0Library of the Lost
A Just For Fun compendium of great lost, fictional, and intended-to-be-written books
Created: Oct 10th 2013 at 11:50:05 AM
0 0Single Issue Delusion
An insanity trope in media wherein a character has a specific delusion but is sane and pleasant in all other respects
1 1But Look Down
A character thinks they land the the decisive hit only to look down and find otherwise.
Created: Apr 23rd 2013 at 12:32:04 PM
1 0Imperfection is Perfection
The chaos of life is what makes it great
0 0Talking and Drinking with Not-So-Strangers
Conversation by two stablished characters of the series, who are strangers to each other.
0 1Glimpse Of Happiness (formerly BreakoutSmile)
A serious character is finally made to smile
Created: Aug 30th 2013 at 1:43:47 AM
0 1Like Humanity Unless Noted
Except for the noted differences, the society of other creatures is surprisingly like our own
Created: Jul 3rd 2013 at 1:40:48 PM
0 1Encouraged Accident (video games)
When level designers arrange things to encourage the player to make some *specific* mistake
Created: Oct 2nd 2013 at 9:34:59 AM
0 0Killing Spree Run
Just because you can kill everybody, doesn't mean you should.
0 1Production Foresight
Planning shots and scenes for the sequel
0 0Eleventh Hour Big Bad
Where the Big Bad isn't revealed until the end
Created: May 3rd 2012 at 1:29:23 PM
0 2Reality Based Difficulty
A game derives its difficulty from requiring the player to learn about a real-world topic.
Created: Aug 24th 2013 at 3:16:48 PM
0 0Almost Perfect Mind Control
There are some things even mind control can't make you do.
Created: May 5th 2013 at 1:44:48 AM
3 1Party of Cerebus
Things end badly at a party.
Created: Sep 25th 2013 at 3:34:12 PM
1 2The Wizard Who Did It
If A Wizard Did It, blame this guy.
Created: Dec 20th 2012 at 6:33:25 AM
0 0Screw My Love Life
Love Interest sabotages their own love life for ridiculous reasons.
0 0One Long Sketch
A series based on sketches does an episode-long narrative arc.
Created: Sep 24th 2013 at 11:05:52 PM
A series based on sketches does an episode-long narrative arc.
Sponsor: SpazMobile Created: Sep 24th 2013 at 11:05:52 PM Last reply: Sep 25th 2013 at 9:20:58 AM by RandomSurfer View draft
0 0Right of Rescue
The heroes become the new leaders of the people they've rescued
Created: Oct 18th 2013 at 8:35:38 AM