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5 0Sapient Quadrupeds
Sapient Quadrupeds
3 0Sapient Quadrupeds
Sapient Quadrupeds
2 20Generational Trauma
Conflict arises due to unresolved baggage passed down from generation to generation
0 4Kiddie Ride Capers
A character goes on a mechanical Kiddie Ride.
0 10Death-Trap Tango
The best way to navigate a maze full of traps is through choreographed dance.
2 11Pain and Gain
Power gained by taking damage
2 10The Colored Cross (Launching Soon)
Medical staff and paraphernalia are labeled with a colored cross for legal reasons.
0 40Resurrected Murderer (launch pending Image Pickin' result)
A human murderer comes back from the dead as a supernatural being. Launching 3/30.
0 12Memory Unlocking Song
A song is used to reveal a previously forgotten or suppressed memory.
0 16Luring In Prey (Working Title)
Creatures with the ability to lure or trick victims into coming towards them.
0 15Siren Song
A hauntingly beautiful song that lures people to danger.
0 36Terminally Ill Killer
A character commits a serious crime after learning they have a fatal disease.
8 22Fake Orgasm (Grabbed by SeanMurrayI) (Ready for Launch?)
A character fakes an orgasm (or confesses this fact) to show that a sexual encounter/relationship is unsatisfying.
4 24Perilous Prehistoric Seas (Launches April 5th)
Life in prehistoric seas is hard to live in or traverse through and its inhabitants are either deadly creatures, creatures struggling in a harsh environment, or both.
0 21Time Traveler's Baby (Launching April 9th; anyone want to add more examples?)
A time traveler has a child with someone from the past or future.
0 23No Music Allowed (Launching April 2nd)
A person forbids music and it makes the people around them miserable.
0 14Phlebotinum-Proof Robot
A character is unaffected by something plot-significant, purely because they're a robot.
3 16May It Never Happen Again (grabbed by Unicorndance)
At the end of the story, explicit measures are taken by the characters or parties involved to stop anything from triggering a repeat of the main conflict.
0 15Oppressive Immigration Enforcement
When enforcers and implementers of stricter immigration control are presented as bigoted, oppressive and corrupt. - Needs Examples
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0 0Large Order For One
Someone orders a ton of food, and it turns out to be just for them.
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