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0 9Lulled Themselves To Sleep
A character sings a lullaby, tells a bedtime story, etc... but they fall asleep instead of the person they wanted to.
Created: May 19th 2024 at 7:16:44 PM
3 21Inconsistent Pronunciation
A name is pronounced differently at different times in a work.
Created: Jan 8th 2022 at 1:30:13 PM
1 24Combat Drugs
Performance enhancing drugs when the "performance" is "combat"
Created: May 2nd 2021 at 1:02:55 PM
0 12Artificial World (Looking for discussion -- should worlds created by magic count?)
A world that was built, not formed naturally.
Created: May 13th 2024 at 11:54:39 AM
0 11Being the Brush
When a character douses themself in paint, and uses their body to paint the canvas.
Created: May 19th 2024 at 9:32:01 PM
0 5One-off Becomes A Series
(TRIVIA) (No recent examples?) A television show is initially billed as a limited series before receiving a renewal.
Created: May 17th 2024 at 6:26:33 AM
1 11High Altitude Homicide
Deliberately dropping someone to their death.
Created: May 19th 2024 at 10:16:25 AM
0 15Songs Index
An index for songs with their own pages.
Created: May 1st 2024 at 8:34:24 AM
16 39Riding In The Palms Of Giants (adopted by Drakos25)
A larger character lifts and carries a smaller character in their hand.
Created: Apr 21st 2023 at 6:35:17 PM
0 12Facade Drop
The moment when a character drops their mask.
Created: May 20th 2024 at 2:06:11 PM
3 16Music Mashup
Two or more songs, merged into one.
Created: Apr 13th 2013 at 10:27:06 AM
4 18Beard-In-Law
Someone's same-sex real lover and opposite-sex fake lover are each other's siblings.
Created: May 16th 2017 at 10:04:57 PM
2 9Arcadia-By-The-Sea (Grabbed by Theriocephalus)
A coastal or island version of Arcadia.
Created: Aug 1st 2022 at 10:37:37 PM
1 16Restored Mundanity Misery
A character who can't handle a loss of power or uniqueness.
Created: Oct 17th 2021 at 2:28:06 PM
0 18Hook Humilation
Somebody is hung on a hook to humiliate them.
Created: Feb 6th 2023 at 11:34:50 PM
0 11Targeting the Exhaust System
An organism or mechanism's exhaust system is targeted or exploited as a weak point.
Created: Mar 18th 2024 at 10:58:23 AM
1 8Puddle Shadow
Shadows cast straight down regardless of lighting, and often circular in shape
Created: Feb 7th 2024 at 6:00:06 AM
1 13Character Opens Up (Formerly "Be More Social" Plot)
A plot where an introverted character tries to be more social.
Created: May 15th 2024 at 5:19:24 PM
0 16Living Life By The Text (Needs Examples)
When a character uses a rulebook, guidebook, lesson course, or statistics to help themselves through life, with often-restrictive results.
Created: Sep 3rd 2021 at 11:38:36 PM
When a character uses a rulebook, guidebook, lesson course, or statistics to help themselves through life, with often-restrictive results.
Sponsor: T-Squared Created: Sep 3rd 2021 at 11:38:36 PM Last reply: 18 hours ago by bpants98 View draft
14 13Alphabetical Credits
Creators of a work are listed in alphabetical order.
Created: Feb 18th 2021 at 7:59:06 AM