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2 29Witnessing Yourself Die
A character witnesses themselves die.
Created: 2021-03-14 10:30:59
0 25Meeting Your Reincarnation
In a story/universe dealing with reincarnations, the characters meet their previous or posterior incarnations.
Created: 2025-05-07 19:06:13
0 0Discreet Preparation (needs examples)
People are shown moving in a way as to prepare for an impending event, to the ignorance of someone right beside them.
Created: 2025-08-05 18:54:11
0 10Captive Enemy As Ally
An enemy who was captured decides that they will help their captors.
Created: 2025-10-16 07:26:43
2 3The Backup Is Better (Better Title Ideas?)
A character's "second" is kept in the background, but prove to be the more talented one when they're alone.
0 2Evolving Character Portrait (split off other draft)
A Character Portrait undergoes a permanent design change as a consequence of in-game events.
9 15Good Sounds Deep (up to discussion/clarification)
Heroes whose voices are deeper compared to the rest.
Created: 2024-07-16 21:07:12
0 0Deliberately Sent Something Else
A character sends another message than what he first wrote, the unsent message tells the audience what he's really thinking.
Created: 2019-09-06 10:28:12
0 12Foreshadowing Possession Loss
Someone's property (i.e. item, home, car, etc.) gets lost, damaged, or destroyed to foreshadow a loss, defeat, or simply a life transition.
Created: 2021-10-09 23:49:31
2 11Feminine Food Choices (launch countdown paused)
Women tend to choose salads or healthy foods
Created: 2025-08-20 07:19:39
1 5Teleportation Tagalong (scope?) (up for grabs)
Physical contact during teleportation brings unwanted passengers along for the ride
Created: 2025-08-29 01:29:15
0 40Thief Returns The Loot
A stolen item is voluntarily returned by the thief.
Created: 2023-07-24 04:42:39
4 5Cartoony Hunchback
A hunchback who looks like they have their head sticking out of their chest.
Created: 2025-01-02 15:52:54
0 10Spurning The Salacious
A promiscuous character encounters a particular character who rejects them as a sex partner. (Up for Grabs).
Created: 2023-08-29 18:57:12
2 26Kabbalistic Golem
Golems in or from the tradition of Jewish mysticism (!experimenting with saving issues; examples may go missing for a bit!)
Created: 2020-04-06 01:20:44
0 8Character Portrait Rotation Addition
A character only starts using a specific Character Portrait expression/pose after a key narrative event.
Created: 2025-09-19 16:37:28
0 4Filthy Outdoor Shoes
Somebody brings in dirt from outside on their shoes, or dislikes being asked to remove their shoes.
Created: 2025-10-16 07:24:10
2 0Semi-Anthology
A story series where entries usually follow new characters, but are set in the same universe with surrounding characters
0 7Hacking the Fourth Wall
An event within a digital work affects parts of the running system beyond the presumed confines of the medium.
Created: 2025-08-24 08:40:07
An event within a digital work affects parts of the running system beyond the presumed confines of the medium.
Sponsor: DonPiano Created: 2025-08-24 08:40:07 Last reply: 2025-10-19 08:44:59 by Omeganian View draft

7 3Spicy Bananas Moment
A glaring divergence from reality in the setting of a work, or a misconception apparently shared by every character in it, turns out to have been included because the author actually was experiencing reality in an unusual or distorted way.
Created: 2025-08-27 01:59:38