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2 7Parental Dread
Characters are afraid of having children and handling the responsibilities of being parents.
Created: 2025-10-14 15:01:19
1 0Multi-Step Disposal Process
Multi-Step Disposal Process
Created: 2025-10-12 12:32:40
2 2Useful Notes / The Other American Colonies
The histories of states (eg Louisiana, Texas, California) from other colonial powers
Created: 2023-05-15 02:19:04
1 28Losing Count
A gag where somebody is counting something (often money) but loses count and starts over again.
Created: 2012-07-09 21:59:13
0 7Harem Politics
Rival consorts and their attendants plot, sabotage, and manipulate within the royal harem to gain the ruler’s favor or secure their children’s future
Created: 2025-10-08 00:59:31
0 0Stopgate Combatant
An otherwise invincible hero that can beat anyone else can't easily take down this character one-on-one.
Created: 2025-10-16 14:38:45
0 24Lethally Bad Diet
A character dies or nearly dies because of a poor diet.
Created: 2025-09-02 20:58:49
3 5Unveiling Question
There shouldn\'t be enough information on the subject to ask a question
Created: 2010-09-07 13:46:15
0 24Cry Forth the Rain
It magically rains whenever a particular character cries.
Created: 2023-07-05 20:43:15
0 1Real Creator, Fictional Work
Fictional work by a real creator
Created: 2025-10-18 00:09:15
3 11Carnivores Are Cool
Carnivores receive more focus because of Rule Of Cool
Created: 2021-04-07 02:45:14
0 10Early Story Bully
A character who bullies the protagonist, disappears during the main plot, and is easily defeated at the end.
Created: 2025-10-14 12:52:17
3 12Prominent Position Protagonist
When the protagonist or a major main character has some type of importance in the setting that exists prior to the events of the story.
Created: 2022-11-03 00:47:10
1 0Would've Been Said In Different Circumstances
Someone says something... ...but they say it's what they would say if the circumstances were different.
Created: 2025-10-16 09:09:47
1 6Hem Length Censorship
A skirt, dress or robe is edited post-production to be longer for censorship purposes.
Created: 2025-10-04 17:33:08
2 24Parental Love Triangle
A Love Triangle featuring a parent and child, usually as rivals in love. [Up for Grabs]
Created: 2024-05-09 04:15:53
1 6Anti-Speed Rotary Dial
A traditional rotary telephone dial is slow and awkward to use.
Created: 2022-04-29 10:15:24
1 44Gratuitous Chinese
Using Chinese instead of the work's usual language in a non-Chinese language work. 時在原本不用中文作品內使用中文。 (adopted by AquaEclipse, under construction to define scope in fear of misuse)
Created: 2024-03-10 04:59:46
7 8Predecessors Died Horribly
The first thing a character learns on his new job is how everyone else who's done it has died, or worse.
Created: 2012-10-02 16:40:31
The first thing a character learns on his new job is how everyone else who's done it has died, or worse.
Sponsor: Kellor Created: 2012-10-02 16:40:31 Last reply: 2025-10-15 07:40:43 by Awel View draft

0 13Literal Splitting Headache
A character is killed via getting a chop to the forehead.
Created: 2025-06-19 12:34:42