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0 9Familial Fame Frustrations
When a family has problems as a direct result of one or more of their members being famous. (Formerly called Famous Person's Familial Problems)
Created: 2025-10-07 15:51:12
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 16Doesn't Remember The Old Guy
The characters act like they've never met before, even though by all accounts, they actually have.
Created: 2025-10-08 12:57:11
0 12Battle Among The Flowers
Two characters fight in a field of flowers or other visually distinctive flora.
Created: 2025-10-08 22:45:30
0 9White-Dress Wedding Taboo
Wearing white to someone else's wedding is considered a sign of disrespect.
Created: 2025-10-12 13:55:10
0 8Dumping On The Besiegers - Launch november 08
During a siege, the besieged party dumps something lethal on the attackers.
Created: 2025-10-13 03:02:35
0 7Cultural Rant Song
A song that criticizes cultural or social aspects of society without being strictly political
Created: 2025-10-13 05:56:43
0 9Childish Play Squabble (ready to launch?)
Kids argue over the proper way to play.
Created: 2025-10-13 15:14:04
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
0 2Evolving Character Portrait (split off other draft)
A Character Portrait undergoes a permanent design change as a consequence of in-game events.
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
0 10Captive Enemy As Ally
An enemy who was captured decides that they will help their captors.
Created: 2025-10-16 07:26:43
0 14Reptomammal
Animals with physical characteristics of both reptiles and mammals.
Created: 2025-10-16 07:41:56
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 1Real Creator, Fictional Work
Fictional work by a real creator
Created: 2025-10-18 00:09:15
0 15Nudity as a Bribe
A character offers to show themselves or someone else in a state of undress as a bribe.
Created: 2025-10-19 13:55:04
0 16Early Fire Ball Spell
In a system with a wide variety of magic, the Fire Ball, or fire magic generally, is available early or treated as basic
Created: 2025-10-19 14:36:45
0 1Digital Disinformation Decoy
A wrongdoer falsifies aspects of their or someone else's life via social media to hide something.
Created: 2025-10-21 10:09:55
0 22Familiar Ruins
A recurring or familiar location from a work that is reused later on or in a new addition of a work in the form of a desolate wasteland.
Created: 2025-10-21 10:34:28
A recurring or familiar location from a work that is reused later on or in a new addition of a work in the form of a desolate wasteland.
Sponsor: sonic2931 Created: 2025-10-21 10:34:28 Last reply: 2025-10-30 16:47:05 by Jaydeis View draft

0 20Inbred and Sickly
A character or group suffers from mental and/or physical ailments because they are inbred.
Created: 2025-10-06 19:09:42