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0 0Big/Small Juxtaposition
A juxtaposition between something big and something small.
4 1Language Barrier Backfire
A character tries to get out of a conversation by speaking another language the other character turns out to be able to speak
Created: 19 hours ago
0 4Knights in Powered Armor
Warriors with mecha or powered exoskeletons take on knightly trappings.
1 2Opposites Juxtaposition Tropes
Tropes for the juxtaposition of opposites.
Created: 21 hours ago
1 3Universal Multiforce Balance
Balance in the universe is composed of more than one or two forces
Created: 22 hours ago
0 10Bastard Begetter
A character has a lot of kids out of wedlock as a result of constantly sleeping around.
Created: yesterday
0 5Being the Brush
When a character douses themself in paint, and uses their body to paint the canvas.
Created: yesterday
0 5Lulled 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: yesterday
0 8High Altitude Homicide
Deliberately dropping someone to their death.
Created: yesterday
2 14Cthu-Lookalike (June 1st Launch, if nothing bad happens)
Expies and Captains Ersatz of HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu.
Created: yesterday
1 6Unintentional Animal Poison Tester
A character is saved from eating poisoned food when an animal eats some first and dies.
Created: May 19th 2024 at 12:41:00 AM
0 2Cliffhanger Continuity
When the resolution to a cliffhanger is shot some time later and the time lapse is obvious
0 1Pinball Playfield Prop
Pinball tables with "toys" on the playfield.
0 8Rain Means Death (Launches May 21)
A rainy setting is used to signify a character's (near-)death.
Created: May 18th 2024 at 2:22:42 PM
0 0All Things Bright And Beautiful
A Standard Snippet of the Anglican hymn "All Things Bright and Beautiful"
Created: May 18th 2024 at 8:41:47 AM
0 6Gun Acquisition Explanation
A work goes out of its way to demonstrate how a character is able to acquire a firearm in a setting where gun ownership is unusual or heavily restricted.
Created: May 18th 2024 at 7:35:52 AM
0 3Public Access Show
A TV show where members of the general public have editorial control over the content.
Created: May 18th 2024 at 6:11:58 AM
0 7Field Ability
RPG party members have special actions they can use in the overworld and/or in dungeons.
Created: May 17th 2024 at 8:00:49 PM
0 1Webcomic / Peter And Company (1998)
The first continuity of Peter and Company before being rebooted.
Created: May 17th 2024 at 6:21:54 PM
The first continuity of Peter and Company before being rebooted.
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0 5Facade Drop
The moment when a character drops their mask.
Created: 15 hours ago