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0 2Funny Sick Bucket
An unconventional receptacle is used to catch vomit.
Created: 2 hours ago
0 2Absurdly Elderly Father
A man who's too old to have a baby...does.
0 4Teeny Tiny Arms
A character has comically short arms that make it hard for them to grab things.
1 29Gag Ears (Grabbed by DrNoPuma)
A character with comically large ears.
Created: Oct 3rd 2022 at 2:07:52 PM
1 4Crossover Meme
A meme that involves multiple unrelated works of media.
Created: yesterday
8 7Big/Small Juxtaposition
A juxtaposition between something big and something small.
Created: Apr 10th 2024 at 8:46:02 PM
0 7Eye Covering Surprise
Surprising somebody by covering their eyes.
Created: Apr 21st 2024 at 1:27:46 AM
7 30Emotional Language Shift (adopted by jhonsogflint)
Character reverts to their native language when surprised, scared, excited or annoyed
Created: May 21st 2011 at 7:46:17 PM
5 3Celestial Space School
Interplanetary or intergalactic schools often popular in sci fi
Created: 21 hours ago
2 10Death in Custody - Launching 8th May 2024
A character dies while in the custody of the police or similar organisation.
Created: Feb 11th 2024 at 1:42:31 PM
0 25Bad Reason To Do Good
When someone does the right thing for the wrong reasons.
Created: Apr 22nd 2024 at 7:03:12 PM
4 17Painful Confession
A character makes a confession that is particulary distressing for them (and sometimes others). (launching Friday)
Created: Apr 24th 2023 at 1:40:13 PM
0 13Divine Parental Issues (Launching Wednesday)
Gods and their mortal children have a poor relationship.
Created: Apr 23rd 2024 at 12:05:52 PM
2 16Language Fluency Reveal
A character reveals their fluency in the language everyone else speaks
Created: Apr 18th 2024 at 7:11:47 PM
0 5Trickster Transformee
Forcibly transformed characters can only succeed through sneaking and trickery.
Created: May 4th 2024 at 12:57:10 AM
0 2Terrified Transformation Witness
A character reacts to another character's transformation with shock and fear.
Created: 4 hours ago
0 7Forcing A Mistrial
An Amoral Attorney "wins" a case by deliberately causing a mistrial and halting court proceedings.
Created: Apr 30th 2024 at 11:29:24 AM
0 11Underground Martian Civilization (Ready to Launch?)
Aliens who live underneath the surface of Mars or any celestial body in the Solar System.
Created: Apr 2nd 2024 at 7:10:14 AM
0 8Prenatal Gender Picking
Expecting parents use magical or scientific means to choose the gender of an unborn baby.
Created: yesterday
Expecting parents use magical or scientific means to choose the gender of an unborn baby.
Sponsor: Snowsky Created: yesterday Last reply: 4 hours ago by Koveras View draftLooking for a discussion you thought was here? One of two things could have happened.
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0 22Serial Adulterer
A person cheats on their partner multiple times with multiple different people.
Created: Apr 25th 2024 at 1:47:46 AM