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* TokenEvilTeammate: After the death of [[spoiler: Ryell]], [[spoiler: Syrixia]] joins Paul & co, with a "enemy of my enemy" rationale. Paul objects, [[ShoutOut citing]] [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-09-29 Maxim 29]], but she sticks around anyway.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Paul makes back to Earth but has to go back, giving up on his dream of truly returning home in the process. Aylwyn is badly hurt. The invaders from Earth, who turned out to have been simply Ken'tu Kel's cats-paws in a XanatosGambit to kill off Ryell, all end up slaughtered. Ken'tu Kel is free from prison and has influence over the resurrected Ryell. April and Patrick left, going back to Earth when Paul couldn't. And yet at the end, Paul remains optimistic about the future. He's more dedicated than ever to improving the state of science and technology in the Human Kingdoms, and his relationship with Alywyn seems to be doing well. And Ryell may be back, but she's greatly diminished, due to approximately half of her "backup copy" being killed off.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Paul makes it back to Earth but has to go back, giving up on his dream of truly returning home in the process. Aylwyn is badly hurt. The invaders from Earth, who turned out to have been simply Ken'tu Kel's cats-paws in a XanatosGambit to kill off Ryell, all end up slaughtered. Ken'tu Kel is free from prison and has influence over the resurrected Ryell. April and Patrick left, going back to Earth when Paul couldn't. And yet at the end, Paul remains optimistic about the future. He's more dedicated than ever to improving the state of science and technology in the Human Kingdoms, and his relationship with Alywyn seems to be doing well. And Ryell may be back, but she's greatly diminished, due to approximately half of her "backup copy" being killed off.]]
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* HarsherInHindsight: After finishing the story, go back and re-read [[spoiler: Syrixia's prophecy to Ken'tu Kel]] in Literature/TheLayOfPaulTwister...
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The third book in the [[WebSerialNovel Web Serial series]] ''Literature/TheTalesOfPaulTwister.'' It picks up where Literature/TheFateOfPaulTwister ''Literature/TheFateOfPaulTwister'' leaves off, with Paul having to deal with [[spoiler: Syrixia forcibly removing his language translation,]] so he's been living with April for several months, learning to speak ''Silva'', the local language. And trying to deal with Sarah, who is [[AbhorrentAdmirer less successful at hiding her attraction to Paul than Paul would like.]] But then people from modern-day Earth make contact, touching off a scenario that even the great dragon Ryell was worried about...
* ExactWords: [[spoiler: Ryell really was dead, and her body was disposed of, but that didn't stop her backup copy, in the form of the ''tractumil'', from growing a new body and restoring her mind.]]
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** ExactWords: [[spoiler: Ryell really was dead, and her body was disposed of, but that didn't stop her backup copy, in the form of the ''tractumil'', from growing a new body and restoring her mind.]]
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* OutsideContextVillain: The invaders from Earth, with their assault rifles, rocket launchers, and night vision goggles that can see through invisibility spells.
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* OutsideContextVillain: OutsideGenreFoe: The invaders from Earth, with their assault rifles, rocket launchers, and night vision goggles that can see through invisibility spells.
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* HarsherInHindsight: After finishing the story, go back and re-read [[spoiler: Syrixia's prophecy to Ken'tu Kel]] in Literature/TheLayOfPaulTwister...
** ExactWords: [[spoiler: Ryell really was dead, and her body was disposed of, but that didn't stop her backup copy, in the form of the ''tractumil'', from growing a new body and restoring her mind.]]
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* XanatosGambit: [[spoiler: The entire plot is one by Ken'tu Kel. He wants Ryell to be KilledOffForReal, but failing that, he's more than happy to end up with her under his thumb as she rebuilds her power.
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* XanatosGambit: [[spoiler: The entire plot is one by Ken'tu Kel. He wants Ryell to be KilledOffForReal, but failing that, he's more than happy to end up with her under his thumb as she rebuilds her power.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Paul makes back to Earth but has to go back, giving up on his dream of truly returning home in the process. Aylwyn is badly hurt. The invaders from Earth, who turned out to have been simply Ken'tu Kel's cats-paws in a XanatosGambit to kill off Ryell, all end up slaughtered. Ken'tu Kel is free from prison and has influence over the resurrected Ryell. April and Patrick left, going back to Earth when Paul couldn't. And yet at the end, Paul remains optimistic about the future. He's more dedicated than ever to improving the state of science and technology in the Human Kingdoms, and his relationship with Alywyn seems to be doing well. And Ryell may be back, but she's greatly diminished, due to approximately half of her "backup copy" being killed off.]]
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** [[Ryell's [[spoiler: Ryell's ''tractumil'' are more than simply her servants; they're a distributed backup copy of her, whose ultimate purpose is to sacrifice their individual selves to merge into a new Ryell to restore her to life.]]
* IChooseToStay: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with.]] [[spoiler: Paul thinks his strongest desire is to return home, even at the cost of leaving everyone behind, but when he finally gets there, he's drawn back in by a message threatening harm to Aylwyn if he doesn't return to prevent it. He realizes that this is more important, and he goes back, only to be unable to stop that exact sequence of events from happening, though Aylwyn isn't actually hurt as badly as he had assumed. He understood the deeper meaning of going back, though: that if he did, he knew that the dragon would continue to find ways to keep him from going home for good.]]
* IChooseToStay: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with.]] [[spoiler: Paul thinks his strongest desire is to return home, even at the cost of leaving everyone behind, but when he finally gets there, he's drawn back in by a message threatening harm to Aylwyn if he doesn't return to prevent it. He realizes that this is more important, and he goes back, only to be unable to stop that exact sequence of events from happening, though Aylwyn isn't actually hurt as badly as he had assumed. He understood the deeper meaning of going back, though: that if he did, he knew that the dragon would continue to find ways to keep him from going home for good.]]
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* PutOnABus: At the end of the story, it's revealed that [[spoiler: April and Patrick caught a bus over to ''Invisible'', the as of yet unreleased SpinOff story.]]
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The first chapter can be found [[http://www.paultwister.com/rpt01 here.]] It's still in progress, very early on, but if previous books are anything to go by, there's plenty ]] The story was finished at the end of fun still to come.
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* BizarreAlienBiology:
** Celestials [[spoiler: have black bones.]]
** [[Ryell's ''tractumil'' are more than simply her servants; they're a distributed backup copy of her, whose ultimate purpose is to sacrifice their individual selves to merge into a new Ryell to restore her to life.]]
** Celestials [[spoiler: have black bones.]]
** [[Ryell's ''tractumil'' are more than simply her servants; they're a distributed backup copy of her, whose ultimate purpose is to sacrifice their individual selves to merge into a new Ryell to restore her to life.]]
* OnceMoreWithClarity: In chapter 20, Paul finds out what the recurring nightmare/draconic taunt about Aylwyn's wing being injured really refers to: [[spoiler: the black shaft is actually her wing bone!]] Also, he was led to believe that she would be injured in a fight with Sarah, but [[spoiler: Sarah was actually trying to help; the bad guy was Ken'tu Kel.]]
** When he confronts [[spoiler: Ken'tu Kel]] at the end, Paul mentions horcruxes. [[spoiler: Ken'tu Kel]] has no idea what the word means.
* SoulJar: [[spoiler: Turns out the ''tractumil'' are more than just a dragon's servants; they function as a distributed backup, containing the dragon's knowledge and power. If their dragon dies, the ''tractumil'' go into a transitional state, at the end of which, they can combine in some way to recreate the dragon.]]
* SoulJar: [[spoiler: Turns out the ''tractumil'' are more than just a dragon's servants; they function as a distributed backup, containing the dragon's knowledge and power. If their dragon dies, the ''tractumil'' go into a transitional state, at the end of which, they can combine in some way to recreate the dragon.]]
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* TokenEvilTeammate: After the death of [[spoiler: Ryell]], [[spoiler: Syrixia]] joins Paul & co, with a "enemy of my enemy" rationale. Paul objects, [[ShoutOut citing]] [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-09-29 Maxim 29]], but she sticks around anyway.
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* TokenEvilTeammate: After the death of [[spoiler: Ryell]], [[spoiler: Syrixia]] joins Paul & co, with a "enemy of my enemy" rationale. Paul objects, [[ShoutOut citing]] [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-09-29 Maxim 29]], but she sticks around anyway.anyway.
* XanatosGambit: [[spoiler: The entire plot is one by Ken'tu Kel. He wants Ryell to be KilledOffForReal, but failing that, he's more than happy to end up with her under his thumb as she rebuilds her power.
* XanatosGambit: [[spoiler: The entire plot is one by Ken'tu Kel. He wants Ryell to be KilledOffForReal, but failing that, he's more than happy to end up with her under his thumb as she rebuilds her power.
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* {{Mithril}}: When Paul hears about the extraordinary properties of the [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarven]] super-metal ''èla'', it's not surprising that this is the word he chooses to translate it. If John is right, though, the truth is even more interesting: apparently the dwarves, despite having the same pre-industrial technology level as everyone else, have figured out a way to [[{{Magitek}} mix magic with their metallurgical and smithing skills]] in order to overcome the considerable difficulties inherent in smelting and forging [[spoiler: titanium]]!
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* OutsideContextVillain: The invaders from Earth, with their assault rifles, rocket launchers, and night vision goggles that can see through invisibility spells.
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* RetiredBadass: Turns out that back in the day, April used to be a military commander, eventually reaching the rank of General in the army of Anduin. Sarah says her mother "fought in all five Incursion Wars," which are implied to have been a series of invasions from AnotherDimension.
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** When Karl warns Paul to not trust anyone, Paul's thoughts immediately turn to [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade when Donovan gave Indy that same advice.]] Karl is not amused, and replies with a rather dry [[ThisIsReality "I do hope that you keep a firm grasp on the difference between reality and bardic fantasies."]]
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** It seems that Paul is familiar with [[Webcomic/SchlockMercenary the Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries.]]
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* PostModernMagik: When Ken'tu Kel has important secrets to keep, he secures them with a magical implementation of [[spoiler: public-key encryption,]] which he studied during his time on Earth, correctly reasoning that not even the Twist can break it.
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* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: Ken'tu Kel accuses [[spoiler: Ryell]] of employing this trope, and tells Paul it would be in his best interest to [[SpannerInTheWorks sabotage this plot]] by killing [[spoiler: all the ''tractumil''.]] Paul doesn't listen, as he doesn't want to be a murderer.
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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Ryell.]] Cue immediate cries of LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt from readers in the comments, to which [[WordOfGod the author replied]] that it was real and not ActuallyADoombot, they ''did'' [[NeverFoundTheBody find the body,]] and the body was going to be disposed of and not [[BackFromTheDead reanimated or revived.]]
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** Paul introduces Sarah to Paul Corwin as "Jennifer." She's in half-troll form at the time, which means she's [[ComicBook/SheHulk tall, green, and has a temper.]] He even tells Corwin [[YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry "you definitely would not like her when she’s angry."]]
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** Paul introduces Sarah to Paul Corwin as "Jennifer." She's in half-troll form at the time, which means she's [[ComicBook/SheHulk tall, green, and has a temper.]] He even tells Corwin [[YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry "you definitely would not like her when she’s angry."]]"]]
* TheWorfEffect: [[spoiler: Ryell]] attacks the camp of the newcomers from Earth. [[PostModernMagic A few rocket launchers later,]] their dangerousness has been firmly established.
* TokenEvilTeammate: After the death of [[spoiler: Ryell]], [[spoiler: Syrixia]] joins Paul & co, with a "enemy of my enemy" rationale. Paul objects, [[ShoutOut citing]] [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-09-29 Maxim 29]], but she sticks around anyway.
* TheWorfEffect: [[spoiler: Ryell]] attacks the camp of the newcomers from Earth. [[PostModernMagic A few rocket launchers later,]] their dangerousness has been firmly established.
* TokenEvilTeammate: After the death of [[spoiler: Ryell]], [[spoiler: Syrixia]] joins Paul & co, with a "enemy of my enemy" rationale. Paul objects, [[ShoutOut citing]] [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-09-29 Maxim 29]], but she sticks around anyway.
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* AndIMustScream: Both as a rogue and as a benefactor and scientist, Paul's entire career is built on communication. Now that he's lost his magical +3 TranslatorMicrobes of [[HandWave Hand-waving]], he's stuck cooped up in a tower in the middle of nowhere with the only other person in the world who 1) speaks English and 2) doesn't have malicious intentions toward him... and she refuses to speak English with him, believing that teaching by immersion is the only way to do it effectively.
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* AndIMustScream: Both as a rogue and as a benefactor and scientist, Paul's entire career is built on communication. Now that he's lost his magical +3 TranslatorMicrobes of [[HandWave Hand-waving]], he's stuck cooped up in a tower in the middle of nowhere with the only other person in the world who 1) speaks English and 2) doesn't have malicious intentions toward him... and she refuses to speak English with him, believing that teaching by immersion is the only way to do it effectively. After several months of this, Paul says he's about ready to go out in public and talk with people... or completely snap and throw himself off the roof of the tower.
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The first chapter can be found [[http://www.paultwister.com/rpt01 here.]] It's still in progress, very early on, but if previous books are anything to go by, there's plenty of fun still to come.
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!!''The Fate of Paul Twister'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* AndIMustScream: Both as a rogue and as a benefactor and scientist, Paul's entire career is built on communication. Now that he's lost his magical +3 TranslatorMicrobes of [[HandWave Hand-waving]], he's stuck cooped up in a tower in the middle of nowhere with the only other person in the world who 1) speaks English and 2) doesn't have malicious intentions toward him... and she refuses to speak English with him, believing that teaching by immersion is the only way to do it effectively.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: When dealing with Corwin, Paul deliberately tries to come across as a puffed-up self-proclaimed "guardian of the realm" who's not nearly as smart as he thinks he is.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted. TheFace of the group from Earth is named Paul Corwin.
* PardonMyKlingon: April demurs when Paul asks her to translate the word ''sivplek,'' explaining that "It’s not something they’d let you say on TV, if they had that here."
* ShoutOut: It's a Paul Twister story, so of course there's going to be plenty of gratuitous pop culture references!
** Paul introduces Sarah to Paul Corwin as "Jennifer." She's in half-troll form at the time, which means she's [[ComicBook/SheHulk tall, green, and has a temper.]] He even tells Corwin [[YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry "you definitely would not like her when she’s angry."]]
The first chapter can be found [[http://www.paultwister.com/rpt01 here.]] It's still in progress, very early on, but if previous books are anything to go by, there's plenty of fun still to come.
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!!''The Fate of Paul Twister'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* AndIMustScream: Both as a rogue and as a benefactor and scientist, Paul's entire career is built on communication. Now that he's lost his magical +3 TranslatorMicrobes of [[HandWave Hand-waving]], he's stuck cooped up in a tower in the middle of nowhere with the only other person in the world who 1) speaks English and 2) doesn't have malicious intentions toward him... and she refuses to speak English with him, believing that teaching by immersion is the only way to do it effectively.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: When dealing with Corwin, Paul deliberately tries to come across as a puffed-up self-proclaimed "guardian of the realm" who's not nearly as smart as he thinks he is.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted. TheFace of the group from Earth is named Paul Corwin.
* PardonMyKlingon: April demurs when Paul asks her to translate the word ''sivplek,'' explaining that "It’s not something they’d let you say on TV, if they had that here."
* ShoutOut: It's a Paul Twister story, so of course there's going to be plenty of gratuitous pop culture references!
** Paul introduces Sarah to Paul Corwin as "Jennifer." She's in half-troll form at the time, which means she's [[ComicBook/SheHulk tall, green, and has a temper.]] He even tells Corwin [[YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry "you definitely would not like her when she’s angry."]]
