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This index involves the many tropes about restrictions -- whether it's a character not being allowed to do something, a player not being able to do something in a game, a character being prevented from doing something, or anything in between. Compare ThisIndexIsInTheWay, HelpHelpThisIndexIsBeingRepressed, ThisIndexIsStuck, and DisabilityTropes.
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!!In-Universe
* AbsurdlyExclusiveRecruitingStandards: An organisation that's ''extremely'' picky about who it chooses to recruit.
* AlienNonInterferenceClause: A character must not interfere with aliens' society.
* AntiInterferenceLockUp: A character is locked up so they won't interfere with a plan.
* BanOnAI: ArtificialIntelligence is outlawed.
* BanOnMagic: Magical beings are either limited from using their powers or are straight-up disallowed from using them entirely.
* BarredFromEveryBar: Getting kicked out of multiple bars due to drunken misbehavior.
* BarrierWarrior: Someone with the power to create barriers.
* BathroomControl: Not being allowed to use the bathroom.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: A character's fate is already written, and they must follow it no matter what.
* BroughtDownToNormal: A character loses their superpowers, magic, etc.
* ChildrenAreSpecial: Only kids may experience paranormal things.
* ChoresWithoutPowers: Someone with magical abilities, superpowers, etc. does menial labor without using said powers, usually as a punishment.
* ClassifiedInformation: Only those with authorization are allowed to know this information.
* ClosetPunishment: When a character gets locked away in a closet as punishment.
* CompressedAbstinence: A character is trying to give something up... but there's no apparent reason why they must give it up.
* ConditionalPowers: A superpower that the character can only use if they do, or refrain from doing, a certain thing.
* DefiedTrope: A character does not allow a trope to take place.
* DeniedFoodAsPunishment: A character is punished by not being given food, or not as much food.
* DontEatAndSwim: Someone must wait an arbitrary amount of time (usually one hour) before swimming after eating lest they get cramps.
* DontWakeTheSleeper: The characters are not allowed to wake up a sleeping character.
* DrowningPit: A character is locked in a room that's filling with water.
* FantasyForbiddingFather: A father doesn't allow his kid or children to become what they want to be.
* FirstLawOfGenderBending: If a character [[GenderBender swaps genders]], they must stay in that form permanently.
* ForbiddenChekhovsGun: A character is not allowed to use an item, but later must use it anyway.
* ForbiddenFruit: A character wants to do something solely ''because'' it's forbidden.
* ForbiddenZone: Characters aren't allowed to go to a place, but end up going there anyway.
* FrequentlyBrokenUnbreakableVow: A character promises something, but keeps having to break their promise.
* GenderRestrictedAbility: A superpower or similar that only men, or only women, can have.
* GetOut: Someone is rudely told to leave an area.
* GettingTheBoot: Someone is literally kicked or thrown out of an area to communicate they aren't welcome there.
* GodsHandsAreTied: There's a problem so bad even deities can't solve it.
* GoToYourRoom: A character (usually a child) is disallowed from leaving their bedroom as punishment.
* GreensPrecedeSweets: A child must [[KidsHateVegetables eat the vegetables they hate]] if they want any dessert.
* GroundedForever: A ridiculously long grounding.
* HeirClubForMen: Only men may be heirs.
* HollywoodRestrainingOrder: A signed legal document that restrains the person from another and has to stay away.
* InevitablyBrokenRule: A character is given a specific rule to follow, but they end up breaking it for plot-relevant reasons.
* InsurmountableWaistHighFence: You're blocked from getting over there because of a fence. Better find another way around!
* ItOnlyWorksOnce: A tactic may only be used once.
* TheKilljoy: A wet blanket character who tries to get others to stop enjoying themselves.
* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: When a character is forbidden to talk about what the others had done and/or been through.
* LimitedUseMagicalDevice: A SpellBook that can only be used once.
* LockedInAFreezer: Characters are locked in a dangerous room.
* LockedInARoom: Characters at odds are locked in a room together.
* LoonyLaws: The craziest of things are illegal.
* MagicalProfanityFilter: A magic spell or other in-universe effect that prevents characters from swearing.
* MandatoryLine: A line of dialogue that's forced because it's only added due to the actor's contract.
* MayItNeverHappenAgain: When a person restricts themselves and/or others from repeating the same problem again.
* MostDefinitelyNotAccompanyingUs: Someone is banned from accompanying the protagonist(s) but escapes and tags along anyway.
* NavalBlockade: Preventing the movement of goods, supplies, and forces via naval and sea power.
* NoAnimalsAllowed: Pets, or a specific type of pet, are banned from a place.
* NoMusicAllowed: The characters are banned from making, or listening to, music.
* NoPeekingRequest: Someone disallows someone else to look at them.
* NoPreggerSex: A straight couple may not have sex if the woman is pregnant.
* NoTalkingOrPhonesWarning: People in a theatre are told not to talk or use their phones.
* ObstructiveCodeOfConduct: An ethical code that restricts choices.
* OneDrinkWillKillTheBaby: A woman is not allowed to imbibe while pregnant for fear of the alcohol poisoning the fetus.
* OnePasswordAttemptEver: A character is banned or the protected data is destroyed after just ''one'' failed password attempt.
* OnlyGoodPeopleMayPass: A place is made so that villains may not enter.
* OnlySmartPeopleMayPass: A character cannot pass a barrier without solving a puzzle.
* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: An item which can only be used by one particular person.
* OnlyThePureOfHeart: Things which require "purity of heart" in order to be done or used.
* OnlyTheWorthyMayPass: A character must be deemed eligible somehow in order to pass a barrier.
* OutSick: A character is unable to do something due to being sick or injured.
* PersonaNonGrata: Someone is banned from a place.
* PopulationControl: Laws that limit the amount of children people have.
* PossessiveParadise: A place that seems like a paradise but you can't leave.
* PowerLimiter: A device that restricts a character's superpowers or similar.
* TheQuietGame: A character (usually a child or someone talkative, [[ConstantlyCurious curious]], or [[FunPersonified cheerful]]) is not allowed to talk [[TheComplianceGame under the pretense of a game]].
* RestrainingBolt: An item attached to a character that restrains them in some way.
* SaunaOfDeath: Someone is stuck in a sauna.
* SingleTargetLaw: A law is passed that only targets one person.
* StayInTheKitchen: A character forbids women from doing dangerous work.
* ThirdLawOfGenderBending: A gender-bent character must embody stereotypes associated with their new gender.
* ThreeLawsCompliant: A robot may not attack or kill humans, self-destruct, or (unless it would break one of the first two laws) disobey a human.
* UnicornsPreferVirgins: Only virgins can interact with unicorns.
* UnwinnableTrainingSimulation: A simulated scenario where the only option is failure.
* VirginPower: Certain magical things that can only be experienced if you're a virgin.
* WeaksauceWeakness: All it takes is something ridiculously minor, like water or a cold, to kill a character or render them powerless.
* YouAreGrounded: A character forbids another (usually their child) from leaving the house without permission as punishment.
* YouCantFightFate: No matter how much a character tries, they can?t change the future.
!!Game Restrictions
* AntiGrinding: A video game which bans LevelGrinding (doing something over and over to boost character stats).
* AntiIdling: The game punishes the player if they spend too much time doing nothing.
* AntiPoopSocking: A video game that forces the player to take a break if they play for too long.
* AntiRageQuitting: A game tries to prevent players from leaving too early, whether by punishing them for leaving or rewarding them for staying.
* AntiTrollingFeatures: Players in a video game are prevented from doing certain troll actions.
* ArbitraryAugmentationLimit: A game that puts a limit on the amount of enhancements you can use.
* ArbitraryEquipmentRestriction: A point in a video game where one or more items are unusable for little to no in-universe reason.
* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: There's an arbitrary limit to the amount of units, or one particular unit, that can be onscreen at once.
* ArbitraryMissionRestriction: Quests in a video game must be carried out in oddly specific ways.
* ArtificialInsolence: Characters in a game refuse to obey the player.
* BladderOfSteel: A game that prevents you from pausing.
* BreakableWeapons: Weapons in video games that only have a limited amount of uses.
* ButThouMust: A game seems to present multiple choices, but all lead in the same direction anyway.
* {{Cap}}: A video game only allows a certain amount of something per level.
* CharacterSelectForcing: A game has certain levels where you can only win (or are more likely to win) if you play as a certain character.
* GenderRestrictedGear: Video game items that can only be used by characters of a certain gender.
* GuiltBasedGaming: The game tries to guilt-trip the player into doing or not doing something.
* ICantReachIt: Video game characters can't do something that they logically should be able to do.
* InvisibleWall: Restricting the area of play the player is in.
* KillScreen: A game can only be played for so long without causing it to become very glitchy.
* LevelLockedLoot: Items (usually powerful ones) in video games which you must do something like level up, gain more stats, etc. in order to use.
* NoGearLevel: A video game level where you must play with no equipment.
* NoItemUseForYou: A situation in a video game where you can't use any items.
* OneTimeDungeon: A place in a game that can only be accessed once.
* OnlyIdiotsMayPass: The game makes the player go the wrong way before they go the right way.
* OnlyOneSaveFile: A game can only be saved once.
* {{Railroading}}: A game forces the player in one particular direction.
* RequiredPartyMember: A character in a RolePlayingGame who you ''must'' include in a group.
* StalkedByTheBell: A video game forces you to hurry up if you lollygag.
* StupidityIsTheOnlyOption: The game forces the player to do something dumb.
* TimedMission: A player must complete the game within a time limit.
* TimedPowerUp: A PowerUp that's only temporary.
* UniquenessRule: Only one of a particular entity may be in play.
* UnusableEnemyEquipment: Enemy weapons and equipment cannot be picked up and/or used by the player, and remain exclusive to them.
* UnwinnableByDesign: A game prevents the player from being able to succeed by putting you in an intentionally unwinnable situation.
* VideoGamePerversityPrevention: A video game prevents players from doing sexual, profane, or otherwise inappropriate things.
!!Out-of-Universe Restrictions
* SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon: A cartoon with only 65 episodes.
* AvoidTheDreadedGRating: A work goes out of its way to avoid landing an EveryoneRating.
* BannedEpisode: An already-aired episode is not allowed on TV again, and this can be for various reasons (such as copyright or offensive content).
* BannedInChina: A work or item is banned in a certain country for various reasons.
* BanOnPolitics: Talking about politics in a non-political work is not permitted.
* BottleEpisode: An episode takes place in the same area the whole time to save money.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Certain things deemed inappropriate are removed from a work.
* BuryYourArt: A work's creator attempts to restrict access to their work due to CreatorBacklash.
* ButNotTooGay: Gay romance isn't allowed to be as explicit as straight romance.
* CluelessAesop: A story tries to teach [[AnAesop a moral]], but due to limitations in the inherent premise of the story, the moral falls flat.
* DiseaseByAnyOtherName: A work doesn't mention a particular disease by name due to the characters' ignorance of it.
* TheDiseaseThatShallNotBeNamed: The writers go out of their way to avoid mentioning a particular disease by name.
* EnforcedTrope: The writers are obligated to use a trope.
* ExecutiveMeddling: The writers are bossed around by the executives on what they may or may not add to the work.
* ExecutiveVeto: The higher-ups turn down an idea and the writers find a way around it.
* ExiledFromContinuity: A canon character can no longer appear, usually because of copyright issues.
* FanWorkBan: A creator of a piece of media restricts and/or bans fan projects about it.
* FrothyMugsOfWater: The writers aren't allowed to show alcohol so they change the drink into something else, sometimes making excuses for why a character is acting drunk.
* GetBackInTheCloset: A work can't be family-friendly if it has an LGBTQ+ character.
* HappyBirthdayToYou: The "Happy Birthday" song was initially under copyright, so works weren't allowed to have characters sing it.
* LawyerFriendlyCameo: Due to legal issues, a creator must blur characters' faces, modify them, or not name them in order for a {{Crossover}} to happen.
* MaleFrontalNudity: If a man or boy is shown naked, he must never be seen from the front.
* NoBudget: Monetary constraints prevent impressive props or special effects from happening.
* NoOriginStoriesAllowed: The creators ban a backstory of a character from ever being revealed.
* NoSmoking: A work is not allowed to show smoking, so scenes involving it are edited out.
* NoSwastikas: References to Nazi Germany must be removed in a story about World War II.
* RestrictedExpandedUniverse: The ExpandedUniverse has rules enforced by the executives or creators that it must never break.
* ScrewedByTheLawyers: A work is either canceled or negatively affected due to copyright or trademarking restrictions.
* ScunthorpeProblem: A profanity filter doesn't let someone write words that have swear words inside them (e.g. "cl''ass''") or are only swearing in a context the person didn't use (e.g. "bitch" to mean a female dog).
* SelfImposedChallenge: A player plays a game in a way that limits themselves, despite the game itself not holding them back.
* SerendipityWritesThePlot: Technical or budget limitations set the story in motion.
* WritingAroundTrademarks: The author may not name a character one particular thing because it's trademarked.
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This index involves the many tropes about restrictions -- whether it's a character not being allowed to do something, a player not being able to do something in a game, a character being prevented from doing something, or anything in between. Compare ThisIndexIsInTheWay, HelpHelpThisIndexIsBeingRepressed, ThisIndexIsStuck, and DisabilityTropes.
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!!In-Universe
* AbsurdlyExclusiveRecruitingStandards: An organisation that's ''extremely'' picky about who it chooses to recruit.
* AlienNonInterferenceClause: A character must not interfere with aliens' society.
* AntiInterferenceLockUp: A character is locked up so they won't interfere with a plan.
* BanOnAI: ArtificialIntelligence is outlawed.
* BanOnMagic: Magical beings are either limited from using their powers or are straight-up disallowed from using them entirely.
* BarredFromEveryBar: Getting kicked out of multiple bars due to drunken misbehavior.
* BarrierWarrior: Someone with the power to create barriers.
* BathroomControl: Not being allowed to use the bathroom.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: A character's fate is already written, and they must follow it no matter what.
* BroughtDownToNormal: A character loses their superpowers, magic, etc.
* ChildrenAreSpecial: Only kids may experience paranormal things.
* ChoresWithoutPowers: Someone with magical abilities, superpowers, etc. does menial labor without using said powers, usually as a punishment.
* ClassifiedInformation: Only those with authorization are allowed to know this information.
* ClosetPunishment: When a character gets locked away in a closet as punishment.
* CompressedAbstinence: A character is trying to give something up... but there's no apparent reason why they must give it up.
* ConditionalPowers: A superpower that the character can only use if they do, or refrain from doing, a certain thing.
* DefiedTrope: A character does not allow a trope to take place.
* DeniedFoodAsPunishment: A character is punished by not being given food, or not as much food.
* DontEatAndSwim: Someone must wait an arbitrary amount of time (usually one hour) before swimming after eating lest they get cramps.
* DontWakeTheSleeper: The characters are not allowed to wake up a sleeping character.
* DrowningPit: A character is locked in a room that's filling with water.
* FantasyForbiddingFather: A father doesn't allow his kid or children to become what they want to be.
* FirstLawOfGenderBending: If a character [[GenderBender swaps genders]], they must stay in that form permanently.
* ForbiddenChekhovsGun: A character is not allowed to use an item, but later must use it anyway.
* ForbiddenFruit: A character wants to do something solely ''because'' it's forbidden.
* ForbiddenZone: Characters aren't allowed to go to a place, but end up going there anyway.
* FrequentlyBrokenUnbreakableVow: A character promises something, but keeps having to break their promise.
* GenderRestrictedAbility: A superpower or similar that only men, or only women, can have.
* GetOut: Someone is rudely told to leave an area.
* GettingTheBoot: Someone is literally kicked or thrown out of an area to communicate they aren't welcome there.
* GodsHandsAreTied: There's a problem so bad even deities can't solve it.
* GoToYourRoom: A character (usually a child) is disallowed from leaving their bedroom as punishment.
* GreensPrecedeSweets: A child must [[KidsHateVegetables eat the vegetables they hate]] if they want any dessert.
* GroundedForever: A ridiculously long grounding.
* HeirClubForMen: Only men may be heirs.
* HollywoodRestrainingOrder: A signed legal document that restrains the person from another and has to stay away.
* InevitablyBrokenRule: A character is given a specific rule to follow, but they end up breaking it for plot-relevant reasons.
* InsurmountableWaistHighFence: You're blocked from getting over there because of a fence. Better find another way around!
* ItOnlyWorksOnce: A tactic may only be used once.
* TheKilljoy: A wet blanket character who tries to get others to stop enjoying themselves.
* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: When a character is forbidden to talk about what the others had done and/or been through.
* LimitedUseMagicalDevice: A SpellBook that can only be used once.
* LockedInAFreezer: Characters are locked in a dangerous room.
* LockedInARoom: Characters at odds are locked in a room together.
* LoonyLaws: The craziest of things are illegal.
* MagicalProfanityFilter: A magic spell or other in-universe effect that prevents characters from swearing.
* MandatoryLine: A line of dialogue that's forced because it's only added due to the actor's contract.
* MayItNeverHappenAgain: When a person restricts themselves and/or others from repeating the same problem again.
* MostDefinitelyNotAccompanyingUs: Someone is banned from accompanying the protagonist(s) but escapes and tags along anyway.
* NavalBlockade: Preventing the movement of goods, supplies, and forces via naval and sea power.
* NoAnimalsAllowed: Pets, or a specific type of pet, are banned from a place.
* NoMusicAllowed: The characters are banned from making, or listening to, music.
* NoPeekingRequest: Someone disallows someone else to look at them.
* NoPreggerSex: A straight couple may not have sex if the woman is pregnant.
* NoTalkingOrPhonesWarning: People in a theatre are told not to talk or use their phones.
* ObstructiveCodeOfConduct: An ethical code that restricts choices.
* OneDrinkWillKillTheBaby: A woman is not allowed to imbibe while pregnant for fear of the alcohol poisoning the fetus.
* OnePasswordAttemptEver: A character is banned or the protected data is destroyed after just ''one'' failed password attempt.
* OnlyGoodPeopleMayPass: A place is made so that villains may not enter.
* OnlySmartPeopleMayPass: A character cannot pass a barrier without solving a puzzle.
* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: An item which can only be used by one particular person.
* OnlyThePureOfHeart: Things which require "purity of heart" in order to be done or used.
* OnlyTheWorthyMayPass: A character must be deemed eligible somehow in order to pass a barrier.
* OutSick: A character is unable to do something due to being sick or injured.
* PersonaNonGrata: Someone is banned from a place.
* PopulationControl: Laws that limit the amount of children people have.
* PossessiveParadise: A place that seems like a paradise but you can't leave.
* PowerLimiter: A device that restricts a character's superpowers or similar.
* TheQuietGame: A character (usually a child or someone talkative, [[ConstantlyCurious curious]], or [[FunPersonified cheerful]]) is not allowed to talk [[TheComplianceGame under the pretense of a game]].
* RestrainingBolt: An item attached to a character that restrains them in some way.
* SaunaOfDeath: Someone is stuck in a sauna.
* SingleTargetLaw: A law is passed that only targets one person.
* StayInTheKitchen: A character forbids women from doing dangerous work.
* ThirdLawOfGenderBending: A gender-bent character must embody stereotypes associated with their new gender.
* ThreeLawsCompliant: A robot may not attack or kill humans, self-destruct, or (unless it would break one of the first two laws) disobey a human.
* UnicornsPreferVirgins: Only virgins can interact with unicorns.
* UnwinnableTrainingSimulation: A simulated scenario where the only option is failure.
* VirginPower: Certain magical things that can only be experienced if you're a virgin.
* WeaksauceWeakness: All it takes is something ridiculously minor, like water or a cold, to kill a character or render them powerless.
* YouAreGrounded: A character forbids another (usually their child) from leaving the house without permission as punishment.
* YouCantFightFate: No matter how much a character tries, they can?t change the future.
!!Game Restrictions
* AntiGrinding: A video game which bans LevelGrinding (doing something over and over to boost character stats).
* AntiIdling: The game punishes the player if they spend too much time doing nothing.
* AntiPoopSocking: A video game that forces the player to take a break if they play for too long.
* AntiRageQuitting: A game tries to prevent players from leaving too early, whether by punishing them for leaving or rewarding them for staying.
* AntiTrollingFeatures: Players in a video game are prevented from doing certain troll actions.
* ArbitraryAugmentationLimit: A game that puts a limit on the amount of enhancements you can use.
* ArbitraryEquipmentRestriction: A point in a video game where one or more items are unusable for little to no in-universe reason.
* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: There's an arbitrary limit to the amount of units, or one particular unit, that can be onscreen at once.
* ArbitraryMissionRestriction: Quests in a video game must be carried out in oddly specific ways.
* ArtificialInsolence: Characters in a game refuse to obey the player.
* BladderOfSteel: A game that prevents you from pausing.
* BreakableWeapons: Weapons in video games that only have a limited amount of uses.
* ButThouMust: A game seems to present multiple choices, but all lead in the same direction anyway.
* {{Cap}}: A video game only allows a certain amount of something per level.
* CharacterSelectForcing: A game has certain levels where you can only win (or are more likely to win) if you play as a certain character.
* GenderRestrictedGear: Video game items that can only be used by characters of a certain gender.
* GuiltBasedGaming: The game tries to guilt-trip the player into doing or not doing something.
* ICantReachIt: Video game characters can't do something that they logically should be able to do.
* InvisibleWall: Restricting the area of play the player is in.
* KillScreen: A game can only be played for so long without causing it to become very glitchy.
* LevelLockedLoot: Items (usually powerful ones) in video games which you must do something like level up, gain more stats, etc. in order to use.
* NoGearLevel: A video game level where you must play with no equipment.
* NoItemUseForYou: A situation in a video game where you can't use any items.
* OneTimeDungeon: A place in a game that can only be accessed once.
* OnlyIdiotsMayPass: The game makes the player go the wrong way before they go the right way.
* OnlyOneSaveFile: A game can only be saved once.
* {{Railroading}}: A game forces the player in one particular direction.
* RequiredPartyMember: A character in a RolePlayingGame who you ''must'' include in a group.
* StalkedByTheBell: A video game forces you to hurry up if you lollygag.
* StupidityIsTheOnlyOption: The game forces the player to do something dumb.
* TimedMission: A player must complete the game within a time limit.
* TimedPowerUp: A PowerUp that's only temporary.
* UniquenessRule: Only one of a particular entity may be in play.
* UnusableEnemyEquipment: Enemy weapons and equipment cannot be picked up and/or used by the player, and remain exclusive to them.
* UnwinnableByDesign: A game prevents the player from being able to succeed by putting you in an intentionally unwinnable situation.
* VideoGamePerversityPrevention: A video game prevents players from doing sexual, profane, or otherwise inappropriate things.
!!Out-of-Universe Restrictions
* SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon: A cartoon with only 65 episodes.
* AvoidTheDreadedGRating: A work goes out of its way to avoid landing an EveryoneRating.
* BannedEpisode: An already-aired episode is not allowed on TV again, and this can be for various reasons (such as copyright or offensive content).
* BannedInChina: A work or item is banned in a certain country for various reasons.
* BanOnPolitics: Talking about politics in a non-political work is not permitted.
* BottleEpisode: An episode takes place in the same area the whole time to save money.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Certain things deemed inappropriate are removed from a work.
* BuryYourArt: A work's creator attempts to restrict access to their work due to CreatorBacklash.
* ButNotTooGay: Gay romance isn't allowed to be as explicit as straight romance.
* CluelessAesop: A story tries to teach [[AnAesop a moral]], but due to limitations in the inherent premise of the story, the moral falls flat.
* DiseaseByAnyOtherName: A work doesn't mention a particular disease by name due to the characters' ignorance of it.
* TheDiseaseThatShallNotBeNamed: The writers go out of their way to avoid mentioning a particular disease by name.
* EnforcedTrope: The writers are obligated to use a trope.
* ExecutiveMeddling: The writers are bossed around by the executives on what they may or may not add to the work.
* ExecutiveVeto: The higher-ups turn down an idea and the writers find a way around it.
* ExiledFromContinuity: A canon character can no longer appear, usually because of copyright issues.
* FanWorkBan: A creator of a piece of media restricts and/or bans fan projects about it.
* FrothyMugsOfWater: The writers aren't allowed to show alcohol so they change the drink into something else, sometimes making excuses for why a character is acting drunk.
* GetBackInTheCloset: A work can't be family-friendly if it has an LGBTQ+ character.
* HappyBirthdayToYou: The "Happy Birthday" song was initially under copyright, so works weren't allowed to have characters sing it.
* LawyerFriendlyCameo: Due to legal issues, a creator must blur characters' faces, modify them, or not name them in order for a {{Crossover}} to happen.
* MaleFrontalNudity: If a man or boy is shown naked, he must never be seen from the front.
* NoBudget: Monetary constraints prevent impressive props or special effects from happening.
* NoOriginStoriesAllowed: The creators ban a backstory of a character from ever being revealed.
* NoSmoking: A work is not allowed to show smoking, so scenes involving it are edited out.
* NoSwastikas: References to Nazi Germany must be removed in a story about World War II.
* RestrictedExpandedUniverse: The ExpandedUniverse has rules enforced by the executives or creators that it must never break.
* ScrewedByTheLawyers: A work is either canceled or negatively affected due to copyright or trademarking restrictions.
* ScunthorpeProblem: A profanity filter doesn't let someone write words that have swear words inside them (e.g. "cl''ass''") or are only swearing in a context the person didn't use (e.g. "bitch" to mean a female dog).
* SelfImposedChallenge: A player plays a game in a way that limits themselves, despite the game itself not holding them back.
* SerendipityWritesThePlot: Technical or budget limitations set the story in motion.
* WritingAroundTrademarks: The author may not name a character one particular thing because it's trademarked.
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