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0 2Repulsion Backfire
Making yourself repulsive to drive others away is ineffective and/or leads to someone becoming attracted to the repulsive aspect.
0 11Ruthless Rooftops
Part of a Metropolis Level focusing on rooftops, full of enemies and perils on land and from above and Bottomless Pits in between.
Created: Apr 8th 2024 at 5:31:51 AM
3 13Myth / Morgan Le Fay
A female magic user in Arthurian Legend, often villainized as a Wicked Witch and/or an Evil Sorceress.
Created: Apr 14th 2024 at 4:55:54 PM
0 15Version Exclusive Boss
A boss fight is added in, removed, or altered in different versions of the same game, or new bosses are added in.
Created: Apr 7th 2024 at 11:07:17 AM
0 18Bemoaning The New Body
When a transformed character dislikes the new form.
Created: Apr 17th 2024 at 12:32:50 PM
0 22Defeat By Transformation
The ideal way to win is by transforming your opponent into something else.
Created: Apr 11th 2024 at 2:49:52 AM
1 7Joke Action(feel free to suggest examples)
An attack or skill that's inferior to normal as a joke.
Created: Apr 14th 2024 at 9:48:08 AM
2 6Anti-Education Mama
A parent who heavily opposes their child getting an education
Created: 13 hours ago
0 0Beastman Affinity
A Beast Man has special affinity with the animal they have traits of.
3 15Surprise Sibling (Up For Grabs)
When a character's sibling shows up in the story with no mention prior to their arrival.
Created: Jan 17th 2022 at 9:15:44 AM
4 38Our Bugbears Are Different (title crowner)
The archetypal or "default" monster — a big, hairy thing that lives to scare others. Title crowner
Created: Aug 4th 2017 at 5:44:13 PM
4 5Pulling Out Scarves Trick
When someone pulls scarves out of an implausible location for entertainment.
Created: yesterday
0 9Space Is Introspective (split from Space Is Dreamy)
Space is associated with sentiment, hope, or existentialism.
Created: Apr 1st 2024 at 6:03:49 PM
0 36Accidental Injury Guilt (launch when scope is settled)
A character accidentally injures someone they care about and is wracked with guilt.
Created: Feb 21st 2024 at 5:02:54 PM
0 6Famous Time Travel Hotspot
Time-travellers always seem to arrive just before famous historical events. (Split from The Cretaceous Is Always Doomed via TRS. Are the title and description clear enough?)
Created: yesterday
7 26Emotional Code Switching (formerly Native Language Shift) (adopted by jhonsogflint)
Character reverts to their native language when surprised, scared, excited or annoyed - Title crowner here: Link
Created: May 21st 2011 at 7:46:17 PM
9 52Brainless, Spineless, and Heartless (Up For Grabs)
A type of Power Trio where one character lacks intelligence, one lacks courage, and one lacks empathy.
Created: Sep 2nd 2022 at 1:26:39 PM
0 49Mistaken For Hallucination (adopted by skewview)
Seeing something unusual and mistaking it for a hallucination.
Created: Mar 27th 2019 at 11:05:49 AM
Seeing something unusual and mistaking it for a hallucination.
Sponsor: jamaicanst01 Created: Mar 27th 2019 at 11:05:49 AM Last reply: 7 hours ago by intastiel View draftLooking for a discussion you thought was here? One of two things could have happened.
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4 10Blessing
A supernatural gift that usually benefits the bestowed. (Planned launch 04/21/2024)
Created: Apr 15th 2024 at 11:10:57 AM