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0 0Parental Promiscuity
A character has a lot of kids out of wedlock as a result of constantly sleeping around.
Created: 2 hours ago
0 9Fake Religiosity
Someone joins a religious group/sect for material benefits despite not believing the group's creed
Created: May 15th 2024 at 2:04:43 AM
0 43Accidental Pain Guilt (ready to launch?)
A character accidentally injures someone they care about or gives them a disease and is wracked with guilt.
Created: Feb 21st 2024 at 5:02:54 PM
0 21Nudity Equals Vulnerability
A person is naked to show how vulnerable they are.
Created: Apr 26th 2024 at 7:56:18 AM
3 17Seal Of Impending Doom
The moment it becomes clear a character is going to die and nothing can prevent it.
Created: Sep 12th 2020 at 5:31:03 AM
0 1Be the Brush!
When a character douses themself in paint, and uses their body to paint the canvas.
0 5Rain Means Death (Image needed)
A rainy setting is used to signify a character's (near-)death.
Created: yesterday
2 16Inner Child (Adopted by Nethilia)
A character is represented by a mental younger self who interacts with an adult.
Created: Jul 9th 2019 at 7:44:54 AM
0 14Tripping Before The Finish Line
A character fails at a task just as they are about to complete it.
Created: Nov 19th 2023 at 1:47:39 PM
0 30Bad Reason To Do Good (Launching 20/5)
When someone does the right thing for the wrong reasons.
Created: Apr 22nd 2024 at 7:03:12 PM
1 7"Trying to be More Social" Plot (Needs Title Help!)
A plot where an introverted character tries to be more social.
Created: May 15th 2024 at 5:19:24 PM
0 8Spurning The Salacious
A promiscuous character encounters a particular character who rejects them as a sex partner.
Created: Aug 29th 2023 at 6:57:12 PM
0 3Multilingual Work (adopted by Defective Detective)
A work uses two or more languages equally at the same time.
Created: Aug 1st 2018 at 10:29:51 AM
2 5Cthu-Lookalike
Expies and Captains Ersatz of HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu.
Created: 19 hours ago
1 5Unintentional Animal Poison Tester
A character is saved from eating poisoned food when an animal eats some first and dies.
Created: yesterday
1 24Not A Party Person (up for grabs)
A character is attending a party they'd rather not be at.
Created: Mar 10th 2024 at 11:29:28 AM
0 6Giant Logistics
Great lengths are taken to accommodate, transport, or feed a giant person or animal.
Created: May 17th 2024 at 12:19:57 AM
0 3Lulled 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: 8 hours ago
9 59Brainless, Spineless, and Heartless
A type of Power Trio where one character lacks intelligence, one lacks courage, and one lacks empathy. [Adopted by Asterlix]
Created: Sep 2nd 2022 at 1:26:39 PM
A type of Power Trio where one character lacks intelligence, one lacks courage, and one lacks empathy. [Adopted by Asterlix]
Sponsor: Admiralakbar1 Created: Sep 2nd 2022 at 1:26:39 PM Last reply: 6 hours ago by WarJay77 View draftLooking for a discussion you thought was here? One of two things could have happened.
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0 8High Altitude Homicide
Deliberately dropping someone to their death.
Created: 17 hours ago