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0 13Underestimating Intelligence
A character's attempt to manipulate, outsmart, and/or trick or someone fails because they underestimated how smart someone was.
Created: 21 hours ago
5 1Conformity Is Maturity
Character development is marked by a gradual adherence to societal norms.
0 13Peer As Teacher (Launching May 1st)
A teacher is close to the same age or peer group as their student(s).
Created: Apr 25th 2024 at 2:24:30 PM
5 48Adaptational Costume Change (adopted by skewview)
The adaptation significantly changes a character's outfit.
Created: Mar 31st 2019 at 3:42:07 PM
1 8Search for Adventure
A character leaves home in search of adventure.
Created: Apr 25th 2024 at 7:32:34 PM
0 17Bad Reason To Do Good
When someone does the right thing for the wrong reasons.
Created: Apr 22nd 2024 at 7:03:12 PM
3 11Pulling Out Scarves Trick (Is it Launch Time yet?)
When someone pulls scarves out of an implausible location for entertainment.
Created: Apr 18th 2024 at 12:53:14 PM
0 12Space 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 16Space Is Sleepy (split from Space is Dreamy Ready to launch?)
The moon, the stars, or space in general is associated with sleep.
Created: Mar 26th 2024 at 12:21:04 AM
0 0Outlier Cap
Caps that don't follow the pattern of other caps of their type.
0 38Accidental 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 0Fight Dancing
A character skilled in fighting/magic uses the physical movements of those other skills in place of dance skills.
Created: 2 hours ago
4 17Silence in the Library (Launching May 1st)
A stereotype where libraries are always supposed to be quiet.
Created: Apr 20th 2024 at 3:08:33 PM
0 40Fantasy Creep
A work features more and more frequent fantasy or supernatural elements central to the plot as it progresses.
Created: Apr 15th 2015 at 6:11:39 PM
15 9Criminal Underworld Purge
A purge inside a criminal organization
Created: Mar 1st 2024 at 5:35:34 PM
2 16Mama Good, Papa Bad
The mother is a nicer parent than the father.
Created: Apr 21st 2024 at 5:45:35 PM
9 5Cool Armor
Awsome and well decorated armor
Created: Jan 20th 2024 at 8:07:41 PM
Awsome and well decorated armor
Sponsor: Kingslayer38 Created: Jan 20th 2024 at 8:07:41 PM Last reply: 4 hours ago by Kingslayer38 View draftLooking for a discussion you thought was here? One of two things could have happened.
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7 6Big/Small Juxtaposition
A juxtaposition between something big and something small.
Created: Apr 10th 2024 at 8:46:02 PM