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0 1Cliffhanger Continuity
When the resolution to a cliffhanger is shot some time later and the time lapse is obvious
0 0Pinball Playfield Prop
Pinball tables with "toys" on the playfield.
0 4Rain Means Death
A rainy setting is used to signify a character's (near-)death.
Created: 14 hours ago
0 0All Things Bright And Beautiful
A Standard Snippet of the Anglican hymn "All Things Bright and Beautiful"
Created: 20 hours ago
0 2Gun Acquisition Explanation
A work goes out of its way to demonstrate how a character is able to acquire a firearm in a setting where gun ownership is unusual or heavily restricted.
Created: 21 hours ago
0 3Public Access Show
A TV show where members of the general public have editorial control over the content.
Created: 22 hours ago
0 7Field Ability
RPG party members have special actions they can use in the overworld and/or in dungeons.
Created: yesterday
0 1Webcomic / Peter And Company (1998)
The first continuity of Peter and Company before being rebooted.
Created: yesterday
9 0No political party was harmed
Fictional Political Party based on real one
0 2One-off Becomes A Series
(TRIVIA) (No recent examples?) A television show is initially billed as a limited series before receiving a renewal.
Created: yesterday
0 5Giant 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 10Big Weapon, Little Wielder "Launching after 23 examples and the option unlocks
A weapon wielded by someone smaller than would be sensible.
Created: May 16th 2024 at 7:15:35 PM
1 8Unstable Horror Ally
A character in a horror work who genuinely wants to help the protagonist, but still manages to be scary or dangerous.
0 11Ill-Timed Infirmity (launch May 26)
A character gets sick or injured right before a big event comes up.
Created: May 16th 2024 at 10:38:43 AM
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
1 5Sounding Silent Letters
Silent letters are pronounced out loud.
Created: May 15th 2024 at 8:00:44 AM
6 11Vindicated by Adaptation
A work that was unpopular when it originally came out, but became more popular thanks to an adaptation of the work.
Created: May 15th 2024 at 7:08:52 AM
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
Someone joins a religious group/sect for material benefits despite not believing the group's creed
Sponsor: Adept Created: May 15th 2024 at 2:04:43 AM Last reply: 8 hours ago by KHR-FolkMyth View draftLooking for a discussion you thought was here? One of two things could have happened.
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1 0Unintentional Animal Poison Tester
A character is saved from eating poisoned food when an animal eats some first and dies.
Created: 4 hours ago