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0 6Improvised Historical Footage
The use of Real Life historical footage/photos, edited in order to add background to the work
Created: Apr 30th 2024 at 6:18:13 AM
2 7Deadly Game Of Chance (LF examples)
A villain uses a game of chance to decide whether a character will be killed, or at least harmed.
Created: Apr 30th 2024 at 2:45:37 PM
1 11Villain Gets The Last Laugh
A villain dies but manages to leave one last mark on the hero or somebody else they didn't like to be remembered by.
Created: Mar 4th 2023 at 9:20:00 AM
0 11Divine Parental Issues
Gods and their mortal children have a poor relationship.
Created: Apr 23rd 2024 at 12:05:52 PM
0 17Serial Adulterer
A person cheats on their partner multiple times with multiple different people.
Created: Apr 25th 2024 at 1:47:46 AM
13 0Monster Pillow
Monster being used as a pillow shows it's friendly.
Created: 21 hours ago
0 21Narrow-Eyed Cynic (Up For Grabs)
Someone who wears jade-colored glasses in a rose-colored world.
Created: Jul 13th 2022 at 8:40:22 PM
0 18Fluffy, Not Fat (last example call, launching May 2)
An animal appears to be large, but most of its "bulk" is actually fur, hair, feathers, etc.
Created: Apr 20th 2024 at 11:35:29 AM
1 9Joke 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
1 3Drinking The Finger Bowl
The finger bowl is not for drinking.
Created: May 31st 2011 at 10:06:33 PM
0 7Spurning 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 41Fantasy Creep (launching 4th May if no more major changes)
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
1 29Gag Ears (Grabbed by DrNoPuma)
A character with comically large ears.
Created: Oct 3rd 2022 at 2:07:52 PM
0 39Lady Vessel (Launching 5/5)
A vessel (boat, car, ship, airplane, or starship) is treated as if it was a living woman.
Created: Mar 14th 2016 at 10:35:53 AM
0 4American Professional Wrestling
Index of pro wrestling promotions, personalities, circuits, etc. originating in the United States
Created: Mar 30th 2024 at 1:04:49 PM
2 5Order Magic and Power
Powers and magics that manipulate order
Created: Apr 29th 2024 at 3:40:32 PM
0 21Post-Mortem Possessions
A person dies and finds they still have their physical possessions with them in death.
Created: Apr 4th 2024 at 9:05:02 AM
0 12Failure-Induced Transformation
Being defeated or failing in some way causes the loser to transform...
Created: Apr 26th 2024 at 2:37:58 AM
5 43The Secret Life of Nonhumans (Up For Grabs)
Stories about the secret lives of mundane things.
Created: Jul 12th 2020 at 7:09:34 PM
Stories about the secret lives of mundane things.
Sponsor: GeneralGigan817 Created: Jul 12th 2020 at 7:09:34 PM Last reply: 5 hours ago by Noah1 View draftLooking for a discussion you thought was here? One of two things could have happened.
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0 10Fight Dancing
A character skilled in fighting/magic uses the physical movements of those other skills in place of dance skills.
Created: Apr 28th 2024 at 3:39:39 PM