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0 19Pilfering Proprietor
A greedy innkeeper pretends to be friendly in order to steal from his guests. (adopted by Bedford)
Created: Feb 1st 2023 at 9:00:00 PM
2 4Double-Edged Outcome (Need help with name)
A character does something that affects another character in some way, and the outcome ends up affecting both of them.
Created: Sep 9th 2023 at 10:10:12 AM
1 6Fair-Weather Ex
A character wants to get back with their ex for self-serving reasons.
Created: Sep 11th 2023 at 2:16:52 PM
3 8Harasser of the Taken
A character pursues someone who is both uninterested and taken while knowing that their crush is already in a relationship.
Created: Sep 11th 2023 at 7:55:54 PM
0 13Offended By an Enemy's Indifference
A character is upset that someone they dislike feels nothing towards them.
Created: Sep 10th 2023 at 8:54:29 AM
0 0Benevolent Predator
A character helps another character by eating them
0 4Mommy Mobile (originally Miserable Minivan)
Minivans, station wagons, and SUVs portrayed as inherently, terminally uncool vehicles driven by boring parents.
Created: 21 hours ago
1 1Filthy Street Chickens
Chicken out of the farm = Backwards place
0 6Finding The Bug
Character searches for a tiny microphone or camera.
Created: yesterday
1 28Double-Edged Buff (Launching 9/24 if no one else is launching)
A status effect or a power-up that temporarily enhances the target in one aspect in exchange for hindering them in another. Image Crowner
Created: Aug 29th 2023 at 7:47:53 PM
0 18Newbie Immunity
When starting a game or learning new game mechanics, losing is either impossible, or doesn't penalize you like it normally would.
Created: Sep 6th 2023 at 5:06:57 PM
0 2Shared Fate Ultimatum
A threat that if one person dies, then someone will die with them.
2 5Justice Without Mercy
Sympathetic Murderer is punished with full might despite In Universe admit that he has sympathetic reasons for murder.
Created: 20 hours ago
6 16Mermaid Swimsuit
A character's swimsuit that has a mermaid tail in order to make them swim like a mermaid - Up for Grabs, Need Examples
Created: Nov 17th 2019 at 6:30:42 AM
0 5Believer Faking Cryptid
A believer plants fake evidence to make others believe in the cryptid of their choice
0 1Raised Differently
A character has a different upbringing than in canon, affecting the story tremendously.
Created: Sep 28th 2016 at 7:07:05 AM
1 34Lying By Omission [Launching 9/26 if no objections] (Previously "Half Truth", now with title crowner. Adopted by AuraGuardian, lacking image)
When prompted for information, a character replies with something unambiguously true, but incomplete in a way intended to cause the statement be misunderstood.
Created: Jun 22nd 2013 at 11:00:00 AM
0 16Fire Stolen From The Gods
A mythic origin story for a power or knowledge that states it was originally stolen or taken by force from the gods. (launching Sunday)
Created: Sep 20th 2023 at 8:34:54 AM
A mythic origin story for a power or knowledge that states it was originally stolen or taken by force from the gods. (launching Sunday)
Sponsor: StarSword Created: Sep 20th 2023 at 8:34:54 AM Last reply: 7 hours ago by cwallace135 View draftLooking for a discussion you thought was here? One of two things could have happened.
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You thought you had written it up or read it here, but it was all just a dream or an elaborate daylight fantasy. Don't feel bad. It happens to us all.
0 5Jerkass Jekyll
The "good" split personality isn't much better than the bad self - or even worse.
Created: 17 hours ago