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0 1Absurdly Elderly Father
A man who's too old to have a baby...does.
2 25Loving Parent, Cruel Parent (Launching 10/05(?))
One parent is loving, the other is abusive or violent.
Created: Apr 21st 2024 at 5:45:35 PM
5 0Sinister Funicular
A diagonal elevator of intimidating size
6 9Mysterious Murdered Maiden
A young beautiful woman with secrets gets murdered. Mystery and angst ensue.
Created: Sep 30th 2023 at 8:13:20 PM
0 4Trickster Transformee
Forcibly transformed characters can only succeed through sneaking and trickery.
Created: May 4th 2024 at 12:57:10 AM
0 11Underground Martian Civilization (Ready to Launch?)
Aliens who live underneath the surface of Mars or any celestial body in the Solar System.
Created: Apr 2nd 2024 at 7:10:14 AM
4 3Celestial Space School
Interplanetary or intergalactic schools often popular in sci fi
Created: 15 hours ago
0 20Serial Adulterer
A person cheats on their partner multiple times with multiple different people.
Created: Apr 25th 2024 at 1:47:46 AM
0 1Teeny Tiny Arms
A character has comically short arms that make it hard for them to grab things.
2 7Order Magic
Powers and magics that manipulate order
Created: Apr 29th 2024 at 3:40:32 PM
0 10Stern Parent, Doting Parent (Launching 10/05(?))
One parent is strict and the other parent is doting to their child.
Created: Apr 30th 2024 at 5:43:41 PM
1 10Search for Adventure
A character leaves home in search of adventure.
Created: Apr 25th 2024 at 7:32:34 PM
0 15Hypocrisy Excuse
A character tries to justify or excuse their hypocrisy.
Created: Apr 22nd 2024 at 8:08:22 AM
0 11Unquenchable Fire
A fire that cannot be put out by ordinary means.
Created: Apr 21st 2024 at 4:59:42 PM
6 24Empowered by Negativity
Power sources related to negative emotions.
Created: Apr 13th 2024 at 7:31:12 PM
1 31The Wrong Kind Of Evil
Two evil groups dislike each other for engaging in the "wrong kind" of evil.
Created: Apr 29th 2021 at 10:39:00 AM
1 1Crossover Meme
A meme that involves multiple unrelated works of media.
Created: 21 hours ago
8 7Big/Small Juxtaposition
A juxtaposition between something big and something small.
Created: Apr 10th 2024 at 8:46:02 PM
0 24Bad Reason To Do Good
When someone does the right thing for the wrong reasons.
Created: Apr 22nd 2024 at 7:03:12 PM
When someone does the right thing for the wrong reasons.
Sponsor: Bluecatcinema Created: Apr 22nd 2024 at 7:03:12 PM Last reply: 10 hours ago by Unicorndance View draftLooking for a discussion you thought was here? One of two things could have happened.
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0 8Prenatal Gender Picking
Expecting parents use magical or scientific means to choose the gender of an unborn baby.
Created: yesterday