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2 12Nonconsensual Pornography
A character has porn of themselves created and released without their consent.(Launching May 20)
Created: May 14th 2024 at 11:55:37 PM
1 4Forgotten Fingerprint
A criminal commits what they think is The Perfect Crime, only to discover they left behind physical evidence on something they forgot they handled.
Created: May 14th 2024 at 3:44:05 AM
1 6"Be More Social" Plot (Needs Title Help!)
A plot where an antisocial character tries to be more social.
Created: yesterday
1 27Terrified Transformation Witness
A character reacts to another character's transformation - the moment or the aftermath - with shock and fear.
Created: May 6th 2024 at 7:35:40 AM
2 10Mistaken Assumption of Attraction
A person believes that someone they have no feelings for has feelings for them, only to find out that they do not. (Launching on May 19th)
Created: May 14th 2024 at 1:12:49 PM
0 5Ill-Timed Illness
A character gets sick right before a big event comes up.
Created: 14 hours ago
0 8Parental Love Triangle
A Love Triangle featuring a parent and child, usually as rivals in love.
Created: May 9th 2024 at 4:15:53 AM
1 11Rejecting Help
Help, or an attempt to help, is rejected by the other party.
Created: Apr 29th 2024 at 4:15:27 AM
1 4Sounding Silent Letters
Silent letters are pronounced out loud.
Created: yesterday
2 15Deadly Game Of Chance
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 8Fake Religiosity
Someone joins a religious group/sect for material benefits despite not believing the group's creed
Created: yesterday
0 6There In Their Head
One character imagines another character is there, visualized by the two actors literally being in the scene together.
Created: May 13th 2024 at 10:37:02 AM
0 1Big Weapon, Little Wielder
A weapon wielded by someone smaller than would be sensible.
2 11Election Denial
When a democratic process is ignored or declared invalid by the losing party. Drama and/or Hilarity Ensues. [NEEDS EXAMPLES]
Created: May 12th 2024 at 3:44:51 PM
1 7Zener Cards
Cards used in parapsychology to measure Psychic Powers. Often used as a shorthand for psychic tropes.
Created: May 9th 2024 at 9:47:13 PM
0 22Snack-Stealing Seagulls
Seagulls are portrayed as greedy food thieves. (Launching on 16/17 May)
Created: May 10th 2024 at 2:58:58 AM
1 5Terrible Costume Decisions
When your costume inspires humor and embarrassment rather than fear and awe.
Created: May 13th 2024 at 9:23:03 AM
1 30Werewolf Kennel (Adopted by DRCEQ)
To avoid hurting anyone when they transform, werewolves (or other creatures) will lock themselves up, or have friends or relatives restrain them.
Created: Oct 3rd 2023 at 3:41:08 PM
4 16Myth / Morgan Le Fay
A female magic user in Arthurian Legend, often villainized as an Evil Sorceress.
Created: Apr 14th 2024 at 4:55:54 PM
A female magic user in Arthurian Legend, often villainized as an Evil Sorceress.
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0 0Giant Logistics
Great lengths are taken to accommodate, transport, or feed a giant person or animal.
Created: 1 hour ago