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0 8Newbie Immunity
When beginning a game or learning new mechanics, losing is either impossible, or doesn't penalize you like it normally would.
4 4Friendly Worm
Worms and caterpillars being represented as friendly and/or identifiable, particularly compared to other bugs
3 6Attack Failure Chance (Launching Saturday 9th 2023, if hats permit)
Role Playing Games' attacks aren't perfectly successful.
0 6Refuge In The West
A place of refuge and safety is located in the west.
5 34Dismembering The Body (Adopted by Cutegirl920fire; Launching this Sunday)
Dismembering a corpse before disposing of it, often by dispersing the bits.
0 13Choose Your Reward
Someone being rewarded with a wish of their choice. (Title changed from "Boon".)
0 20Name Inquiry Hijinks
Characters humorously misunderstand or misinterpret cues or phrases as names.
1 34Love Sacrificed For Power [launch on 9th]
A Human Sacrifice that requires the use of someone that one has a close relationship to.
2 4Bigger Lands Are Boring Lands
In made-up worlds, the more geography a nation covers, the less info there is about it.
8 18Devoted Fan Bonus Detail
A Derivative Work can be easily followed by a newcomer but is best enjoyed by fans who can spot the Mythology Gags.
1 34And There Was Much Indifference
A character dies and no one cares.
6 15Mermaid Swimsuit
A character's swimsuit that has a mermaid tail in order to make them swim like a mermaid - Up for Grabs, Need Examples
0 5Difficulty By Restriction
Making levels in a video game harder by adding certain restrictions
0 6Beat Them At Their Own Element
Matching elemental powers fight, with one proving superior.
1 20Too Annoyed To Be Afraid
A character in extreme danger responds with irritation instead of fear.
2 2Send The Small One In
A smaller person has to do something because only they are physically light enough
0 9Insurance-Motivated Murder
Someone kills another person in order to obtain their life insurance payout.
0 6Word Game
Games revolving around language and/or words
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0 20Tradeoff Buff
A status effect or a Timed Power Up that temporarily enhances the target in one aspect in exchange for hindering them in another.
Created: Aug 29th 2023 at 7:47:53 PM