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1 10Ambiguously Sentient Object (adopted by number9robotic)
An object shows signs of possibly being sentient, but not enough to prove that they are.
Created: Oct 7th 2023 at 2:49:23 AM
2 18Language Fluency Reveal (launching Thursday)
A character reveals their fluency in the shared language
Created: Apr 18th 2024 at 7:11:47 PM
1 1Terrible Costume Decisions
When your costume inspires humor and embarrassment rather than fear and awe.
9 10Big/Small Juxtaposition
A juxtaposition between something big and something small.
Created: Apr 10th 2024 at 8:46:02 PM
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
0 2Artificial World
A world that was built, not formed naturally.
Created: 4 hours ago
1 23Terrified 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
0 8Trickster Transformee
Forcibly transformed characters can only succeed through sneaking and trickery.
Created: May 4th 2024 at 12:57:10 AM
0 28Bad Reason To Do Good (Launching 20/5)
When someone does the right thing for the wrong reasons.
Created: Apr 22nd 2024 at 7:03:12 PM
0 7Forcing A Mistrial
An Amoral Attorney "wins" a case by deliberately causing a mistrial and halting court proceedings.
Created: Apr 30th 2024 at 11:29:24 AM
1 31Gag Ears (Grabbed by DrNoPuma)
A character with comically large ears.
Created: Oct 3rd 2022 at 2:07:52 PM
1 11Melting Pot Sci Fi Setting - Launching 14th May
Various different aliens interact frequently in this setting and this isn't considered unusual. Usually with some human presence too.
Created: May 9th 2024 at 8:11:43 PM
2 23Western Warrior And Eastern Assailant
Where one ally/rival is based off a Western warrior and the other off an Eastern warrior
Created: Jul 11th 2022 at 4:37:27 AM
0 0Mutually-Exclusive Love Triangle Resolution [open to title suggestions, remake]
A Love Triangle resolves with every member of the triangle getting a different link to the object of their affections.
Created: 10 hours ago
4 30Animals Driving Cars
An animal can drive a car or any other vehicle, regardless of their anatomy and brain capacity in real life.
Created: May 3rd 2023 at 2:14:33 PM
0 42Zoomed-Out Reframing Gag
From a distance, this dramatic scene is more comedic than dramatic
Created: Apr 14th 2022 at 10:24:23 AM
1 5Cardinal Gem Connection
Rubies, sapphires, emeralds, diamonds, and/or amethysts are significantly connected in universe.
Created: yesterday
0 7Hell Is Lonely (Launching May 15)
A damned soul is punished by loneliness.
Created: May 8th 2024 at 6:50:47 AM
0 27Serial Adulterer
A person cheats on their partner multiple times with multiple different people.
Created: Apr 25th 2024 at 1:47:46 AM
A person cheats on their partner multiple times with multiple different people.
Sponsor: cybirddude Created: Apr 25th 2024 at 1:47:46 AM Last reply: 4 hours ago by MovieNut14 View draftLooking for a discussion you thought was here? One of two things could have happened.
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0 1There In My Head
One character imagines another character is there, visualized by the two actors literally being in the scene together.
Created: 6 hours ago