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A trope as is relevant to this RP is a specific common narrative theme or occurrence, identified and isolated from the story itself. What is defined as a trope is determined by its presence in the relevant media. It's a replication of a narrative tool or warp slotted into other stories. Tropes are effectively storytelling tools, defined by how commonly they appear, sort of like a meme but in a narrative sense.
It's like "this isn't even my final form" is a trope across ridiculous amounts of fiction, expressed any time the seemingly defeated final boss (or protagonist) reveals another power/transformation under their sleeve. That's a trope.
If you read a ton of Avatar: The Last Airbender (or any fandom's) fanfics and then sat down and listed out several things you read that remained present across all -or many- of those stories, those things would likely be tropes. Like for example, Aang being a possessive, psychopathic manchild, Sokka being stupid, Katara being whiny, annoying, and hypocritical; those are tropes. Same for Multiple Avatars, Fifth Elements (and Fifth Nations), and being Zuko and Azula’s brother or sister who isn’t in canon.
You can create your own tropes, of course, but if you're struggling to understand the concept, we have examples. These have requirements and can't just be chosen like picking a new spell in a video game. Also, unlike in Lewas’ past game, you only have a limited number of slots for Tropes in Character Creation; 2 or 3.
Not just that, but some Tropes have a limited number of players who can use them for their OCs (only one OC per player, btw!), for example, ‘Another Avatar’ is very limited).
A trope as is relevant to this RP is a specific common narrative theme or occurrence, identified and isolated from the story itself. What is defined as a trope is determined by its presence in the relevant media. It's a replication of a narrative tool or warp slotted into other stories. Tropes are effectively storytelling tools, defined by how commonly they appear, sort of like a meme but in a narrative sense.
It's like "this isn't even my final form" is a trope across ridiculous amounts of fiction, expressed any time the seemingly defeated final boss (or protagonist) reveals another power/transformation under their sleeve. That's a trope.
If you read a ton of Avatar: The Last Airbender (or any fandom's) fanfics and then sat down and listed out several things you read that remained present across all -or many- of those stories, those things would likely be tropes. Like for example, Aang being a possessive, psychopathic manchild, Sokka being stupid, Katara being whiny, annoying, and hypocritical; those are tropes. Same for Multiple Avatars, Fifth Elements (and Fifth Nations), and being Zuko and Azula’s brother or sister who isn’t in canon.
You can create your own tropes, of course, but if you're struggling to understand the concept, we have examples. These have requirements and can't just be chosen like picking a new spell in a video game. Also, unlike in Lewas’ past game, you only have a limited number of slots for Tropes in Character Creation; 2 or 3.
Not just that, but some Tropes have a limited number of players who can use them for their OCs (only one OC per player, btw!), for example, ‘Another Avatar’ is very limited).
- Crystal Memory: Flexible and subjective to the series being used for the insert, this is the trope of the reincarnate/insert somehow always retaining perfect -or at least nearly so- memory of their metaknowledge and past life, unaffected by time and what should be the natural degradation of memories.
- Fandom Omniscience: Much like Crystal Memory but much bigger. Rather than the author setting the insert's knowledge at a certain level and leaving it there regardless of developments outside the story to the lore, this plays out almost like the character can effectively just read/watch the manga/series/wiki in their head. Basically, the author probably has those open in another tab.
- Prodigy: Pick only one Bending or Non-Bending Skill (including tech) and you are an immediate genius at it. (Unlimited, but cannot stack with Another Avatar, Daytime Bloodbender, Fifth Element and some flavors of Crossover Powerset; Dual Element Users have to pick only one Element, and no, you cannot take this twice).
- Another Avatar: You break the rule that there should only be one Avatar worse than Unalaq from the sequel series has. You can bend all Four Elements and Energybending (if taught by a Lion Turtle), the ability to enter the Avatar State, and can communicate to Spirits, who refer to you as an Avatar, implying they know something you do not. (Limited to 2 players, assuming 6 overall players, or 4 players, assuming an overall number of 9)
- Airbender: You can Airbend despite not being an Air Nomad or being spiritual. (Unlimited)
- Daytime Bloodbender before Korra Season 1/Combustionbending without an Eye/Lavabending before Korra Season 3/Insert Special Bending Art Here: You can bloodbend and you can do this in the daytime or combustionbend without a third eye or lavabend/metalbend/glassbend. Or if you’re an Airbender, you can fly without casting aside all attachments (Limited to 2 Players, and you cannot start with Another Avatar or Dual Element User at Character Creation. However, you can teach people with those Tropes how to Bloodbend in the Daytime.)
- Dual Element User: You can bend two of the Four Elements of your own choice. (Unlimited, Prodigy Trope only applies to one Element).
- Canon Character’s Sibling: You are Zuko and Azula’s brother or sister and you are not canon. You are Sokka and Katara’s sibling, either older or younger. You are Toph’s twin or some other sibling and not blind. This gives you limited NPC control over your new family, but they will still try and keep to their canon selves. (Player Slots are dictated by the number of Canon Characters, but you can only have 1 Trope Slot so you can’t make yourself related to both Zuko and Toph)
- Crossover Powerset: You have a powerset from another franchise entirely like Naruto. Use with caution, and we will crack down if this is too powerful. (Unlimited Player Slots depending on the power, but only 1 Trope Slot per player).
- Fifth Element: You can bend a Fifth, Uncanonical Element such as Death, Light, Darkness, Animals, or Human Minds. (One Trope Spot per player, also, you cannot have Prodigy, Another Avatar, Crossover Powerset, or any other Trope that affects powers)
- Fifth Nation before Korra S1: Your very existence has made a Fifth Nation appear in the world. Avatar Aang is shocked that he has accidentally given you such power. (Limited to 1 Player; uses up all 3 Trope Slots. Subject to GM Veto, as well as the Veto of Other Players.)
- Existing Nation History Rewrite: You can rewrite an existing nation’s History. Completely. Avatar Aang is shocked that he has accidentally given you such power. (Limited to 1 Player; uses up all 3 Trope Slots. Subject to GM Veto, as well as the Veto of Other Players.)
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