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Whisper Hill Tropes

PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 6:08 pm
by Eden Jones
Like many of you here, I've spent more time than I care to admit wandering the virtual halls of TV Tropes. Due to this addiction, I find myself occasionally thinking of what tropes apply to Occam's Razor, both for myself and for the rest of you crazy people. I've listed some off the top of my head, feel free to add your own, both for yourself and for other players and NPCs:

Some for Eden:
[url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionGirl]Action Girl[/url]
[url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GoodIsNotSoft]Good is Not Soft[/url]
[url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HairFlip]Hair Flip[/url] - I, uh, may be guilty of this from time to time

And others:
[url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OnlySaneMan]Only Sane (Wo)Man[/url] Larissa. She knows why :)

[url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GoodCopBadCop]GoodCop/Bad Cop[/url] Sally and Eden seem to have perfected this dynamic

[url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeadpanSnarker]Deadpan Snarker[/url] Henry Gondorf. And, you know, Eden. And Michael Everett. And especially John Henry.

[url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GodIsFlawed]God Is Flawed[/url] Well, angels, really

[url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StalkerWithACrush]Stalker With A Crush[/url] Oh, Adam Campbell, you scamp!

[url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GrumpyOldMan]Grumpy Old Man[/url] 3 guesses who

[url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ReasonableAuthorityFigure]ReasonableAuthority Figure[/url] Sheriff Winters

[url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TownWithADarkSecret]Town With A Dark Secret[/url] Whisper Hill, of course

Re: Whisper Hill Tropes

PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 6:29 pm
by Wolfman2006
I always include the top few TV tropes for all my characters as part of my backstory (in addition to themes/inspirations/Soundtrack, and who would play them in a movie adaptation). I've found them a helpful tool to helping convey the flavor/idea you are trying to convey.

Malcolm Hunt
The Glasses Come off
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/M ... sesComeOff

Everybody's Dead Dave
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/M ... ysDeadDave

Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/M ... poseInLife

Re: Whisper Hill Tropes

PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 9:28 pm
by John Henry
Mr. John Henry, the Good Guy's Bad Guy:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/M ... eDirtyWork

Re: Whisper Hill Tropes

PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 10:17 pm
by Sally
[url]http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SouthernFriedPrivate[/url] Well, Sergeant.

[url]http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BoisterousBruiser[/url]

[url]http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BadassNormal[/url] ...maybe not anymore...

I don't know where Eldritch Horror Puppet comes in.

Re: Whisper Hill Tropes

PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 10:17 pm
by Sally
[quote="Eden Jones"]
[url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GoodCopBadCop]GoodCop/Bad Cop[/url] Sally and Eden seem to have perfected this dynamic

[/quote]

We had that shit on lockdown.

Re: Whisper Hill Tropes

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 12:25 am
by Amelia Casselman
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/M ... dersMinder

Because Leslie.
(Thanks Jon for the trope lol)

Re: Whisper Hill Tropes

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 5:52 am
by Taranis
As far as Herne goes:

May not be a hero, but always right there next to those that are to finish the job:
[url]http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheLancer[/url]

Fiend may not be the correct word, but the concept stands:
[url]http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FullyEmbracedFiend[/url]

Because it was in there for some reason and it's what everyone already says anyways:
[url]http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DragonKnight[/url]

also: HERE YOU GO, BRETT:
[url]http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PungeonMaster[/url]

Re: Whisper Hill Tropes

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 12:01 pm
by ladydarkwolf
Comes up more often than it should...

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/M ... ndOfDoctor

Re: Whisper Hill Tropes

PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 3:03 pm
by sndwurks
As a fellow Tropifier, there are some distinct Tropes that Billy falls into.

[url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagicalNativeAmerican]Magical Native American[/url] - Billy qualifies for this. Pointing this out would probably get you shot, but it is an unfortunate circumstance of being a) First Nations metis and b) in the urban fantasy genre.

[url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ICallItVera]I Call It "Vera"[/url] - Have you met Billy's ex-girlfriend, Clara? Or maybe the ex-wife, Erika? Or maybe Wynona? Yes, each of these are different firearms of Billy's. And he has more, bordering on the [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GunNut]Gun Nut[/url] level.

[url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BulletDodgesYou]Bullet Dodges You[/url] of the second variety - This is Billy's actual superpower, though when that fails, he simply relies on being [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ImmuneToBullets]Immune to Bullets[/url]. Thank you, Father [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HandCannon]Hand Cannon[/url].

And let us not forget that Billy is an [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArtificialHuman]Artificial Human[/url] with [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FakeMemories]Fake Memories[/url]. A little bit of the [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UncannyValley]Uncanny Valley[/url] lead to the [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RoboticReveal]Robotic Reveal[/url], and begs the question... [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WhatMeasureIsANonHuman]What Measure Is a Non-Human[/url]?

Just please remember, [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AndroidsArePeopleToo]Androids Are People Too[/url].

Re: Whisper Hill Tropes

PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 1:39 am
by Meridian
I feel like the most fitting TVTrope for Larissa (and a select few others in town) is:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TokenHuman

"Sometimes, the cast will have to make allowances for their Token Human friend's human failings; at other times, some human ability (such as the ability to reach the top shelf, or to immerse oneself in water safely, or simply an immunity to a deadly alien poison) will come in very handy at some point in the plot."