Action Adventure Tropes
Basic Information
Action Adventure Tropes are tropes used for exciting action sequences, or primarily only found in stories about adventure.
List of Action Adventure Tropes
- Above The Ruins
- Acrophobic Bird
- Action Film Quiet Drama Scene
- Adrenaline Makeover
- Air Vent Escape
- All Your Base Are Belong To Us
- Aloof Ally
- Always A Bigger Fish
- America Saves The Day
- An Offer You Cant Refuse
- Bad Guy Bar
- Bad Habits
- Big Damn Heroes
- Blaxploitation
- Bloodless Carnage
- Bolivian Army Ending
- Bombers On The Screen
- Bond One Liner
- Bond Villain Stupidity
- Bound And Gagged
- Breaking The Bonds
- Casual Danger Dialog
- Catch A Falling Star
- The Cavalry
- Ceiling Cling
- Clean Cut
- Cloak And Dagger
- Cobweb Jungle
- Concert Climax
- Contract On The Hitman
- Convenient Enemy Base
- Conveniently Placed Sharp Thing
- Conveniently Timed Guard
- Cool And Unusual Punishment
- Cry Wolfie
- Curb Stomp Battle
- Cyanide Pill
- Cycle Of Revenge
- Deadly Gas
- Dead Man Switch
- Death Course
- Decoy Hiding Place
- Deep Cover Agent
- Defcon Five
- Dirt Forcefield
- Dish Dash
- Drama Bomb Finale
- Dressing As The Enemy
- Dungeon Bypass
- Durable Deathtrap
- Dye Or Die
- Education Through Pyrotechnics
- Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting
- Exotic Weapon Supremacy
- Facing The Bullets One Liner
- Ferris Wheel Of Doom
- Final Battle
- Flynning
- Foe Tossing Charge
- The Force
- Generic Cop Badges
- Great Escape
- Good Is Dumb
- Government Agency Of Fiction
- Harmless Freezing
- Heroes R Us
- Heroes Unlimited
- Heroic BSOD
- Hey Catch
- Hitchhiker Heroes
- Hollywood Healing
- Hope Spot
- How Do I Shot Web
- I Know Kung Fu
- I Know Mortal Kombat
- Implausible Fencing Powers
- Impossible Mission Collapse
- Impressive Pyrotechnics
- Indy Escape
- Indy Hat Roll
- Indy Ploy
- Ineffectual Death Threats
- Inevitable Waterfall
- Infant Immortality
- Instant Knots
- Juggle Fu
- Just A Kid
- Just Between You And Me
- Katanas Are Just Better
- Keep Away
- Latex Perfection
- Law Enforcement Inc
- Lets Get Dangerous
- Lets You And Him Fight
- Lex Luthor Security
- Line In The Sand
- Little Hero Big War
- Locking MacGyver In The Store Cupboard
- The Man Is Keeping Us Down
- Man On Fire
- Marked Bullet
- Maximum Fun Chamber
- Mexican Standoff
- Midair Repair
- Midnight On The Firing Line
- Mission Briefing
- Mistaken For Spies
- Monumental Battle
- Monumental Damage
- My Country Right Or Wrong
- My Name Is Inigo Montoya
- Nebulous Evil Organisation
- Nerf Arm
- Neutral Female
- Nice Job Breaking It Hero
- Night Vision Goggles
- No Endor Holocaust
- No One Gets Left Behind
- No OSHA Compliance
- No Plans No Prototype No Backup
- Normally I Would Be Dead Now
- Not Worth Killing
- A Nuclear Error
- Obstacle Exposition
- One Dimensional Thinking
- One Sided Battle
- The One True Sequence
- Only I Can Kill Him
- Out Of Sight Out Of Mind
- Outrun The Fireball
- Oxygen Is For Losers
- Paper Thin Disguise
- The Palantir Ploy
- Le Parkour
- Powder Trail
- Prisoner Of Zenda Exit
- Protectorate
- Punch Punch Punch Uh Oh
- Punched Across The Room
- The Purge
- Quicksand Sucks
- Reed Snorkel
- Revolvers Are Just Better
- Rope Bridge
- Rumplestiltskin Ploy
- Save The Villain
- Scary Surprise Party
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here
- Secret Police
- See The Whites Of Their Eyes
- Shaggy Search Technique
- Ship Shape
- Shoot Your Mate
- Shooting Gallery
- Shut Up And Save Me
- Sic Em
- Silent Running Mode
- Single Malt Vision
- Skeleton Key Card
- Sleight Of Tongue
- Smoke Out
- Soft Glass
- Something They Would Never Say
- Space Marine
- Spy Satellites
- Spy Versus Spy
- Standard Redshirt Procedure
- State Sec
- Stealth Hi Bye
- Storming The Castle
- Supernatural Martial Arts
- Super Window Jump
- Sword Over Head
- Take It To The Bridge
- Ten Minute Retirement
- There Was A Door
- The Worf Effect
- This Page Will Self Destruct
- This Way To Certain Death
- Throw Away Country
- Thrown From The Zeppelin
- Time Bomb
- Torches And Pitchforks
- To The Batpole
- Traintop Battle
- Trial Of The Mystical Jury
- Trojan Horse
- Trojan Prisoner
- Super Multi Purpose Room
- Universal Drivers License
- Unstoppable Rage
- Vapor Trail
- Violence Is The Only Option
- Water Wakeup
- Wax On Wax Off
- We Have The Keys
- We Need A Distraction
- When All You Have Is A Hammer
- Why Dont Ya Just Shoot Him
- Wire Dilemma
- Wouldnt Hurt A Child
- You Can Never Leave
- You Just Told Me
- Your Eyes Can Deceive You
Sources
Game and Story Use
- Most campaigns will have action elements from time to time, though some genres thrive on them.
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