Narrative Tropes

Basic Information

Narrative tropes are tropes that form the basic building blocks of stories.

List of Narrative Tropes

• Applied Phlebotinum
  • Forensic Phlebotinum
  • Insecurity System
  • Magical Computer
• Characterization Tropes
  • Accent Tropes
  • Becoming The Job
  • Character Derailment
  • Gender And Sexuality Tropes
    • Always Female
    • Always Male
    • Stereotype Gay
  • Naming Conventions
  • Personal Appearance Tropes
    • Costume Tropes
      • Stripperiffic
    • Eye Tropes
    • Hair Tropes
    • Race Tropes
    • Smile Tropes
• Characters
  • Archetypal Character
  • Characters And Casting
    • Always Female
    • Always Male
  • Characters As Device
    • Race Tropes
    • Stereotype Gay
    • Western Characters
  • Ensembles
  • Heroes
  • Hired Guns
  • Loser Archetype
  • Love Interests
  • Mentors
    • School Teachers
  • Otherness Tropes
    • Alien
    • Our Monsters Are Different
  • Public Domain Character
  • Seekers
  • The Stoic
  • Tricksters
    • Con Man
  • Villain
• Dialogue
  • Accent Tropes
  • Infodump
  • Language Tropes
  • One Liner
  • Stock Phrases
  • Word Power
• Motifs
• Narrative Devices
  • Beginning Tropes
  • Chase Scene
  • Chekhov's Gun
  • Continuity Tropes
  • Death Trap
  • Ending Tropes
    • Twist Ending
  • Fight Scene
  • Flashbacks And Chronology
  • Kissing Tropes
  • Montages
  • Pacing Problems
  • Room Shuffle
  • Serious Business
  • Skills And Training Tropes
  • Stock Superpowers
  • The Tale
    • Short Con
  • What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic
• Paratext
  • Title Sequence
    • Theme Tune
  • Title Tropes
    • Genre Title Grab Bag
• Plots
  • Flashbacks And Chronology
  • The Hero's Journey
  • Mystery Arc
  • Romance Arc
  • Romance Novel Plots
  • Seizing the dung pile
  • Time Travel Tropes
• Settings
  • Hollywood Atlas
  • Hollywood History
  • Punk Punk
• Spectacle
  • Camera Tricks
  • Manga Effects
  • Personal Appearance Tropes
    • Costume Tropes
      • Stripperiffic
    • Eye Tropes
    • Hair Tropes
    • Race Tropes
    • Smile Tropes
  • Score And Music Tropes
  • Sound FX Tropes
  • Stock Visual Metaphors

Sources

Bibliography

1. TV Tropes Wiki entry

Game and Story Use

• Each adventure will contain narrative tropes. Use them to move player expectations into certain directions.