Awesome but Impractical: Difference between revisions

Whatever the reason, it will get used once, as a test drive, and then never again. Yeah, it's awesome, but you've got a game to win here. Keep in mind, [[Awesome but Impractical]] is not [[Cool but Inefficient]], which is where something appears to be awesome, but has no real benefit to using. Sometimes [[Awesome but Impractical]] moves carry a situational advantage, or are so [[Difficult but Awesome]] that even highly skilled players have trouble using them. Sure, maybe that mini-nuke will [[Total Party Kill|irradiate and possibly kill your party]], but [[Godzilla Threshold|if you're in a big enough pinch, you may as well try it.]]

 

 

Related to the [[Bragging Rights Reward]] and [[Inventional Wisdom]] on occasion. See also [[Useless Useful Spell]], [[Blessed With Suck]]. Contrast [[Too Awesome to Use]], [[Boring but Practical]], [[Awesome Yet Practical]] and [[Game Breaker]]. Compare ''and'' contrast [[Difficult but Awesome]]; there, the focus usually is on Impractical turning out to be Awesome. Crosses with [[Death or Glory Attack]] when a miss will result in nasty consequences. [[Scary Impractical Armor]] is a [[Sub Trope]], as well as [[Impractically Fancy Outfit]]. In [[Real Life]], this trope is often the reason behind [[I Want My Jetpack]].

Please add only examples whose impracticality is shown '''within the work'''. If it works fine in-universe but ''should'' be impractical when you think about it, that's [[Fridge Logic]].

 

 

* [[Awesome but Impractical/Comic Books|Comic Books]]

 

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