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# '''Beelzebombed:''' Summoning dark forces (Demons, Devils, [[Eldritch Abomination]]s, etc) never works. Despite this, the evil wizards keep trying, lured by promises of fame, wealth and power, and generally [[Evil Is Not a Toy|wind up dead instead]].

# '''Rules of Romance:''' If the game has a romantic subplot, the protagonist will end up with his [[Hair of Gold|blonde]] [[Victorious Childhood Friend|childhood friend]] (who probably is also a [[White Magician Girl]], and very meek, which is how [[Stay in the Kitchen|women apparently should be]]). If the game lets you choose between various characters, one of them will be your blonde childhood friend, but [[What the Hell, Player?|the game will tell you you're a bad person]] if you [[Unlucky Childhood Friend|don't choose her]], no matter how [[Not Blood Siblings|incestuous]] you may feel in doing so. The other options will be the [[Black Magician Girl]] and maybe a [[Lady of War]]. But [[Three Faces of Eve|there will always be three]], and very seldom a [[Gay Option]].

# '''Back to Prohibition:''' Hardened [[pirate]]s, [[City Guards|city guardsmen]], and dastardly thieves all have one thing in common: they drink nothing stronger than [[Frothy Mugs of Water|fruit juice]].

# '''Know Your Audience:''' Shy [[The Ingenue|ingenues]], [[Lady of War|independent warrior women]], and brilliant sorceresses all have one thing in common: out-of-character though it may seem, they all [[Stripperiffic|dress like hookers]].