Mundane Side
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If you think things through, fantastical elements may involve less fantastic things either as requirements or results of their presence. Sometimes there are Required Secondary Powers or refueling with Unobtanium. There are inherent limitations such as Exact Words or outstanding power corrupting outstandingly. And sometimes there's a more common and down-to-earth side in this.
- A Planet of Hats needs people not wearing the hat (or at least willing to remove it for a while) to remain competitive - and often to survive at all. But Klingon Scientists Get No Respect.
The second variant involves starting with something mundane and downright trite, and refresh it by exploring how it could function in a fantastic setting.
- Endless variations of "Kick Me" Prank.
- "My other steed"/"My other spaceship"/etc jokes.
- Variations of Extranormal Institute.
Both variants can be a source of comedy, drama or plot-limiting rules... or a filler.
Examples of Mundane Side include:
Advertising
Anime and Manga
Comic Books
Fan Works
Film
Literature
Live-Action Television
Music
Myths and Legends
Newspaper Comics
Oral Tradition
Pinball
Podcasts
Professional Wrestling
Puppet Shows
Radio
Tabletop Games
Theater
Video Games
Western Animation
Web Animation
Web Comics
- Eere Cuties didn't stop at All-Ghouls School, it started there. If there are enough of teen vampires, there will be... Teen Vampire Magazine.
- Seen again in Magick Chicks, here.
Web Original
- GlennZ uses both sides of this.
- Just in one set: Banana gun: reloading and mounting Laser Sight. What happens after you use a Hover Board? You plug it into a recharging station, of course! See also: a stick insect taking selfie.
- Iron Man Grounded Project. See also a sample on Behance) by Raffael Dickreuter.
What would Iron Man do if he was a common man struggling with everyday travel and issues? |
Web Video
Other Media
- Several cartoons (including a few in Dragon) dealt with the question of how one get the familiar to a veterinarian.
- The Freudian Couch provides a simple and nearly universal setup for this sort of humor (and half of the time, also horrible puns).
- Dragon had cartoon with a dwarf complaining that he "suffers from low elf-esteem".
- Chuckle-A-Duck with "good dog".