Raising Steam: Difference between revisions

no edit summary
No edit summary
No edit summary
 
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 22:
{{tropelist}}
* [[Discreet Drink Disposal]]: Moist uses the "funnel and tube setup" (mentioned in the Real Life section of the trope page) to keep his wits about him while negotiating right-of-way for the railroad. He gives the (usually high-quality) re-bottled spirits to the other people in charge of the railway.
* [[Exact Words]]: Vetinari told Moist that he did not want to see any evidence of the city's golems being used in the railway enterprise.
{{quote|'''Moist''': Excuse me, my lord, but did you find any such evidence?}}
* [[Railroad Baron]]: Harry King becomes one, holding half of the shares in Dick Simnel's company (to begin with).
* [[Rail Enthusiast]]: Sure enough, once the permanent way has been set down, somebody in an anorak is there to spot the only train in existence as it goes by. [[Chekhov's Gun|This becomes a plot point later in the book.]]
* [[Traintop Battle]]: They even take the battle into a tunnel, when the story's <s>hero</s> protagonistMoist ''doesn't'' warn his opponent of the upcoming danger. {{spoiler|Said opponent is a dwarf, though, so there's just enough clearance for him to remain standing on the train car while it's in the tunnel.}}
 
{{Needs More Tropes}}