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* [[Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti]]: [[Trope Namer]]
* [[Big Good]]: All arguable, but contemporary popular choices include [[Winston Churchill]], [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]], [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Barack Obama]] and [[God]].
** On the "Britain" and "America" servers. On certain other servers, these same characters (except the last one) may be [[Big Bad]]s.
*** Even the last one is considered the [[Big Bad]] by [[Religion of Evil|some player factions]].
*** Martin Luther King during the [[Civil Rights Movement|Civil Rights arc]].
* [[Big Eater]]: Humans' advanced brain metabolism causes them to require more food than would be expected for an organism of their size. The human brain's 25% consumption of total caloric intake is impressive
* [[Big Red Button]]: Lots of these in industrialized countries.
* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: Other characters' communication becomes a lot easier to understand, the more languages you know.
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* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: This, too, shall pass.
** Fortunately, the nature of the game means that a well-placed [[Heel Face Turn]] or [[Random Encounter]] means there's always a 50/50 chance of a [[Happy Ending]].
* [[Black and White Morality]]: <s>Sometimes</s> Frequently subverted. A lot of
** More recently this has been [[Averted Trope|averted more and more]]...[[Banned in China|except in Japan]].
* [[Blessed with Suck]]/[[Cursed with Awesome]]: There are some things that give hefty bonuses along with hefty disadvantages to your stats.
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* [[Bonus Dungeon]]: College may be considered one, the rewards are worth it but not many players meet the requirements to enter one.
* [[Booze-Based Buff]]: Mostly averted, but used in moderation, the Red Wine item mildly increases your CON and Radiation Resistance stats.
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* [[Bonus Level of Hell]]: Some say there is an [[Unwinnable]] Bonus Level / [[Nonstandard Game Over]] unlocked in the afterlife, from which there is no return. As yet, nothing is proven.
* [[Bonus Stage]]: Vacations.
* [[Boring but Practical]]: Schooling and work, which help you get
** Most of the time, the practicality of something in Real Life is inversely related to its awesomeness. Some
*** Sometimes though, a stroke of bad luck may make this all for naught. Whenever the game economy got messed
*** The ones who dual classed as Student/Workers have had an easier time.
* [[Boss Rush]]: Final Exams, Nuff said
* [[Bragging Rights Reward]]: Subverted. Most awards you earn can be used to level up incredibly fast, gain massive amounts of prestige, and/or win even more awards, and more! There are things that play this straight though.
** Vocational degrees tend to be very useful. Theoretical ones... not so much.
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** More generally, the vast majority of characters seem to be quite aware that they're involved in ''Real Life''. In fact, a few people have suggested that all the viewers of ''Real Life'' are also characters in ''Real Life''.
* [[Breather Level]]: Holidays, including sabbath/days of rest (once per week is a common standard). Not everyone uses these days to pursue leisure activities, though.
* [[Breath Weapon]]: Halitosis. Also, in the camping activity, many people use their breath as a
* [[Bribing Your Way to Victory]]: Often the easy way for those with access to large amounts of cash.
** Averted in ex-Communist countries where said money probably won't get you past the bread line.
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* [[Burger Fool]]: Unless you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth, you can probably recall having just such a job.
* [[But I Play One on TV]]: You'd be amazed how common this phenomenon is.
* [[But Your Wings Are Beautiful]]: Played straight, subverted, and averted for many people with birth defects and other things that make them special, and some of the body modifications available... though not yet with actual wings.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: More of them than you'll ''ever'' be able to shake a stick at.
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