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Totems of the Dead is a [[Heroic Fantasy]] RPG setting inspired by the Ancient Americas.

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* [[Action Girl]]: Present on the cover art.
* [[All Myths Are True]]: Particularly Native American, aztec and Norse myth. [[Cryptozoology]] is also referenced occasionally.
* [[Alternate History]]: Not a historical setting, but draws a lot of inspiration from history.
* [[Ancient Astronauts]]: As seen in the adventure "The Star Being from Yog."
* [[Atlantis]]: In this case it is an evil dystopia and [[Advanced Ancient Acropolis]].
* [[Aztec Mythology]]
* [[Badass]] heroes.
* [[Big Bad]] "Wildcard" villains.
* [[Big Badass Bird of Prey]]: Thunderbirds and a number of other giant deadly avians.
* [[Big Badass Wolf]]
* [[Black Magic]]: Called "sorcery" or "following a black road."
* [[Blood Magic]]: Used mainly by the Maztlani.
* [[Chupacabra]]
* [[Cool Pet]]: As seen on the cover and some of the interior art/Edges.
* [[Distressed Damsel]]: Present on the cover art.
* [[Dreaming of Times Gone By]] in the Obsidian Shadows adventure.
* [[Eldritch Abomination]] with the possibility of [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]] in some adventures.
* [[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs]] with a nod or two to [[Dinosaurs Are Dragons]].
* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]: And why not?
* [[Everything's Sparkly with Jewelry]]
* [[Evil Sorcerer]]: Can't have swords and sorcery without them!
* [[Famed in Story]]
* [[Fan Service]]: Not as much as in some other sword and sorcery titles, but it is in there, both male and female.
* [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]]: Most cultures in the Untamed Lands have a real world analogue.
* [[Giant Spider]]
* [[God of Evil]]: There are several, particularly the ones worshiped in [[Atlantis]].
* [[Heroic Fantasy]]: A.k.a. swords and sorcery.
* [[Hot Amazon]] is present, both as literal Amazon warrior women and through other strong female characters.
* [[Human Sacrifice]]
* [[Inca Mythology]]: As seen in the Yaurcoan Empire.
* [[Intoxication Ensues]]: In the "God in the Pit" adventure.
* [[Kill It with Fire]]: Most spirit creatures are susceptible to fire damage.
* [[Leg Cling]]: Present on the cover of the Player's Guide.
* [[Mysterious Mist]]: Masnifest in the "spirit mist."
* [[Native American Mythology]]
* [[Necromancer]]
* [[The Need for Mead]]: Most (sucessful) adventures end in carousing and revelry.
* [[Noble Savage]] is an [[Averted Trope]]
* [[Norse Mythology]]
* [[Our Demons Are Different]]: Demons based on Native American legend.
* [[Our Vampires Are Different]]: Scaled vampires.
* [[Panthera Awesome]]: See the panther animal companion on the cover.
* [[Physical God]]: Human god-kings, as well as gods, demons and other spirits taking physical form.
* [[Pirate|Pirates]] are present in both Type I and II.
* [[Random Events Plot]]
* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]
* [[Religion of Evil]]: Ass seen in the religion of [[Atlantis]].
* [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent]]: Sheti serpent men.
* [[Run or Die]]: One adventure starts like this.
* [[Scaled Up]]: Several varieties of giant animal.
* [[Scenery Porn]]: The art features some dramatic cityscapes.
* [[Shapeshifting]] abounds, particularly [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]].
* [[Shrouded in Myth]]
* [[Silver Has Mystic Powers]]: As does turquoise and jade.
* [[Skin Walker]]: As a player race.
* [[Sorcerous Overlord]]: Several sorcerer kings.
* [[Tome of Eldritch Lore]]: Or birchbark scrolls, petroglyphs, or a runestone in some cases.
* [[The Trickster]]: Manifests in several forms, from Coyote to Mudhead Kachinas.
* [[Vision Quest]]: Game contains rules for embarking on one of these.
* [[Wendigo]]
* [[Wild Child]]: This trope is turned into an entire player race as seen in the Feral Ones.
* [[World Half Empty]]: War, invasions, rampaging monsters, awakening eldrich horrors, environmental and social decline.
* [[A World Half Full]]: Thanks to the heroes, there is still hope.
* [[Wretched Hive]]: Vidar, city of thieves. Also the Pirate Isles.

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