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If there is some threat involved, this is also a case of [[My Car Hates Me]]. If it's the faulty wiring of the car that caused this to happen, rather than the incompetence of the driver, it's a [[DIY Disaster]]. For more comedic driver incompetence, see [[Had the Silly Thing In Reverse]]. |
If there is some threat involved, this is also a case of [[My Car Hates Me]]. If it's the faulty wiring of the car that caused this to happen, rather than the incompetence of the driver, it's a [[DIY Disaster]]. For more comedic driver incompetence, see [[Had the Silly Thing In Reverse]]. |
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== [[Tabletop Games]] == |
== [[Tabletop Games]] == |
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* One ''[[Paranoia]]'' module features a vehicle with a couple dozen controls ("button", "switch", "slider") with no labels and no manual, forcing the [[PC|PCs]] to figure them out by [[What Does This Button Do|trial and error]]. Naturally, this trope ensues. |
* One ''[[Paranoia]]'' module features a vehicle with a couple dozen controls ("button", "switch", "slider") with no labels and no manual, forcing the [[PC|PCs]] to figure them out by [[What Does This Button Do?|trial and error]]. Naturally, this trope ensues. |
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{{quote| Player: I push the button on the far right.<br /> |
{{quote| Player: I push the button on the far right.<br /> |
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GM: [[Cryptic Conversation|Sounds like something big just fell off.]] }} |
GM: [[Cryptic Conversation|Sounds like something big just fell off.]] }} |
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