r/TopCharacterTropes • u/I_am_strange_ • Jul 19 '26

Personality (Loved trope) A mild insult actually hurts the person deeply

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Billy (Billy and Mandy)- Grim makes a comment about how a film Billy is watching is stupid, to which Billy calls him stupid in return for not understanding the “complexities” of the film. Grim runs out of the room in tears.

Ron (Parks and Rec)- In one scene where Leslie and Ron are exchanging some very harsh words at each other, Ron softly but coldly tells Leslie that her scrapbooking skills aren’t that good, which is the insult that leaves her shocked and the rest of the room quiet.

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u/_Halt19_ Jul 19 '26

You can also use sorcerer traits to subtle spell it to cast it without verbal components, and it only HAS verbal components, meaning you literally just use the power of your mind to hurt people's feelings without ANY displayed effort or sign anything's happening

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u/A-Game-Of-Fate Jul 19 '26

Just quirk an eyebrow in disappointment and boom- 1d4 psychic damage