Basic Trope: The players of a tabletop game derail the Game Master's story. * Straight: Bob's very silly questions prevent Carol, the Game Master, from revealing the Big Bad's plot before Alice kills the Big Bad. * Exaggerated: Bob shoots the Big Bad before even Carol could think of a plot. * Downplayed: Alice and Bob generally follow Carol's plot, but get past a Beef Gate earlier in the game than Carol intended, breaking the intended sequence of events. They also tend to force their way past Carol's stock puzzles. * Justified: Bob wants to teach Carol a lesson about Railroading. * Inverted: Carol, The Game Master unleashes a very silly Card-Carrying Villain, much to the surprise of the players. * Alternately, Alice is a a Loonie trying her hand at being a GM. Unfortu