gambling with a body part theme
A character ponders whether or not to enter into a situation in which profit may be had, but a body part could be lost.
Notes
The body part in question must be a presently functioning component attached to the body of the decision making character. For the avoidance of any doubt: This theme is not applicable, for example, if the gambling is done using someone else's body part or a priorly severed limb.
Examples
In talesoftheunexpected1x01 "The Man from the South", Tommy entered into a bet whereby he stood to win a fabulous car should he be able to light his lighter unfailingly ten times in a row, but would loose a little finger should he fail but once.
4 total · 2 choice · 1 major · 1 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahp5x15 | choice | The story concerned the propriety of a young gambler to bet his little finger against Carlos' convertible. |
| talesoftheunexpected1x01 | choice | The story turned on whether Tommy should accept Rawlsden's offer to bet his little finger against Rawlsden's fancy car? |
| tftc1989e2x03 | major | The viewer is left to conclude that Reno and Sam's rivalrous game of "chop poker" ended with both men losing all their limbs. |
| sherlock3x03 | minor | Sherlock mentioned in passing about how he'd nearly lost his kidney's during a card game with the Clarence House Cannibal. |