Codex Born Discussion Post

[jimhines]

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[darksunlight]

We've seen that e-books can be used, but what about stuff that is only available online, like fanfiction or the like?

Comic books can't be used, but what about novelizations of comic books? Like could Issac reach into a Justice League novel and pull out a green lantern ring?

Do novelizations of movies work better or worse then regular books?

[jimhines]

Novelizations definitely work, though not quite as well as "regular" books. (You end up with a slightly reduced level of active imagination on the part of the reader, which weakens the magic a bit.)

Fanfiction ... well, there's no real difference between fanfiction and original fiction, from a magical perspective. Given that Jeneta can use both an e-reader and a smart phone for her libriomancy, and that both of those devices can surf the web, it's theoretically possible for her to use any widely-read web page for libriomancy.

Yeah, Jeneta has the potential to be Very Scary.

[darksunlight]

*shudders at the idea of her finding the SCP Foundation, or any of the creepy pasta sites...*

[oneminutemonkey]

I was so hoping to pull a Legion flight ring from, say, the novelization of Kingdom Come, or a GL ring from any of the appropriate books. Muahaha.

Shame/good thing about the comic books. Last thing anyone needs is a Infinity Gauntlet or Ultimate Nullifier slipping out. :)

[misslynx]

The line in the book about how if she could use the web for libriomancy, she could fill the entire world with kittens and porn caused me some embarrassment, as people look at you oddly if you suddenly burst out laughing while reading on public transit.

[jimhines]

:-)

[nevacaruso]

I might be spending the rest of the day thinking about which types of fan fiction would be the most conducive to libriomancy. Because I am a dork. :)

[tylik]

Though it has to be fan fiction with a large reader base, one would imagine.

[jimhines]

Yep!