Spotlight on Fandoms!
Okay, so, how many of y'all got into a fandom because of this game? Hands up, now. Don't any of you be shy. *raises both hands and jumps around and points at Robin, specifically* I would never have gotten into HIMYM if not for suitofawesome, and her awesomeness.
Fandom Spotlight, though, is a chance to get even more exposure for your fandom! Given how many fandoms are represented in game, there's a good chance that at least half the people playing aren't familiar with yours. But the longer people play, the more that changes.
You innocently start playing with someone from a fandom you don't know and next thing you know you're infected intrigued. Unless you can get your hands on the source material, AND find time to devour it obsessively read/watch/play it, you'll only ever have that tiny taste. Coming from the other side, it can be hard when only a handful of people in the game know your canon. If you want to do plot with those who don't, there can be a heck of a lot of infodumping, and it means you have the constant, naggging knowledge that there are people in the world who don't know how AWESOME your fandom is!
But that's okay, 'cause there's Fandom Spotlight.
Each week, one or two players (or set of players) will get to pimp their fandom to the whole game. You can talk about any aspect you like: plot, your character, other characters you'd like to see in the game, the creators, history, future speculations. It can be as long as you like, from endless saga to brief overview.
These will be posted each Sunday, giving people a chance to squee, boggle, or ask lots of questions. One of the only provisos is that any major spoilers that haven't made it into the game: 1) Go behind a cut and 2) Be clearly labelled as such. If in doubt, cut and warn.
What we need from you
Volunteers! Sign up in this post if you want to do a Fandom Spotlight for your fandom (or fandoms, if you have more than one character).
If you share a fandom with another player/s, then there will need to be coordination between you to work out who will write/post what. You don't have to be involved if your canon-mate wants to do a spotlight and you don't, but you do have to at least sign off on being okay with them doing one.
We're going to start totally fresh -- if you've volunteered before, or even if you've already done a spotlight for your fandom and would like to do it again, you're welcome to. I'll keep a list of the fandoms volunteered, and who's already done them this time.
If you previously volunteered in the old post and you're still interested in doing a spotlight for your fandom, please sign up again in this post.
To make things easier for my poor brain, please volunteer from the journal of the character whose fandom you're signing up to do.
When do we need it?
Every Sunday, the all powerful RNG will be consulted to make the call as to which two fandoms from the list of volunteers will be selected for the following week. A post will go up announcing them (and if you absolutely can't make it that week, just let me know on the post).
Except, of course, this week. If you can do a spotlight for this coming Sunday, let me know in the comments. If there are more than two volunteered fandoms, I'll RNG that too, and whoever misses out this week will be added into the pool for coming weeks.
Questions? Comments? Volunteers?
WAIT FOR OCD PLS. 'Tis up!
[much love to my predecessors, from whom I stole many words.]
Fandom Spotlight, though, is a chance to get even more exposure for your fandom! Given how many fandoms are represented in game, there's a good chance that at least half the people playing aren't familiar with yours. But the longer people play, the more that changes.
You innocently start playing with someone from a fandom you don't know and next thing you know you're infected intrigued. Unless you can get your hands on the source material, AND find time to devour it obsessively read/watch/play it, you'll only ever have that tiny taste. Coming from the other side, it can be hard when only a handful of people in the game know your canon. If you want to do plot with those who don't, there can be a heck of a lot of infodumping, and it means you have the constant, naggging knowledge that there are people in the world who don't know how AWESOME your fandom is!
But that's okay, 'cause there's Fandom Spotlight.
Each week, one or two players (or set of players) will get to pimp their fandom to the whole game. You can talk about any aspect you like: plot, your character, other characters you'd like to see in the game, the creators, history, future speculations. It can be as long as you like, from endless saga to brief overview.
These will be posted each Sunday, giving people a chance to squee, boggle, or ask lots of questions. One of the only provisos is that any major spoilers that haven't made it into the game: 1) Go behind a cut and 2) Be clearly labelled as such. If in doubt, cut and warn.
What we need from you
Volunteers! Sign up in this post if you want to do a Fandom Spotlight for your fandom (or fandoms, if you have more than one character).
If you share a fandom with another player/s, then there will need to be coordination between you to work out who will write/post what. You don't have to be involved if your canon-mate wants to do a spotlight and you don't, but you do have to at least sign off on being okay with them doing one.
We're going to start totally fresh -- if you've volunteered before, or even if you've already done a spotlight for your fandom and would like to do it again, you're welcome to. I'll keep a list of the fandoms volunteered, and who's already done them this time.
If you previously volunteered in the old post and you're still interested in doing a spotlight for your fandom, please sign up again in this post.
To make things easier for my poor brain, please volunteer from the journal of the character whose fandom you're signing up to do.
When do we need it?
Every Sunday, the all powerful RNG will be consulted to make the call as to which two fandoms from the list of volunteers will be selected for the following week. A post will go up announcing them (and if you absolutely can't make it that week, just let me know on the post).
Except, of course, this week. If you can do a spotlight for this coming Sunday, let me know in the comments. If there are more than two volunteered fandoms, I'll RNG that too, and whoever misses out this week will be added into the pool for coming weeks.
Questions? Comments? Volunteers?
WAIT FOR OCD PLS. 'Tis up!
[much love to my predecessors, from whom I stole many words.]