[ SECRET POST #2596 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2596 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[Star Trek: The Next Generation]


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03.
[The Croods]


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04.
[Elementary]


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05.
[Final Fantasy XIII]


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06.
[SCP Foundation]


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07.
[Philip Seymour Hoffman]


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08.
[Twin Peaks]


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09.
[Richard Armitage]


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10.
[Reign]


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11.
[The Hobbit]


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12.
[Hunger Games]


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13.
[Don't Hug Me I'm Scared]


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14.
[Teen Wolf]


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15.
[Panic! at The Disco/Dallon Weekes]















Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 063 secrets from Secret Submission Post #371.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: eBook recs?

[loracarol]

Fantasy with a sense of human, and YA, maybe The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne Jones? It's a fake encyclopedia of terms and cliches from ~fantasy land~ but written in a way that's just hilarious. I think it might be a companion to The Dark Lord of Derkholm, but I'm not sure?

No lesbians though, sorry. :(

There are lesbians (+fantasy+some humor) in the book The Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett? It's one of the Discworld books, but it's pretty self-contained, and I don't think you need to read any of the other books to "get" it.

Re: eBook recs?

[cakemage]

Monstrous Regiment is love, and really can't be recced enough. I even named my black cat after Mal the vampire (I believe that black cats should have vampire names). I really ought to give it a reread sometime soon. I will give The Tough Guide to Fantasyland a try, though. Thanks!

Re: eBook recs?

[loracarol]

It really is. :D

Here, have an excerpt, to see if you're interested?

("OMT" = "Official Management Terms" = traditional turns of phrase, words in ALL CAPS are terms that are defined elsewhere in the book).

RINGS are as dangerously magical as SWORDS. Tourists should avoid putting on any Ring. If you have to acquire one as part of your QUEST, the safest way to wear it is on a thong round your neck. The Rules for Rings are as follows:

1. Rings with large carved stones, usually green, although sometimes a big ruby will do. These are fairly harmless, since the carving is the crest or totem of the owner’s family. The main thing these do is to prove your right to a Kingdom or lordship. Often the wrong person recognises it. Then you are in Trouble.

2. Rings with CRYSTAL stones. These need only be raised in anger for the Crystal to shoot FIRE and POWER and blast the people in front of you. This is awkward if you happen to lose your temper with a friend. And a further trouble is that these Rings need recharging frequently and will often not work when you really need them to.

3. Rings with a dead black stone. These are usually accursed (OMT) in some way and will either drain your spirit or allow the DARK LORD to take over your mind. Avoid these, no matter what other useful things they do.

4. Rings with any other kind of stone. Most of these wilt have belonged to WIZARDS or ELVES and the very least they will do is allow you MINDSPEECH with someone unexpected. Those with blue-green stones will either transport you abruptly elsewhere or put you in touch with some GODDESS. Some need only be turned around on the finger for unexpected things to happen. If you must wear one of these, avoid fidgeting with it. You may suddenly turn into a DRAGON.

5. Plain Rings with RUNES on the inside. Avoid these like the PLAGUE. The Rule is that, the plainer a Ring is, the more powerfully MAGIC and accursed (OMT) it will be.

(It also has a tvtropes page if you want to learn more before actually spending money on it. :3)

Re: eBook recs?

[cakemage]

Ha, that's good stuff! I'll definitely take it into consideration.

Re: eBook recs?

[loracarol]

Yay!

I'd love to know what you think if you do decide to read it! (Even if you don't buy it now. :3)