Fandom Spotlight: info and volunteering!

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I'm just going to keep cannibalizing this post every semester. Like you guys expected more of me?

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 suit_of_awesome, 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 labeled as such. If in doubt, cut and warn.

( What I need from you )

( When do I need it? )

Also, we have a list already of all the fandoms we've seen since the last time we started this up -- let me know if you did a spotlight that I didn't link to/nab. (Additionally, if there's a fandom represented and we no longer have characters from it, let me know. I think I got most of them but I'm flaky like a croissant.)

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Waaaaait for the OCD, my darlings. And it is up! Sally forth and volunteer, children!