Nah, it's not dead.

Subject: Nah, it's not dead.
Author: Larfen J. Stocke, esq
Posted on: 2016-06-16 11:55:00 UTC

Least, not in theory. A few houses don't have Big Sibs, the system doesn't get much attention, that sort of stuff.
Which, er, might just mean that it's dead, actually.
I tried joining one and that sort of poofed into nothingness, at least. Perhaps my natural charisma just scared everyone off.

Er. Speaking of sibs.
Anyone open in Grave Energy, Two-by-Four, or Skull Goblet? Skoblet? Assuming it's all still working?

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New Member by The Good Mod Addict on 2016-06-13 23:39:00 UTC Reply

Hey, everyone! I learned about the PPC through TV Tropes, and figured I'd sign up.

welcome (nm) by Bram on 2016-06-17 17:42:00 UTC Reply
Hello, hello! by DCCCV on 2016-06-16 23:48:00 UTC Reply

Here's a Black Dragon Box. I need someone to keep a copy of The Avatar of Dest- oh, I've said too much.
Welcome aBoard! I will now hijack your thread by Cat-on-the-Keyboard on 2016-06-16 10:53:00 UTC Reply

My gift to you is a tree. A baby tree. Go plant it somewhere.

I know it's incredibly rude to hijack a newbie's introduction post...but the topic has to do with newbie introduction, and I doubt it needs its own thread. What happened to the Big Sib/Little Sib program? I found it on the wiki and it seems like a good idea, so why did it die out?

--Key is up for adoption by House Darjeeling, House Kind Words and a Two-by-Four, or House Skull Goblet, if we decide to make this a thing again.

Nah, it's not dead. by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2016-06-16 11:55:00 UTC Reply

Least, not in theory. A few houses don't have Big Sibs, the system doesn't get much attention, that sort of stuff.
Which, er, might just mean that it's dead, actually.
I tried joining one and that sort of poofed into nothingness, at least. Perhaps my natural charisma just scared everyone off.

Er. Speaking of sibs.
Anyone open in Grave Energy, Two-by-Four, or Skull Goblet? Skoblet? Assuming it's all still working?

Skull Goblet is offcially dead. by Data Junkie on 2016-06-16 17:26:00 UTC Reply

I was the sole big sib, and I honestly doubt anyone wants me taking newbies under my wing for a variety of reasons.

Actually, I am apparently wrong by Data Junkie on 2016-06-16 17:28:00 UTC Reply

Looking at the wiki page, it seems a lot more people joined during one of my absences.

Welcome to Creation, here's your shovel. by Voyd on 2016-06-14 16:54:00 UTC Reply

Have a shovel that digs up Time Turners! Now don't go causing any paradoxes, ya hear?
Welcome to the madhouse! by eatpraylove on 2016-06-14 13:18:00 UTC Reply

Here's a Hufflepuff scarf and half a dozen sweet rolls!
Fee-fi-fo-fum! I smell... a newbie! :D by Matt Cipher on 2016-06-14 09:09:00 UTC Reply

Wow... haven't done that in a while! :D

Welcome! Have a slice of Infinite Pizza!

That is an amazing GIF. Thanks! (nm) by The Good Mod Addict on 2016-06-14 14:52:00 UTC Reply

Welcome, welcome! by Badger421 on 2016-06-14 07:12:00 UTC Reply

Come on in, have a seat by the fireplace, I promise the dragon egg isn't due to hatch for another few weeks.
Leastaways that's what the handbook says.

Anyway, take this Replica Holocron as a newbie gift. As I see you enjoy the Elder Scrolls, I've taken the liberty of storing a map of Tamriel on it.

And on the subject of fandoms, might I ask what Hogwarts House you're in? And, while I'm at it, what's your favorite Elder Scrolls game and/race?

Ooh, dragon eggs! by The Good Mod Addict on 2016-06-14 14:51:00 UTC Reply

As a matter of Hogwarts Houses, I would probably be Hufflepuff because I don't really fit the mold for the other Houses. If I were a more ideal version of myself, I'd be a Ravenclaw.

My favorite ES game is certainly Skyrim, with favorite race being Argonian because of the racial powers and roleplay potential.

Well, I'm always happy to see another Hufflepuff, by Badger421 on 2016-06-16 00:41:00 UTC Reply

But if you think a more ideal version of yourself would be a Ravenclaw, then a Ravenclaw you are. In my personal opinion you should never choose your house because you don't fit anywhere else

Very nice. I tend to lean more towards Oblivion and Khajiit, but Skyrim is very fun (especially with mods) and Argonians are great.

Greetings! by Delta Juliette on 2016-06-14 06:30:00 UTC Reply

Would you do us the honor of sharing your pronouns? I'd rather not guess wrongly.

*gives a box full of assorted non-binary pronouns* Welcome to the Board!

My PGPs are male. Thanks for caring! (nm) by The Good Mod Addict on 2016-06-14 14:45:00 UTC Reply

New Member? by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2016-06-14 06:29:00 UTC Reply

New Member!
By Jove!
Member's managed to make itself an entire pronoun! Brilliant!

My gift upon you is: An intervention.
Good Mod addiction is a terrible, terrible thing, and I wish you luck.
We'll get through this together.
Welcome!
Hello newbie. by Hardric on 2016-06-14 06:03:00 UTC Reply

Please have this pot of black-hole coffee. We could almost add a badge 'I'm a troper' too, given the number of people coming from there. ;)

Now, I see you answered all the essential questions, so you have got only one thing left to do. Read the Dresden Files. Oh, and Butcher's other series too. They're all awesome.
Welcome aBoard! by SkarmorySilver on 2016-06-14 02:42:00 UTC Reply

Have one of my own shed feathers and a complimentary kit of Spikes!
Yes! by Granz the Ice Cream Monarch on 2016-06-14 01:43:00 UTC Reply

I'm not the newest anymore! Here, let's see... Ah ha! For your newbie gift, take this Royal Ice Cream Container. Simply speak the flavor of ice cream you desire, and it shall appear. You can literally ask for any flavor, though I won't guarantee that they'll all be to your liking. Don't worry about it getting messed up, this thing can survive giant explosions.

So, if you've read the Original Series and the Constitution, have you read any of the other agents? If so, which ones?

(Subject Title Here) by The Good Mod Addict on 2016-06-14 02:06:00 UTC Reply

Uh-oh. Shouldn't have immediately thought of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans for the first ice cream request.

I've only read one other agent because I was... foolish. Let's just say it was a Legendary Badfic done primarily by Trojie. The only reason I'm still sane is that I only read the sporking and wasn't a fan of the source material.

No, I'm not big on the whole "self-preservation of sanity" thing. Why do you ask? XD

Oh dear. by Granz the Ice Cream Monarch on 2016-06-14 02:15:00 UTC Reply

Oh, dear. You're talking about the Land Before Time one, aren't you? I haven't read that one. Those movies are my childhood, and I'd rather not ruin them.

You'd better not read Rina and Zeb then, because... Well, let's just say that they deal with a pair of particularly infamous butcheries of Harry Potter.

And I don't think anybody here is, especially those who write missions. Especially, especially the ones who do Legendary Badfics. Especially, especially, especially the ones who do multiple Legendary Badfics. Especially them. (Making words meaningless is fun, isn't it?)

Well, I beg your pardon. by Iximaz on 2016-06-14 02:21:00 UTC Reply

*scuttles off to plan some more My Immortal*

Speaking of, I've been wondering by Cat-on-the-Keyboard on 2016-06-14 21:38:00 UTC Reply

Are you treating it primarily as Harry Potter badfic, My Chemical Romance badfic, or just as an amazingly muddled crossover? Because I know way too much about MCR and other bands referenced in the fic and would like to feel as if that knowledge was something other than wasted brainspace, if you need a beta who knows about these things.

--Key had a phase

Just a Harry Potter badfic. by Iximaz on 2016-06-14 23:54:00 UTC Reply

MCR and Good Charlotte and the like only feature as backdrop, not prominently enough to be even supporting characters.

I need to reread this thing; obviously my memory is failing by Cat-on-the-Keyboard on 2016-06-16 10:31:00 UTC Reply

Actually, no, I don't want to reread it

You're quoting... by Granz the Ice Cream Monarch on 2016-06-14 02:49:00 UTC Reply

The same guy who throws a fit when someone sits in a particular spot on a couch. Your credibility is skyrocketing.

It's my spot! Nobody sits in my spot! by Iximaz on 2016-06-14 02:55:00 UTC Reply

*sits in her spot and stubbornly refuses to move*

Though yeah, I do have a bit of a reputation for being the one to do ~~stupid~~ crazy things, so you have a point...

Oh, Sheldon, Sheldon. If you don't move... by Granz the Ice Cream Monarch on 2016-06-14 03:50:00 UTC Reply

I'll cover your spot in garbage! *Snaps fingers. Suddenly, dozens of buckets of ice cream appear and empty their contents upon the spot, then drop on top of the spot.* Ha ha!

Well, I don't want to agree, but I'll go ahead and say Rose Potter, Little Miss Mary, and My Immortal.

Anyways, I think we're hijacking, and that's a horrible thing to do to a newbie.

Hey now. by Iximaz on 2016-06-14 04:02:00 UTC Reply

Taking those three into account, that's still only 1/21 of my missions. And take out My Immortal because it's not been written yet, that's 1/31 of my stuff.

...though if you count Rose Potter as six different missions (which I do because they're long), that's still only 1/9th! I do other stories people remember! Right?

...right?

*crickets*

And yeah, we probably are. I'll just leave it there, then.
Just enjoying the show here! (nm) by The Good Mod Addict on 2016-06-14 04:01:00 UTC Reply

Got it in one. (nm) (nm) by The Good Mod Addict on 2016-06-14 02:18:00 UTC Reply

How could I forget this fandom? by The Good Mod Addict on 2016-06-13 23:57:00 UTC Reply

Silenthunder's comment made me remember another series I'm in love with: The Kingkiller Chronicles. How did I forget that? Facepalms
Hi there! Have a Black Cloak of Swirly Awesomeness! (nm) by Silenthunder on 2016-06-13 23:50:00 UTC Reply
Newbie! *glomp* *poke* by Anonymous on 2016-06-13 23:43:00 UTC Reply

Hello, and welcome aBoard! For your newbie gift, take this plate of freshly-made SPaGhetti! I found this place through TV Tropes as well and it's pretty great. They've not been able to get rid of me yet. :P

If you haven't yet read them, may I point you towards the Original Series and the Constitution? They're pretty much the only required reading around these parts. Another useful resource you might use is

The Newbie by The Good Mod Addict on 2016-06-13 23:55:00 UTC Reply

Hey, thanks! I definitely read the Original Series before deciding to join, and read the Constitution, too. The Wiki has been quite helpful with the quirkier pieces of story.

In terms of fandoms, I like The Elder Scrolls, Harry Potter (of course), and the Symphony of Ages books. Been meaning to get into the Dresdenverse, too, but haven't gotten there yet!

Which ES game is your favorite? Mine is Skyrim all the way! (nm) by Silenthunder on 2016-06-14 14:39:00 UTC Reply

Same! It's the reason I love decent mods. (nm) by The Good Mod Addict on 2016-06-14 14:46:00 UTC Reply

Shoot, that was me. Sorry! (nm) by Iximaz on 2016-06-13 23:44:00 UTC Reply