Had a dream this morning that Archive of our Own had a Random button which would simply take you to a random fanfic, like Wikipedia has. (AO3 does not appear to really have this, I checked and couldn’t find one, but I kinda wish they did.) Someone had started a game where whatever fic you got, that was your new fandom, which is very fun! I would love this meme in real life.
The problem came in where so many people used the button that it broke and just started sending everyone to Stealing Harry, and like…I have fond memories of Stealing Harry but it’s not my best work and nobody should be assigned to be a Harry Potter fan in this day and age.
So I decide to go off and find Astolat and demand she fix this but when I finally did (there was a whole quest) she turned to me like the baddie in a horror flick and said, “But that’s the most random story there is” in a dark voice and I was terrified and woke up.
In the cold light of day I know there are more random stories by me on the archive, let alone by others, but I’m not going to try to get back there to argue my case. Pretty sure whatever I spoke to was actually the demon specifically assigned to plague fandom and not Astolat at all.
I’d say “get thee behind me, demon” but I know just how many porny fics on AO3 begin with that premise. (I’ve written some.) Begone foul spirit, and take your Satanic Panic with you!
This made me laugh so hard - of all the things a sleeping mind can offer up as entertainment, poor Copperbadge was visited by a demonic Astolat impersonator.
Okay a summary cause I love explaining things and fandom history
Collegehumor launches Dimension 20, a real-play DND vodcast with custom, handmade miniatures
The show is an anthology, and each season’s reception varies
At the Start of 2020, following the high of their sequel to their most popular season, they launched Crown of Candy
Crown of Candy was a Game of Thrones/Candyland parody that was significantly darker than other seasons, including multiple PC deaths, on-screen child abuse, war and bloody deaths.
Given that people needed a distraction moreso than usual, Crown of Candy developed an EXTREMELY dedicated and divisive fanbase.
Unfortunately, due to the nature of the season, the fact that it was launched on twitch and YouTube with chat enabled, and some vicious fans, it was an exhausting season for everyone involved.
Some people think that because of this, it may never get a sequel.
That said - they have made the interesting decision to auction off minis from past seasons Starting with a crown of candy, rather than an older season or a side quest.
There was an anthropomorphic carrot that killed a PC and one of the animal companions.
Worth noting that one of the most popular ships is the carrot and the PC he killed.
There was a plot-twist backstabber NPC who is essentially the Tumblr sexy man of dimension20. He’s a sentient slice of cake with legs and everyone just kind of draws him as an attractive guy.
They have been using both characters heavily in advertising the auction – moreso than the actual player characters.
Within the first hour the carrot’s bid broke $2500 dollars
Updates:
Anonymous benefactors are offering several thousand dollars to people who want certain miniatures
Due to shipping restrictions, there are people offering to export it from the US on behalf of other fans
One of the miniatures in the first wave of auctions is an unused ham-dog. A pug that looks like a holiday ham
I’m a little foggy on the details but I think? Laney “caramelindarox” on Twitter? May have started a meme about how much everyone should want the ham-dog. Possibly to overinflate it’s value and detract bids on other minis
The discord server latches on to this meme and has started a church of ham-dog
