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Mynx

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Befriend a fallen angel.

Lose your daughter.

Then seek comfort in the angel's bed.

Fall in love. Force him to give up his wings.

Then die and leave him behind forever.

 

Or read the book.

 

OK, I saw this on a poster in town today advertising a book (I forget the title now) but it gave me an idea for a little game to play here.

The idea is that you take a film or book that you really enjoy (or hate, it doesn't matter, you just have to know the story) and create a description for it in the same manner as above. The last line has to be either 'Or read the book.' or 'Or see the film.'

It is then up to one of you to guess what book or film it is and post your own one.

If you wish to leave clues, such as the author/director, genre or year, you are welcome to. Just don't make the topics tooooo obscure.

To start off, here is my first attempt.

 

Stop taking your drugs.

Cheat death thanks to a rabbit.

Uncover a kiddy porn ring.

Figure out time travel.

Decide to go back in time and die anyway.

 

Or see the film.

 

*grins*

Go nuts...

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Mira

Mira

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Donnie Darko?

 

For my riddle of sorts I have created this.

 

Be a sheephearder, to stand against the Shadow.

Feel the Power, and bend the threads.

Bring salvation in destruction.

And let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.

 

Or read the book

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Zadown

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Mira's riddle reminds me of Wheel of Time, but it has been so long since I last read it I can't be sure - besides themes like that are quite common in fantasy. This might be too easy, but...

 

Etch your memories into you.

Live in the now.

Cheat yourself and succeed.

Continue your pointless hunt.

And kill your only partner.

 

Or see the movie.

Sweetcherrie

Sweetcherrie

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Maybe we should PM answers so that people don't see the answers here in the thread?

 

Anyways my own contribution:

 

Go drown yourself in a bubble

Die twice or more

Create your own body

Discover the desert

Create a world outside the domes

 

Or read the book.

Gwaihir

Gwaihir

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Break out, O Endless

Retrieve your own.

Send out the dreams.

Make the nightmares.

Help a willing man die

and the follow yourself

 

Or read the series.

 

Sweetcherrie, I know exactly which one yours is, but I Can not think of the title, gaaah

Katzaniel

Katzaniel

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Mira's is undoubtably Wheel of Time. Or, if it is not, a ripoff of it!

Mynx's was one of those "Gee whiz, why didn't I get that?" I knew the movie, but did not recognize the signs!

The rest have me baffled.

 

As for PMing answers, probably people can just decide not to scroll down until they've figured one out or given up.

 

Mine:

 

Be captured by pirates.

Fight a giant, a master swordsman, and an evil genius.

Die and be brought back.

Bluff your way to victory.

 

Or watch the film.

 

These are harder than they look. I may write another later.

Mira

Mira

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Yes Katzaniel, both you and Zadown were absolutely correct, it was The Wheel of Time. :)

 

And I know yours, but I'll PM you my guess so I don't spoil it for others :D

Sweetcherrie

Sweetcherrie

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Nope it's a single book, no series.

 

- Sweetcherrie

 

Edit: there is a book that incorporates this story, and has the same basis, but it's not part of a series (looked it up because you got me doubting ;) )

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Gryphon

Gryphon

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wails!

 

I cant get any of them! :(

 

Not even the ones I know (when the answers are posted) like Princess Bride.

 

Gryphon goes to hide in shame

Akallabeth

Akallabeth

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Watch the Assistant Pig Keeper grow to be King

See the bauble lit, then extinguished forever

Travel from the Hall of Bards to Annuvin

Slay the lord of evil

See a lesser evil die by his lord's iron crown

Bid the Sons farewell as they sail across the sea

 

Or read this last book of a series.

Gryphon

Gryphon

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Gryphon comes creeping back out of indecent obscurity...

 

Hey... I know that one! Yay, suddenly I feel much better.

 

Gryphon rushes off to PM the answer to Akallabeth so as not to spoil it for anyone else

(I'd post it here but I don't have a new description to replace it with.)

Peredhil

Peredhil

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Taught by the Silent One,

Opened Death's door for pride and found a Shadow,

Lured to a northern court, lost his otak.

Sailed until salt-sea became sand

Named the Shadow and found himself scarred but whole.

 

Or read the book.

 

 

 

 

(Akallabeth: The High King by Lloyd Alexander)

Venefyxatu

Venefyxatu

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The only one I knew was Mira's - the Wheel of Time :blink:

 

Methinks I need to read more, see more movies and play fewer games :P

 

Receive a gift,

And go to Hell

Destroy it there,

And come back again.

When asked, say that you "lost it".

 

Or see the movie.

Gryphon

Gryphon

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Become a famous lawyer.

Move to the city.

Watch your life go to Hell.

Change your path at the start.

Risk a repeat.

 

Or watch the movie.

Sweetcherrie

Sweetcherrie

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I have another one,

 

Desire to be your sister

Desire your sister

Write it down

Get a mysterious illness and die.

 

Or read the book and see the film

 

 

Probably a bit easier (this is a pretty good game :D )

 

- Sweetcherrie

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Mynx

Mynx

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*sigh*

Everyone guesses the ones I know and leaves the ones I don't

Oh well...

Here's an easy one for anyone that knows me well...

 

Kill your sister when you're 6.

Go to a mental facility and decide not to talk.

Escape 15 years later.

Kill stupid babysitters who like taking their clothes off.

Get shot multiple times and walk away.

 

Or see the film.

 

*waits for a reply in 3...2...1...*

 

 

Edit: (BTW - Sweetcherrie, was it Caligula?)

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Gryphon

Gryphon

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Mynx's one

 

 

 

Has to be...

 

 

 

 

 

Halloween.

 

 

Live to the rhythm.

Be king of the world.

Be plotted against.

Find help in the most unlikely place.

Turn out better for it.

 

Or watch the movie.

Vigil StarGazer

Vigil StarGazer

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At first i was gonna Pm answears to the authors.. but then Nooo.. everyone wanna spoil it for everyone else.. so here we go, I might as well join in:

 

Etch your memories into you.

Live in the now.

Cheat yourself and succeed.

Continue your pointless hunt.

And kill your only partner.

 

Or see the movie.

 

Answear: Momentos

 

Watch the Assistant Pig Keeper grow to be King

See the bauble lit, then extinguished forever

Travel from the Hall of Bards to Annuvin

Slay the lord of evil

See a lesser evil die by his lord's iron crown

Bid the Sons farewell as they sail across the sea

 

Answear: "The Return of the King" From the Lord of the Rings series

Mynx

Mynx

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*grins*

Don't worry Vigil, I don't think anyone minds that the answers are being posted here.

Momentos? I thought it was Memento...but then again for all I know it has a different title where you are.

Aaaaanyway.

Gryphon's has to be the Emperor's New Groove

*grin grows wider*

Here's my new one...

 

Be born and raised as heir to the throne.

Be blamed for your father's murder.

Run away and befriend outcasts.

Get some sense literally knocked into you.

Return to complete the circle.

Break out randomly into song throughout all of this.

 

Or see the film.

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