Snowflake Challenge #13

[bunnyboo]

Howdy, everyone! We're in the home stretch of the Snowflake Challenge! Today's challenge is:


The Oxford Dictionary defines fandom as being 'the state or condition of being a fan of something.' Which is a fancy way of saying that fandom doesn't exist in a vacuum and is based on something else.

Even if you're not a creator, there are many things that enhance your enjoyment / knowledge of your fandom, or fandom in general.

This challenge is interested in those supplemental things. What supplemental things do you enjoy, read, use as research, connect with fellow fans on? We're looking for anything that adds to your enjoyment of your fandom(s). Wikis, web sites, videos, software, games, books, people... anything!

There are some great fandom resources out there and we'd love to see what they are.


In your own space, tell us about 3 fandom resources you use or enjoy. (One or two is fine, especially if you're in a smaller fandom!)

One of the best resources for anything fandom is TV Tropes! Is it universally good? No, but it has just about everything fannish (or not) you can think of - all with trope lists. It's often my go-to source for looking up fandoms by tropes I'm interested in, and I've found quite a few fics I love from browsing there. It can get a little... obsessive, but it's still useful.

Another great resource, specifically for video games, is the Before I Play wiki - where people submit spoiler-free tips on games, designed to give newbies an idea of, well, what they should know before they play a game. It's not an exhaustive list, but it has helped me out a few times!

Finally, the last great resource I always go back to when I play Pathfinder is the Archives of Nethys - a complete explanation, listing, and searchable database of Pathfinder rules, lore, and mechanics. One of the things I love about Pathfinder is that it's very generous with its sharing policy - enabling officially sanctioned sources of information that other systems (looking at you, Dungeons and Dragons) lack. Of course,  you can get the same information.. elsewhere, among other things, but Archives of Nethys is legal, easy to use, and readily available. Heck, it even has first edition and Starfinder!

Comments

[goddess47]

I've used TV Tropes to make sure that I know what I'm working with when I do Trope Bingo! That's a fun resources.

And I like the idea of Before I Play... I don't play video games often, and it's mostly because I'm never sure of what I'm getting into. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks for joining us in Snowflake today!

[silveradept]

Before I Play is a pretty good resource, and I can feel the snark and pain of many a player in some of those entries.

[ai]

I never heard of Before I Play before. That place looks like a godsend! Thanks for the link.

[bunnyboo]

No problem! I found it really helpful, so I figured some other folks would too. :)

[why_me_why_not]

I'm not a video game person, but it's awesome that something like the Before I Play wiki exists!

[bunnyboo]

I do too! I think it's a good alternative to watching someone else play the game on YouTube or something.

[why_me_why_not]

It is! Although my kiddo is a youtuber who does a lot of gameplay so I'm glad that watching people play games on youtube is some folks' jam, haha!

[bunnyboo]

Oh, that's cool!