Code Geass Fanfiction Drinking Game

[otakukeith.livejournal.com]

Inspired by other fanfic drinking games, like this Evangelion one.

Standard Drinking Game Disclaimer: Don't do this with real alcohol, blah blah.

Plot

*If the fic begins...
...during or before R1, take a drink.
...between the end of R1 and the end of R2, drink twice.
...after the end of R2, drink three times.

*If a canon event happens despite its original cause not happening (e.g. Suzaku being accused of a different crime and being rescued in the same way), take a drink.

*If the canon death of a character doesn't happen on schedule, drink...
...once if it's Lelouch, Shirley or Euphemia.
...twice if it's someone else.

*If the plot hinges around fixing one or more (actual or perceived) mistakes a character made in canon, take a drink.
-If the plot involves actual time travel or some other method of explicitly giving the characters the benefit of hindsight, drink again.

Characters

*If Lelouch is or becomes much more physically able than in canon, take a drink.
-If there is a clear plot reason for this (he joins the army, etc.) beyond the author wanting to erase one of his more obvious flaws, down the glass.

*If Nina is shown doing something other than working on sciency stuff at her computer, being racist, and/or mooning over Euphemia, take a drink.

*If Nunnally is shown doing something other than worrying about Lelouch, being cute, and/or being in danger, take a drink.
-If she opens her eyes, down a glass.

*If Jeremiah switches sides and becomes Lelouch's loyal sidekick well before he did in canon, take a drink of something orange-flavoured.
-If Jeremiah consumes orange-based foodstuffs, or some connection to oranges is retconned into his backstory (despite the fact that Lelouch's Orange comment was entirely random and off-the-cuff), down your glass.

*If an original character appears in a prominent role, take a drink (warning - do NOT do this section with real alcohol if you are reading Code Geass: Age of the Chaotic Truth).
-If they are...
...Britannian, take a drink.
...Japanese, take two drinks.
...any other nationality, drink three times.
-If they are related to one or more canon characters, take a drink...
...and they're not Britannian royalty, drink again.
-If they have/acquire a Geass (or Code), take a drink...
...and if their Geass can affect physical objects and/or is clearly a more powerful/less limited version of a canon one, down your glass.
-If they have/acquire a custom Knightmare frame or other cool vehicle, take a drink...
...and if it is more powerful than every other machine of its kind in the world, drink again.
...and if they built/designed it themselves, cave and/or box of scraps optional, take another drink. Then take a third drink and replace your heart with an advanced piece of technology.
-If they are paired with a canon character, take a drink.

Descriptions/Technology

*If the author takes more than 100 words to describe a weapon or Knightmare, take a drink (warning: do NOT do this one with real alcohol if you are reading Code Geass: The Demon and the Dragon).

*If the author spends more than 100 words describing something exactly as it appeared in the anime, take a drink.

*If a technology that didn't exist in canon Code Geass (e.g. powered armour) appears, take a drink.

Pairings

*If the author promises a pairing in the summary but never gets round to including it in any meaningful way, take a drink...
...and if said pairing is Lelouch/harem, share a drink with several friends.
...and if the author alludes to the pairing in-text as if it was happening, but hasn't actually developed it earlier, down your glass.

*If Lelouch is paired with...
...Suzaku or Kallen, take a drink.
...Shirley or C.C., drink twice.
...Euphemia or Nunnally, drink three times.
...anyone else, down your glass.
...no-one, chug a bottle (yes, this includes fics where he isn't around).

*If Suzaku is paired with...
...Euphemia or Lelouch, take a drink.
...Nunnally, Gino or Kallen, take two drinks.
...anyone else, drink three times.

*If Nina is paired with Euphemia, and they actually get together, take a drink and pleasure yourself with a table in celebration. (Also, please tell me where I can find this elusive fic.)

*If Milly is paired with...
...Lelouch, take a drink.
...Rivalz, open a bottle of 'borrowed' champagne.
...anyone female, drink twice.

*If Kallen is paired with...
...Lelouch, take a drink.
...Gino, drink twice.
...anyone else, down a glass.

*If Jeremiah is paired with...
...Sayoko, take a drink brought to you by your loyal maid.
...anyone else, down a bottle of something orange-flavoured.

Miscellaneous

*If the author sounds off in their notes about how much they hate a character, take a drink...
...and if it's not Suzaku or Nina, chug a bottle.
...and if those notes are in the middle of the story instead of at the beginning or end, drink again.

*If some of the author's creative decisions make no sense whatsoever, drink until they do.

*If the author starts adding original characters/Knightmares/Geass powers etc. created and sent in by reviewers, chug a bottle, because the fic is probably about to go downhill.

Add your own; I'm sure there are plenty of CG fanfic cliches I've missed.

Comments

[megalomaniageek.livejournal.com]

I think it can be valid as a form of entertainment - I tend to enjoy participating in collaborative works like round robins for fun, and I can see this being fun in a similar way - but it's generally not the kind of story-telling I'm interested in when I go looking for fanfiction or similar. Also because reviewer-generated character chapters end up being a huge competition of Sues, or the author is just using it as an excuse to be really lazy.