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A Guide to Not Making Your Tribute suck, published on Fanfiction.net began as [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]. Originally posted a straightforward list of dos and don'ts (but mostly dont's) in the creation of [[Original Character|original characters]] in [[The Hunger Games (Literature)|The Hunger Games]] [[Fandom]], it had gone through several evolutions, both at the author's whim and in attempts to better conform to the Fanfiction.net content guidelines.
'''''A Guide to Not Making Your Tribute Suck''''', published on Fanfiction.net, began as [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]. Originally posted a straightforward list of dos and don'ts (but mostly dont's) in the creation of [[Original Character|original characters]] in [[The Hunger Games (novel)|The Hunger Games]] [[Fandom]], it had gone through several evolutions, both at the author's whim and in attempts to better conform to the Fanfiction.net content guidelines.


Currently, the story features an actual plot, centering around Gamemaker Deyna Balthazar. As the [[Only Sane Employee]], he tries to teach his fellow Gamemakers how to choose tributes that won't make the public suspect the reaping are less than random. Eventually he leads them on a Sue-hunt through the internet, joined by a [[Parody Sue]] they nickname Spot.
Currently, the story features an actual plot, centering around Gamemaker Deyna Balthazar. As the [[Only Sane Employee]], he tries to teach his fellow Gamemakers how to choose tributes that won't make the public suspect the reaping are less than random. Eventually he leads them on a Sue-hunt through the internet, joined by a [[Parody Sue]] they nickname Spot.


The story was Written by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2022734/FoalyWinsForever FoalyWinsForever] and can be read [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6232300/1/A_Guide_to_Not_Making_Your_Tribute_Suck here].
The story was written by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2022734/FoalyWinsForever FoalyWinsForever], who removed it from [[Fanfiction.net]]. The first three chapters are [https://web.archive.org/web/20120424053155/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6232300/1/A_Guide_to_Not_Making_Your_Tribute_Suck available through the Wayback Machine].

=== Provides examples of: ===


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* [[Abusive Parents]]: Spot has them, naturally.
* [[Abusive Parents]]: Spot has them, naturally.
* [[Author Tract]]: The story is, primarily, the author telling people to ''stop writing [[Mary Sue|Sues]]''.
* [[Author Tract]]: The story is, primarily, the author telling people to ''stop writing [[Mary Sue|Sues]]''.
* [[The Antagonist]]: Deyna points out that the story, now having a plot, needs one.
* [[The Antagonist]]: Deyna points out that the story, now having a plot, needs one.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: The Gamemakers fancy themselves this, some of the time.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: The Gamemakers fancy themselves this, some of the time.
* [[Books On Trope]]: It primarily addresses [[Mary Sue]] tropes in [[The Hunger Games (Literature)|The Hunger Games]] fanfictions.
* [[Books on Trope]]: It primarily addresses [[Mary Sue]] tropes in [[The Hunger Games (novel)|The Hunger Games]] fanfictions.
* [[Brain Bleach]]: Cleo is promised some after a brush with a lemon fic.
* [[Brain Bleach]]: Cleo is promised some after a brush with a lemon fic.
* [[Breaks the Fourth Wall]]
* [[Breaks the Fourth Wall]]
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Deyna, and the author in the editions where she addressed the audience directly.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Deyna, and the author in the editions where she addressed the audience directly.
* [[The Ditz]]: Most of the Gamemakers aren't brilliant, but Tibbi stands out.
* [[The Ditz]]: Most of the Gamemakers aren't brilliant, but Tibbi stands out.
* [[Expy]]: [[The Hunger Games (Literature)|Katniss]] expies are strictly forbidden.
* [[Expy]]: [[The Hunger Games (novel)|Katniss]] expies are strictly forbidden.
* [[Gender Flip]]: ''"No one wants their tribute gender-switched or something like that. ...Unless they do. Fanfictioners are weird like that sometimes. But still."''
* [[Gender Flip]]: ''"No one wants their tribute gender-switched or something like that. ...Unless they do. Fanfictioners are weird like that sometimes. But still."''
* [[Hair of Gold]]: Spot, unless she has [[Shiny Midnight Black|black hair]].
* [[Hair of Gold]]: Spot, unless she has [[Shiny Midnight Black|black hair]].
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* [[Noodle Incident]]: Tibbi's first mass murder.
* [[Noodle Incident]]: Tibbi's first mass murder.
* [[Only Sane Employee]]: Deyna.
* [[Only Sane Employee]]: Deyna.
* [[Original Character]]: The story offers a guideline for designing [[The Hunger Games (Literature)|The Hunger Games]] tributes.
* [[Original Character]]: The story offers a guideline for designing [[The Hunger Games (novel)|The Hunger Games]] tributes.
* [[Overly Long Name]]: Liana Raolin Kiyera Rosemary Abigail Reyna Catalina Milania Sunshine Glitterwings Mc Fluffysparkle.
* [[Overly Long Name]]: Liana Raolin Kiyera Rosemary Abigail Reyna Catalina Milania Sunshine Glitterwings Mc Fluffysparkle.
* [[Parody Sue]]: Liana Raolin Ki- Spot.
* [[Parody Sue]]: Liana Raolin Ki- Spot.
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* [[Shiny Midnight Black]]: Spot, unless she has [[Hair of Gold|blond hair]].
* [[Shiny Midnight Black]]: Spot, unless she has [[Hair of Gold|blond hair]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: To [[My Immortal]], when Deyna mentions in his list of requirements that Ebony Darkness Dementia Raven Way is not an acceptable name for a tribute.
* [[Shout-Out]]: To [[My Immortal]], when Deyna mentions in his list of requirements that Ebony Darkness Dementia Raven Way is not an acceptable name for a tribute.
* [[Surrounded By Idiots]]: The first chapter is even entitled "Deyna Balthazar Is Surrounded by Idiots".
* [[Surrounded by Idiots]]: The first chapter is even entitled "Deyna Balthazar Is Surrounded by Idiots".
* [[All The Tropes Will Ruin Your Vocabulary]]: Tibbi has this problem.
* [[All the Tropes Will Ruin Your Vocabulary]]: Tibbi has this problem.
* [[Unexplained Recovery]]: Spot gets blasted in the chest with a machine gun. Two sentences later, she's fine.
* [[Unexplained Recovery]]: Spot gets blasted in the chest with a machine gun. Two sentences later, she's fine.
* [[Villain Protagonist]]: One of the Gamemakers suggest they are this.
* [[Villain Protagonist]]: One of the Gamemakers suggest they are this.
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Latest revision as of 16:33, 17 September 2023

A Guide to Not Making Your Tribute Suck, published on Fanfiction.net, began as Exactly What It Says on the Tin. Originally posted a straightforward list of dos and don'ts (but mostly dont's) in the creation of original characters in The Hunger Games Fandom, it had gone through several evolutions, both at the author's whim and in attempts to better conform to the Fanfiction.net content guidelines.

Currently, the story features an actual plot, centering around Gamemaker Deyna Balthazar. As the Only Sane Employee, he tries to teach his fellow Gamemakers how to choose tributes that won't make the public suspect the reaping are less than random. Eventually he leads them on a Sue-hunt through the internet, joined by a Parody Sue they nickname Spot.

The story was written by FoalyWinsForever, who removed it from Fanfiction.net. The first three chapters are available through the Wayback Machine.

Tropes used in A Guide to Not Making Your Tribute Suck include:
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