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The Brown Note is named for the urban legend about an audio tone that, when played, causes the listener to lose control of their bowels and spontaneously defecate. |
The Brown Note is named for the urban legend about an audio tone that, when played, causes the listener to lose control of their bowels and spontaneously defecate. |
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If it's not harmful itself, but summons or draws the attention of a harmful entity, then it's a [[Speak of the Devil]]. When it is specifically a book, it can be a [[Tome of Eldritch Lore]] or a form of [[Reality Writing Book]]. Musical examples are extreme cases of [[Hell Is That Noise]], [[Ear Worm]] or possibly [[The Power of Rock]]. See also [[Magic Music]]. A lighter version used for torture would be [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]]. Can overlap with [[Suckiness Is Painful]], when the note is a [[Stylistic Suck|really bad work]]. It may occasionally |
If it's not harmful itself, but summons or draws the attention of a harmful entity, then it's a [[Speak of the Devil]]. When it is specifically a book, it can be a [[Tome of Eldritch Lore]] or a form of [[Reality Writing Book]]. Musical examples are extreme cases of [[Hell Is That Noise]], [[Ear Worm]] or possibly [[The Power of Rock]]. See also [[Magic Music]]. A lighter version used for torture would be [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]]. Can overlap with [[Suckiness Is Painful]], when the note is a [[Stylistic Suck|really bad work]]. It may occasionally serve as a type of [[MacGuffin]]. |
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Compare [[Words Can Break My Bones]], some of which have similar effects given by single words, written or spoken, and are by magic. See also [[Weapons Grade Vocabulary]] if its simply straight words, spoken or read. Contrast with [[Gale Force Sound]], where the sound has a physical effect, not a psychological one, and [[Incessant Music Madness]], where repetitive music drives a person to distraction. If you aren't affected right off the bat, perhaps [[You Cannot Grasp the True Form]] or [[You Are Already Dead]]. |
Compare [[Words Can Break My Bones]], some of which have similar effects given by single words, written or spoken, and are by magic. See also [[Weapons Grade Vocabulary]] if its simply straight words, spoken or read. Contrast with [[Gale Force Sound]], where the sound has a physical effect, not a psychological one, and [[Incessant Music Madness]], where repetitive music drives a person to distraction. If you aren't affected right off the bat, perhaps [[You Cannot Grasp the True Form]] or [[You Are Already Dead]]. |