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* ''[[Makai Kingdom]]''. The Sacred Tome [[Tomes of Prophecy and Fate|predicts the future with absolute certainty]], and whatever is written in it BECOMES the truth. 'Badass Freakin' Overlord' Zetta is pissed off because the tome claims that he will destroy his own Netherworld through foolishness and arrogance, so he burns it. This causes the entire world to collapse, and he has to quickly transform HIMSELF into the Sacred Tome to prevent a total collapse, though his own Netherworld still bites it, thus [[Self-Fulfilling Prophecy|proving the prediction true]]... Most of the gameplay basically centers around using the powers of the Zetta-Tome, by having various characters write 'wishes' into it, thus making them come true.
* ''[[Wizardry]]'' Dark Savant Trilogy (''VI'', ''VII'', ''8'') has the Cosmic Forge, a pen and Tome Of Fate. Anything written in it will become true, albeit [[Jackass Genie|not as the writer expects]]. If written pages are torn out, history itself will be [[Retcon|Ret Conned]]. [[Multiple Endings|One of the endings]] in ''8'' {{spoiler|has you doing exactly that in an attempt to [[Ret-Gone]] the Dark Savant, but since the process is not instantaneous, you must fight him anyway. After you defeat him, you quickly write down every bit of history you can recall.}}
* Gran Grimoire from ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]'' has changed entire town into fantasy kingdom.
* Luso Clemens from ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics A2]]'': Grimoire of the Rift has Type 2 / Type 3 book (Grimoire of the Rift) that writes itself, recording Luso experiences. It was also used to travel between worlds.
* A non-book example happens in ''[[Persona 2]]'': rumors become true if enough people hear about them (this is due to a demon dicking with humanity.) No writing needed, just word of mouth. Mostly this results in [[Urban Legends]] becoming true, but at one point the player characters themselves take advantage of it.
== Web Original ==
* The [[SCP Foundation]] has some of these
** [http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-140 140]. Is a book that chronicles the story of the Daevites, a highly militaristic civilization that engaged in such charming practices as slavery, [[Human Sacrifice]]s, and several other nasty things. Whenever any fluid suitable for writing is within 15 meters of it (and human blood seems to be its favorite substance to use), the book uses it to expand and keep chronicling the story of the Daevites, recovering from their defeats and going on again on its conquering quest, all while gaining supernatural abilities in the process. When the Foundation first recovered the book, the Daevites had been stopped around 200 BCE by the forces of Chinese general Qin Kai; now, they were wiped out by Ghengis Khan, ''around 1400 years later''. It has been estimated that if the Daevites survive a certain point of history, it would retroactively destroy civilization as we know it. {{Spoiler|While containing it seems easy, the Foundation doesn't have every copy of the book... and all of them share the same qualities.}}
** The [http://www.scp-wiki.net/kate-mctiriss-s-proposal -001 proposal by Kate McTiriss] claims that the -001 slot is part a [[Reality Warper|reality warping]] device, part this trope.
== Western Animation ==
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