<-+Introduction+->
Something for a bit of fun ;)
This Drinking Game is meant for use with alcoholic beverages, for anywhere between two and 9999 players. The winner is either the first to pass out, or the last, depending on your preferences. The author of this Drinking Game will not be held responsible for any property/personal damage incurred from the use, proper or improper, of said Drinking Game.
Note: when a "Hero" is mentioned, McDohl will be called Hero McDohl, and the hero from S2 will just be called Hero.
Another note, to those of you who have not finished either Suikoden or Suikoden II (and intend to do so at some point): beware! This is full of SPOILERS for both games.
Now, on to the Drinking Game!
<-+Characters+->
-If the hero of the fic isn't Hero McDohl or Hero, take one drink
-If the main character isn't either Hero, and is using a _normal_ weapon (like a sword), take another drink and yell "Stop breaking the traditions!" at the author.
-If the main character is author-created, take two drinks.
-If the new character is obviously selfinserted, take another three drinks (= 5 drinks total) and curse loudly.
-If the new character uses an elemental Rune and has the higher- level kind (like Mother Earth or Flow), take two drinks.
-If the new character has an "action" Rune, like Clone or Angry Dragon, take three drinks and facepalm, and repeat every time the Rune gets used.
-If the new character uses a True Rune, finish entire bottle and curse VERY loudly.
-...If the new character is BOTH selfinserted AND uses a True Rune, get plastered right away.
-If the new character obviously tries to take an established character's place (blue cloak and bandanna, a sword and a lightning Rune), just stop reading. Or get REALLY drunk before finishing.
-Take one drink each time one of the Stars of Destiny joins the party.
-Take two drinks if a character who ISN'T a Star of Destiny joins.
-Make that three if it's Hero McDohl in a S2 fic.
-Take four drinks if a new character who is obviously selfinserted joins the party.
-Take five drinks every time someone in the party dies.
-Take seven drinks if the character is a Star of Destiny, UNLESS the fic is retelling an event from the games (for ex., Gremio). You still have to take five drinks for a character dying, though.
-If one of the "monsters" (including Shiro) from S2 is in the party, take one drink.
-Two if they get any good lines.
-Three if someone who CAN'T talk gets ANY lines AT ALL.
-If there is a NEW (109:th) Star of Destiny, finish an entire bottle. Additionally, take two drinks each time the character's name is mentioned.
-If there's a replacement for an old Star, make that "only" five drinks the first time the character is introduced, and none at the mention of his/her name.
-UNLESS the explanation to WHY this happened is below-average. If it is, drink whatever you feel like drinking.
-Each time "rival" characters meet, take two drinks.
-Three if it's Crowley and Mazus.
-Four if they blow up ANOTHER mountain...
<-+Relationships+->
-If two characters who are pictured as a couple in the games (Hix and Tengaar) are shown as a lovers in the fic, drink once.
-If characters who are NOT shown as lovers in the games get together, two drinks.
-Three if it's either Hero.
-If a character who already has a partner (Hix and Tengaar again) leaves him/her for another, finish an entire bottle and curse the author for a... eh... _dimwit_.
-If an established character falls in love with an author-created character, take another three drinks in addition to what you're already drinking. Four if the new character is an avatar.
-If a new character falls in love with an established one but DOESN'T get anything out of it, have two drinks, and be mildly astounded.
-If the same thing happens and the new character is also an avatar, drink 'till you believe what you just read.
-If Flik falls in love (again), three drinks.
-Four additional drinks if that is the PURPOSE of the fic.
-If it is with his little fangirl Nina, take five drinks and curse.
-If the fic takes place while Odessa is still alive (that is, the fic is about Flik and Odessa), you only need to drink once.
-However, if Odessa gets resurrected, GET PLASTERED!
-If Sierra falls in love, take two drinks.
-If it is with a human, make it three drinks.
-If Viktor falls in love and settles down, have three drinks and quickly think of something else.
-Four if he has children.
-And one additional drink per child.
-However, if he only falls in love but DOESN'T settle down, reduce it to two drinks. (Hey, it COULD happen!)
-If Luc and Leknaat are portrayed as lovers, empty two bottles!
-If any of the "monsters" get into a relationship (with anything else than another monster of the same kind), three bottles and look away – quickly.
-For any shounen/shoujou-ai, take two drinks, plus...
-If the characters are clearly shown as straight in the games (Sheena or Richmond - or Sheena AND Richmond!), four drinks.
-On second thought: If the author actually DOES get Sheena and Richmond together... three bottles to forget.
-If a character who is already involved in a "straight" relationship goes homo, finish bottle.
-If Flik is in it, finish bottle.
-If Luc is in it, take five drinks and be mildly sick.
-The part about being sick goes for ANY relationship with Luc in it.
-If Hero and Jowy go yaoi, finish bottle.
-If the two Heroes go yaoi, take three bottles.
-If Hero McDohl and Gremio go yaoi, drink four bottles.
-If it's Flik and Viktor, finish sixpack and puke, in whatever order you like. Repeat as necessary until you don't feel the pain anymore.
<-+Runes+->
-Each time a spell is mentioned by name (Explosion, Black Shadow), take one drink.
-Two if it's an especially goofy one (Deadly Fingertips... or Angry Blow... or...).
-Each time a combo spell is cast, three drinks.
-If it is mentioned by name, make it five drinks.
-If a True Rune is mentioned, one drink.
-If it is one that hasn't appeared in the games, take three drinks and anticipate the worst.
-If a True Rune used by playable characters in the games (these being Soul Eater, Bright Shield and Black Sword) starts showing powers that it DIDN'T have originally (Soul Eater having healing powers) finish an entire bottle.
-If the author gives a longwinded explanation for aforementioned change, drink for the duration of said explanation.
-Every time an "action" Rune - like "Shrike", "Clone" or "Spider slay" - is used, take two drinks and groan in pain.
-Three drinks if the ability granted by such a Rune is explained in some other way (such as Oulan using chi rather than a Rune for her special attack).
-Three drinks if the author takes the time to point out that a Rune inflicts greater damage to the enemy, but affects the user negatively as well.
-Five drinks if the Rune can only be used once per battle...
-Every time a True Rune changes owner, drink twice.
-Every time Soul Eater kills someone, drink twice and cry for the poor sod.
-Every time a True Rune gets split in two, or is split in two when it appears, take five drinks.
-Every time someone has a normal Rune attached or removed, drink once.
-If the author obviously has the hots for Jeanne, drink twice.
-That goes for the character too.
-If Jeanne has the hots for the character, entire bottle.
<-+Lemons+->
-For most lemon situations, see "Relationships", but take twice the amount stated.
-If things go kinky, take three times the specified amount.
-That goes if the “monsters” are in it, too, but take another additional bottle for each monster.
-If there is a Rune that has to do with sex in ANY way, empty an additional bottle.
-If Hero and Nanami are in it, finish an additional bottle.
-If the characters are underage, drink an additional three times.
-If Luc is in it AT ALL, finish an additional bottle.
-If someone named "PJ" is the author, get EXTREMELY plastered. NOW!
<-+Misc.+->
-Each time a weapon is "sharpened", take one drink.
-Each time a Rune is attached to or removed from a weapon, take one drink.
-Each time Leknaat appears, take one drink.
-If she doesn't really have a good reason for appearing, take two drinks.
-If she just appears, gives the hero some mystic mumbo-jumbo, and then vanishes again, take three drinks and roll your eyes.
-If she appears to dump Luc in the party, take a bottle and curse her for it.
-Each time the "ghost" of a dead character appears, take two drinks.
-Each time Neclord makes an appearance, drink once and yell "PANSY!"
-Each time Neclord doesn't die even though you've killed him, drink five times.
-Each time Viktor argues with the Star Dragon Sword, take one drink.
-If the sword starts threatening Viktor, take two drinks and cheer for the one you like the most.
-Each time Viktor and Flik argue, drink once and cheer for the one you like the most.
-Each time you get mauled by someone cheering for the OTHER participant, take two drinks and maybe an ice pack (but you should be pretty numb as it is, so the ice pack is optional).
-Each time the words "Golden Bird Holy Flower Dragon Tooth Glory Punch" are mentioned, drink twice and laugh.
-Each time Luca Blight acts like a monster, take one drink and show him The Finger.
-... or rather, do it every time Luca Blight shows up at all, period! (It's pretty much the same anyway.)
-Each time the main character acquires a castle, finish an entire bottle and, depending on your preference, either cheer or spray-paint obscene graffiti on the walls.
-Take two bottles if someone ELSE than the main character gets a castle...
-Take another additional three drinks if you find the name of the castle extremely stupid.
-Take another additional three drinks if you LIKE the name.
-Each time the castle is rebuilt/expanded, take two drinks.
-Each time Nina chases Flik, take one drink and cheer for whomever you happen to like most.
-Each time Humphrey's sword changes name, take an entire bottle!
-Each time Futch gets a new dragon, a bottle.
-Another bottle if the dragon is killed in the same fic.
-If it is a crossover, take two drinks.
-Each time a non-Rune spell is cast, take one drink.
-If it's Ultima or something similar, take three drinks.
-If standard non-Rune spells are generally stronger than standard Rune-based spells, take four drinks and sigh, "Oh, it's one of THOSE...".
-If the spells from a True Rune are weaker than the standard spells from the other world, take a bottle.
-If non-Rune spells are given Runes to better fit in the Suikoden setting (such as a Howlslash (or just Wind with Grandia spells in it) Rune), drink twice, and each time a spell of that kind is used, take another two drinks.
-If FF7 Materia is turned into Runes, that's three drinks and another three per spell.
-If Wild ARMS Runes are treated as similar to Suikoden Runes, one bottle.
-If Guardians, Guardian Forces or Espers are introduced, take a bottle.
-If the Monsters from S2 are somehow portrayed as related to GF:s or the like, take two bottles.
-If it is a Chrono Trigger/Cross crossover (heh...), take a bottle.
-...and another bottle for each time jump.
-...and an additional two bottles for each dead character brought back to life with Chrono Triggers or other time-jumping device.
-If the author compares Suikoden Runes to Star Ocean Crests, five drinks.
-...and another five if True Runes are also treated as similar to Crests.
-Each time someone cooks something, take one drink.
-If Gremio is doing the cooking, take another drink and drool as you wait for the stew.
-If the author uses a scenario that is post-game but where all the 108 stars HAVEN'T been gathered, take three drinks and go O_o.
-Optionally:
-Take one drink per chapter of the fic...
-...and a whole bottle to celebrate if you liked the fic...
-...and another whole bottle to forget if you DIDN'T like it...
-...and if you just don't care, do a Squall imitation (Whatever...) and then drink until you do.
This Drinking Game is just something I put together because it felt like a good idea at the time, and what the heck - if you don't like it, ignore it. Any comments or contributions are welcome, at draco_argenteus@spray.se.