Work In Progress has only been possible thanks to the work of its GMs:
Andrew K-R
Conor W
Cynthia Z
Ed N
Jaycee C
Nic L
Rowan M
The game wouldn't have been what it is without all of your tireless contributions, (very) late nights, prolific writing skills and – above all – your ridiculous imaginations.
We would also like to thank previous members of the team who made invaluable contributions to the game during its conception and construction:
Many thanks also goes to our playtesters, who were instrumental in picking up on errors, oversights, inconsistencies and potential problems that we were creating for ourselves down the line, whether large or small:
Anna M
Elynor K
George B
James W
Katie M
Michael W
Peyton C
Thanks also goes to Than H from Jaycee for their tireless assistance with Trope Card quotes, suggestions, motivational support and endless cans of Monster. She couldn't have done it without you.
Also to Leah O for her impressive creation of the Trope Card spreadsheet and for teaching Jaycee the magic of VLOOKUP and conditional formatting. She has spent many hours tinkering with and building on Leah's work.
And, as ever, thanks to Gareth J-J as the host of the ChaosDeathFish domain. We are sad to see you go!
Thanks is also due to games from which we've taken wording and inspiration:
We also wish to thank whichever members of the society wrote the timeless 'Introduction' page, which doesn't seem to have changed much in at least 10 years, as well as all those contributors over many past games who have iteratively improved the society game format – we are ever grateful!
Trope Card quotes have been plucked from a grand total of 306 different sources:
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2666 by Roberto Bolaño
A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
A Madness of Angels by Kate Griffin
A Rhapsody of Dreams by Tami Egonu
Action Comics by DC Comics
All-New Wolverine by Tom Taylor
Angels of Music by Kim Newman
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
Cage in Lunatic Runagate by TOKIAME
Death or Glory by Sandy Mitchell
Dexter Charming and the Trouble with Jackalopes by Suzanne Selfors
Different Kinds of Darkness by David Langford
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Dungeons & Dragons: Adventurer's Vault 2 by Rob Heinsoo
Dustrunner by Dean F. Wilson
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J. K. Rowling
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Hades Speaks! by Vicky Alvear Shecter
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling
Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett
Konungsbók (anon.)
Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett
Love and Skate by Lila Felix
Mahou Sensei Negima! by Ken Akamatsu
Neuromancer by William Gibson
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Orator by Cicero
Paddington's Finest Hour by Michael Bond
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie
Phenomenology of Perception by Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Preface to César by Nostradamus
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
PS238 by Aaron Williams
Pygmalion’s PlayGal by Steven L. Sheppard
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente
Ranma ½ by Rumiko Takahashi
Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong
Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Siege of Darkness by R. A. Salvatore
Skyshaker by Dean F. Wilson
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams
Spider-Man and the X-Men by Elliott Kalan
The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe
The Book of the Settlement of Iceland by Ari Þorgilsson
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
The Decay of Lying by Oscar Wilde
The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Incredible Hulk by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
The Last Hope by Erin Hunter
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Threat by K. A. Applegate
The Traitor God by Cameron Johnston
The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell
Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett
Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects by Christie Golden
Ultimate Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis
Völsunga Saga (anon.)
Warhammer 40,000 Codex: Necrons by Matt Ward
Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts by Phil Kelly
White Dwarf by Games Workshop
Wolfsbane by Patricia Briggs
Xenos by Dan Abnett
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300
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Blade Runner
Captain America: Civil War
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Casablanca
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Dead Poets Society
Deadpool
Enchanted
Evan Almighty
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Fletch
Flubber
Frozen (2013)
Galaxy Quest
Goldfinger
Hercules (1997)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Liar Liar (1997)
Lilo & Stitch
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Lord of War
Mean Girls
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Over the Hedge
Pete's Dragon (1977)
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
Pulp Fiction
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Recoil (2011)
Reservoir Dogs
Robin Hood (1973)
Robots (2005)
Rocky
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Shrek
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Silver Bullet
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Star Trek (2009)
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek Generations
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
Step Up 2: The Streets
The Da Vinci Code
The Dark Crystal
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The Emperor's New Groove
The Karate Kid (1984)
The Lion King (1994)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Martian
The Other Side of the Mountain
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
The Shining
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Three Little Pigs (1933)
Toy Story 2
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
Twice Upon a Time (1983)
What We Do in the Shadows
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A Very Potter Sequel by Darren Criss
A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Heathers: The Musical by Laurence O'Keefe and Kevin Murphy
Henry V by William Shakespeare
Holy Musical B@man! by Nick Gage and Scott Lamps
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Oliver! by Lionel Bart
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Twisted by A. J. Holmes and Kaley McMahon
Songs and Poems (15)
99 Red Balloons by Nena
Admit It!!! by Say Anything
Angel of the Dark by Aviators
Bagger 288! by Rathergood
Catullus 85 by Catullus
Darkness by Lord Byron
Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
Hot n Cold by Katy Perry
I Fought the Law by the Crickets
Jailbreak by AC/DC
Nemeses by Jonathan Coulton
Poison by Alice Cooper
Robototron by Evil Scarecrow
The Storm by Lord Byron
Who's Next? by Tom Lehrer
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Marathon 2: Durandal
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Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark
Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow
Portal
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Red Alert 2
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Sunless Skies
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Team Fortress 2
The Secret World
The Stanley Parable
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Undertale
Valkyria Chronicles
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Webcomics, Web Serials, Web Videos and Machinima (22)
A Practical Guide To Evil by ErraticErrata
Arfenhouse Teh Movie Too by Disaster Labs
Axe Cop by Malachai Nicolle and Ethan Nicolle
Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth by Mike McHargue
Boatmurdered by various (inc. Locus)
Dragon Ball Z Abridged by Team Four Star
Freeman's Mind by Ross Scott
Goblins by Ellipsis Hana Stephens and Danielle Stephens
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky
Harry Potter and the Portrait of What Looked Like a Large Pile of Ash by Botnik Studios
Homestar Runner by The Brothers Chaps
Homestuck by Andrew Hussie
Narbonic by Shaenon K. Garrity
Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space by Odon
Schlock Mercenary by Howard Tayler
Sluggy Freelance by Pete Abrams
The Dragon Doctors by Speedball
The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny by Lemon Demon
Unsong by Scott Alexander
Worm by Wildbow
xkcd by Randall Munroe
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series by LittleKuriboh
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