A literature phenomenon in which the first book of a series does so well, and may even be considered a classic, that subsequent books in the series become staggeringly formulaic, to the point where the only difference between it and the last one are maybe location, names of characters, and point in time the story takes place in.
Named for Piers Anthony, author of the Xanth series, one of the most notable instances of this phenomenon.
Named for Piers Anthony, author of the Xanth series, one of the most notable instances of this phenomenon.
"I really liked Frank Herbert's "Dune". It was honestly a well written story, its just that his other books got quite... similar afterwards. Same general plot, message, almost everything but the names."
"Ah, so he contracted Piers Anthony Disease?"
"I'm afraid so..."
"Ah, so he contracted Piers Anthony Disease?"
"I'm afraid so..."
by RadienX Chaosmaker October 03, 2019
Adjective. When the difficulty of a given task or set thereof is not due to actual mechanical challenge and testing of skillsets, but instead is "Difficulty by numbers", in which the difficulty comes as a result of simply continuing to stack more and more odds against the tasked. Examples of Lemon Difficulty include video game bosses with massive amounts of health and can kill you in one hit, but otherwise aren't mechanically challenging, and 'runaround' type tasks that involve a lot of tedious backtracking.
"Hell, the Big Bank heist in Payday 2 on stealth really isn't anything more than just Lemon Difficult"
by RadienX Chaosmaker January 23, 2021
A phenomenon in which a subject thinks of a particular entity or concept, imagines they exist, but they have no idea they actually do exist until it stands right before them.
Jarrek was definitely experiencing the Known Unseen when he had the idea for a drink called Bawls, but he didn't know that it had already been done.
by RadienX Chaosmaker December 03, 2015
Adverb, Slang
A piece of cliché and effectively useless advice, often given by a neurotypical or outright privileged individual that wouldn't be amiss on a cat poster or a picture of a sunset or mountain.
A piece of cliché and effectively useless advice, often given by a neurotypical or outright privileged individual that wouldn't be amiss on a cat poster or a picture of a sunset or mountain.
Person 1: "Gods, I've really not had any energy as of late, I've been quite existentially tired."
Person 2 (Fool): "Oh, just think positively and try some breathing exercises to energize yourself!"
Person 1: "I would expect no less than a neurotypical high-five from a cursed creature as yourself, you who would be privilege incarnate"
Person 2 (Completely missing the point in expected fashion): "You know, that kind of pessimism is not good for your energy level!"
Person 1: If it were not for the laws of this land, I would put your head on a pike and warn the crows not even to feast upon it, for your husk sustaining such noble creatures would insult them gravely.
Person 2 (Fool): "Oh, just think positively and try some breathing exercises to energize yourself!"
Person 1: "I would expect no less than a neurotypical high-five from a cursed creature as yourself, you who would be privilege incarnate"
Person 2 (Completely missing the point in expected fashion): "You know, that kind of pessimism is not good for your energy level!"
Person 1: If it were not for the laws of this land, I would put your head on a pike and warn the crows not even to feast upon it, for your husk sustaining such noble creatures would insult them gravely.
by RadienX Chaosmaker November 12, 2020
The act of biting another individual, often as a result of provocation, to everyone's apparent surprise, despite a clear warning being given.
Renegade: I'm gonna bite-uwu!
Everyone: He won't, he's just a glorified bunny.
(Renegade proceeds to bite everyone in the room)
(Everyone is surprised)
Sensible person: I mean, he said he was gonna do it! How can anyone be surprised?!
Everyone: He won't, he's just a glorified bunny.
(Renegade proceeds to bite everyone in the room)
(Everyone is surprised)
Sensible person: I mean, he said he was gonna do it! How can anyone be surprised?!
by RadienX Chaosmaker October 03, 2019
Guy 1: "Mind doing me a favor?"
Guy 2: "I REFLOOF!"
(Guy 1 turns around, only to see Guy 2 is now very fluffy.)
Guy 2: "I REFLOOF!"
(Guy 1 turns around, only to see Guy 2 is now very fluffy.)
by RadienX Chaosmaker March 09, 2016
The extremely pretentious and poorly-executed cousin of Grimdark, where everyone lives morosely ever after and the creator jerks themselves off with the idea that they made Powerful Art(TM). If a story makes you regret the energy you invested in it, it's likely a Grimgrey-type story, and Grimgrey stories are always failures in that regard.
Grimdark: "Bring all the guns and we might just survive!"
Grimgrey: "They brought all the guns, but they didn't survive. Everybody died and those who didn't were traumatized messes for the rest of their miserable lives. No one was ever happy ever again, now go cry in a corner about existence while I, the author, give myself prostate orgasms with how far my head is up my own ass."
Grimgrey: "They brought all the guns, but they didn't survive. Everybody died and those who didn't were traumatized messes for the rest of their miserable lives. No one was ever happy ever again, now go cry in a corner about existence while I, the author, give myself prostate orgasms with how far my head is up my own ass."
by RadienX Chaosmaker August 01, 2020