Pun Conundrum

Q. What do you call a society organized into tiers based on magical ability?
A. A cast system!

We all enjoyed that one, didn't we? But you can't put it into your setting, unless it's a Shadowrun-esque Earth, because there wouldn't be a caste system there, just a cast system, so if you tried to tell that joke everyone would supply the answer and not understand that it's humorous. It's hard sometimes.

Addendum

At least not a real one, if you know what I'm saying, and I think you do, but let's pretend we don't to set an example, deceptive as it may be.

Ebook Format Revision

People get lonely now that we don't know what a page is. The solution is to make each chapter exactly one page long. This is for books directed at the elderly. The young don't know what pages are. They've never had to save something on an N64 Memory Pak.

Starting October Early

Since there's nothing going on till Halloween, let's start setting the atmosphere. Did you know that Star Wars books are still coming out? Chilling!

Close and Constant Supervision's Cold and Cruel Impositions

The man lifted the vial as if to let the light expose concentrated specks of its lethality. "Finally I have required the perfect poison to do away with him. Swift, sure, and, because of my circumspection in acquiring it, incapable of giving me away. I would have preferred to have effected a false reconciliation in order to prevent suspicion at all, but were he at all capable of compromise, I wouldn't need to remove him in the first place."
The man was still admiring the devilish mixture when his butler eased open the study door and presented a salver on which rested a few sheets of paper. "The latest divine proclamations, sir."
"Hmph. I suppose one ought to keep abreast of such things. Let's see. 'In view of the recent battle at Iestol Fields . . . charge bonus reduced by 3 . . . axe wounds have increased chance of infection . . . crafting skills . . . recipes moved from haberdashery list to milliner list . . .' What! 'Poisons in their current state have limited counterplay?!' That's why I wanted to use it! 'The chance of death on the first application has been lowered across the board . . .' My efforts and expense have come to nothing!"
"Very good, sir. Shall I engage an ax instructor?"
"Yes. He can start by demonstrating on me. If I survive, find me priests willing to beg the gods not to update quite so often. How can we make plans as things stand?"
"Most inconvenient, sir."
Finis

Proper Color Theory

You've decided to make your magic sword a special kind of color, not black like usual. You look around, see a bunch of purple, and think purple is the way to go. Stop! Check out how all that purple stuff has been doing and realize that the breakdown in mass culture has caused the fashion trends that were supposed to dominate society for approximately ten years have all been failing. Then make the sword black.

Addendum

No, not Final Fantasy VII. That had a single snowboarding segment. I'm talking about snowboard pirates, snowboard demons, enchanted snowboards, a mysterious tower that can only be reached by snowboarding, and an edgy snowboarder who doesn't make friends. No, not Cloud! He has lots of friends.

The Two Most Important Words You'll Read This Month

Snowboard Fantasy

Specific Cultural References

For eons, people have wondered if it's all right to use terms such as "Romanesque" in their fantasy settings. This will continue till we agree to a convention. "Roundy" means Romanesque and "Pointy" means Gothic. Agreed?

Addendum

It will also pass by harmlessly if you don't ignore it. Maybe. Sure you want to risk it?