User:Neshomeh/Spin-off Recs

These are my top favorite spin-offs. There are two lists: one for newcomers, to introduce them to the PPC, and one for everyone, of stuff I just plain like by authors who aren't active anymore. There's a lot more good stuff out there, too, and obviously, one should always start with the Original Series.

A caveat: Since these are older spin-offs, they may contain outdated views such as "a Mary Sue is always a self-insert" or content we no longer tolerate, such as remarks about a fanfic's author. My recommendation of these older works should not be construed as support for outdated or intolerable content, and I believe its presence in these works is minor. I also believe it's good to acknowledge our history, warts and all, and recognize how much we've grown as a community.

Introductory Spin-offs

 * Caitlin and Sidh - This is just a one-off, but I think it introduces the PPC really well, has excellent characterization, and is overall high quality writing. I wish they'd written more.
 * Architeuthis - The original Department of Intelligence series. Her definition of a Mary Sue is out of date now, but this is still an important foundational series.
 * Nenya and Rosie - The Jay and Acacia Kooky Spin-Off Nerd Society, a.k.a. the Department of Multiple Offenses. Of particular inspiration to me is the FicPsych chapter.
 * Mara and Isaiah - The Department of Technical Errors. Excellent and foundational. Araeph is a real-life editor, so you can't go wrong taking cues from her.
 * Trojanhorse and Paddlebrains - Department of Bad Slash. Absolutely hilarious. Takes an under-appreciated department and owns it in a way few others have managed before or since.
 * Dafydd and Selene (and Constance) - Department of Geographical Aberrations. This is how you start if you want to work your way up to tackling Legendary Badfics, histories, AUs, and big, sweeping plots.
 * Suicide, Diocletian, and Ithalond - Tungsten Monk is quite simply one of the funniest people I know. Also, she's a real-life published author now.

Inactive Spin-offs
In no particular order:


 * Teena and WyldeHorse - DMS, Anime Division
 * Gunny and Wayne - DMS, Anime Division
 * Rez and Flip - Floaters
 * Twiggy, Scorpia, and Brittany - Department of Cool and Unusual Punishment
 * Sedri and Iza - DMS, Freelance
 * Fritz and Silas - Floaters
 * Ryni and Tirsaer, Hawthorne and Key - Floaters and DIC, respectively
 * PitViperOfDoom's lot:
 * Adder and Deuce - Floaters
 * Caleb and Jack - DMS, Freelance
 * Kestrel and Mordecai - DMS, Freelance
 * Lambda - Special Interdepartmental Elven Languages Unit
 * Rhysdux and Honorificus - DMS, Buffyverse Division
 * Dour K - Disturbing Acts of Violence Department
 * Nin Brandt - Department of Character Protective Services, Silmarillion Section
 * Adam and Frenchie - Department of Sufficiently Advanced Technology, A/V Division (scroll down)