Lick The Shadows

There are bad commands; they get ignored. There are awful commands; they get mocked. Sometimes, though, a command is so stupid, so asinine, so imbecilic that it has a perverse appeal, and just has to become part of the story.
This trope refers specifically to otherwise-pretty-reasonable adventures that use a completely ridiculous command, not to adventures that take every command or specifically take weird ones on a regular basis; it was named for one of its more notable iterations, in Vampires!.
==Examples==
*Colonization Quest
The system and conflict with deities in this game started with someone making fun of a moon that they thought was a sugar cookie, and thus a source of food.
*Eduventure
Since someone suggested Carlyle put the fourbear on his head anything that went before has quickly become irrelevant. Also The Map of Rome.
*The Further Pointless Adventures Of Nopor Puss!
Wearing things that are not appropriate to be worn (such as keys) actually turns them into equipment.
* The Grand Bus Adventure
Pudding from the author's avatar managed to end up in the adventure and become a mainstay. Additionally, inserting loose change into the cartridge slot of a Nintendo DS PORTABLE GAMING CONSOLE caused it to catch fire, creating a helpful torch.
*The Labyrinth Field
Another one of Donnelle's adventures, in this case repeated requests for creating a psi ball led to the appearance of balls imprinted with Greek letters.
*Nameless.
"Play I-spy with yourself."
*A Plateful Of Hate
*A number of examples in Problem Sleuth, probably most notably the infamous "Build fort out of desk".
*Space Opera - The Drip Chronicles
Most of Bob the Drip's Abilities start as random readers' suggestions. Some examples include his Hug Analogues and his Interpretive Dance skill.
*Tetris
Someone suggested that the first square Tetromino write a poem about his adventures. He quickly became a famous poet.
*Vampires!
The trope-namer, wherein the character was impelled to lick tangible darkness; licking shadows became a relevant plot-point.
*Vague and Uninteresting Adventure
A joke about mojo leads to ritual sacrifice and a persistent search for eldritch grimoires.
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