Nikbogas Tips About Documenting Mythology

Nikbogas Tips About Documenting Mythology, originally The Absolute Guide to Mythology Documentation, is a guidebook dedicated to helping people document mythology. 
It was written in 1420 by Vojislav Nikboga, as a way of helping anyone who wished to document mythology. It was made because Nikboga did not want anyone to fail in the same manner that he did. It is also believed that Nikboga wanted to make something that had a lasting impact, as he was sure that his other book, what he had considered his life's work, would fade into obscurity when the laughter had died.
However, as the book contained both useful and not useful tips, it was both forgettable and unreliable, as it was considered not as much of a joke as Tales of Red, but also not everything in it was actually helpful.
The name of the book was changed so as to not remind people of his previous failure.
== Content ==
The book consists of 13 chapters.
=== Chapter 1: Remove the aspects of the myths you dislike. ===
This chapter covers how not showing your opinion makes reading the myths boring, so you should alter them ever so slightly to better fit your worldview.
=== Chapter 2: Show the morals and lessons you can learn of the myths. ===
Here he writes about how it helps readers analyze and learn from the stories.
=== Chapter 3: Have equally many myths from every tribe. ===
Here he covers how to not make the mistake of doing mostly Flame myths, like he did.
=== Chapter 4: Spot and remove lies. ===
This chapter is all about how to cleanse inaccuracies that come up in retellings of the stories. However, this chapter is a bit too thorough, and when applied to most myths, would filter out the majority of things.
=== Chapter 5: Don't do what I did. ===
In this chapter, he uses examples from Tales of Red to show examples of what not to do.
=== Chapter 6: How to deal with backlash. ===
This chapter is a continuation of the previous, being about how to deal with backlash if it should fail as miserably. The following quotes are examples of advice he gives
"change the name of the book"
"make up excuses"
"let their anger get to you, it helps you improve"
=== Chapter 7: Try to show how they have evolved over time. ===
In this chapter he covers how true documentation should show a myth in all its forms and how it changes.
=== Chapter 8: Do not travel all over. ===
Here he states that even if you do you will not be able to get many more myths if you travel, and that you should just stick to the ones easily accessible. It is not worth it.
=== Chapter 9: If you find an incomplete myth, fill in the gaps. ===
Here he talks about ways to figure out the missing pieces using guesswork.
=== Chapter 10: Don't overestimate yourself. ===
This chapter is about how double checking and doubting yourself is important to prevent mistakes and improve the documentation.
=== Chapter 11: Don't assume relationships. ===
In this chapter, he speaks about how the connection between all gods are platonic, and assumptions should not be made regarding how they interact.
This is generally the most hated chapter in the book.
=== Chapter 12: Leave things out if you assume that people know already. ===
Here he speaks about how documentation is only necessary so that people can learn new things, and already known things should not be touched upon.
=== Chapter 13: Summary ===
This is not only a summary, but also an apology about his last book. However, as few read so far as to reach the apology, along with the apology being considered badly constructed, it only increased the jokes about him.
== Effects ==
This book only amplified the rage towards Nikboga. It would eventually lead to his murder at the hands of a Toch Toviti in 1422, who believed what he was doing was "A disgrace to the mythology and culture of the Red region".
Nowadays, the book has stayed relatively unknown, sometimes gaining attention due to the author, but often ignored.
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