What is The Escapist Basement?

[a ginger491]

I was recently reading another thread that an Escapist newcomer posted so that he could be I guess welcomed to the escapist and I read "don't go into the basement" or something along those lines at the end of a significant number of posts. I've only been an escapist since April and finding out about this new place I've never heard of intrigues me. I just want to know what the hell this thing is honestly and if such horror stories about it are true why it would even be accessible, (unless it's not.) Be serious about it or just come up with more scary rumors but I do hope to learn something about it from those of you who know of it.

 

[Catchy Slogan]

We do not speak about The Basement. It would be wise to take that under advisement. Those who don't... Well, We don't speak about them.

 

[ddq5]

This thread is so getting locked. You'll probably receive the standard disciplinary action for mentioning the Escapist-Section-That-Must-Not-Be-Mentioned. All I'll tell you is that there are things down there, things that-
I'VE SAID TOO MUCH!

 

[Toriver]

We do not speak about The Basement. It would be wise to take that under advisement. Those who don't... Well, We don't speak about them.

Exactly. It's rule number one of the basement. You do not talk about the basement. Just say "No!" to the basement.

 

[Doclector]

Some say it's the balrog. Others say an entire legion of chaos marines. Some even say it's the stig.

All we know is, we don't go there anymore...

 

[Jedamethis]

Dearie me, curiousity killed the cat, as well as the Elephants child and stray newcomer.
Just leave well enough alone and it'll do the same, alright?
Now you run along. :3

 

[dakorok]

Dude, don't worry about it. It's fine; you're safe from The Basement. Just don't go down there, and it'll stay that way.

 

[Mr Thin]

It's a place of great pain and suffering; not that I've witnessed it, but I've heard stories. People who claim to know people who've looked through the crack in the door.

 

[RadiusXd]

Some say it's the balrog. Others say an entire legion of chaos marines. Some even say it's the stig.

All we know is, we don't go there anymore...

the spoils of this place shrouded in myth shall be mine!
... and a postcard of me with marines.

 

[Grayjack]

We never speak about that place. It is a horrible place full of misery and strife.


I need to lay down.

 

[EightGaugeHippo]

You don't want to know whats down there, needless to say, they want it to stay that way.

My advice, stay out of the basement and you will get along fine with them.

 

[JoJo]

I've only ever known of one person to go to the basement and return alive... I hear it's inhabited by all the trolls, spammers and others who have been banned over the years and now live in the darkness, waiting for their next victim...

 

[Lilani]

I was recently reading another thread that an Escapist newcomer posted so that he could be I guess welcomed to the escapist and I read "don't go into the basement" or something along those lines at the end of a significant number of posts. I've only been an escapist since April and finding out about this new place I've never heard of intrigues me. I just want to know what the hell this thing is honestly and if such horror stories about it are true why it would even be accessible, (unless it's not.) Be serious about it or just come up with more scary rumors but I do hope to learn something about it from those of you who know of it.

This basement? [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/loadingreadyrun/2009-The-Basement] It's nothing special :3

 

[XDravond]

Everything that is needed to know
1.You do not speak of the basement
2.Do not go there (you will regret it)


though regret is not enough it's worse, even worse than "the Red shiny button" I pressed it and GOD just don't press it (it still lingers under my avatar) same is for the basement but worse!

 

[Gunner 51]

Only Dr Weir went down there and made it back - we had to put him back there - for our safety. (Let's just say he didn't need eyes to see where he's going down there...)

 

[Gunner 51]

Everything that is needed to know
1.You do not speak of the basement
2.Do not go there (you will regret it)


though regret is not enough it's worse, even worse than "the Red shiny button" I pressed it and GOD just don't press it (it still lingers under my avatar) same is for the basement but worse!

Oh good golly, WHY did I press the red button under your avatar when I finished posting on the "Do not go into the basement" thread....

 

[Rusman]

I've been here 3 years... It's wise to not ask questions about... there... MaxtheReaper asked questions, he probed into the forbidden arts of trolling. And for that the mighty banner-hammer smite him. Him and hundred more before and after him.
Heed my warning. And do not, under any circumstance go in the basement... no matter how many buxom wenchs or well hung stallions it offers you.

 

[Sneaky-Pie]

It's because this is down there:

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