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Ah, OK, fair enough! Misunderstanding corrected

I want to give you a word of caution about thinking this way. It feels nice to think that you've got something figured out better than most people around you, but it's not healthy. It will help you get along better with others* and grow more as a person if you try to understand why other people find value in things that you don't. Just because you don't see value in the books others are reading doesn't mean there isn't any. Other people may have seen something of value in these books you haven't seen yet. Don't trust your own perspective so much that you get annoyed at people who don't share it. Very few people, if any, ever have something totally figured out. *seriously, telling people "Your thing sucks, you should like my thing instead" (or even just having that attitude) will not endear you to anyone. Enthusiasm, on the other hand, is fun and contagious. You'll convert more people by telling them what you love about the books than by trying to convince them their taste in books is wrong.

Did you not read what Argel posted? Note: it's the last question in the document.

At the very least though, we know Adolin's not going to just fade into the background. For the near future, the fact that he (WoR spoiler) ensures that he's going to get at least some focus.

Side Question: How do we know what Bendalloy Spikes do? I can't find it on the Copper mond or in a WoB.

The Thief games (1-3 at least, haven't played the newest one) could be Cosmere. The Builder and the Trickster seem like opposing shards to me. Both sides have real magic, and while a lot of it seems kinda eclectic and soft, it feels like there are underlying rules. The Glyphs are an odd case, but I'd peg them as the lingering power of a third shard which has been splintered.

All hail the diagram.

Hurt Bleeder, heal Terry 9. Bleeder-2 15. Taravangian- 98

Hurt Bleeder, heal Terry 9. Bleeder-3 15. Taravangian- 97

Hurt Bleeder, heal Terry 9. Bleeder-2 15. Taravangian- 98

Well, the new 15-30 minute rule, assuming it gets used, will help mitigate the impact of the more active posters. Plus, you never know when someone random like me will suddenly decide to take an interest. Books or non-cosmere characters would be fun too, just don't count the magic systems out.

Hurt Bleeder, heal Terry 9. Bleeder-3 15. Taravangian- 97 I won't be voting for Feruchemy. There are much cooler magic systems in the Cosmere.

Hurt Bleeder, heal Terry 9. Bleeder-4 15. Taravangian- 96 The end is nigh. Edit: Ninja'd.

Hurt Bleeder, heal Terry 9. Bleeder- 815. Taravangian- 92

Hurt Bleeder, heal Terry 9. Bleeder- 915. Taravangian- 91

Hurt Bleeder, heal Terry 9. Bleeder- 1015. Taravangian- 90

Hurt Bleeder, heal Terry 9. Bleeder- 1315. Taravangian- 87

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You're back now, that's all that matters! Onward, for the Diagram!

Heal Terry, hurt Bleeder 9. Bleeder- 1715. Taravangian- 83 Magic systems sounds good to me.

That sounds like it'd do the trick. I might suggest a slightly higher number, like 3 or 4.

Heal Terry, hurt Bleeder. 9. Bleeder- 16 15. Taravangian- 84

Maybe my solution isn't the best way implement it, but I don't think a long slog like we're doing now is desirable. I think there should be some way to speed things up toward the end of a match. Ah, good point. Yeah, I think that'd work. However, I it only exacerbates the need for a way to speed things up when the number of contestants gets lower.

I think real time limitations are hard to enforce, especially with all the ninjas. I think having to wait until a given number of posts by other people works best. It might be good to raise that number to 3 next time. (Also, maybe add a rule that once we're down to 2 contestants, the one with more health just wins.) EDIT: definitely read your post wrong, thought it said 15-30 seconds. Yeah, I think 15 minutes sounds pretty reasonable. Though it will slow things down near the end quite a bit; it's already taking us quite a long time to kill off Bleeder. Heal Terry, hurt Bleeder. 9. Bleeder- 16 15. Taravangian- 84

Heal Terry, hurt Bleeder 9. Bleeder- 17 15. Taravangian- 83 NP Renoux. If only WayneSpren hadn't abandoned us.