The Unknown Ajah

The next one will just be me, since my hair will be about the next stage in a couple weeks. Or not. Buzz is superior after all.

I would like to do the joining thing thank you very much.

I finished Dune. This was I think the third time. Like the second time, I am thoroughly ready to delve into the sequels. This time I received some light spoilers as to what the future contains, so hopefully I can make it through Messiah (I DNFed really early on last time). I'm plodding along through WoR. I feel very much in the minority, but I kinda hate Michael Kramer and Kate Reading. They take the already long Stormlight books and make them seem even longer. Started Seven Blades in the Dark by Sam Sykes. I'm only a few pages in, but it has a very intriguing tone. It seems very much the opposite of Dune, so probably just the palate cleanser I need. I think I'm switching to Leviathan Wakes, the first Expanse book for my next Audiobook. As for the future, I've got some Enderverse books, and Jade City, plus a couple others. We'll see how long SBitD takes me, but those might be a ways out.

I am fully willing to temporarily close Sign-ups and maybe find a newer ruleset that works with lower player counts.

I will lend Drake a shield made of the bodies of newbie elims, and my trusty Cloak of Inactivity. Use them wisely and sparingly for their cost is great.

Very much agreed. I might take you up on that tomorrow. Hopefully with many people finishing up finals I can get some of those Spectators to switch to players.

So, I don't really have a good answer to the idea of low player counts, though I do have one main thought that hasn't come up yet. The biggest problem with sub-9 player counts, is it's hard to rationalize 1 elim. It's too fragile and luck dependant, but multiple elims end the game too quickly. It's really hard to find a way to balance it. I happened to stumble across this episode of No Rolls Barred today, where they house rule Clue(do) into a mafia-esque game. It solves this problem fairly well, and worked just fine with only 5 players, which SE seems to always be able to find so far. (My game has 4, 5 if Araris didn't need to IM). That's a pretty good example, though other ideas would also be good. I'm tinkering with a Fused game where they can body hop unless certain items are used.

I think I would be interested in this, might actually have the time for once.

Might want an additional ping for the people we're still waiting on?

And some of us just start only posting on SE. It's kind of the old folks home of the shard. Lots of early joiners there.

No, just the first one a couple times. Don't know if I'll read that one, but if I do it will be after the main trilogy. Honestly, Durzo is a bit of a disappointing character for me. Interesting that it's polarizing, I've only really heard negatives, but I do enjoy Lightbringer's so hopefully I'll enjoy this one as well.

Finished A Little Hatred. Abercrombie has a tendency to fake me put thinking I won't like it, only to fall in love by the end. Also, to those of you that think like Orso, I'm so sorry, I know that's how some people really think, and my heart goes out to them. Really a great character despite that. And I have a friend that is pretty much spot on for Leo, so everyone interacting with them is very relatable. Almost done with Shadow's Edge, it's better, but still not my favorite. Definitely think I'll read the third one though. I have enough faith in Brent Weeks. Started Dune, it feels like a walking headache, but it's a very interesting book, especially the second time through with more accurate expectations.

Thank you, but I definitely don't have the time. Edit: @Mat Boa Sorte!

First time through. Promised myself I'd make it all the way before reading EotW again, but it's hard.