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    But obviously the metal composition is important (different metals have different effects in allomancy and feruchemy, plus Aluminum universally messes with investiture). Also, in allomancy, the metal is consumed. Were the power directly from Preservation, I would have thought there would be no need for the metal to be consumed. Or is it that the metals are just catalysts, facilitating the use of Preservation's Investiture. (I mean, technically everything can be converted to Investiture, right? Like how mass can be converted to energy?)
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    (Nobody ever thinks about Windows Phone... ) Don't suppose there are any updates on the site update?
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    I'm sure this is something we know, but I've forgotten. Do the metals on Scadrial contain investiture, or is it just it's chemical/physical structure that uniquely interact with investiture, with allomancers essentially doing the same thing as Lift, only with specific metals instead?
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    November doesn't work great for me... December would be so much better... So I've not made much progress. Apparently, at my current rate, I'll finish 25 September 2017... But I've got tons of free time then week, so going to really try power it out. I think I've turned off my editor mode, so can just get info down without worrying about it being really boring and poorly written. So let's see how this goes...
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    Now, I don't know how this fits with timing and the such like, but could it have happened post-Era 1? As in, we know Sazed is channelling the excess Ruin Investiture somewhere. Could it be Threnody?
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    I know people don't necessarily like the MAG as a source, but in the Wrought of Copper supplement, it notes that that Terrismen are unusually tall and lean, and that becoming eunuchs just accentuates that. So the Terris people do in fact have a genetic factor which makes them taller. Now, regarding hair colour - there's basically nothing on Terris hair colour in that supplement, or any of the other MAG materials. The reference mentions blonde hair, but in the context, it's not clear if that's normal or not. I think the implication would be that blonde would be normal. If we look at Shadows of Self however, there are two female Terris who are listed as having blond hair (the obvious caveat being they aren't pure terris any more, given its a 2nd era story). Returning to the MAG, it does note that blonde hair was a feature of the Western Dominance (blonde being unheard of in the Central Dominance), and the Western Dominance neighbors the Terris Dominance. We know that Rashek had black hair, but then he would not have wished to have appeared obviously Terris to the nobles, so you couldn't necessarily put a lot of stock into that.
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    So today's episode. I... was not expecting that. Quite not at all. I must say I'm divided about it, but I in someways hope that it's left that way. I don't think you could get much better than that.
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    Action 1: Have a child (M:Fergus, F:Fanae)
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    I just remembered that I'm part of the command crew. So I could totally come play boardgames while I'm off duty. Anyone for some good old Elimination/Mafia? (Ooc: Would they call it Mafia? Or something like 'The Set'?)
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    Twilight Imperium anyone?
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    I've specified in the rules that if there is no heir, a randomly chosen player receives the furies. So they aren't lost completely (and an inactive has already meant they don't have access to the abilities). Something relevant that I've not specified yet is what happens if you receive a fury that matches the type of one you already have. I'm thinking I'll make that the situation in which it upgrades your existing ability. Also worth pointing out with regards to inactives - sometimes inactivity is unavoidable, with things come up unexpectedly. If that sort of thing happens, I would like to know about it, and then either I'll let them sit inactive or I'll see if we can get a pinchhitter. My intent is the cull the inactives who actually don't engage with the game at all.
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    ______ || | / \ | | | | | | | | | | \___/ | | ________| Does that work for you?
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    You would be able to name 2 heirs.
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    As I'm sure others have already noticed, we got an update via twitter (link). They should be posting about them on Monday, and then hope to open sales at the end of the week/1 December.
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    So, I'm hoping to run a MR Codex Alera game at some point, and so here's a draft of the rules for that. It's got a fair number of moving parts, so feedback would be appreciated! MR: The Canim Fury (Codex Alera)
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    I can maybe help GM... if absolutely necessary.
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    Gets Reckoners RP *Inserts the moonscepter*
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    An Action!
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    Time is a thing, yes... I guess if you have little time, just being present and sharing your reactions to what has been posted so far is worthwhile. If there's no posts, then spend a few minutes looking at something instead. Do that enough times, and maybe you'll be able to build something up. I dunno... I find notes really hard to keep up with... This is why I like the quicklinks I post upon occassion. Because often I'll have a fair idea of where to find what I'm looking for, and being able to jump to cycle 3 to find something is useful. The other thing to help with finding stuff is making use of the search bar to find all of the posts a player has made. To do this: 1) Press the gear to the right of the search bar. This takes you to the 'Advanced Search' screen. 2) Type/copy the name exactly into the 'Find Author' field 3) In the 'Find in Forum' box, scroll down and click on 'Sanderson Elimination'. This will restrict the search to just posts they've made in the SE forum. While if they're in multiple games, it'll display all of them, it at least cuts out any posts from elsewhere in the forum 4) Click the 'As posts' option next to 'Display results'. 5) Press 'Search Now'. This will then list all the posts that the particular user has made in the Sanderson Elimination sub forum. It should work on mobile, though would have to check to be sure if you can do it the mobile mode.
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    Okay, I've edited a link into the OP. Now that I'm not GM'ing this game any longer, I can comment about things! Polking (with Stink and Meandbooks agreeing with his sentiment), said the following: Just wanted to comment on that. Even if you don't think you can reason stuff out to the same degree as other players (though I'm quite sure everyone is capable of sound reasoning), there's still things you can do. Posting a bio on each of the players in the game, giving an idea of your views on that player (and links to stuff they've said, when possible), can be quite valuable. You might pick up on something that another player has missed, allowing them to make a connection they otherwise may have missed. Alternatively, your thoughts might highlight an unjustified assumption someone else has made. Have a look back over the rules. In some games, things can get a bit complicated, and people forget stuff. For example, LG15a - the village forgot about the eliminators win condition of 'Lynch the GM'. Or in this game, a few of you were confused by the fact that Ripple thought there was meant to be a Skaa kill, while I hadn't put anything in. You had a few thoughts, but the reason for it was that in the first few sentences of the rules, it says that the Lynch comes first, and then actions and the skaa kill. Because Ripple had put in the skaa kill order, by being lynched, the skaa kill was blocked. The same thing happened this cycle. Another thing you can do is go through the player list and ask the question 'What if they were an eliminator', and consider their actions in that light. In my first game, I did that, and I came up with a compelling case for how The Only Joe had opportunity to be an eliminator. I had no evidence, and his actions seemed to help the village well enough, but they would also serve an eliminator just fine. And that's exactly what he was. Now, it doesn't always work (I tried it with Meta in LG12, and he was in fact the village scanner. That being said, he did like the theory I came up with, and said it was something he'd have tried if he had been an eliminator). I don't think any of those 3 things is necessarily that hard, and neither are they necessarily done too frequently either, but they each have the potential to be quite useful, and allow you to contribute to the game. Do any of you more experienced players have any suggestions?
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    Conclusion: Grimms' (Scary) Tales Grimm walked. Alone. Strung over his back, the pack jangled with each step. So many spikes to have fun with. Fools. Every single one of them. Did they really expect that the Inquisition would send out pretty little invitations when they wanted to swell their number? Well, obviously they did, because many had turned up at his doorstep. No, the Inquistion always turned up unexpected, and created full Inquisitors from their loyal servants among the Ministry itself. Usually, that was. He'd given himself new spikes, created from the stronger of his 'students'. As he burnt various metals, he could feel the additional strength now afforded him. He knew that he'd be more than equipped to take on any of his 'brothers', if it came to that, as he was sure he had more than any other living Inquisitor. With more spikes left over. The blue lines pointing to the metal sconces embended in the wall of this part of the cave were getting more spaced out, telling him he was getting closer to the entrance of the cave system. A few minutes later, and he'd reached the exit. It was stilll blocked by the the stones that had fallen. Pulling a large metal plate out of his pack, he placed it against the large rock, before moving back and bracing himself against the wall. He flared pewter and steel, and Pushed against the plate. At first, nothing happened, the force just pushing him hard against the wall, the pewter stopping his bones from breaking. But as he continued to flare Steel, pushing harder and harder, the boulder started to shake, before suddenly giving way, the metal plate flying off over the top. Grimm strode out into the fresh air, not looking back. It was a job well done. No one had suspected that he'd been the one to set up the large rock, conveniently placed near the cave's one entrance for the skaa Mistings (that he had invited) to shut them in. The skaa hadn't know he had invited them for that reason either. No one had even once suspected that the whole situation had been just a fun way for him to produce some new spikes. He smiled. He was going to have to do this again some time. "An admiral show, Grimm...." He stopped, looking around. He couldn't see anyone. "There's nothing to see, Grimm. But there are things I can show you. Things that Hemalurgy can do that have never even imagined possible." The voice cackled. "I'll be in touch..." Honey Badger was lynched. They were a Skaa Tineye. Vote Tally: Honey Badger(4): Creccio, Phattemer, Polking, Meandbooks Player List: Quick Links: Well, that's it, folks! The Inquisitors won! (Mostly) Congratulations to those who technically survived. Hopefully a good time was had by all. Dead/Spectator Doc Skaa Doc Spreadsheet
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    Time's up! Write up in a mo.
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    Alright, cycle ends in just over 12 hours:
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    Well, Einsten and Rosen (thanks Avengers) would be two. And you didn't specify that they had to be non-fictional, so I'm sure Mckay and Carter contributed to things. WLIU how many versions of the Windows operating system have there been? Or someone could answer Seonid's question properly.
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