National Puppy Day

11/8/2017

I hope you guys enjoyed the Deathmatch last week! I assume you did, but I haven't gone through all the comments yet, so maybe you all hated it and are cursing my name in the foul language of Mordor. I'll find out soon, because I'll be going through comments and emails tomorrow and catching up!

While I do, let me know in the comments what you want to hear from me next! I'm working on OKAK, but I have room for short stories, answering questions, more deathmatches...I'm just interested to hear what you want.

And in the meantime, it's National Puppy Day here in the U.S.! Go out now and celebrate by not eating any dogs.

-Will

109 Comments

Aaron

11/8/2017 08:05:54 pm

I'm not a big fan of the deathmatches. So far no one in the traveler's gate has won a match against anyone, and none of the Empire has won against cradle.I prefer the short stories focused on, well let's face it Simon. That is what started it all, but I do like the other ones revolving around one character or another. Anyway, i really like the books. Keep on writing.

Azqa

11/9/2017 10:36:32 am

While I understand the point you're making about you not being a big fan of the deathmatches, I gotta say that your followup detail is baffling. Someone from the Traveler's Gate iteration did, in fact, win the very first deathmatch and a different entity from TG won another deathmatch later on. No one from the Elder Empire has even faced anyone from Cradle.

Totally separate from that: I'd like to see EE/Asylum and TG/Amalgam short stories. Whether they're told in the style of the particular series from a character who only knows of their own world, or seen through the eyes of someone who knows more about the overall Willverse, anything's good. I always enjoy Simon's adventures, and I'd enjoy an appetizer before the meal of OKAK comes out.

Will link

11/11/2017 10:49:58 am

Thanks, Aaron! I understand people have different opinions about the deathmatches, which is why I'm trying to change it up.

But Azqa is right in that TG characters have won two matches I can think of, and nobody in EE has gone up against anybody from Cradle.

All that said, I'd like to do a meatier short story next. Maybe a Traveler's Gate one, maybe Cradle. Not sure yet!

Clint

11/8/2017 08:25:31 pm

Happy Don't-Eat-A-Dog-Day! Any idea when we can expect the next entry for Simon and crew?

Will link

11/11/2017 10:51:27 am

In terms of the novel? After OKAK and the next Cradle. That's my plan, but all of my plans are etched in sand rather than stone.

Corey

11/8/2017 09:46:14 pm

I want another round of Cradle world building where we ask you questions and you expand on the lore :D

1_Savage_Cabbage

11/9/2017 08:11:13 am

I second this

Deadnettle

11/10/2017 11:13:50 am

I third this. I really loved those world building little tidbits. I would actually love to see some more independent short stories set in any of the iterations.

Arandomdood

11/10/2017 11:27:06 am

I fourth this

Will link

11/11/2017 10:51:52 am

This seems fun. I think I'll do this.

Hello my name is Joe..

11/8/2017 10:58:30 pm

Would linden have won if he was allowed all of the constructs against the Jai clan?

Will link

11/11/2017 10:52:57 am

Probably, but he knew he almost certainly wouldn't be allowed. It was a long shot.

Diego

11/13/2017 04:09:18 pm

He had like three underlord level constructs....Idk how he afforded them, but still against a truegold that's a bit much.

Adarsh

11/8/2017 11:49:24 pm

I want more stories about Simon. Perhaps expanding on what occurred after Steel Diplomacy?

Will link

11/11/2017 10:54:49 am

Yeah, I need to catch up on this.

Walter

11/9/2017 12:27:32 am

Far off estimation of when you think you might be starting pen to paper on the next cradle? 😅

Gordon

11/9/2017 02:27:01 am

Seconded! :D

Will link

11/11/2017 10:55:28 am

After OKAK! I'm hoping to put out Cradle 5 early next year.

Ferry

11/12/2017 02:04:16 am

That would be very impressive, even without writing OKAK first.

Josh

11/24/2017 09:00:13 am

I am amazed by how fast you get these books out. Do you have a writing construct doing the writing for you?

Rhys

11/9/2017 01:59:26 am

I want to see Simon go to the Christmas party mentioned in one if your last TG short stories. If not that then any Simon based short story would be good. Maybe him earning a new power or recovering another fang

Will link

11/11/2017 10:55:45 am

Yeah, I'd like to get back there too.

Kobin

11/14/2017 11:50:38 am

I'd like to see some general skill improvement. It seems to me that in general both Simon and Lindon are progressing from complication to complication so fast they don't have time to build any actual fighting skill. You'd think Simon would have SOMETHING by now (with all the between book downtime), but all I've ever seen him do in the short stories is put on his mask and hack at things. It feels like he can't accomplish anything without the mask and no one has bothered to teach him to actually fight yet.

Sean K

11/9/2017 04:02:09 am

A short story of young girl Yerin and the sword sage, from the sword sage's perspective!

I want to see what kind of trouble Yerin got herself into while under his care. I bet it was a LOT of trouble, knowing Yerin!

Will link

11/11/2017 10:56:06 am

This is actually one of the short stories on my list that I'd like to write!

Matt

11/9/2017 04:18:46 am

Wish I was getting these. I subscribed on June 28 but never got anything updates or anything else after my initial you are subscribed notice. Checked my spam and nothing there. Asked about getting some of the past stuff as there was a note to ask about that in the FAQ. Kinda just gave up. :(

Sean K

11/9/2017 05:55:21 am

I couldn't find it either, but then I check the "Promotions" tab in my gmail and the stories were under "Gnome Publishing".

Remember, Will is a garden gnome (at least he is if you go by his Amazon photo).

Matt

11/10/2017 04:05:11 am

Ah!!! Wasn't coming up when I searched for Will Wight. It does come up when I search for Gnome or Willwight.. sigh! thanks!!!

Polycore

11/9/2017 01:08:02 pm

You can read all previous (and future) short stories here :

http://us11.campaign-archive1.com/home/?u=ba4bf39fb09712a9c982f3bc8&id=9a4055d765

Matt

11/10/2017 04:10:25 am

Just got a blank page on that one.:(

Will link

11/11/2017 10:56:55 am

Gmail hates mailing lists. It devours them without permission.

Bookworm

11/9/2017 05:18:40 am

Hey Will! Absolutely loved the Deathmatches. Alin lasted precisely as long as I thought he would, ouch. As to what I'd like to hear, I'd love to hear just a few snippets about other famous paths in Cradle. For me, personally, I've always been a tank in every MMO I've ever played so I'd love to hear more about The Unstained Shield Path as I love the idea of protecting others, but there's a lot of other awesome-sounding paths.

I think that's a sign of making a great magic system. I want to know all about the paths of others, even those who aren't related to the main characters. Thanks so much for creating such an awesome universe.

Kerai

11/9/2017 07:36:30 am

I would love to see a death match were all the main characters fight each other.

1_Savage_Cabbage

11/9/2017 08:20:25 am

I would love to see another episode of world-building (like what is the best thieving path on Cradle, or what is the spiciest spicy ramen shop in the Elder Empire). Also, I think it would be cool to see a death match between Luminous Queen Sha Miara and Northstrider, Or between Simon and the Emperor Naru.

Nikk B

11/9/2017 09:36:24 am

I like the Death Matches, but I would love to see short stories about Simon. I agree with Rhys, I like the idea of Simon going off to that Christmas party or something centering on Simon.

Reddan

11/9/2017 06:34:54 pm

In addition to the wonderful suggestions above, I'm curious about other Iterations. Are there other Iterations that are "special" like Cradle or Asylum, ones that have a purpose?

Diego

11/9/2017 06:53:08 pm

I'd like to know more about the magic systems in Asylum and into Travelers gate aka Amalgam.

I bought all the books from the territories, but was mildly dissapointed they didnt explore more of each territories actual powers or even how they earn or gain them. All i know is you need to be tested in Amalgam for most territories and that each has its own element and enviornment. Idk if you're saving it for the next TG series, but i have so little info on diverse travelers Im dying to know more.

EE reminds me a bit of the PoE game. Equipment plays a big part. Its like gear lvls up as you use it. Apart from that I just know Readers, soulbound, kameria(magic animals? Idk what kind) and elderspawn (chaos and crazy). Is that all that the magic system has or is there more? Love to know. Im a trivia junkie. :)

Idk if u read all that but major thanks if u did.

Will link

11/11/2017 11:00:14 am

There are a lot of little details here I'd like to get into, but I am afraid of backing myself into a corner if I do it before the novels.

I'm not sure, though.

Alex

11/11/2017 02:12:23 pm

You should do one of those books that describe the world and cultures etc. of your series

John

11/9/2017 07:31:23 pm

I'd like to see a short story set in the Sacred Valley sometime after Lindon left. From the POV of either Lindon's sister or mother.

Awesomepossum

11/9/2017 09:53:10 pm

Yes! I have been wondering about sacred valley for a long time. I can't wait to see how they react to how far Lindon has grown.

John

11/10/2017 05:20:31 am

The short story I was suggesting would not have their reactions to "how far Lindon has grown" since they would not know about that until Lindon returns, and Lindon's return would be more properly covered in the books, not short stories.

But it would be nice to see how things are going in Sacred Valley after Lindon left, and whether his family thinks he is still alive, whether they are mad at him for leaving or for making trouble, etc.

11/10/2017 01:53:02 pm

I imagine that would still be a spoiler ... the big question is what did heavens glory do to the wei clan... and that would almost have to answer that. Just a thought.

John

11/10/2017 02:24:27 pm

Any good short story will reveal something about the world. What is going on in the Sacred Valley in Lindon's absence is hardly a big spoiler that can only be covered in the books. The books mostly follow Lindon's point of view. It is not a problem to have a short story from another character's POV in the absence of Lindon.

Juan

11/11/2017 12:47:11 am

I like this idea

Will link

11/11/2017 11:00:32 am

I'd like to, but I'm afraid of getting ahead of the main series.

John

11/11/2017 11:08:55 am

I was not talking about "getting ahead". I meant just after Lindon left, so more than a year ago from the main series.

Will link

11/11/2017 11:11:14 am

I'm saying I'm afraid of catching up on Sacred Valley for fear it might spoil things in the rest of the story. Even on Sacred Valley as it is now, a year or two after Lindon's departure.

John

11/11/2017 11:25:36 am

That seems silly. A lot of epic fantasies have multiple POVs that follow what happens concurrently in a world. The other POVs do not spoil the rest of the story.

Or do you mean that you think if people find out what happened in Sacred Valley a year ago then they will not buy the next Cradle book?

Again, that seems silly.

ISeeUJohn

11/11/2017 11:47:05 am

I don't think so. It's entirely possible that there's some huge surprise waiting for Lindon back home at the Sacred Valley. Maybe his whole clan got wiped out and everyone is dead at this point. Or maybe the gates to the labyrinth opened and the whole valley is filled with extremely powerful remnants that have killed everyone. Maybe Jai Long has crowned himself King of the Sacred Valley.

There are plenty of reasons to want to keep what's going on back home a surprise. While spoiling it probably won't keep people from buying the next book, it's called a 'spoiler' for a reason. It spoils the fun of the reveal.

Would you rather find out what's going to happen in a little email short story or during the actual book with all the build-up and suspense that the author intended.

TLDR; No, it's not silly at all.

John

11/11/2017 12:01:25 pm

No, none of those things have happened. It is not possible Will would write such a bad story.

And I would rather find out what was happening in Sacred Valley a year ago from a non-Lindon POV in a short story. It is almost always bad writing to mix a bunch of non-main-character POVs into a book. It throws off the pacing and flow of the story, which is almost always better when it follows a main character with minimal diversions.

Amateur writers worry far too much about creating artificial suspense. They should just worry about telling a good story, in order, almost entirely from the main character's POV. Doing that well, and suspense develops naturally from thinking about what will happen to the character and what the character will choose to do. It is not necessary to tell a story out of order or to awkwardly avoid mentioning things (like the main character's plans) in order to build suspense artificially. That is just hack writing.

ISeeUJohn

11/11/2017 01:19:40 pm

Your response illustrates my point about spoilers exactly.

You say any of those would be a “bad story” but that’s because you haven’t read them in the context of a greater story. You just read them as a few offhanded remarks.

Imagine if we were talking about A Song of Ice and Fire and the War of the Five Kings ended, Joffery’s dead, Jon Snow rules in Winterfell and now Daenerys is going to reclaim the iron throne. Now imagine George RR Martin gets on his ‘not a blog’ blog and posts “BUT WAIT… THEN THE ZOMBIES ATTACK!”. Such a statement would seem like such a horrible failure of a twist that it would break the story and cause many fans to abandon it.

And yet that’s exactly what happens in the story. And the fans love it.

Why? Because PRESENTATION makes or breaks a story. Not the idea. If you don’t believe me, ask Jim Butcher. He wrote the entire Codex Alera series because he got in an argument with somebody about this online.

And presentation is the issue here. Lindon in all likelihood won’t make it back to the Sacred Valley for several books. That means hundreds of chapters preparing us for something like a Game of Thrones Zombie invasion. That’s simply something that can’t be done in a five-page short story distributed via email.

John

11/11/2017 02:36:45 pm

No, it is not because I have not imagined context where they might happen. It is because there is no context possible where those things could happen and it could be a good story.

Besides, with all the nonsense you have written, you have ignored what I wrote. I was talking about the time just after Lindon left Sacred Valley. Only one of your ridiculous scenarios even fits in that time frame. And there is no way that a few dozen Jades and a few hundred Irons (of which probably a third originated in the Wei clan) are going to wipe out over one-hundred thousand people for no good reason. Even if they could and would (which is absurd), Elder Whisper would not allow it -- surely he would foresee the impending obliteration of the Wei clan and warn the elders and possibly even help fight or at least help them hide.

ISeeUJohn

11/11/2017 04:53:05 pm

I read everything you wrote and fully considered it in my response. Also, I’d like to point out that getting hostile does nothing for civilized discussion. It only makes your argument seem weaker when you rely on emotional reactions rather than facts and references.

That being said, if you believe that there’s no possible context where you can make a good story from bad ideas, then you know nothing about storytelling.

In response to your second point, I would like to point out that there was an entire point-of-view section in the second part of the epilogue of Unsouled titled “DIVERGENCE DETECTED: the Desolate Wilds, Transcendent Ruin. Continue?”.

“Divergence accepted, continuing report…
On the peak of Mount Samara, a crippled Heaven’s Glory elder named Anses picks through the ruins of what he calls the Ancestor’s Tomb. His pride is trampled, the power of his school has been questioned, and now it seems that they have created for themselves a powerful enemy. The Sword Sage’s disciple will return, he knows, with greater force and with vengeance.
But despite his certainty, he has a deep-seated fear of the wilderness outside the Sacred Valley. He could not survive it, and therefore he believes no one could. In his judgment, the Sage’s disciple must have doubled back. Where will she go if not to the home of her ally, the Unsouled Wei Shi Lindon?
He crafts a message to his fellow elders, urging them to march with all their flagging strength on the Wei clan.”

In a years’ time, whatever conflict that occurred between the Wei clan and the Heaven’s Glory school would be well under way. Maybe even triggering a larger chain of events that pulls in the other schools and other clans. A short story happening after the political climate of the Sacred Valley has changed would be a massive spoiler.

John

11/12/2017 05:17:07 pm

Actually ISeeUJohn, you did not "fully consider" what I wrote, since much of what you wrote is logically inconsistent with my suggestion of "just after Lindon left" Sacred Valley. And if you call someone "hostile" just because they point out your mistakes, it only makes your argument seem weaker when you get emotional instead of using logic. Furthermore, saying that someone "knows nothing" is a personal attack. I criticized what you wrote without making a personal attack.

I am well aware of the passage you quoted, but it does not even remotely say that Heaven's Glory is going to wipe out the entire 100K+ Wei clan. It says that Elder Anses (somewhat irrationally) suggests marching on the Wei clan because he thinks that is where Yerin has gone -- the implication being that they will need all their strength when they find Yerin. It does not say that the Elders of the School have agreed to march on the Wei clan, and it certainly does not say that they are going to wipe out the Wei clan.

Deadnettle

11/13/2017 10:50:34 am

Dudes (Or Dudettes), what is going on here? Will has said that going back to see what is happening with the Wei clan would spoil some future reveals (that will likely be better for not knowing what's happening in SV right now) so isn't that the end of the discussion? It is his story and his right as to how he wants to tell it. If he doesn't want to go back to the valley right now then I trust that he has a good reason for it and leave it at that. Can't we all just be friends?

John

11/13/2017 01:15:13 pm

If you do not want to discuss it Deadnettle, no one is forcing you to discuss it. No need for you to tell others to shut up.

Derp

11/14/2017 03:01:22 pm

I like this idea too. Even if it's not a short story, I can't wait to find out how Lindon's family reacts when he returns home, as well as the rest of Sacred Valley

I have a feeling Lindon's family might not really care if he is alive or dead. Maybe I'm wrong.. but he was UnSouled..

Deadnettle

11/14/2017 04:02:08 pm

Chill out friend. I think it may be best to refer to Q at the end of this conversation thread. His statement is more succinct than I could put it without coming across as hostile.

John

11/14/2017 05:42:21 pm

If you do not want to discuss it Deadnettle, no one is forcing you to discuss it. No need for you to tell others to shut up.

Deadnettle

11/14/2017 05:57:06 pm

I'm sorry that you feel that way John. I hope you have the best of luck in your future suggestions.

John

11/14/2017 07:42:24 pm

You're not fooling anyone, Deadnettle.

Deadnettle

11/14/2017 10:09:07 pm

I'm sorry that you feel that way John. I hope you have the best of luck in your future suggestions.

Nick

11/23/2017 05:37:03 pm

Yes. John's original idea was good, but unfortunately he lacked the etiquette to accept no for an answer or the intelligence to understand why it couldn't happen.

John

11/23/2017 05:49:17 pm

Top points for the personal attack, Nick. Do you feel clever and strong now?

NIck

11/23/2017 08:29:30 pm

Haha, wow. You sure responded fast. You must check this form every hour.

John

11/23/2017 09:08:19 pm

Is that what you deduced with your huge intellect, Nick? Truly astounding powers of deduction you have. What does your stupendous intellect tell you about the check-box below the comments entry box?

Nick

11/23/2017 09:50:31 pm

Use as many big boy words as you like. We all know you're a sexually repressed twelve year old.

John

11/24/2017 06:29:37 am

Ah, Nick, surely you can do better than that. An intelligent and sophisticated adult such as yourself should be able to be able to deliver an insult so scathing that a sexually repressed twelve year old has no choice but to run off and commit suicide immediately. I have faith in you, Nick.

Nick

11/24/2017 09:14:17 am

I'll take that as a compliment. You see, the only reason I have time bother with this dialog is because I'm currently staying with my parents at my grand parents house for thanksgiving and there's nothing to do except amuse myself by pestering the particularly childish on the internet. Thus far you've proven the best target.

11/12/2017 10:24:07 am

So in the end... we all agree John had a cool idea that isn't practical due to spoilers and all of his talking down to the author and other fans was completely unnecessary. Good meeting team. See yah next week!

Sharon

11/10/2017 03:37:18 am

Hello Will, I would like to read a short story about Orthos and how he got the blackflame power. Thanks.

Sean K

11/11/2017 09:37:36 am

Any info on Orthos would be great! How was the GREAT MIGHTY DRAGON when he was just a little turtle?

Diego

11/13/2017 08:26:03 pm

Orthos is a Sacred beast. A descendant of the actual blackflame dragons. He was born with blackflame madra. Thats basically what sacred beasts are, beasts with a core.

11/10/2017 04:23:35 am

Do you have an approximate ish date for OKOK?

Jacob

11/10/2017 06:21:05 am

I would still love to see Valin vs the sword sage in a death match. Probably still one sided, but hey

Jenna

11/11/2017 09:19:54 pm

Would love to see this!

FoolRegnant

11/10/2017 09:28:57 am

I'd like to see pretty much anything - a more corner/dive, more short stories (traveler's gate or cradle esp.), or my new favorite match up for a deathmatch, Northstrider vs the Emperor.

Sean K

11/11/2017 09:40:39 am

My best on Northstrider!!

Personally I'd like to see the Sword Sage or the Sage of Redmond hall vs the Emperor. THAT would be a close and epic battle, I think!

Or if they are too strong, then The Emperor vs emperor Naru of the Blackflame empire.

I Need an Idiot’s Guide to the Willverse

11/10/2017 09:52:30 am

Well, for short stories, Simon’s always entertaining. But, I’m also interested in Yerin’s past. I think someone above mentioned telling a story about Yerin from the Sword Sage’s perspective, which is an extremely fun idea! So, I’d like to see a short story in one (or both!) of those two areas.

As for death matches, could you do a fight between Simon and Kathrin?

peoplepersonpeter

11/10/2017 11:41:04 am

How about a 3 page story on how lindon's family would react if lindon returned after the book "skysworn" by (look at teh top left). assuming that the dreadgods aren't about to kill everyone that is.

A bookworm on the path of suggestions

11/10/2017 01:01:00 pm

I Would like to see something from cradle... maybe something from when cradle was still ruled by dragons? Or by the Black flames? Or something about eithans backstory(if Thats not reserved for the books)

Garrett

11/10/2017 09:58:27 pm

Is Akura Malice the weakest of the Monarchs? Based on Eithan's summation of her fight with the Blood Phoenix she was losing.

Either she is weaker than Monarchs of the past, or the Dreadgods are starting to show strength beyond what Monarchs can mitigate.

I'm really curious what would happen if Northstrider went after the Titan in depths of the ocean. Or if Sha Mira had to dance with dragons (ha) and face off against the lightning dragon.

Sean K

11/11/2017 09:42:34 am

From what I gathered, The Monarch are only able to drive the dredgods off, NOT defeat them. This means that they are weaker than the dreadgods.

Now, if one would lose to a dreadgod, why don't a group of 4 take one on...

Will link

11/11/2017 11:02:34 am

>Why don't a group of 4 take one on?

Good question! That should become clear over time.

Diego

11/13/2017 04:19:19 pm

Well I think it was said dreadgods can't die? That's a major contributor (if it's true, which I'm not sure it is), I mean why risk your life all the time fighting something with even a remote chance of killing you, if you can't kill it permanently.

Another contributor is I bet most Monarch's are enemies. I mean a few of them rule over large parts of land, that prevents others from expanding their own domains. To a certain degree if a dreadgod weakens my enemy why get involved?

There are perhaps other stuff we have yet to know, like if I take time off to go fight a monster in my friends kingdom. That might leave my kingdom vulnerable to attack from another enemy.

The political possibilities are also endless. It's like in this world, everyone know poverty is a problem, but very few powerful people even care to lend a hand.

Juan

11/11/2017 12:59:10 am

I have thoroughly enjoyed every book you have ever written. I really like the death matches, and I thought the death match between snuffles and the Elisian bird was quite clever.

As to what you work on next, we all know Shera will rule her iteration one day, but I’d still like to know how it all works out. Then again, Ghostwater. I really do love Simon, now that I think about it. How about, you don’t sleep for 8-12 weeks and put five, or six, books out?

You can thank me later.

Sean K

11/11/2017 09:44:09 am

WHAT IS GHOSTWATER!?!?!

Is it a type of Madra, a path? Is it a clan of ninjas? Is it a sacred artifact?!!?!

/HypeTrainLoadedWithNoWhereToGo

Will link

11/11/2017 11:01:57 am

DONE!

Dillon

11/11/2017 10:47:37 am

Would enjoy some more of the short stories you did a while ago (the earth artist story - think the stained sword? was one) that take place somewhere else in the world with no bearing to the main story line. Just a snippet into the lives of others that are going to at the same time (or past) as the main characters.

Don't really mind which series either, Cradle is currently my favorite but have enjoyed them all so would be interesting to read from any world.

Will link

11/11/2017 11:01:27 am

For Cradle, I'm torn between something like a story from Yerin's backstory or just a random story about a random Path in a cool part of the world.

Sean K

11/12/2017 05:31:42 am

Well if it tears you so much, I promise it would be okay with me if you did both :P

Lol, either way looking forward to it!

Dillon

11/17/2017 06:28:08 am

I'd say maybe a random story as I feel if you put out a Yerin backstory people will be calling for blood as you work on OKOK.

Either way go with your gut, I really enjoy your work and have been thoroughly enthralled following your characters throughout their worlds

TheKraken

11/11/2017 11:24:35 am

Hey Will, since OKAK will be finishing up soon do you plan on having another series as a side project while you work on Cradle, or are you just going to focus on Cradle for a year or two?

WebPirate

11/11/2017 11:31:29 am

Hey Will I pirated all your books. Sorry. I'll pay for them someday though, I promise.

JohnVerJohn

11/11/2017 11:34:50 am

I would like to read another Will Wight vs story. Will Wight vs all 4 DreadGods please.

SageOfTheWimpyPaperCutSword

11/11/2017 11:40:18 am

Am I the only one still waiting for a continuation of "House of Cool Swords"? It seemed like a great idea, although it could be a bit more serious in its execution. Maybe you could work a Manor of Swords as a feature in the Cradle world? Or maybe a Hall of Blades? Like Redmoon hall, except for swords.

Alex

11/11/2017 02:16:30 pm

What I want to see is you join the discord :P....

Or like a short story about Lindon on a really normal day. Maybe he goes clothes shopping, or just walks around town and socializes. That could be fun

Diego

11/13/2017 08:29:51 pm

Lindon has no normal days. Hes a training beast with no life whatsoever. Its why we love reading about him so much. :)

11/12/2017 10:38:48 am

I like the world building threads. I still wonder what sports and games they play in cradle. Another such thread would help alleviate the pain involved with waiting. I also second the yerin short story. I look forward to meeting the sage in a more direct way. A short story involving eithan as a kid would also be fun if it isn't too much of a spoiler. Who was his master ... How did he really get his iron body etc. What was his life really like. I assume it would be a good bit before his gamble etc. Also a short story on the abidan would be fun ... let us see some of the relationships there.

11/12/2017 10:50:49 am

Also, how many books have you sold now and how did skysworn do?

Guy

11/12/2017 01:08:14 pm

Best idea ever ... the story of the guy that became lindons arm. Sounds fascinating.

Ben

11/12/2017 01:48:11 pm

Seconded!

DifferentGuy

11/12/2017 05:17:00 pm

I too would like to read a story about that guy who became Lindon's arm. What was he like before he became an arm? How would he feel about the fact that his remnant became an arm?

Deadnettle

11/13/2017 10:53:55 am

Was he given a prophecy as a child that told him not to "pollute" his core because one day a great hero would use the arm of his remnant? All jokes aside though, I also would like to hear a little bit about what this dude was all about before he died and became a prosthetic arm.

Diego

11/13/2017 04:22:42 pm

Couldn't it just be an iron maybe swallowed a whole lot of scales to get to highgold? I mean We've read pure madra is like adding water to wine for your core. So maybe he just did that to get stronger faster and somehow ended up dying?

Deadnettle

11/14/2017 06:06:22 pm

That actually makes a lot of sense.

Kobin

11/14/2017 12:03:13 pm

I'm pretty sure I saw it somewhere (can't find where), but i'd love to see an undeath match between a dread god and one of the elders from EE.

Anders

11/19/2017 03:05:48 pm

Deathmatchs... Well, Ozriel vs either Makiel or one of his judge allies.. but that might be both too revealing, and also would propably break Iteration 000 where you placed it in the first deathmatch;)

Otherwise, well, there is that slight problem of Cradle being much stronger then the other worlds.

Personally Im looking forward to a rematch between Eithan and Longhook, but I assume thats for the next cradle book, not a short text for fun.

One thing that might be fun is the clan wei fox in sacred valley, it could do for a fun deathmatch, but I havent quite figured out who I´d want to suggest the fox go up against;)

In which we ramble on.
And by we, I mean me.