Is there any story behind the what I assume is the penname "Shirtaloon"? I've only listened to the audiobook through number 12 and if I recall the first ones were written by Shirtaloon and only later on was there a mention of Travis Deverell. Any meaning behind this penname and why he gradually started using what I assume is his real name?
Every time i read this series i wana know what types of sandwiches Jason makes. I tried the egg, veggie and hot sauce one and it was pretty good. Anyone got a recipe book?
The guy who conjured a damn GAU avenger rotary cannon. Turned him self into a walking A10. I was like yes yes I will take that one please. Makes me wonder if the USA has magic power armor for there front line essence users.
I'm new here and to reddit (mostly). I typically don't like this website. I used it a decade ago but left. That being said, I've been reading this series and have gotten to the end of the audio and read some of book 13 through the free website and then on Patreon (I'm on chapter 1009 or so not having completed it entirely), and wanted to discuss some of my ideas. I made this account and joined this sub for the soul purpose of doing that because it seemed like one of the only places to do that.
I was thinking over a few things and perhaps this has been rehashed elsewhere or said by others, but I think I figured out the ending and how the whole series is put together. This will be some HUGE SPOILERS so don't read unless you've finished the audio and even most of the latest written stuff through patreon or royalroad.
If Shirtaloon happens to see this. PLEASE PLEASE don't pull a Robert Jordan and change anything here if I got it right. There is an infamous case of Jordan Changing things because fans predicted it. IMO it did hurt the series when he chose to do that. The thing is, most fans wouldn't have cared or even known about the predictions. Jordan was better off leaving it alone and just going with it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WoT/comments/9d8i19/spoilers_all_did_changing_the_mazrim_taim_story/
What Jordan forgot (IMO) Is that those posting online were just a tiny fraction of his fanbase, less than 5% I'd guess. So in short, we don't matter, especially me who actually hopes most people won't read this far. But because online is just about the only litmus test authors have, they get it in their head that we do matter. Well, we don't. It's not about us. The vast vast majority of people will never read this or care. So please stay true to your story regardless of what you read in these online communities. Please don't change anything whatsoever, because the tapestry you've woven is quite the undertaking, and to change it at this point would be very unproductive, and destroy that tapestry.
With no further ado, here's my predictions with nearly zero explanations which will come at the end:
Jason initiates the time-loop. He realizes too late that he cannot live with what Knowledge has done. Possibly because his Prime Avatar is caught in some kind of bind, some hell he can never escape, he tries to hold out, but forever is a long time, and he creates the time loop to escape.
Jason becomes the mysterious dark figure that creates all the portals in the Astral space where he finds Shade in the early books at Iron Rank.
Jason initiates the Cult of the Reaper, and teaches them his fighting style (time loop). Somehow through the time-loop he's able to 'resunder' the throne. Or maybe by going back in time he is able to reverse everything and allow himself another chance at redoing things. This was also the source of all the holy war's in the centuries before Jason's Arrival. He started them, trying to create a means to destroy the power of the God's before he ever arrives.
3a. He leaves Shade there, forcing him to serve in the proto space, and then severing his link to his familiar, who as it turns out, was working for Knowledge the whole time. This was the main betrayal. Shade was put in Jason's path by Knowledge and became his familiar to steer him to defeat. Shade was always a shady character. 3b. Something about Shades 'brother' is involved here. 3c. Something to do with his deal with Death is also involved. I'm unsure on these threads, but I can see them as potentials.
Thats the gist of it. We start over from there, Save scumming because this whole thing was a 'video game' to begin with in many ways.
The biggest reason I think this is the case is because central to the very Title, 'He who fights with monsters', is the philosophy of Nietzsche right there. One little known (outside of philosophy circles) aspect of Nietzsche was that he was a proponent of the idea called 'The Eternal Return'. I think you can see why I believe this will also be a big part of the series. The whole thing will be 'redone' eternally. It might even be that because of his connection to the Astral throne, All of reality Everywhere gets a redo. I'm not sure on how big this will go. But the Eternal Return as a concept can go very big indeed.
https://thenewplatonicacademy.substack.com/p/metempsychosis-eternal-return-and
I just started book 12 after only listening to the 1st one a few weeks ago, I love it and it i love how the magic and how you obtain the power works. The characters are all amazing even the bad guys are layered. Cant wait to dive into the community.
Hi all! I am on book 10, and I cannot believe how addicted I am to this series. I’ve been listening on audiobook, and I realize that the author has flaws (Jason always waxes poetic how bad he is with no end and the author is fairly repetitive). But those are acceptable flaws and im still loving the series so much. This is my first lit RPG. Are there any series that you guys can recommend that I go onto next?
Item:[Jason‘s lemonade] (normal rank, common)
A delicious citrus drink (consumable, beverage)
• Effect: Refreshing.
crafting requirements;
Materials:
• 6 lemons
• 1 and 1/4 cup of sugar
• 5 cups of water
Amount of sugar and lemon juice can be adjusted, if you like it extra sweet or with a bit of twang to it.
Tools:
• Mixing bowl.
• cooking pot.
• Mesh strainer.
• lemon/vegetable peeler.
• lemon juicer(optional)
• serving pitcher
Steps:
Wash lemons. If they feel waxy, scrub them under hot water.
Peel the zest from six lemons with a veggie peeler. You want the yellow zest, but do not be too worried about getting some of the white. Set the peeled lemons aside.
Cover the lemon zest with 1 and** a **quarter cups of sugar in a mixing bowl and combined by tossing. Cover with some cling wrap and leave for at least two hours, but longer is better. Leaving them overnight works very nicely.
Bring 5 cups of water** **to the boil, in a pot on high heat. turn off the heat and pour in the lemon sugar mix.
Bring water to a boil in a pot over high heat turn off heat and add the lemon sugar mix, including the peel. Stir, then leave as the sugars dissolve, which should take about five minutes.
Strain liquid back into the mixing bowl through a mesh strainer to excise the peel.
Do not add the lemon juice immediately. Let the liquid sit until room temperature; about half an hour should do.
Cut the lemons in half and squeeze into the bowl through the mess strainer. Poor lemonade into a serving pitcher, cover in cling wrap, in refrigerate until nice and chilly.
Pouring the lemonade over ice without chilling it first will melt the ice and water it down, so get it nice and cold. I recommend a couple of hours. Then pour over some ice and prepare to get seriously quenched.