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Vibe Check: Playing the Game
🕑 Added 2022-11-07 15:54:32 +0000 UTCHey guys, here we are with the second of the eight Vibe Checks I'm doing. If you didn't bother reading the previous one because PPNG doesn't interest you, I'm basically just checking in with you guys to make sure my current eight Patreon Exclusive Stories are to your satisfaction still.
That said, this Vibe Check will be a little different from the others, mainly because Playing the Game is already almost finished. I don't expect it to last more than 10 or so more chapters at most, and maybe even less than that.
Which means we need to discuss what comes next. I first started Playing the Game 3 and a half years ago, smack dab in the middle of the fateful Season 8 as it so happened. In the time since, I've enjoyed writing this fic, but at the same time... I've felt like I've lost a lot of its audience. Either that, or Game of Thrones has lost a lot of ITS audience in general.
I've heard House of the Dragon is pretty good, but haven't bothered watching it myself just yet. I'm not sure if I would write a fic situated in House of the Dragon with only one season out even if I had watched it.
That said, this poll is less about whether I should wrap PtG up or not (because I already am doing so) and more about what should come after PtG is done.
I do have one idea for another Game of Thrones fic. It would involve a Superman-in-Westeros sort of deal. Not literally Clark Kent in Westeros, but rather a superhuman baby falling from the sky and landing in a peasant's backyard. The story would then focus on this baby growing up as a Westerosi Peasant, albeit with some pretty abnormal powers. From there, things would happen as they tend to happen, with lots of sex and probably violence and all that normal Game of Thrones stuff.
That's just one idea, to be fair. Cannot confirm that it'll even be the idea I go with. And as always, I'm happy to take other suggestions.
But at the same time... maybe Game of Thrones has run its course? Maybe I should replace my Game of Thrones slot with another fandom altogether? That's what this poll is about.
Let me know with your votes down below, and at the same time feel free to leave feedback in the form of comments, both on Playing the Game and future potential Game of Thrones ideas. Or on other fandoms you'd like to see replace the Game of Thrones slot potentially.
Comments
Cambrian
Well keep an eye out because when I have you guys vote on what replaces Game of Thrones, I'm also going to still include it as one of the options. If no other setting can get more of the vote than Game of Thrones, I might still end up doing another GoT fic
Caimbeul
I love the ASOIAF it's a shame to see
Cambrian
I'm sure I could make it work, but for a Patreon story it has to appeal to a broad audience in order to bring in new people and hold the old people heh
Ome Kruger
True but I think with your skill you could make it work
Cambrian
The thing about Star Trek is I don't think it has nearly the fandom that say, something like Star Wars has. Star Trek is very popular in its own way, but doesn't quite inspire fanfiction or a massive audience of readers to seek fanfiction of it out imo
Cambrian
Could be a potential option
Cambrian
Interesting, I was thinking I would replace Game of Thrones with another Fantasy setting but maybe Sci-Fi has bigger market share?
Mist
A new long running mass effect setting could be pretty interesting
Redwood Rex
Iβd be interested in a Cyberpunk or Fallout setting.
That black guy
I'm fine with more asoiaf/got but as "something else" is winning , let's see maybe: - Mass Effect (its N7 day currently so a ranchy romp through your version of mass effect shepard sags6sounds good ) - The Hyborian Age (your take on the Conan's world , potentially having an oc who times teaming up with the famous barbarian ) -An IP you have an idea for but never really got the chance to touch .
Ryan Glotzbach
CODE GEASS WITH LELOUCH AS THE MAIN PROTAGONIST!!!!!!!!
Fallout?
Cambrian
I've got Worm on the short list for what will soon be my fifth non-anime story slot coming in 2023. Though it is up against tough competition from DC I imagine. We'll have to see what my patrons want when I get around to posting about that...
Kejmur
Worm maybe?
Ome Kruger
Have you considered doing a star trek story?
tornadoboy
I happen to like the Netflix show. Don't think it deserves the hate it gets TBH
Lamp
Iβd not say lane hotd is actually really good
Lordofnite 18
Maybe a house of the dragon fanfic
nemo1986
Plus you can easily do better than Netflix.
Cambrian
Thanks for your feedback! I'm probably not going to replace a Western story with an anime story, but there WILL be a new anime Patreon story starting in 2023 I think, so we'll have to see what that turns out to be
tornadoboy
As long as it's not competing against Anime and Harry Potter i think it's got a solid shot.
Cambrian
Yeah, Witcher is definitely on the list at this point. Part of me thinks its not popular enough, but the part of me that loves the Witcher wants to be proven wrong xD
micheal Anderson
Never really watched GOT (outside of watching random clips after season) hoping your next long story will be a series I know like Yugioh (you have 1 yugioh story that I know of) or kill la kill. Looking forward to future storyβsπ»
tornadoboy
How about a Witcher story? I recall you had some great stories with it and you seem pretty familiar with the game. Plus it's got a decent cast of characters
