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Hello fellow Mistborn fans,

I know that there already is a post about turning Mistborn into a video game, but I had to create my own post for several different reasons.  The first is to obviously get people to read this and post their thoughts/comments on what I am writing.  The second is so I can keep track if anyone volunteers for what I am about to propose.  I don’t think that I would be able to do this if I just added on to the post created by Morinar.

Now to talk about the game….

Reading people’s comments from Morinar’s post made me realize how hard creating a game like this would be.  With such a fan base behind this series it would have to be done in such a way that all fans will be happy and content with what they are playing.

Several people brought up very serious issues like how would the controls be set up, how Steel and Iron would be handled, which system would this game be on (PC or console), and the list goes on and on.

Let’s start with the beginning of the game…

The game takes place in a slightly alternate universe of what happens during the ending section of Mistborn 1.  While the rebellion is in full swing, the three most powerful houses attempt to wipe each other out.  I don’t know which three houses, but it doesn’t matter now.  They do this to become the most respected, wealthy, and powerful house in Luthadel. 
   
The game is slightly AU in the sense of how Mistborns are handled in Luthadel.  Mistborns are much more common during this epic battle for power.  However, each house has access to only certain amounts of each metal.

Upon entering a game, the Mistborn will have to choose the contents of their vial.  With the scarcity of the metals, this is where each player must think how he/she is going to play.  Each Mistborn will only have access to one vial.  They can fill it however they like, but keep in mind, the faster your metals burn, the faster you will find yourself defenseless against the other players. 

To go into further detail with the vials, imagine that the vial hold 50mL.  If the Mistborn wants to be a group supporter, he may choose to have 5mL of copper.  He may also prefer to fight from a distance so he chooses to have 15mL of steel and 15mL of iron.  Of course every Mistborn wants to be a good fighter, so he will fill the rest (15mL) up with pewter. 

Each metal obviously burns at different rates.  While this Mistborn is burning his copper, thus hiding himself and his group from enemy Seekers (a Mistborn that is burning bronze), the copper may burn at 1mL every 20 seconds.  So with his current supply of copper, it will last him at most 100 seconds of continuous use (assuming that he does not flare it, which of course would make the supply last a shorter amount of time).  If iron burns at 1mL/10 seconds then his supply would only last 150 seconds of continuous use.

You should get the general idea of how each character will be unique and offer something special to his teammates.  This style of play with make each player dependent on one another since no one will have the exact same amount of the different metals.  If you are the type of player who is a Rioter, you may want to stay close to a Thug for protection against others.

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