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⚔️ TITAN DUEL — QUICK START GUIDE

Welcome to the arena, Titans. Your duel begins now.

You do not need to memorize everything—just follow the flow below and use the Command Center as your guide.

Duelists
Lisa
Anastasia

📌 IMPORTANT LINKS
📜 Command Center (Full Rules & Powers)
👉 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

⚔️ Roll Call of Titans (Duelist gameplay happens here)
👉 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

⚔️ Hall of the Wandering Pantheon (Free Agent game play)
👉https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

🔮 Oracle of Clarification (Questions)
👉 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

📊 Scoreboard & Status
👉https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

🏛️ YOUR DUEL TAG
👉 🏛️ Duel #4
You MUST include this at the top of every Roll Call post.

🔱 STEP 1 — CHOOSE YOUR TITAN
Go to Roll Call and claim your Titan.

⚠️ Rules:
First claim gets the Titan
No duplicates within your duel
Your choice is locked once posted
See Command Center for Titan details

📖 STEP 2 — READ & POST >
When you finish a book, post in Roll Call:
🏛️ Duel #
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan:
Book:
Date:
Pages:
Domain Match: (brief explanation)
Perfect Match: (if applicable)
Devour Time: (if used)

Timing matters so post your books ASAP - no hoarding
👉 Mods handle all scoring.

⚡ STEP 3 — USE YOUR POWER
As you read, you will:
✔ Earn tokens
✔ Use attacks and defenses
✔ Activate Titan Powers
👉 All actions must be posted in Roll Call.

💀 QUICK GAME RULES
Effects apply to your next book only
Only ONE effect can be active at a time
Actions are processed in the order posted
You have 24 hours to respond to sabotages
Standard Rules apply

🏆 YOUR GOAL
Earn more points than your opponent before the challenge ends.
One Titan rises. One falls.

🧠 REMEMBER
👉 Read → Post → Earn → Spend
👉 Use Roll Call for EVERYTHING
👉 Check the Command Center if unsure

🌌 FINAL WORD
You don’t need to master the system to begin.
Step into the arena.
Make your move. 😈

Hi Kelly, checking in

Titan chosen:
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Chosen Domain: Endurance & Mortality

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
Date: 01/06/2026
Pages: 675
Domain Match: (brief explanation)
Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots
This is the story of Lisbeth Salander's struggle for survival, initially after severe injuries sustained in the previous book and then against corrupt officials working against her
Perfect Match: (if applicable) Yes - a survival story with dark themes, chaaracter suffering and a high stakes plot
Devour Time: (if used) N/A

I am aware that Kelly hasn't checked in yet. I am going to try to hit her up on Discord today. I think she has an account there. I will also try to hit up her profile. I am giving her 48 hours to check in. Then you will get a Free Agent to take her place. In the meantime, stock up on tokens.

I didn't remember signing up for this. I am so sorry. This sounds like an amazing challenge. I don't think I have time to really make it work and give Anastasia a fun game. Donna, can you assign a free agent to replace me? If there aren't any, I'll play but I think a free agent would be happy to take my place.

Sorry, Anastasia. It would have been really fun to play with you again. (I get assigned an awesome partner and I can't play!)

Sorry!

Hello. Free Agent Checking in. I've got a short book to finish tonight for Bingo and then I'll see what I need to do here. Fingers crossed it works for this too....

Tital Chosen
Titan: 🌙 Phoebe
Chosen Domain: Moon & Prophecy

Oh thank you Lisa! Have you come to take my place as a full player?

Kelly (Maybedog) wrote: "Oh thank you Lisa! Have you come to take my place as a full player?"

Yep. Donna assigned me here a little bit ago.

MN Lisa wrote: "Hello. Free Agent Checking in. I've got a short book to finish tonight for Bingo and then I'll see what I need to do here. Fingers crossed it works for this too...."

All books over 100 pages work; however, if they match your domain 2 or more ways (perfect match), you get another token.

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌙 Phoebe
Book: The Otter, the Tiger and Their Wolf Omega by Lorelei M. Hart
Date: 6/1/2026
Pages: 134 Pages
Domain Match: Stiles, Arthur and Porter are fated mates
Perfect Match: Dark cover (by color)


Power Source: ⭐Fantasy, mystery, fate, dreams ⭐Night settings or dark covers ⭐Psychic/prophetic themes

Wonderful! Thank you! Have fun folks!

Hi Lisa, good to see you here

Anastasia wrote: "Hi Lisa, good to see you here"

You too. I'm not 100% sure what I'm doing, but here's to having fun!

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌙 Phoebe
Book: The Dragon and Dolphin's Bear Omega by Lorelei M. Hart
Date: 6/1/2026
Pages: 142 Pages
Domain Match: Fated Mates
Perfect Match: Dark Cover

Power Source: ⭐Fantasy, mystery, fate, dreams ⭐Night settings or dark covers ⭐Psychic/prophetic themes

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: Outback by Patricia Wolf
Date: 02/06/2026
Pages: 292
Domain Match: (brief explanation) Discusses survival after being kidnapped and survival in outback
Perfect Match: (if applicable) Character suffering and High stakes plot Suffering after being kidnapped and fighting for life

Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: Murder of a Real Bad Boy by Denise Swanson
Date: 02/06/2026
Pages: 252
Domain Match: (brief explanation) Character suffering in that Skye needs to clear herself from the crime and there is social friction and romantic dilemmas
Perfect Match: (if applicable)

Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: Stolen in Death by J.D. Robb
Date: 03/06/2026
Pages: 365
Domain Match: (brief explanation) High stakes plot in stolen treasures
Perfect Match: (if applicable) High stakes plot and character suffering after person is killed and also those falsely accused

Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Date: 03/06/2026
Pages: 256
Domain Match: (brief explanation) Survival story as hiding from Nazis
Perfect Match: (if applicable) Survival story, character suffering and high stakes plot

Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots

Hi Lisa, I am currently in hospital so unable to play until get home

Might give me a chance to catch up. I'm reading this weekend, but mostly unavailable. Hope everything turns out the way you need it to.

Anastasia wrote: "Hi Lisa, I am currently in hospital so unable to play until get home"

Focus on getting better, Anastasia.

Roll Call of Titans (Official Activity Thread of Duelists)

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌙 Phoebe
Book: Out of the Blue by Lila Rose
Date: 6/5/2026
Pages: 382 Pages
Domain Match: Dark Cover
Perfect Match: This is a bit of fate because Lan and Easton get together and then break up 10 years before. They both move...to the same area...and fate intervenes so Lan is a detective at a scene where East is a paramedic and then East moves next door to Lan.

Power Source: ⭐Fantasy, mystery, fate, dreams ⭐Night settings or dark covers ⭐Psychic/prophetic themes

I'm home now and gradually getting better. May take a while to catch up

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: Murder in Tuscany by T.A. Williams
Date: 04/06/2026
Pages: 264
Domain Match: (brief explanation) There was a lot of character suffering in that Jonah was responsible for suicides and fathered a baby with his abuse of students while teaching at university
Perfect Match: (if applicable) Dark themes in student abuse by teachers as well as character suffering and survival issues following abuse

Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: The Longevity Paradox: How to Die Young at a Ripe Old Age by Steven R. Gundry
Date: 06/06/2026
Pages: 384
Domain Match: (brief explanation) Talking about what we need to do do to survive to a ripe old age
Perfect Match: (if applicable) Survival story and also talks about suffering and how to manage or avoid it

Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: A Box Full of Murders by Janice Hallett
Date: 07/06/2026
Pages: 456
Domain Match: (brief explanation) Involves the survival and protection of rare birds
Perfect Match: (if applicable) Involves protection of rare bird species to ensue survival Plot involves protection of campsite from developers and involves murders Characters are poisoned

Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie
Date: 07/06/2026
Pages: 212
Domain Match: (brief explanation) Involves murders and deaths in a nursing home
Perfect Match: (if applicable) Involves murders and deaths in a nursing home and crimes are linked to previous child murders and espionage Dark theme and high stakes plot

Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan
Date: 08/06/2026
Pages: 205
Domain Match: Discussion foods to eat to stay healthy and survive
Perfect Match: Discusses food to eat to stay healthy and survive and avoid suffering. High stakes as making these changes can impact life led

Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: Fire Sale by Sara Paretsky
Date: 10/06/2026
Pages: 544
Domain Match: (brief explanation)Themes of sabotage to gain control
Perfect Match: (if applicable) Company sabotage leading to murder High stakes plot to take over company control and increase domination Worker suffering and V.I. also attacked

Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: Shrink Solves Murder by Philippa Perry
Date: 11/06/2026
Pages: 315
Domain Match: (brief explanation) Dark themes of murder and greed
Perfect Match: (if applicable) Dark themes of murder and greed Character suffering in victim suffering abuse prior prior to death MC suffering in blaming herself for missing signs High stakes plot in great wealth and theft involved

Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: Muffin But the Truth by Ellie Alexander
Date: 11/06/2026
Pages: 320
Domain Match: (brief explanation) murder and corporate greed and fighting for company control
Perfect Match: (if applicable) Dark themes of greed and fighting for company control High stakes plot as millions at stake. Characters survive attack

Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots

I have a bunch of books to add. I'll make sure I get to it today.

🏛️ Duel #4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: Murder at Home by Faith Martin
Date: 12/06/2026
Pages: 237
Domain Match: (brief explanation) Themes of murder and greed
Perfect Match: (if applicable) Themes of murder and greed Character suffering in character being stalked and malicious pranks played against her

Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: Murder of a Botoxed Blonde by Denise Swanson
Date: 12/06/2026
Pages: 237
Domain Match: (brief explanation) Themes of murder and suffering in forms of diet and spa treatments
Perfect Match: (if applicable)

Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots

Roll Call of Titans (Official Activity Thread of Duelists)

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌙 Phoebe
Book: Johannes by Charlie Godwyne
Date: 6/13/2026
Pages: 203 Pages
Domain Match: MPG Fantasy
Perfect Match: Night Setting on Cover


⏳ Timeless Vigil Read past midnight (your local time)
Started this at 11pm and finished around 3am.
🗿 Ancient Burden Lifted Finish a book that has been on your TBR for 1+ year
Added to my TBR 3/21/2025

Power Source: ⭐Fantasy, mystery, fate, dreams ⭐Night settings or dark covers ⭐Psychic/prophetic themes

🛡️ Calculated Patience Accumulate tokens but spend none for one full week
Have not used a token since the challenge started.

Roll Call of Titans (Official Activity Thread of Duelists)

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌙 Phoebe
Book: Inevitably Yves by Mia Monroe
Date: 6/12/2026
Pages: 233 Pages
Domain Match: MPG Fantasy
Perfect Match: Fated Mates

🌋 Eruption of Power Read for 3+ hours in a single day (book will count once completed)
Read from 5pm to 9pm (this book).

Power Source: ⭐Fantasy, mystery, fate, dreams ⭐Night settings or dark covers ⭐Psychic/prophetic themes

Roll Call of Titans (Official Activity Thread of Duelists)

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌙 Phoebe
Book: His Rejected Alpha Mate by Jax Stuart
Date: 6/8/2026
Pages: 462 Pages
Domain Match: MPG Fanstasy
Perfect Match: Dakota and Jasper are fated mates

Power Source: ⭐Fantasy, mystery, fate, dreams ⭐Night settings or dark covers ⭐Psychic/prophetic themes

Roll Call of Titans (Official Activity Thread of Duelists)

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌙 Phoebe
Book: A Mended Man by Jaime Reese
Date: 6/10/2026
Pages: 506 Pages
Domain Match: Jesse has dreams when he's in a coma
Perfect Match: Many night scenes, especially when Jesse is attacked by his old kidnapper.

Power Source: ⭐Fantasy, mystery, fate, dreams ⭐Night settings or dark covers ⭐Psychic/prophetic themes

Roll Call of Titans (Official Activity Thread of Duelists)

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌙 Phoebe
Book: The Best Men by Sarina Bowen
Date: 6/11/2026
Pages: 377 Pages
Domain Match: Fate brings these two together for a wonderful love story
Perfect Match: Wedding takes place at night and the cover could be considered dark

Power Source: ⭐Fantasy, mystery, fate, dreams ⭐Night settings or dark covers ⭐Psychic/prophetic themes

Roll Call of Titans (Official Activity Thread of Duelists)

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌙 Phoebe
Book: Thorn Evermore by Mia Monroe
Date: 6/11/2026
Pages: 242 Pages
Domain Match: Fated Mates
Perfect Match: Dark Cover

Power Source: ⭐Fantasy, mystery, fate, dreams ⭐Night settings or dark covers ⭐Psychic/prophetic themes

My Next Book will be....Firecracker by Lucy Lennox

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig
Date: 14/06/2026
Pages: 540
Domain Match: (brief explanation) Characters are struggling with mental illness
Perfect Match: (if applicable) Character suffering and survival story as suicide prevented

Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Date: 14/06/2026
Pages: 419
Domain Match: (brief explanation) Freye needs to survive after being taken to Prythian and becomes entwined in battle to save the kingdom
Perfect Match: (if applicable) High stakes plot in survival of kingdom Character suffering after capture by Amarantha Survival story

Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson
Date: 15/06/2026
Pages: 192
Domain Match: (brief explanation) dark theme of murder and greed
Perfect Match: (if applicable) Dark theme of murder and greed, MC is shot and survives Character suffering in wrong arrest for murder

Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Date: 15/06/2026
Pages: 216
Domain Match: (brief explanation) Arthur survives Earths destruction
Perfect Match: (if applicable) Survival story and character suffering after being captured

Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: I'm Watching You by Karen Rose
Date: 16/06/2026
Pages: 500
Domain Match: (brief explanation) survival themes as multiple people are targetted to be killed
Perfect Match: (if applicable) Dark themes of rape and murder and subsequent character suffering and survival

Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: Memory in Death by J.D. Robb
Date: 17/06/2026
Pages: 375
Domain Match: (brief explanation) Survival story in Eve reliving childhood abuse
Perfect Match: (if applicable) Dark themes of blackmail and murder Character sufferring in childhood trauma

Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots

🏛️ Duel # 4
🔱 Action Type: Check-In
Titan: 🌀 Iapetus
Book: Wildlife, Warrants, & Weapons by Tonya Kappes
Date: 18/06/2026
Pages: 199
Domain Match: (brief explanation) character suffering in false arrest
Perfect Match: (if applicable) Mae survives a confrontation with a killer Themes of illegal logging and greed Survival of National forest at stake

Iapetus represents ⭐Survival stories⭐Dark themes⭐Character suffering⭐High-stakes plots