Real life always comes first, D. But, it's nice that we can get the ball rolling again now that your back!

As for permadeath, I agree with Thinker. The ability to die for being overly brash should definitely exist, however I feel as if players should know that possibility exists in certain situations. Like, for instance, the fight with Polaris: I would have categorized that as a moment where death was very much possible. So, when you introduced Polaris, you could have written a brief stint about how powerful he is and how dangerous it would be to engage him. Ya know what I mean?