[rat87]

> makes it seem like there's some dice game being played by the gods for the human race.

Have you ever read Small Gods by Terry Pratchett? Great book. Your comment reminded me of it because it includes the gods of that world dicing over a war of their followers

[Root_Denied]

Yes, and it was definitely who I was thinking of when I typed it out, along with this one.

“God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of any of the other players [i.e. everybody], to being involved in an obscure and complex variant of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won’t tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time.” - Good Omens by Terry Pratchett

[miriam_catira]

He plays with that same "gods playing dice" concept in The Last Hero too. Highly recommended. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34503.The_Last_Hero

[seanhandley]

Great book.

“Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you.”