Bloodfalcon

It's been a very long time since I've been on this site - my last post was in 2016! - but there is just so much going on right now, I've got to get back into some of the deeper fan theories that I can only find here! Hope everyone has been well the past several years; I'm excited to see what you've all been up to!

It's funny, that twist couldn't have been more off my radar. The first time my wife reads it, she calls the earring out nearly instantly. The second time it's mentioned she's got it pegged. As soon as it becomes clear what Hemalurgy does, it's the first thing she says. "Vin's earring works the same way." I think you nailed it - different reading styles. She picked up on a mystery and it was a the front of her mind the entire time she read. When I read books, I'm kind of just along for the ride. My wife reads much faster than me though, so I don't think our example fits the theory that slow readers catch more. I think she just focusses on different things. She doesn't catch as much of the character interaction as I do, but she actively hunts for answers and clues to particular issues.

Holy First Witness!!!!

My reasons aren't nearly as story based, so they are definitely the most debatable, but I just can't see Sovereign being anybody but Kelsier after Brandon's writing toward the end of Bands and Secret History. The big Bands reveal is supposed to be that Kelsier is back alive, followed by Kel implying that Sazed is lying (when he says Kelsier can't get back to the Physical Realm), and then there is an entire Afterword section telling fans that Kelsier is going to have more adventures and is far from finished. I know we're reading an author that's got some complex twists to throw around, but that's all a little direct to be dangled in front of us and then pulled away. Personally I'm open to any of these possibilities being extremely entertaining, but that was my feeling. I can't see Kelsier experimenting with any Hemalurgy for his personal uses, but I could totally see a reunion scene with Marsch where they get over some things and then Marsch gives Kelsier one of his own eye spikes. Maybe Marsch just knows where some abandoned spikes are, as were mentioned to be in Kredik Shaw in Secret History. Or maybe Spook goes and collects those spikes, puts them in a host body, and Kel is put together like some kind of (better quality) koloss? As mentioned above, his scars are a part of his identity and could appear on any host body. What concerns me most about any of this is Sovereign's reputation from the Southerners. It's implied (heavily) that Sovereign would casually shoot a coin through someone's skull if they spoke out of turn. Reeeeeealllly hope that's not Kel. Or Spook or Marsch.

Great addition. Whether you post a lot or not, logging on in other locations after relying on auto-fill can be a real pain.

I have nothing constructive to contribute but I really like that you are doing this. I've done something similar in the past (though not nearly as well collected) and I know it makes for a much richer experience, which (not necessarily applicable to me) leads to much better theories! And nit-picky analysis is really fun, hahaha. Hope you keep it up, although you have a pretty long way to go...

No, you're supposed to do the wishing BreathTaker.

I think it'd be interesting if David could create Epics. They'd still go through all of the corruption stuff, so his power would basically be deciding whether or not to gamble with people's souls. But I don't think Calamity would risk that. Can't say I know his motives though...

I feel like I might be missing something. Why does this have to be explained? David explained that both Regalia and Obliteration have religious backgrounds. They bought into an idea that Calamity was an angel sent to end life on Earth. Calamity himself may even have decided on the title seeing as he is in communication with Regalia, who is in communication with Obliteration. What are we looking for?

I agree with both of these being errors. More just oversights than errors, but 5 mile radius should need more than a couple points to begin with if we are being generous, and in context it is only David whose classification we are concerned with, and he is the one who says 2 High Epics. They can be explained away and swept under the rug (which is the good kind of oversight), but I do think they are inaccurate.

I was pretty crushed after finding out they split. If you ever find a band like them, be sure to post!

Playing though Shadow of Mordor still. Didn't seem like my type of game, but it turns out that gameplay+nemesis system is just too good. Playing Hearthstone now that the expansion is out. Lots of fun still. Finished playing the Hal 5 pre-beta beta - that game is outstanding so far. Surpassed my expectations.

I'd very likely just end up twirling it around making lightsaber noises until I got hurt. Unless it made noises of its own. Then I'd just get hurt to those noises instead.

I never get booted from Destiny on XBL. They've recently done a lot of patching, and it looks like they are making some preparations for the Dark Below to drop, so that could be just a Destiny thing in general. can't say for certain there, but mine has been working well.

, the link function is already in place, but I don't know if that gives a notification.

No PVP.

Yeah, you can play the Unity campaign single player, but it looks like there are slots for people to join you in those missions, so I assume you can play the story mode multiplayer and not just the co-op side missions. I did see the Destiny patch. Lots of good stuff in there. I look forward to trying it out, but it probably won't be for a bit as I still have my hands full with 4 other games.

Unity is alright. I haven't given it a very fair chance b/c I want to play as much as possible coop with my friends who don't have the game yet. It's pretty difficult compared to the other games in my opinion, and the lack of modern day story is noticeable, but not a deal breaker in my eyes. Only 5/13 of the way through the story though, so I may not be the best person to review it yet.

Playing a ton right now, AC Unity, Halo MCC (though barely b/c of a rough launch), CoD AW, and World of Warcraft. Didn't see it coming, but the new WoW expansion is totally eclipsing the others. I can't say for sure until I play though a raid, but if it keeps on track, Warlords of Draenor is my new favorite expansion. Really fun.

I think you're going to be disappointed here. There's a storm a'brewin, and I'm not referencing the two circling the planet.

No, I believe you. I just wanted to see how it was worded. Wouldn't be the first time people exaggerated or played the telephone game 10 times too many. It also wouldn't be the first time one WoB completely contradicted another, but in context it's a conscious adjustment by Brandon to correct something. Most of those have to do with scientific fields, but when the dude is willing to divert major characters from major paths (ex: Kaladin's Shardblade decision), you know nothing is certain until you read it in a published form.

Still appreciate the example! Also, I haven't seen that WoB yet. The only one that I've seen that applies to the term "Lightweaving" (excluding the AA quote) is the WoB Aleksial provided that made a very clear distinction between Lightweaving and "illusion magic". If you are saying all Illusion magic is "Lightweaving", this sentence should stop you in your tracks, considering some Illusion magic "[works] pretty much like Lightweaving". It's almost not even debatable, though I can't say I know the date of that WoB, or any of the ones cited here for that matter. One of them seems to be backpedaling on the "Kaladin has met two Lightweavers" quote by saying that only one of those was in the Order "Lightweavers" and the other one was just using the power of a Lightweaver. To me that sounds like a perfect match to a scenario where Brandon gave a quote, Peter cast doubt after we started theorizing for the very reason we are confused, and Brandon clarified.

To actually be clear on the first matter, many people are saying that Renarin is Lightweaving. The term is being used with purpose and he is being labelled "Lightweaver". It's happened several times. Again, doesn't mean Renarin isn't Lightweaving, but it is an assumption on another assumption as far as I can see. Hoid could be called a Lightweaver though. As I mentioned earlier, just because there are Lightweavers on Roshar doesn't mean that Lightweaver isn't a valid term on Yolen as well, in fact it may be where the name originally comes from. Hoid was there when Adonalsium shattered, suggesting that he predates the separation of the different magic systems. We know his operates similarly, though it may be through different resources. That doesn't mean he isn't a Lightweaver. The AA definition of Lightweaving also doesn't prove that the two forms of Illusion surge utilization are not unique. Just because no Soulcasting is being used doesn't mean every Illusion is Lightweaving. Perhaps Shallan can create images on paper and turn them into illusions while Renarin can project his visions into visible light for others to see. Maybe his version of the Illusion magic operates by creating the visions in other peoples heads vs. in visible space. Those abilities are nearly identical, but unique to each Order while only one fits the definition. On the topic though, it notes that Lightweaving is common throughout the Cosmere. What other instances of illusion magic have we seen outside of Roshar and Yolen versions of the power?

From what I've seen, he'll typically answer questions that A) don't give away too much Allow him to be vague but intriguing C) ask about a specific person/place/thing. I think I remember him saying once that he doesn't like to answer the really general questions.

100% Legend of Korra (easy 1000 gamerscore fyi) and bought Sunset Overdrive. Beat that game, but still having fun with it. Didn't think I'd enjoy it, but it got great reviews, so I picked it up. The game starts out kind of slow, especially when you aren't good at parkour stuff, but once you get the hang of it, Sunset Overdrive is a ton of fun. Really want to buy Call of Duty Advanced Warfare, but I know it will be overshadowed in 1 week by 3 other games, so I'm saving it for a rainy day in February or something.