Aradel Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 If Brandon were to make shard for logic/learning/knowledge. I vote he models it after Chaos, the expert in all things cosmere-ical. Seriously who else has his knowledge of minutiae? (Aside from Peter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 If Brandon were to make shard for logic/learning/knowledge. I vote he models it after Chaos, the expert in all things cosmere-ical. Seriously who else has his knowledge of minutiae? (Aside from Peter) That's easy: Zas. Not that I'm complaining, I'll happily be a Shard. You don't have to ask me twice! "Yeah, Brandon, I know who exactly you should model that Shard after." "Logic, you mean?" "Yeah, that one. His username on 17S is Chaos." "Chaos. And he's... logical." "...Yes." "Riiiiight." I'm just so chaotic that my username is itself inconsistent with me. I'm so devious! It almost makes too much sense. Shard please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shivertongue Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 The Shard of Confusion, or the equivalent, needs to be based on me. There is no other option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aradel Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 The Shard of Confusion, or the equivalent, needs to be based on me. There is no other option. Wait, that statement made sense. ... I'm confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shivertongue Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Wait, that statement made sense. ... I'm confused. Exactly. It's the waffles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odium's_Shard Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 The waffles with giraffe honey. Everyday, 4g of fibre. Where can you go wrong? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironeyes Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 How 'bout a shard called Integrity? Where your magical power increases slowly by honest acts and drops a level if you do something bad? (I know, it's very Mormon of me to suggest that, but hey, Brandon's Mormon too.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shivertongue Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 How 'bout a shard called Integrity? Where your magical power increases slowly by honest acts and drops a level if you do something bad? (I know, it's very Mormon of me to suggest that, but hey, Brandon's Mormon too.) Thing is, such things would be subjective to the person. What defines honesty and bad? If an evil man is honest and true to his convictions, and honest to himself, does his power grow? Is what he is doing considered bad in the eyes of the magic? Besides, Integrity is basically Honor. And I think we have that one. Kind of important, in a way, in that one book, about the kings. (Or was it THE King?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aradel Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Use the D&D alignment graph. Lawful, Good, Chaotic, Evil, Nuetral. Replace good with selfless and evil with selfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Spoonface Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 How do you define selfish/selfless, after all? Actions can benefit yourself and others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiken Frost Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) How do you define selfish/selfless, after all? Actions can benefit yourself and others. Selfish: benefiting yourself in detriment to others. Selfless: benefit others in detriment to yourself. When you benefit yourself AND others with the same action, thats Neutral (I prefer to call it "Practical" ). Edited March 28, 2012 by Aiken Frost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Spoonface Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Selfish: benefiting yourself in detriment to others. Selfless: benefit others in detriment to yourself. When you benefit yourself AND others with the same action, thats Neutral (I prefer to call it "Practical" ). Then you get into the fiddly area of "detriment" and "benefit". After all, if this magic system gives you, let's call them "karmic points" for being "selfless", than you are getting a definite benefit to yourself. That's just business. Ooooo.... is Capitalism a Shard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethling Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 How about a shard named Fidelity? Dual aspect of truthfulness and being faithful to others or originals. The knowledge/learning idea is probably already covered by Cultivation. One of its meanings can mean cultural refinement or gaining knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odium's_Shard Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Capitalism? Magic user of this Shard's system: Fatcat. Whatever it's balance magic becomes, a user of it will become a Banker (because at first, they seem generous enough, until you read the smallprint). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReaderAt2046 Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Two more Shards: Manliness: (Responsible for Siri's power of Super-Fast Beard Growth in Infinity Blade Femininity: Counterpart to Manliness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aradel Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 The shardholder for manliness is chuck norris. The shardholder for femininity changes hands a lot due to frequent catfights. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dros Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 I always thought Chuck Norris held the "Roundhouse Kicks to the Face Shard of Andolasium." In order to access his power, you must have an intent to roundhouse kick someone in the face. Allomancy is child's play compared to that! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum Toast Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Obfuscation. Its magic system is responsible for "RAFO", and its shardpool is on the island from Lost. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morsk Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 There should be a Shard of Explosions. Any magic system without explosions is instantly made better by the inclusion of explosions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandelyk Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 There should be a Shard of Explosions. Any magic system without explosions is instantly made better by the inclusion of explosions. Shardholder would be Michael Bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRioter Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Or one of the Mythbusters crew. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Spoonface Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Shardholder would be Michael Bay Is there a shard of tastelessness? That would be his shard. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odium's_Shard Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 (edited) My favorite imaginary (yet, you just wait til Brandon hears of this, he'll HAVE to make it canon) Shard would have to be the Sheep Shard. Not only is it impossible to change forms in order to create a plural (which is a MUST, in my opinion, for any decent Shard, like Preservation [try saying Preservations]), it's power makes it necessary that you follow current trends. Shardholder: Womankind. Opposite Shard: Beer. Edited May 21, 2012 by Odium's_Shard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe ST Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 My favorite imaginary (yet, you just wait til Brandon hears of this, he'll HAVE to make it canon) Shard would have to be the Sheep Shard. Not only is it impossible to change forms in order to create a plural (which is a MUST, in my opinion, for any decent Shard, like Preservation [try saying Preservations]), it's power makes it necessary that you follow current trends. Shardholder: Womankind. Opposite Shard: Beer. well Ruins works , Honors, Cultivations, Devotions, Dominions, Preservations does work (for me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odium's_Shard Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Actually Honors works in the same way as Ruin, as a verb. But because all the others are in a non-verb state, as in a thing, noun, such as Cultivation being a thing, and to cultivate being a verb. But technically 'Ruins' isn't a plural. /nerdrant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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