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Just had a thought about time manipulation allomancy: so early in the last metal we see that Wayne and Marasi’s speedbubbles cancel each other out. Does that mean that a mistborn, or a character with a spike containing the other power they were not born with, would be able to throw up a large Cadmium bubble entrapping objects/people while also maintaining a much smaller Bendalloy bubble? This could be a useful trick for dealing with steel feruchemists, or could have other effects, like resonances.

It is worth noting that the transportation fabrials known as the Oathgates use two spren rather than one. They are also black and white which is reminiscent of the yin yang symbol. I'm certain this isn't the exact same thing as hion related fabrials, but we may be seeing this push and pull dynamic at work. Perhaps one spren is good at pulling things to itself with transportation, and the other is good at pushing things away. We may have even seen this already with the fact that Jasnah has no issue entering shadesmar but needs something extra to return. It would be interesting if Willshapers use their transportation differently than Jasnah.

I agree that would be awesome but there’s no way that could be finished in my lifetime and I’m only 22. A mix of animation and live action for the biggest projects would be my way of doing it. Or just all animation.

Best romance by far that Sando has ever written in my opinion. As I was reading I kept thinking to myself how awesome of an anime this story would make. It’s got the Japanese influences on the planets culture, its plot could be covered in one season, and it’s got a good mix of romance, mystery, and action. We need to petition some studio to pick it up.

It could also be a rather large chunk of virtuosity that is still kicking around. Or maybe remnants of their cognitive shadow still present in the system. We know that Yumi is particularly connected to it.

The missile knows where it is because it knows where it isn’t vibes.

Just purchased the audio book of RoW and it’s fantastic btw. but anyhow I caught a line from ash that says the Shin tried to kill her before they started worshiping her (chap.17) I’m wondering if any of my fellows sharders have an idea of how that may affect or journey to shinovar in the next book, or if anyone can point me at wobs or quotes that can explain this further.

I agree that is possible. But it also harkens back to how fainlife was described. White almost powdery material not unlike spores. I’d reckon, given that we know aethers and the fain both resided on yolen and both predate the shattering, that this ancient lost spore could be fain. here is me calling it x amount of years early: fainlife is the adonolsium of the aethers

I’m guessing making awakened esk troupes out of gold makes them heal themselves or something. And Riina is using an inferior version, or copted some from Bavadin and can’t make them work as well

I agree. Or a similar world like those in secret project 4.

Are we placing this after lost metal? Hoid mentions harmony freed the Kendra decades ago. Could it be possible the events of the story take place before storm light? Biggest issue is how far nalthian tech has advanced and home Riina has a laptop and space ship.

Don’t know if it’s enough to win, but we’ve seen hammers crack plate. Coins pushed at plate will wear it down. In metal heavy environment kel could run him out of stormlight. That said kals flying is more versatile and I don’t see him giving kel a chance. Night and day is relevant as well, afaik radiants don’t have enhanced eyesight so Kelsier could see Kaladin from far away while the same is not true. I think in elendel at night, era one Kelsier wins the majority mists or no. Basically any other situation tho Kaladin wins mid to low dif

This. I have been having trouble defining my problem with the book in my head but this sums it up perfectly. I love crossovers, I love seeing other systems and magics represented, but the way they were presented in this book felt like I was reading the mfing coppermind. It is important to note that this is really BS' first book writing a full crossover type story. He will absolutely get better at it as time progresses.

This has sorta already been proposed above but not exactly: I believe that the men of gold and red are something akin to Kalad’s phantoms. Half alive creatures made of metal who are extremely hard to kill and need little-to-no upkeep. I think it’s also likely that aside from assault rifles they also possess some sort of investiture based destructive power. basically an army of terminators.

She rode to that other city it bears noting. Maybe she keeps most her stamps in elendel and only brought those she could easily hide on her person.

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If I was going to go explore realms with magic I didn’t understand, I wouldn’t mind having my bones be made of the one thing magic can’t affect.

Wob says a magic system we haven’t seen before. So I suppose it could be like cohesion, or the dustbringer power. But I’m guessing he wouldn’t say that if it’s surgebinding.

So we have a wob that a new magic system will debut in tLM, and the back of the book released by tor says off worlders recruit Marasi. Who do you think they are? Are they the new magic system or will it be from the Set? my bet is: marasi is contacted by agents of my boy Kelsier. And that one or more of them will be ghostbloods from other worlds. As for what magic will be new? I suspect this book will have our first canon showing of the Aethers. I think it makes sense given the secret projects and how much he has been talking about them recently.

I would like to preface this by stating that controlling the mind of a being in the cosmere is no small feat. It would appear that one must have a damaged spirit web for it to occur. We see, afaik, two instances of "mind control" and frankly it's more like 1.5. The obvious one is the kollos, kandra, and other hemalurgic constructs. It would appear that either with enough investiture: Trell, Ruin, or Specialized Powers: allomancers, that these beings can be controlled nearly completely. There are also the lifeless. Who are controlled completely by seemingly non-powered individuals. It is possible that most awakened objects may also fall here, but lifeless are more sentient. Now, my theory revolves around a large dose of speculation. Shards are forbidden or in some way restricted from controlling the minds of non-broken-spiritweb folks. And that given the huge difference in power between Ruin and Mistborn, that a powered up soother/rioter/mistborn could control the minds of normal people. How? A combination of powers. Allomancy: the only power we know of that can directly affect the minds of targets. (Except maybe aviar right?) Feruchemy: duralumin feruchemy is necessary for this theory because I believe that it could strengthen the Connection to the mind of the allomancers target. The 8th heightning: which allows awakeners to break the commands of others. Which I propose would help break the Investiture-mind control-barrier in non- spiked people. What do yall think? could this combination of powers allow for mind control? Would you add any abilities? Is there some easier way I have missed?

A-bendalloy. Freeze time would so useful in every day life and in combat scenarios. Wbu?

Re-reading RoW and in chapter two Kaladin comments how Syl isn’t human or Vorin and doesn’t cover her safe hand. But given how awkward Shallan is about her hand on various escapades, it is fair to assume Kaladin sees Syl as at least a little naked at all times. I go back and forth on shipping Syladin but it’s kinda funny to think about how Kal just has this half naked fairy friend with him at all times. Especially because she seems to like him romantically, as in the same scene she talks about changing her dress for Kaladin with Adolins advice. thx for coming to my Ted talk

There also could be multiple groups of Irali that all think they are at different stages of the 6 world religion

Is that confirmed?

I think it could be as a simple as there are magical beings that come from Ado and those who are separate. The Aethers and shades are part of a “fae” like magical family and are completely separate from Ado. So they each have different weaknesses. Be cool to see a Witcher type character with one silver sword and one aluminum one.