Mistchemist16 Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 (edited) I’ve touched on Era 1 Atium in past would you rathers, but was mainly focused on lerasium them. So here’s an exclusive Atium would you rather In both options, you have a lifetime supply of Era 1 Atium. Lifetime means exactly what it says: as long as you shall live Option 1: You are an Atium Misting with a lifetime supply of Atium Option 2: You are an Atium Compounder, but you can only burn Atium to Compound, not for future sight. Effectively an Atium Ferring who can draw Compounded amounts of youth I also have two versions of the question. One is that you’re living on Scadrial. One is living your life on Earth (w/Atium) And there it is. Future sight vs eternal youth. Which will you pick? Edited March 16, 2023 by Mistchemist16 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alder24 Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 It's easy on Scadrial, I take future sight, and I will become an almost undefeatable fighter. There is lot's of fighting happening on Scadrial. Era 1 or 2, it's always useful. On Earth, well, I don't fight here, so Atium Allomancy isn't so useful here. Unless I became a professional boxer or sportsman, Atium's future vision isn't that useful in daily life, so I will take compounding. While I don’t want to live 1000 years, being always young, and being able to chose the age I want to be can be a handy tool. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trusk'our Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 I'd choose Allomantic Atium if on Scadrial since I would be really powerful in combat and I could use that power to help find other Investitures that could extend my lifespan. Many skill-related tasks would also likely become a total breeze, which is tempting. Plus, it helps with learning Hemalurgic Bindpoints...so yeah, I obviously find that aspect really cool. Quote #NookTalks Twitter Q&A with Barnes & Noble - Arcanum (coppermind.net) PhantoMonstrosity Atium is the best metal to use for Hemalurgy. Does *burning* atium help you figure out where to put the spikes? Brandon Sanderson Anything that gets you a glimpse of the Spiritual Realm could help with placing spikes. PhantoMonstrosity Would flaring iron and steel also help? Brandon Sanderson No, not without additional help. If I were on Earth, with no other Investiture sources available, it's a bit tougher of a decision. I'd probably take Atium youth though, as keeping a healthy, peak performance body for about a century (I might want to live longer depending on technological advancements and such) seems like a better deal. Plus, as with @alder24 I don't really fight IRL, so Atium's application Allomantically would be more limited (though I suppose the precognitive skill-boost would be missed). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanLemon Posted March 17, 2023 Report Share Posted March 17, 2023 I choose Compounding for both. I think just the everyday benefits of being at the prime of my life are just too nice 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiahida Posted March 27, 2023 Report Share Posted March 27, 2023 I chose Allomancy for both because it is useful for combat and I think it would just be useful. I think that Compounding on Earth might be better though. Too late though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longshot97 Posted March 27, 2023 Report Share Posted March 27, 2023 I am extremely reticent to pick immortality of any kind, and Atium Compounding does run into an eventual limit. Thus, I'd rather live a short life, in both cases, but be effectively unkillable. Also, I can frustrate all Cosmerenauts with my mere existence as an Atium misting 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NameIess Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 On Scadrial I’d pick unlimited F-Atium, immortality would be pretty cool. On Earth, I’d pick A-Atium solely so that I could prove exactly how effective in combat it is to people on the Shard. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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