Popular Post Ashspren Posted August 20, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 (edited) Science Today: The Oathbringer Strain An untreatable virus has recently found its way into the world. All attempts to cure it have failed, and anyone who succumbs to it cannot resist its effects. What is the mysterious strain, and what makes it so resilient? Introduction Known as the Oathbringer Strain, it was first discovered a few months leading up to its breakout on November 14, 2017. It primarily targeted users of the treatments 17S and Arcanum. Though the two aforementioned treatments were created to battle another disease known as Sandersitis, the Oathbringer Strain appears to augment the affects of Sandersitis, rendering 17S and Arcanum useless. Molecular Structure In its most dangerous format, the hardback edition, the Oathbringer Strain is comprised of 1,248 pages. In its ebook versions, the pages vary due to varying font sizes, which makes the disease harder to track— however, due to the search functions, the ebook version is much less threatening. Regardless, within these pages, there is a total of 454,440 words, which is what signifies the Oathbringer Strain. Additional features of the molecular structure include images of men and women at the beginning and end of the hardback. Initially, these further inflamed Sandersitis, of which Oathbringer is a strain, however results were soon found and the effects wore down. Progression in Treatments A group of scientists known as the Arcanists are trying to strengthen the treatment known as Arcanum. However, they consistently run into a roadblock known as the “RAFO,” which they, unfortunately, cannot get rid of. The 17S treatment, while somewhat curing a person of Sandersitis, continues to inflame the disease more than contain it. However, there is a new treatment in the works. Known as “Coppermind,” scientists in the field are working on examining the Oathbringer Strain page by page to work out its secrets, and make them easily accessible. Research is promising, however, there are some effects that Coppermind just can’t eradicate. Conclusion With the recent Oathbringer Strain, the disease known as Sandersitis has inflamed beyond control. Though treatments are being tested day after day, it is safe to say that the insatiable curiosity, frustration, and obsession is here to stay. Edited August 21, 2018 by Ashspren 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ark1002 Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 (edited) When you hear "my favorite line in that book was..." and immediately assume they're talking about the Rithmatist. I once told my friend (mistborn spoilers) Spoiler Me: Kelsier dies Him: I knew it! Me: But then he advance to preservation Him: What? Did he come back from the afterlife? Me: No. He died. And didn't come back from the afterlife. Him: how does that work? Me: it doesn't. Him: What? Me: *laughs uncontrollably* I have since infected him to the point where he has sanderitis and takes 17th shard and arcanum. Edited August 20, 2018 by I'm pretty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishar Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) On 8/18/2018 at 0:49 PM, Ashspren said: So... you guys remember this? Well, I have a new entry... ~~~ Them: So I started reading Mistborn... Me: *squeals* *screams* *screeches* *hugs them* Them: *gasping for air* Can’t... breathe... Me: It’s amazing, isn’t it? Them: (grudgingly) It’s pretty good... but you are NOT allowed to say “I told you so.” (I said it anyway.) ~~~ BONUS CONTENT where I troll them (Mistborn Era 1 Spoilers): Reveal hidden contents Them: So... this Sazed guy. Is he important? Me: Eh. Not really. ~~~ After MONTHS of desperately trying, I finally did it guys... Moral of the story? You know you’re a Sanderfan when the first thing you do is post all of this on the Shard. Wow, Months? It has been almost a year... It took you a lot longer to get her to read Mistborn than it did me to get you to read Mistborn. In the time it took for you to get 1 person to read Mistborn, I convinced 6 people to read Mistborn (although to be fair only 4 so far have actually read past the first book). Edited August 21, 2018 by Ishar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashspren Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 53 minutes ago, Ishar said: Wow, Months? It has been almost a year... It took you a lot longer to get her to read Mistborn than it did me to get you to read Mistborn. In the time it took for you to get 1 person to read Mistborn, I convinced 6 people to read Mistborn (although to be fair only 4 so far have actually read past the first book). Oh, shut up. You know that she’s stubborn. Plus, I’m me. I know awesomeness when I see it, and Mistborn counts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life&Death Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 I got my friend to read it. But he read the first book and half of the second while telling me he hadn’t started, just to troll me. Now he is halfway through HoA but won’t finish it just to annoy me. (Either that or he’s finished it but won’t tell me again.) The worst part is he owns nearly every Brandon Sanderson book signed by Brandon Sanderson, and hasn’t read any of them!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashspren Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 36 minutes ago, Life&Death said: I got my friend to read it. But he read the first book and half of the second while telling me he hadn’t started, just to troll me. Now he is halfway through HoA but won’t finish it just to annoy me. (Either that or he’s finished it but won’t tell me again.) The worst part is he owns nearly every Brandon Sanderson book signed by Brandon Sanderson, and hasn’t read any of them!!!! The stubborn friend that Ishar and I were talking about just met Elend, and now she won’t read the rest of it just to be annoying. I hate it so much... ughhhhhhh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sorana Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 When you look at your shelf and realize athat about half of Brandon's books are missing. Because if I push them in my friend's hands, they take them with them and they usually read it only to give it back to me one day.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitBitio Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 You know you're a Sanderfan when you inhale instinctively whenever jewelry is nearby. You know you're a Sanderfan when you do ChayShan as a warm-up during gym. You know you're a Sanderfan when you go around and get people to say my life to yours my breath become yours. You know you're a Sanderfan when you keep telling sticks to become fire. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ark1002 Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) You know you're a sanderfan when you wonder if Brandon Sanderson is actually right, and there is a cognitive realm. And a spiritual realm. And adolinisium. You know you are a sanderfan when you tell random couples "no mating" then walk away laughing. Edited August 21, 2018 by I'm pretty 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calderis Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) Me, going about my day. Get new coworker. Coworker begins talking about needing new books to read and enjoying fantasy... Me: have you heard of Brandon Sanderson? Him: I've heard the name... And there goes the rest of the day... Edited August 21, 2018 by Calderis 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Cole Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 30 minutes ago, Calderis said: Me, going about my day. Get new coworker. Coworker begins talking about needing new books to read and enjoying fantasy... Me: have you heard of Brandon Sanderson? Him: I've heard the name... And there goes the rest of the day... He wasn't ready for what followed 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyndlerunner Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Calderis said: Me, going about my day. Get new coworker. Coworker begins talking about needing new books to read and enjoying fantasy... Me: have you heard of Brandon Sanderson? Him: I've heard the name... And there goes the rest of the day... Conversion stories always bring a tear to my eye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashspren Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 I met this guy in a bookstore at the epic fantasy section. I asked him if he liked Stormlight and he said yes. Unfortunately, he didn’t want to talk about it for hours and hours, which made me very disappointed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AonEne Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 45 minutes ago, Ashspren said: I met this guy in a bookstore at the epic fantasy section. I asked him if he liked Stormlight and he said yes. Unfortunately, he didn’t want to talk about it for hours and hours, which made me very disappointed. How. Dare. He. When you hear that there's a layer of aluminum around the walls and ceiling of a place in a book, and freak out. When not being on the Shard for a day physically hurts. (Guess I'm overdosing. Never thought I'd be an addict, but Sandersitis is just so bad...) When you add Sandersitis to your dictionary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silva Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 When you come back online for the first time in 28 days and spend a few hours catching up on everything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashspren Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, Silva said: When you come back online for the first time in 28 days and spend a few hours catching up on everything. Welcome back, Silva! I don’t even want to know how many notifications you have... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 When you come back on the Shard for 1 hour and instantly gain a spot on the weekly rankings for most rep as well as break 30,000 total rep. (Twi came back to the Reckoners subforum for a while, just for anyone missing the context there) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silva Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 12 hours ago, Ashspren said: Welcome back, Silva! I don’t even want to know how many notifications you have... Only 45, but my inbox refused to count the pms. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goody153 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 When you try so hard to convert other readers you know into reading Cosmere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidpen Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 22 hours ago, BitBitio said: You know you're a Sanderfan when you inhale instinctively whenever jewelry is nearby. I too have a working respiratory system. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reckless Reader Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 On 8/20/2018 at 7:35 PM, Ishar said: Wow, Months? It has been almost a year... It took you a lot longer to get her to read Mistborn than it did me to get you to read Mistborn. In the time it took for you to get 1 person to read Mistborn, I convinced 6 people to read Mistborn (although to be fair only 4 so far have actually read past the first book). I think my friend has the record for fastest conversion. I'd seen her reading WoK in the mornings, but one day at lunch she just up and dragged me to the library and checked out the first two MB books. I started reading immediately. So... A ten-minute conversion? Then again, as you may be able to tell from my username, I read a lot of things. ... Some of them are... Bad... and I really should've done more research into them before starting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AonEne Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 5 hours ago, Kidpen said: I too have a working respiratory system. How did I upvote this twice? What? Ah well, no regrets. It was a funny post. When you see the word 'void' and your first thought is Voidus. When you wear a Sanderson shirt to your first day of school, and ask one of your teachers if she's read anything by him - and decide to do the rest next time. When a teacher wants you to make "name glyphs" (name tags, apparently, only you draw on them) and you try to remember glyphs. And utterly fail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidpen Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 5 minutes ago, AonEne said: How did I upvote this twice? What? Ah well, no regrets. It was a funny post. It means someone else upvoted in between you coming to the thread and upvoting, so it reloaded the upvotes. Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silva Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Someone says the cookies were spiked. This girl I knew would get so hyper after eating this one type and would say that. I always did a double-take and checked to be certain they weren’t 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ark1002 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 When you re-read Harry Potter and can't stop thinking about how Hemalurgy would work with wizards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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