Guest Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 I'm prob way off, but I always imagined them looking like Rupees from the Zelda series. When they became dun, I always just imagined with as looking like clear glass, maybe a little murky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollyon Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 When the spheres were described as the size of one's thumbnail in Oathbringer, that came completely unexpected. It was probably mentioned before, and I forgot, but to be honest, I always pictured them as baseball-sized abominations of unwieldiness that forever clogged one's inventory. It's reassuring to know they are more convenient to carry, but I still imagine them differently. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) I imagine them much like this, except the gems probably a bit smaller in each of the sizes. Also, when I first read about them, I imagined glass spheres themselves bigger than they actually are. Now I understand they are quite small, but it’s hard to not imagine them bigger. Edited April 30, 2018 by Rebecca 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yvainnie Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 I always imagine them as half inch in diameter glass balls with tiny chip of gem inside. How are they described in Oathbringer? I forgot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 8 minutes ago, Apollyon said: When the spheres were described as the size of one's thumbnail in Oathbringer, that came completely unexpected. It was probably mentioned before, and I forgot, but to be honest, I always pictured them as baseball-sized abominations of unwieldiness that forever clogged one's inventory. It's reassuring to know they are more convenient to carry, but I still imagine them differently. Wow, that small!? I missed that detail during my read through!~ That's insane! If you have a hole in your pocket, your screwed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 9 minutes ago, Rebecca said: I imagine them much like this, except the gems probably a bit smaller in each of the sizes. Also, when I first read about them, I imagined glass spheres themselves bigger than they actually are. Now I understand they are quite small, but it’s hard to not imagine them bigger. Thats really interesting! Kinda like a Marble with a Rupee inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podman Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 Yeah. I’ve always thought of them as a clear glass marble with the gemstone inside. Apparently they’re smaller than I thought. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShara Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 IIRC, they're a little bigger than a regular marble, but not as big as the shooters. You know those decorative flat glass beads you can get for vases? About that size (except round instead of flattened) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ElephantEarwax Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 I want one. They always seemed really pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 Just now, ElephantEarwax said: I want one. They always seemed really pretty. Same here. I'd love to have several of them on my shelf, reflecting light around the room. Sounds lovely!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ElephantEarwax Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 I have an idea on how to make them. You need marbles and led lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Am Witless Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 I've always thought of them as flattened on both sides, so that they don't roll away, slightly ovular. About 3/4 of an inch across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Cole Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 I always thought of them being much bigger, golf ball sized at the smallest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickbronze Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 I've thought of them as always a little bit smaller than a golf ball and completely spherical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShara Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 41 minutes ago, King Cole said: I always thought of them being much bigger, golf ball sized at the smallest They're definitely smaller than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Reader Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 I always thought of them being tennis ball sized Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShara Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 It'd be hard to carry a bunch of those in a pouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Cole Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 3 hours ago, RShara said: They're definitely smaller than that Yeah, I figured that out quick but I have a hard time remembering that they are so small. I just want to imagine them that way for some reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtafa Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 Small marbles with cut gems inside. Im not sure why people think they were large? Its used as currency, imagine if all your cash were 4 inch wide coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarletSabre Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 I always imagined them as being almost disk-shaped, about half the size of someone's palm, with a metal band around the edge of the glass... I also imagined having a flattened face on each curve, so they don't roll away.... It's one of those weird mental images that doesn't go away for me no matter how often the descriptions tell me otherwise xD Like my brain always imagines Syll as being a greenish-blue, seafom green instead of blue, and that stormlight is white with golden edges, coloured almost the way a lightsaber is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLameness Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 I was also picturing marbles but I've always imagined them as being a uniform neutral brown/beige colour with a gem set in one side (the same way a gem would be set into a ring). But I've also always imagined that the bigger the denomination the bigger the size of the whole sphere as well as a bigger gem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theuntaintedchild Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 I've always pictured Mancala beads. Only clear with a little gemstone inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 I prob should have added earlier when I showed the rupees picture that I do not believe those are very big either, maybe the width of your index and forefinger, and as long as wide as the base of your thumb, maybe wider. But I def did not picture these to only be the size of a thumbnail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scion of the Mists Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 (edited) Wow. I get to provide the WOB to support RShara's post. Definitely the first time that's happened... Quote Questioner [PENDING REVIEW] How big are the beads from Shadesmar? Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW] ...Bean-size, not as big as spheres. Questioner [PENDING REVIEW] Spheres are the size of your thumbnail, right? Brandon Sanderson [PENDING REVIEW] Spheres are a little bigger than that. They're like a big marble. Not quite as big as a shooter. source Edited May 1, 2018 by Scion of the Mists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weedolfin Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 It's funny, although their literally called "spheres", I always imagined then coin shaped, kinda glassy and shining I guess? When I realized they were marbly, it messed me up lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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