Could Stomlight work as a replacement for Metals?

[TheCollector]

Ok, a bit of explanation for the title:

While aimlessly scrolling through the shard, I saw a random thread about pairing Cosmere powers, and the thought came to me, If a misting/mistborn became a Knight Radiant, would they be able to use Stormlight as a replacement for metals?

It sounds a little out there, but Kelsier is trying to find a way to get Stormlight off Roshar.

Feel free to shoot this down in any way you can

[Frustration]

It would be possible, might take more work than being Radiant, but being Radiant is probably a good place to start.

[Ixthos]

Quite possible, though I personally think it would work more easily the other way around, that they could use metals to substitute for Stormlight, burning a metal to gain access to enough Investiture to use a surge, as metals are more common through the various worlds than Stormlight. The question is though, if Stormlight can be used to substitute for metals, how would one determine which metal it functions as, unless it can be directed?

[HSuperLee]

You'd need some way to "tune" the stormlight for a specific metal effect. Theoretically this could be done with Intent, like when burning the Mists, but I suspect it is more likely that you'd have to find some way to trick the stormlight into being more like a metal. Perhaps giving it Harmony's Tone could work, but I have no idea if that would hold once its removed from a laboratory setting.

Edited February 24, 2022 by HSuperLee

[Fritochip]

I wonder if you would have to change the Stormlight to Preservation's tone. Life light and Voidlight have similar effects (but not the same effects) as Stormlight, but they are both invested Rosharin lights/tones. I suspect you would need to convert it to Preservations power.