Pechvarry Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 I thought it'd be fun to post ideas people have for what could be done with guns and the assorted known abilities, given our now-complete Allomancy/Feruchemy Ars Arcanum, courtesy of Allow of Law. There shouldn't be any Alloy of Law spoilers, though I'll assume knowledge of its Ars Arcanum and the term Compounding. That said, I would love to see a Zinc Ferring (Mental Speed). We like to think about how good they'd be at math (and certainly, Zinc Compounders would probably be all of Scadrial's Teslas and Einsteins), but I can imagine them being exceedingly handy in a gun fight. Perfect accuracy and multitasking (aiming 2 guns independently of each other) and incredible abilities to predict an opponent. Probably boring to write from said character's POV, though, but would be cool as a close ally or recurring villain. If a Compounder, he wouldn't need to spend large amounts of time playing the fool (filling his metalminds). I don't remember enough about Electrum in the Mistborn Trilogy, but I can imagine it being exceedingly useful in a gunfight to keep yourself where bullets are not. I also think an Iron Misting/Steel Ferring (Pull and Store Speed) could be hilarious -- pulling metal objects in ridiculous arcs as you zoom around the battlefield, dragging bullets shot at you into people 50 feet away from where you were originally standing. Have any other fun combos you'd like to see pop up? Fire away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRioter Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 tin, either allomantic or ferchemical would be invaluable to a sniper, obviously. Especially feruchemical, store up eyesight for days or weeks in preparation for that one perfect shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
None70 Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 (edited) A Tineye could not snipe unless is a Tin Twinborn because the noise of the gun would be too painful for his enhanced earing. A Tin ferring could store only sight and so make the shot without need to enhance his other senses. A Twinborn could either do the same as a Ferring but storing the sight much faster and make it even more powerful by compounding it. or he could simply store earing while he is flaring Tin to make the shot so that he would not become deaf Edited November 12, 2011 by None70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuaiir Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 I'm sure ear protection exists, and Tineye gunmen would use it liberally. But a Double Tin Twinborn would be an awesome sniper, no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KChan Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 For those of us who are of a lighter build, being a Tineye and an iron Ferring would be extremely useful when firing more powerful weapons, since we'd be able to store weight and thus better compensate for recoil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalyst21 Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 I'm sure ear protection exists, and Tineye gunmen would use it liberally. But a Double Tin Twinborn would be an awesome sniper, no doubt. I seem to remember Wanye has a thought about having not put his earplugs in, so it does exist. Book's at home, I'll edit quote and page number in later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmj812 Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Even with earplugs I suspect the report of a large gun would be troublesome for a tineye. But a very good one might be able to extinguish just as he pulled the trigger. Honestly I see tineyes becoming less and less respected Allomancers as their sensitivity becomes an ever-greater liability in an industrial world - that or I imagine they'd basically wear earplugs and sunglasses all the time. They'd make great customs agents, though. No bombs or drugs getting past a tin nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkthinker Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 I have an image in my head of a Pewterarm/Thug carrying either a cannon, or a gatling gun in Vulcan Raven fashion. Recoil? Weight? Psshht... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispsy Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 being a tineye might not be very useful for the working classes but in high society loud noises arent common place, whereas having incredible senses could prove useful in reading people etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glory Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Even with earplugs I suspect the report of a large gun would be troublesome for a tineye. But a very good one might be able to extinguish just as he pulled the trigger. In my own head canon, it's a tineye who first invents a silencer. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRioter Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 In my own head canon, it's a tineye who first invents a silencer. haha, I like that idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcanist Lupus Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 (edited) The first men/women in space will be iron Ferrings. Less weight, see? The first space walk will be done by an Lurcher. Won't get lost in space if you can just pull yourself back to the shuttle. Oh, and copper Ferrings will be banned from all spelling bees and game shows. Edited November 16, 2011 by Sir_Read-a-Lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hoodie Mistborn Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 In my own head canon, it's a tineye who first invents a silencer. ...or at least gets a Zinc Compounder to invent it for him! Since this is a no spoilers thread, I'll just say I think one of the most powerful combos is one we see in AoL! Steelrunner/Pewterarm would be potent as well... lug around that big vulcan canon and zip to different firing points before your opponents knows what hit them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRioter Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 The first men/women in space will be iron Ferrings. Less weight, see? The first space walk will be done by an Lurcher. Won't get lost in space if you can just pull yourself back to the shuttle. Oh, and copper Ferrings will be banned from all spelling bees and game shows. either that or they will be x-rayed before entering to make sure they don't have any metal on them or in their stomach. Also, high schools and universities will use the same precautions to prevent copper and zinc ferrings from pwning everyone. Cue rage from copper ferrings made to actually study. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcanist Lupus Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 either that or they will be x-rayed before entering to make sure they don't have any metal on them or in their stomach. Also, high schools and universities will use the same precautions to prevent copper and zinc ferrings from pwning everyone. Cue rage from copper ferrings made to actually study. I don't think zinc ferrings would be such a problem for universities. Sure, they'll have an advantage on timed tests, but mental speed doesn't equal smarter. They're just faster at coming up with thoughts. On a completely separate note, what would happen if you burned copper with memories in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
name_here Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 I guess you'd get multiple copies, and could promptly store one so it would remain perfectly preserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRioter Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Brandon has RAFO'd that. I personally believe it would give you a truly photographic memory, the ability to go back through the store memories and notice things you didn't notice the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkthinker Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 (edited) Real silencers aren't really anything like movie silencers. The real thing makes a loud sound into a not-quite-so-loud sound. It's still pretty damnation loud. The "phutt" or "pwhiit" noise is pure Hollywood hokum, finest brand. I think the Treatise Metallurgic (part of the upcoming Mistborn RPG) describes what happens if you burn copper with memories in it. Edited November 17, 2011 by Inkthinker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silus - Shard of Flame Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 The silencer thing is something that everyone gets wrong, thanks for mentioning that, Ink. I'd forgotten about the RPG book and how they would have more stuff we haven't seen yet, though I don't know if they'd have things related to Twinborn given that it doesn't have Alloy stuff in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiken Frost Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 The silencer thing is something that everyone gets wrong, thanks for mentioning that, Ink. Not necessarily. A gun shooting .22 rounds with a silencer make no bigger sound than of a book falling from a table. Not even that, really, depending of how good the silencer is. Of course, a .22 caliber round is nothing but trivial for a coinshot or lurcher to defend himself from, but a sniper can get a kill pretty easily with it, if the target is unaware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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