Feruchemy boosting Allomancy

[Left he/him]

So I was just thinking of the WoB saying that there are ways to boost Allomancy with Feruchemy, similar in effect to compounding. And I thought, " What would happen if you were burning a metal Allomantically and then stored the investure in a nicrosil metal mind?" What I think would happen is you would store the effect and would then be able to boost your allomancy whenever you want. I'm not sure about it, but I really like the idea and it makes sense to me.

I apologize that that was poorly phrased but its the best I could write. This might have been brought up before, but I didn't see anything.

 

Well go ahead and gather your axes and machetes from the bin to the left.

[Oudeis he/him]

It's been suggested before, and I don't know that it was ever settled. It's certainly plausible.

My personal opinion is more like the other kind of compounding. Basically, we already know that allomantically, you can burn steel and get either steelpushing or, under certain circumstances, physical speed. I suggest that in a steelmind, you can store either physical speed or, under certain circumstances, steelpushes.

In other words, if a steel twinborn holds a steel bar while burning steel, I suspect he could store the allomantic steel. He would not, at the time, be able to push on metal or see steellines, but later he could draw on an hour's worth of steel at once, for an effect reminiscent of duralumin. But that's just my two cents.

[11thorderknight]

It's been suggested before, and I don't know that it was ever settled. It's certainly plausible.

My personal opinion is more like the other kind of compounding. Basically, we already know that allomantically, you can burn steel and get either steelpushing or, under certain circumstances, physical speed. I suggest that in a steelmind, you can store either physical speed or, under certain circumstances, steelpushes.

In other words, if a steel twinborn holds a steel bar while burning steel, I suspect he could store the allomantic steel. He would not, at the time, be able to push on metal or see steellines, but later he could draw on an hour's worth of steel at once, for an effect reminiscent of duralumin. But that's just my two cents.

 

It's an interesting theory. Problem is, Alloy of Law has a lot of info about Twinborns, and if this was possible, then it would be hard to believe that it wasn't known about and used. Some types of Twinborns would actually be more useful allomantically then feruchemically; for instance, a super-strong rioter or soother.

 

I tend to this that feruchemical augmentation of allomancy involves nicrosil in some way. either by storing the effect of a burned metal, or storing the ability to burn the metal. or maybe its even more versatile than that - maybe any stored investiture can be used to "boost" any other investiture that person is able to generate. so, you could store weight, or calories, and use that to fuel a soothing, for instance.

[Telcontar]

I don't believe you store 'effect' of Investiture. It's rather that you store you own Investiture. In using Feruchemy you always store some aspect of yours, storing Investiture would be like storing part of your Innate Investiture.

When tapping a charged Nicrosil metal-whatever, you'd become a more powerful Allomancer. Like Elend was more powerful than Vin because he ate a Lerasium bead.

[Shaggai]

I don't believe you store 'effect' of Investiture. It's rather that you store you own Investiture. In using Feruchemy you always store some aspect of yours, storing Investiture would be like storing part of your Innate Investiture.

When tapping a charged Nicrosil metal-whatever, you'd become a more powerful Allomancer. Like Elend was more powerful than Vin because he ate a Lerasium bead.

I think that it would store Allomantic resources, not Allomantic skill. Compounding Nicrosil would give vast metal reserves without having to eat so much metal. Allomantic skill is hardwired into the spiritweb, and lerasium, hemalurgy, etc., actually alter the sDNA.

[Telcontar]

I think that it would store Allomantic resources, not Allomantic skill. Compounding Nicrosil would give vast metal reserves without having to eat so much metal. Allomantic skill is hardwired into the spiritweb, and lerasium, hemalurgy, etc., actually alter the sDNA.

But what is Lerasium other than Investiture in solid form? Eating (and Burning) it alters your sDNA definitely. Tapping in a Nicrosil mind would 'fake' a different sDNA because there is so much more Investiture in your body. I mean, the AoL Ars Arcanum says that Nicrosil lets you store 'Investiture'

[Shaggai]

But what is Lerasium other than Investiture in solid form? Eating (and Burning) it alters your sDNA definitely. Tapping in a Nicrosil mind would 'fake' a different sDNA because there is so much more Investiture in your body. I mean, the AoL Ars Arcanum says that Nicrosil lets you store 'Investiture'

Lerasium is solid Investiture, but it's a lot of Investiture, and it's specifically designed to go into your sDNA and change things. Other metal reserves don't do the same.