RawToast225 he/him Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 When Hoid is telling the story of Fleet, Kaladin thought that another hand joined Hoid's to help him play the music, but he didn't want to open his eyes to find out. Do you think Hoid Awakened something to help him? It's possible that he awakened his coat or something and made it play music. That would be a really complicated command, but someone with Hoid's mental capabilities shouldn't have too much trouble using it. Thoughts? Yay, nay? 5
Fallen Rope he/him Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 I just thought he was using allomancy on the strings.
Moogle Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 (edited) Shallan can create sound with Lightweaving, so I imagine Hoid just did that. No point to bother with a second instrument when you have a bit of dust. If he Awakened an instrument, he'd need a pretty big source of color and I can't recall seeing anything drained. Edited December 2, 2014 by Ookla the Infinite 2
Incheoul Posted December 3, 2014 Posted December 3, 2014 Also if he awakened something, he'd have to say the command clearly in his native tongue which probably isn't Alethi.
Scriptorian he/him Posted December 3, 2014 Posted December 3, 2014 (edited) Maybe he has an ipod speaker. Edited December 3, 2014 by Serendipity 8
RawToast225 he/him Posted December 3, 2014 Author Posted December 3, 2014 Lol, I love the iPod thing! I thought he awakened his cloak or jacket or whatever, not the instrument. That's just what the wording made it sound like.
Quiver he/him Posted December 3, 2014 Posted December 3, 2014 I don't see him awakening something. Yeah, Hoid has dropped some major hints about himself to other characters in Stormlight- his conversation with Dalinar about letting the world be destroyed, for instance- but awakening something to play an instrument seems a bit too far. Kaladin didn't open his eyes, but unless Hoid was using some kind of subtle mind-control magic to make sure he didn't, he didn't really have any way to make sure he didn't see him... or, for that matter, that a guard wouldn't stop by. "No no, see, there is a very simple explanation as to how my coat is magically playing an instrument. You see, it all started with a bunny..." (Allomancy kind of slides, since the people around him can't "see" what he does; Awakening is too obvious for that I think.) 1
Mimiddle04 Posted December 3, 2014 Posted December 3, 2014 I just took it to mean Kaladin was impressed with Hoid's musical abilities. Like if you heard a master guitarist play a very complex song or an expert pianist. You'd hear it and think "There is no way two hands and one instrument could make all those notes." Hoid has a number of magics that could help like commands or lightweaving but to me this was just plain skill and someone being impressed by it. 3
Newan he/him Posted December 4, 2014 Posted December 4, 2014 We could be overthinking it... OR we could be underthinking it! This is clearly evidence that Yolish magic allows Hoid to sprout new limbs when he needs them. 6
Incheoul Posted December 4, 2014 Posted December 4, 2014 Or it's time magic that allowed him to play at supernatural speed!
RawToast225 he/him Posted December 4, 2014 Author Posted December 4, 2014 I'm going to ask Brandon when I go to the signing this weekend. Then we will know how he did it!
Newan he/him Posted December 4, 2014 Posted December 4, 2014 I'm going to ask Brandon when I go to the signing this weekend. Then we will know how he did it! See you there! 1
RawToast225 he/him Posted December 4, 2014 Author Posted December 4, 2014 I will probably not recognize you. Lol I'll be getting the four Alcatraz books signed and a copy of WoR.
Newan he/him Posted December 4, 2014 Posted December 4, 2014 I'll be wearing a black hat that Wayne would most definitely steal make a fair trade for. I answer to Newan or Aaron. And now I'll stop derailing your thread. Woops.
RawToast225 he/him Posted December 4, 2014 Author Posted December 4, 2014 No, don't worry about that. Until I ask Brandon, it won't matter if the topic is derailed. I'll see you in a couple of days!
RawToast225 he/him Posted December 24, 2014 Author Posted December 24, 2014 Oh, now that is a good theory! I like it
Curiosity he/him Posted December 26, 2014 Posted December 26, 2014 Also if he awakened something, he'd have to say the command clearly in his native tongue which probably isn't Alethi. OK, nitpick totally off-topic, but Hoid is speaking his native tongue. It's just that the magic he's using (suspiciously like the Sands of Rashid) translates whatever he's saying into the native language of his audience.* 2
Guest Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 OK, nitpick totally off-topic, but Hoid is speaking his native tongue. It's just that the magic he's using (suspiciously like the Sands of Rashid) translates whatever he's saying into the native language of his audience.* I'm sorry Curiosity, but I really, really want the WoB for that...
WeiryWriter he/him Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 I'm sorry Curiosity, but I really, really want the WoB for that... Here you go: http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/14404-manchester-signing-august-5-2014/page-2?p=166897#entry166897
Shardcellist Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 And his puns still work? My jealousy is fighting for supremacy with my awe... (As a side note, I would love to learn that all of Hoid's wordplay was accidental, and the jokes he tried to make were lost in translation.)
Curiosity he/him Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) I'm sorry Curiosity, but I really, really want the WoB for that... Don't apologize, I should be the one who goes through my posts and finds all of the WoB's that I didn't want to look up before. And his puns still work? My jealousy is fighting for supremacy with my awe... (As a side note, I would love to learn that all of Hoid's wordplay was accidental, and the jokes he tried to make were lost in translation.) THIS. This has been bugging me. How do his puns carry into English? "Do you have to, Wit?" "Two what?" Edited January 21, 2015 by Curiosity
Guest Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Don't apologize, I should be the one who goes through my posts and finds all of the WoB's that I didn't want to look up before. THIS. This has been bugging me. How do his puns carry into English? "Do you have to, Wit?" "Two what?" Don't worry about it. It's handwa-*koff*-magic.
RawToast225 he/him Posted January 22, 2015 Author Posted January 22, 2015 It's he can understand other languages easily. That's part of the communication magic.
Incheoul Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 OK, nitpick totally off-topic, but Hoid is speaking his native tongue. It's just that the magic he's using (suspiciously like the Sands of Rashid) translates whatever he's saying into the native language of his audience.* Alright I stand corrected. Other arguments can be made that it wasn't awakening but I'll concede. Thanks for pointing this out.
RawToast225 he/him Posted January 22, 2015 Author Posted January 22, 2015 Again, the biggest and winning argument for it not being Awakening is that Brandon said it wasn't.
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