Rasarr Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Well, besides that Wh40k has a "soft" magic system while cosmere is mostly "hard-coded", there are some similarities... but i guess the "shards" in Wh40k are a lot more abstract and there is no spiritual realm. Also, even Hemalurgy is not as "messy" as most magic systems in WH40k... A valid point, although I suppose Awakening would too look quite abstract to people who only started to explore it. Basically I figured there were two Shards, Order and Chaos, that were shattered quite spectacularly a Long Long Time Ago, with daemons being Splinters of Chaos and Splinters of Honor manifesting when they possess Imperial Saints etc., with the Emperor being a holder of huge Order Splinter akin to Stormfather... Slaanesh would be a Splinter that would come about by Eldar unwittingly bringing together too many Chaos Splinters, which made them coalesce and "reforge" into a bigger Splinter. There'd be three magic systems, with warpcraft being Chaos magic, possession being Order magic and rituals being joint magic. Perpetuality would come from some people being born with too much Connection to their Physical aspects... ... sorry for the rant. I could really go on about it, I've put waaay too much thought into it. Yep, the Spiritual Realm was what had me stumped. Back on topic of the thread: You know you're a Sanderfan when you're listening to the radio and judging what moment the song currently going on would be the best soundtrack for. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLerasNosed Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 When your phone/remote is just out of reach and your pet is on your lap, and the only thing you can think is "damnation, I wish I could just burn iron" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natc Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 When you realize it should be "Rusts! I wish I could just burn iron." 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 When the high point of your day is discovering that somebody else posted in the Sanderson Memes thread so you can post more of your memes without triple posting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolaDavar Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 (edited) When you hit your upvote quota within five minutes of going on the shard And: When you have checked every single thread, and just refresh every five minutes to see if someone has posted something Edited February 20, 2016 by CarolaDavar 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassil Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 When, despite having a good memory for anything you read, you go back and re-read the novels (perhaps multiple times, yes) because being more aware of the Cosmere's interactions means spotting things you didn't know to watch for the last time. When you buy the Kindle version of books you own hardcopies of for ease of reading without fear of damaging the book by falling asleep and dropping it awkwardly. Instead you just take a Kindle to the face. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Elodin Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 When your friends all know exactly what you're going to say when you start a sentence with "you should read..". 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 When you spend all afternoon drawing fanart of Reckoners characters instead of working on the mountain of homework you have to do this week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormgate Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 When you manage to turn the part of Bane's speech starting with "So you think the darkness..." and ending with, "And I hated it!" into a completely accurate meme regarding Kaladin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanderfan Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 When your friend asks for book recs and immediately follows it with "but something other than Brandon Sanderson" and you die a little on the inside because what else did you even used to read before?? I honestly don't remember 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLerasNosed Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 When you start projecting people you know into Sanderson characters. "Oh, Sarah, you'd make a great Lady Shan." "Derek, you are such a Straff Venture" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrae Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 When you refuse to get an earring because you don't want anybody coming close to you with a metal spike. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
folly Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 When you sharply inhale near light bulbs, and walk away disappointed. Not that I have ever done this... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Mistborn Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 You know you have a Sanderfan family when you buy your mum Shadows of Self for Mother's day (my auntie and I introduced her to Brandon Sanderson's books, haha). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness Ascendant Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 You know your a Sanderfan when you begin to suspect that everything you thought you knew was the result of a millennia's worth of manipulation and control by an evil sect of librarians. And then you wonder if that's just Ruin playing with your mind. Yep that's me 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickenPlague Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 When you start projecting people you know into Sanderson characters. "Oh, Sarah, you'd make a great Lady Shan." "Derek, you are such a Straff Venture" Remind me to never talk or otherwise interact with Derek. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasarr Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 When you're commuting on the bus and something unusual starts to happen, and you think "what would [sanderson character] say to that?" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneSpren Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) Remind me to never talk or otherwise interact with Derek. My real name is Derek. You made me sad! ... Edited February 23, 2016 by WayneStick 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Anamaximder Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 When you try to ask out a girl, but ask her to a signing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Invested Beard Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 When you spend almost the entire family superbowl party discussing the finer points of the Cosmere withyour brother who you introduced to Sanderson in the first place and is now a rabid reader as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolaDavar Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 When you own as many books of Brandon's that you can, and all of them are signed and personalized 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brightness Enna Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) When this is the only thread you've seen today and "you have reached your quota of positive votes for the day" Edited February 24, 2016 by Enna 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
folly Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 When someone at school or work offers you a cookie, and your immediate response is "sure, a nice Hemalurgic spike never hurt anyone." 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness Ascendant Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 When you have nightmares about seeing symbol headed creatures in a strange land. Then you wake up in cold sweat, listening to the sounds of the storm outside. You go to the window to open it....and lightning flashes, outlining the silhouette of a strange primitive 2D being that looks like a chalk Egyptian hieroglyph. You then proceed to run away screaming something about Shadesmar and Rithmatic lines. Then you wake up and realise it was all a dream. True story 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brightness Enna Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 When you misread "write sec d in terms of sin d" as "write sec d in terms of Sanderson", then proceed to do just that: S is for Stormlight E is for Elantris C is for Cosmere A is for Awakeners N is for Nalthis T is for Tineye When a teacher asks you to write a metaphor beginning with "life is like..." and you proceed to make up the worst but almost-making-sense one you can. (Life is like an anglerfish who finds he's been at a disco party this whole time. [Just your own light for the longest time until, wow, it's a disco party, and disco parties have a lot of colorful light and people, so you're not alone.]) Plus said teacher said it was brilliant. I highly doubt she's read Reckoners. When somebody says "Brandon said it's ..." (another Brandon) and you think they're talking about Sanderson. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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