You Know You're a Sanderfan When...

[Treamayne]

3 hours ago, OOKLA_the LIV said:

19 hours ago, Ookla the Grey said:

I was like, "the way of kings by brandon sanderson"

what monolouge from WoK did you use??

If you aren't counting the story of the Wandersail, there's only one "monologue" right?
The Epilogue - Of Most Worth

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One of the soldiers cleared his throat. “So what is the most valuable talent a man can have?” He sounded genuinely curious.

“I haven’t the faintest idea,” Wit said. “Fortunately, that wasn’t the question. I didn’t ask what was most valuable, I asked what men value most. The difference between those questions is both tiny and as vast as the world itself all at once.”
“In this, as in all things, our actions give us away. If an artist creates a work of powerful beauty—using new and innovative techniques—she will be lauded as a master, and will launch a new movement in aesthetics. Yet what if another, working independently with that exact level of skill, were to make the same accomplishments the very next month? Would she find similar acclaim? No. She’d be called derivative.
“Intellect. If a great thinker develops a new theory of mathematics, science, or philosophy, we will name him wise. We will sit at his feet and learn, and will record his name in history for thousands upon thousands to revere. But what if another man determines the same theory on his own, then delays in publishing his results by a mere week? Will he be remembered for his greatness? No. He will be forgotten.
“Invention. A woman builds a new design of great worth—some fabrial or feat of engineering. She will be known as an innovator. But if someone with the same talent creates the same design a year later—not realizing it has already been crafted—will she be rewarded for her creativity? No. She’ll be called a copier and a forger.”
“And so, in the end, what must we determine? Is it the intellect of a genius that we revere? If it were their artistry, the beauty of their mind, would we not laud it regardless of whether we’d seen their product before?
“But we don’t. Given two works of artistic majesty, otherwise weighted equally, we will give greater acclaim to the one who did it first. It doesn’t matter what you create. It matters what you create before anyone else.
“So it’s not the beauty itself we admire. It’s not the force of intellect. It’s not invention, aesthetics, or capacity itself. The greatest talent that we think a man can have?” 
“Seems to me that it must be nothing more than novelty.”

 

[OOKLA_the LIV She/They/Lesbian/hungry]

58 minutes ago, Treamayne said:

If you aren't counting the story of the Wandersail, there's only one "monologue" right?
The Epilogue - Of Most Worth

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One of the soldiers cleared his throat. “So what is the most valuable talent a man can have?” He sounded genuinely curious.

“I haven’t the faintest idea,” Wit said. “Fortunately, that wasn’t the question. I didn’t ask what was most valuable, I asked what men value most. The difference between those questions is both tiny and as vast as the world itself all at once.”
“In this, as in all things, our actions give us away. If an artist creates a work of powerful beauty—using new and innovative techniques—she will be lauded as a master, and will launch a new movement in aesthetics. Yet what if another, working independently with that exact level of skill, were to make the same accomplishments the very next month? Would she find similar acclaim? No. She’d be called derivative.
“Intellect. If a great thinker develops a new theory of mathematics, science, or philosophy, we will name him wise. We will sit at his feet and learn, and will record his name in history for thousands upon thousands to revere. But what if another man determines the same theory on his own, then delays in publishing his results by a mere week? Will he be remembered for his greatness? No. He will be forgotten.
“Invention. A woman builds a new design of great worth—some fabrial or feat of engineering. She will be known as an innovator. But if someone with the same talent creates the same design a year later—not realizing it has already been crafted—will she be rewarded for her creativity? No. She’ll be called a copier and a forger.”
“And so, in the end, what must we determine? Is it the intellect of a genius that we revere? If it were their artistry, the beauty of their mind, would we not laud it regardless of whether we’d seen their product before?
“But we don’t. Given two works of artistic majesty, otherwise weighted equally, we will give greater acclaim to the one who did it first. It doesn’t matter what you create. It matters what you create before anyone else.
“So it’s not the beauty itself we admire. It’s not the force of intellect. It’s not invention, aesthetics, or capacity itself. The greatest talent that we think a man can have?” 
“Seems to me that it must be nothing more than novelty.”

 

okay, thanks!

[S. Stormy she/her]

23 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

OOOOOOO which story??

I didn't use a story, because the time limit was 45 seconds (!) and that would just be too long. Instead I used the him insulting people one. I edited and trimmed it a little bit, and this was the final product:

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Lady Marakal! What a disaster that hairstyle is; how brave of you to show it to the world. 

Lord Cadilar! How good it is to see you. Your face reminds me of someone dear to me. 

My horse. 

Lady Alami! No, please, don’t speak—it’s much easier to maintain my illusions regarding your intelligence that way. 

And Lord Dalinar. [nod respectfully]

Ah, my dear Lord Taselin. Still engaged in your experiment to prove a maximum threshold of human idiocy? Good for you! Very empirical of you.  

Ah, Lord Habatab! How thoughtful of you to wear a red shirt with a sunburn like that! If you continue to make my job this easy, I fear my mind shall become as dull as Lord Tumul’s! 

Oh, Lord Tumul! How unexpected it is to see you standing there! I didn’t mean to insult your stupidity. Really, it’s quite spectacular and worthy of much praise.

Oh wait, @OOKLA_the LIV you asked too, didn't you? I can't quote in an edit, so just tagging you

Edited December 19, 2024 by Ookla the Grey

[Treamayne]

1 hour ago, Ookla the Grey said:

I can't quote in an edit, so just tagging you

If you click quote, you can "cut" that from the reply section and paste it into your edit section. I tested with an Admin to verify an edit-added quote still sends a notification.

Please see Sharder FAQ for more, similar forum info.

Hope that helps

[Wasing the want of this]

When you accidentally call the kwami from miraculous ladybug a spren

 

when you see a picture of master Shifu from kung fu panda and think it is a Kitsen for a second 

Edited December 23, 2024 by Wasing the want of this

[S. Stormy she/her]

On 12/18/2024 at 3:02 PM, S. Stormy said:

YKYASW you use a Hoid monologue for an audition for The Hobbit play.

 

MAJOR PLOT TWIST:

Another guy also used a monologue from a book.

The book was also a Sanderson book.

The monologue...

WAS ALSO A HOID MONOLOGUE.

I auditioned with only FOUR OTHER PEOPLE out of like SIXTY AUDITIONING OVERALL.

 

This is insane.

(I got in even though I'll be missing three PERFORMANCES! I am 1st Rivendell* Elf/Mirkwood Ensemble!

 

*although they misspelled it as Rivendale 

 

Yeah, nobody asked, but I'm excited.)

[Hyper129 He/Him]

On 1/3/2025 at 3:04 PM, S. Stormy said:

(I got in even though I'll be missing three PERFORMANCES! I am 1st Rivendell* Elf/Mirkwood Ensemble!

 

*although they misspelled it as Rivendale 

 

Yeah, nobody asked, but I'm excited.)

Congrats!!

[Wasing the want of this]

Ykyasfw your teacher assigned a 300 page book and gives you 2 months to finish it and you finish it in 3 hours because you think it’s really short 

spoiler for wat

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When you are staring off into space and when someone asks what you’re thinking about you say that your wondering if kaladin is in mistborn era  2 and weather or not he will be in ghost bloods because he is a herald and can worldhop 

 

[S. Stormy she/her]

2 hours ago, Wasing the want of this said:

 

spoiler for wat

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When you are staring off into space and when someone asks what you’re thinking about you say that your wondering if kaladin is in mistborn era  2 and weather or not he will be in ghost bloods because he is a herald and can worldhop 

 

more spoilers

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

 

[Keke They/he]

You know your a Sanderson fan when you would rather read then swim. I wish I had my book.

[strmblsd he/him]

23 hours ago, Wasing the want of this said:

Ykyasfw your teacher assigned a 300 page book and gives you 2 months to finish it and you finish it in 3 hours because you think it’s really short 

spoiler for wat

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When you are staring off into space and when someone asks what you’re thinking about you say that your wondering if kaladin is in mistborn era  2 and weather or not he will be in ghost bloods because he is a herald and can worldhop 

 

this is absolutely true.. for both things!!!! i love it because its how i act

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

On 12/18/2024 at 6:02 PM, S. Stormy said:

YKYASW you use a Hoid monologue for an audition for The Hobbit play.

 

MAJOR PLOT TWIST:

Another guy also used a monologue from a book.

The book was also a Sanderson book.

The monologue...

WAS ALSO A HOID MONOLOGUE.

I auditioned with only FOUR OTHER PEOPLE out of like SIXTY AUDITIONING OVERALL.

 

This is insane.

Woah

[reisleK she/her]

On 1/8/2025 at 3:14 PM, Wasing the want of this said:

Ykyasfw your teacher assigned a 300 page book and gives you 2 months to finish it and you finish it in 3 hours because you think it’s really short 

spoiler for wat

  Hide contents

When you are staring off into space and when someone asks what you’re thinking about you say that your wondering if kaladin is in mistborn era  2 and weather or not he will be in ghost bloods because he is a herald and can worldhop 

 

Spoiler

WAIT... I didn't think of that. 

(Wind and Truth)

YKYASFW you are talking about the cosmere to one of your teachers and a teacher next to you happens to be reading stormlight so you end up talking to him and convincing him to finish mistborn era 1 (he's read the final empire) and Secret History before Rhythm of War (and Dawnshard)

Edit: Yes, I know the placement of Secret history is debated. I think it depends on where the person is and how much they want to read. This teacher doesn't plan on reading the whole cosmere, especially not to just read another book to catch connections because he has other books to read, so this placement works best for him. 

Edited January 9, 2025 by reisleK

[Paladin Stormblessed]

YKYASF when you consider Eragon short. (and try to figure out how the magic system would work with relmantics)

[reisleK she/her]

YKYASF when you're translating the Aenied for latin homework, see the phrase 'pater omnipotens' (almighty father) and think STORMFATHER??? 

(sorry if this is too many posts in a short period of time, I just saw this and felt the need to share)

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

YKYASF when you spend hours making a speicial routine on your echo dot, so that you can connect your bluetooth devises to it by saying, "Unite them."

Edited January 11, 2025 by KnightSkye

[S. Stormy she/her]

9 hours ago, KnightSkye said:

YKYASF when you spend hours making a speicial routine on your echo dot, so that you can connect your bluetooth devises to it bu saying, "Unite them."

Did it ever work?

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

 

2 minutes ago, S. Stormy said:

Did it ever work?

Yeah, eventually. It's working currently, which is fun.

[The Stormfather He/Him]

On 1/9/2025 at 11:28 PM, reisleK said:

YKYASF when you're translating the Aenied for latin homework, see the phrase 'pater omnipotens' (almighty father) and think STORMFATHER??? 

(sorry if this is too many posts in a short period of time, I just saw this and felt the need to share)

Yes?

[Paladin Stormblessed]

You know you're a Stormlight fan when you have to focus on not pronouncing J names with a Y in a public speaking class. 

[Kasimir he/him]

YKYASF when you were writing an after-action report for a Pokemon game you ran, accidentally derped and called two players Voidbringers*, and don't have the faintest idea why you used that word instead of...whatever you probably originally meant >>

*I'm actually more disturbed that the players I called Voidbringers didn't ask me why Voidbringers came out of nowhere...

Edited January 22, 2025 by Kasimir

[Just-A-Stick she/her]

YKYASFW

You start babbling/cackling about new theories and surprises, but all you get is blank, mildly concerned stares from your non-sandersonian classmates

And:

when you see that the back yard is misty at 2am so you grab your cloak and spend 1 1/2 hours running around barefoot outside

 

And:

When your poems suddenly become vastly influenced by Mistborn

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

YKYASFW You decide to freak people out by scrawling "the everstorm comes" in chalk on that long ramp thing under overpasses.

Edited January 30, 2025 by KnightSkye

[Wasing the want of this]

when you ask Alexa to change her name to Vivenna since she is Siri's sister

it didn't work

Edited January 28, 2025 by Wasing the want of this

[Keke They/he]

2 hours ago, Wasing the want of this said:

when you ask Alexa to change her name to Vivenna since she is Siri's sister

it didn't work

Sad day.

ykyasf you start rambling about books in counseling and convince your therapist to read Sanderson.