Dankworth he/him Posted June 26, 2015 Posted June 26, 2015 (edited) Sorry, this doesn't count. I talk to all my books, not just the Sanderson ones. I have also been known to talk to sticks and other inanimate objects (I had a pet rock for a while). I had half a dozen pet cotton balls in middle school. Yes, I know exactly how weird I am and I don't care; I went to be tested for schizophrenia wearing a patched overcoat older than my parents with an evergreen stick through the bottonhole and a home made stovepipe hat on my head. I seriously have no idea where Brandon comes up with them. I can sit and brainstorm for hours, but never come up with anything other than blatant ripoffs of other magic systems. I think the trick is to not make them *blatantly* rip-offs. Everything is a remix. Delightful is correct! Everything has already been done, to one extent or another. The trick is putting your own spin on it, so that no one cares. My best one was kind of One-Power-Meets-Surgebinding with some of the detail bits thrown in from other places (some from Lightbringer Saga's drafting, a touch of something sort of like Feruchemy, ect...). One of the others is basically Feruchemy crossed with Aon Dor--or maybe Forgery. Anyway, yeah, it's all been done, just make enough changes to put a new spin on it and keep it from looking like outright plagarism--my One Power/Surgebinding system doesn't really look too obviously like either anymore...although the wizards' organization is still a flaming blatant ripoff of the White Tower. You know you're a Sanderfan when you try to break an awkward silence by talking about Brandon Sanderson and the silence gets even more awkward. Have you considered joining the Knights Awkward? Sorry for the long string of replies, you know you're a Sanderfan when a two week abscence from the 17th Shard means that you have more reading to do in order to catch up with your favourite threads than you've ever had to do in two weeks of English class. Edited June 26, 2015 by Dankworth 7
Elsecaller3414 she/her Posted June 26, 2015 Posted June 26, 2015 So true, though. I was gone for about 10 days and it took me forever to catch back up. No kidding.
Allomancy she/her Posted June 26, 2015 Posted June 26, 2015 You know you're a sanderfan when you realize you have filled a whole sketchbook with drawings of characters/scenes from 3 of his book series. (Mostly the stormlight archive) 1
Delightful Posted June 27, 2015 Posted June 27, 2015 When you're *ahem* overly obsessively checking 17th shard and your thought process goes ".....Did....did anyone think I'm funny- AH SPAMBOTS" 9
Silverblade5 he/him Posted June 27, 2015 Posted June 27, 2015 When you're *ahem* overly obsessively checking 17th shard and your thought process goes ".....Did....did anyone think I'm funny- AH SPAMBOTS" Me right now!
Elsecaller3414 she/her Posted June 27, 2015 Posted June 27, 2015 What is a spambot? And my sister read one of the spoiler posts that I posted, and it made me so mad... It was even a MAJOR spoiler. AND back on topic: You know when you are a Sanderfan when you give your personalities names of Sanderson's characters. 1
natc Posted June 27, 2015 Posted June 27, 2015 (edited) A spambot is a bot that spams people. Obviously Edited June 27, 2015 by natc 1
ParadoxicalZen he/him Posted June 27, 2015 Posted June 27, 2015 You know you're a Sanderfan when your brain is overloading due to making possible cosmere connections and all the questions are firing in your head one after the other and these questions won't go away until you get your answers but your only hope for these answers is to beg the creator for answers and hope you don't get RAFO'd too much...*breathes* so many questions 7
Kairos Posted June 28, 2015 Posted June 28, 2015 I had half a dozen pet cotton balls in middle school. Yes, I know exactly how weird I am and I don't care; I went to be tested for schizophrenia wearing a patched overcoat older than my parents with an evergreen stick through the bottonhole and a home made stovepipe hat on my head. My best one was kind of One-Power-Meets-Surgebinding with some of the detail bits thrown in from other places (some from Lightbringer Saga's drafting, a touch of something sort of like Feruchemy, ect...). One of the others is basically Feruchemy crossed with Aon Dor--or maybe Forgery. Anyway, yeah, it's all been done, just make enough changes to put a new spin on it and keep it from looking like outright plagarism--my One Power/Surgebinding system doesn't really look too obviously like either anymore...although the wizards' organization is still a flaming blatant ripoff of the White Tower. Have you considered joining the Knights Awkward? Sorry for the long string of replies, you know you're a Sanderfan when a two week abscence from the 17th Shard means that you have more reading to do in order to catch up with your favourite threads than you've ever had to do in two weeks of English class. I actually have 5-6 that work. I had one that was sand based that I really like, but then I heard about White Sand and got really worried. Fortunately, that one is completely different. Magic systems are so much fun.
Xaladin he/him Posted June 28, 2015 Posted June 28, 2015 When your recurring daydream is of meeting Sharders in real life. No need to dream here at BYU When you see a man wearing this shirt (click the link for a minor Reckoner spoiler) and automatically think "faithful." 6
Allomancy she/her Posted June 28, 2015 Posted June 28, 2015 You know you're a sanderfan when you wish that you could grow your hair as fast as siri. 3
Zathoth Posted June 28, 2015 Posted June 28, 2015 When you go around and try to figure out how you would steelpush yourself to a certain area. "Lets see, I could push against that thing to get onto the roof, but if I was Mistborn I could just lurch myself to that thing...." Or when you are faced with a problem and your first thought is to solve it with one of the magics in Cosmere. 9
Silverblade5 he/him Posted June 28, 2015 Posted June 28, 2015 When you go around and try to figure out how you would steelpush yourself to a certain area. "Lets see, I could push against that thing to get onto the roof, but if I was Mistborn I could just lurch myself to that thing...." Or when you are faced with a problem and your first thought is to solve it with one of the magics in Cosmere. Wait, you're saying that most normal people DON'T do this? 3
Zathoth Posted June 28, 2015 Posted June 28, 2015 Wait, you're saying that most normal people DON'T do this? To my knowledge humans are not born with knowledge about the Cosmere, possibly cats, but not humans. 9
DanTheSeamonster he/him Posted June 28, 2015 Posted June 28, 2015 When you go see Jurassic World and realize Chasmfiends are way scarier than dinosaurs. 11
Mistrunner Posted June 28, 2015 Posted June 28, 2015 (edited) When you go around and try to figure out how you would steelpush yourself to a certain area. "Lets see, I could push against that thing to get onto the roof, but if I was Mistborn I could just lurch myself to that thing...." Or when you are faced with a problem and your first thought is to solve it with one of the magics in Cosmere. "Those certainly are a lot of boxes. Too bad nobody else came to help us move." "No problem! Let's just call up a feruchemist! Then they can lift all the boxes in with super strength! Or maybe a Lifeless could do it all for us. Or we could have a Windrunner lash them to the back of the truck! Or even the ceiling! The boxes might be a little destroyed, yes, but think of the spectacle, Robert, the spectacle." Edited June 29, 2015 by Mistrunner 12
The Honor Spren she/her Posted June 28, 2015 Posted June 28, 2015 (edited) When you start looking down on your brother, because he has brown eyes. When you get super annoyed at your friends for not getting it, when you randomly say rutabaga. Hey Elsecaller, if you live here in Utah, you should come to the BYU cosmere club tonight! Here's the details.Urgh! I wish I could go to college 4 years early just for that!!! Edited June 28, 2015 by The Honor Spren 2
Mistrunner Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 When you make up David-worthy metaphors (similes?). Even if they're not really on purpose... Things like "It's like playing a platypus in chess" and "Famous singers are like name-brand macaroni." 3
Delightful Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 "Those certainly are a lot of boxes. Too bad nobody else came to help us move." "No problem! Let's just call up a feruchemist! Then they can lift all the boxes in with super strength! Or maybe a Lifeless could do it all for us. Or we could have a Windrunner lash them to the back of the truck! Or even the ceiling! The boxes might be a little destroyed, yes, but think of the spectacle, Robert, the spectacle." My first thought was to burn pewter.
DanTheSeamonster he/him Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 (edited) @ Honor Spren, my younger brother does that to me. My younger brother. On topic, when you have a pet stick instead of a pet rock. Edited June 29, 2015 by The Crooked Warden 3
Dankworth he/him Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 (edited) When everyone is taking different routes back to the parking lot and someone says "Well, I guess it doesn't matter which way we go; they'll all get us there." your first thought is "But...but...the First Ideal...'Journey before destination'." Really happened on the way out of a restaurant yesterday. Edited June 29, 2015 by Dankworth 10
natc Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 From now on I'll think of the Roughs and how Wax met Lessie when I see giraffes. 1
Elsecaller3414 she/her Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 I was talking to my mom the other day about Cosmere stuff on the way to some place or another, and I guess I went in way over her head, because the look she gave me after was like this: , then like this . She's even read all the books! 3
Mistrunner Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 When you finish your reread of almost every Sanderson book you own and now you have no idea what to read until Stormlight 3 comes out. 6
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