Since Kaladin can turn Syl into any ShardWeapon he wants at any given time, what else is possible?

[A Windspren he/him]

A SylPhone would be very interesting, a really sarcastic Siri along with the other buffs.

You: Syl, where is the nearest Horneater restraunt?

Syl: I need a compliment.

You: You are beautiful and articulate.

Syl: That's a statement of fact. Deleting all photos.

[Atkion he/him]

 

We know Syl can take many appearances, including the appearance of a human person (full size), we now know that not only. all may be for example a bucket or a hat. (?)

 

If they can be whatever they want, I wonder if this means that all spren can take human form and walk as if they were persons of full size (transparent etc, but persons), we have seen Syl, but I can not imagine Pattern in human form... you imagine a meeting with all protagonists together with their spren in human form? It sounds cool to me. but I wonder if there forms that certain types of spren can not take.

 

I think that Pattern's 'Human' form would probably not be human, just the humanesque Cryptic form he takes in Shadesmar.

[Atkion he/him]

Won't the arrow just pass through people without stopping?

Rock can maybe pull it off but you basically need to headshot to do anything.

If it would, all the better! Penetrating shots! You could kill tons of people with one arrow, unless one is wearing Shardplate. Just shoot through the heart. Or the head. Or the back. See my point?

[Alfa he/him]

I think, that an Arrow would kill, even if it don't hit the back/head/heart. It just need to hit a place, where in the cognitive realm the person will believe itself as mortal wounded. Even a hit with the arrow in your chest on the right side (assuming that Rosharans are left-hearted) will be fatal, because the cognitive aspect of the person will realize, that it got shot on a place, where arrows usually mean death.

[Atkion he/him]

Hmmm I suppose so. Good point. In that case, Shardarrows are even more Overpowered!

[natc]

So against a crazy megalomaniac who believes himself to be invincible shardblades do nothing? O_O

Storming Epics . . .

[Atkion he/him]

So against a crazy megalomaniac who believes himself to be invincible shardblades do nothing? O_O

Storming Epics . . .

Just show him the power of Shardblades as you pwn all of his honor guard.

[natc]

Don't think scaring Steelheart is actually possible.

[Atkion he/him]

Well, you wouldn't be afraid of him if you had Shardplate, would you? Weakness applied

[Kasitor's Tanavast he/him]

wouldn't be afraid of him if I had a spren to sass him, I'd be laughing to much

 

Epic: You will swear fealty to me!!

Syl: Well I'm a piece of a god

[Kasitor's Tanavast he/him]

one random question about shardstuff,

do radiants wearing shardplate automatically glow the colour of their order (i mean does the armour glow)?

Edited August 11, 2015 by Kasitor's Tanavast

[AerionBFII he/him]

Shardclippers, the finest manicure and hedges in all of Roshar.

[Alfa he/him]

As far as we know, yes, the glow is in the same colour. Never heard of a radiant lending his armor to somebody else, so we don't know.

[Atkion he/him]

But the fact that modern-day Shardplate doesn't glow also ties in to that theory. The wielders are not Knights Radiant, and therefore have no color. 

[Shadowspren he/him]

Based on how my girlfriend complains, I understand that brushing long hair can be a pain... So what about a ShardBrush...

Hair would KNOT stand a chance 

[Kasitor's Tanavast he/him]

Based on how my girlfriend complains, I understand that brushing long hair can be a pain... So what about a ShardBrush...

Hair would KNOT stand a chance 

I don't know whether to upvote or downvote. You my good friend ... are a genius

[natc]

Airstrikes: Radiant style.

Fly a few hundred people over and then just drop their blades on everything.

[Atkion he/him]

Shardpickaxe? Easiest mining and construction ever.

[Kasitor's Tanavast he/him]

Airstrikes: Radiant style.

Fly a few hundred people over and then just drop their blades on everything.

Why do I get the idea that this is the most ineffective method ever?

[natc]

Why do I get the idea that this is the most ineffective method ever?

It probably is, or they would do it more.

Nobody promised anything about only having effective ideas here did they? It's already more lethal than what goes on in the Useless Uses for Useless Powers thread.

On a different note, ShardTripwire.

[Kasitor's Tanavast he/him]

Nobody promised anything about only having effective ideas here did they? It's already more lethal than what goes on in the Useless Uses for Useless Powers thread.

On a different note, ShardTripwire.

 True, I need to see that thread, would ShardTripWire not just kill your legs? why not put it at height to clothesline people. get two horses with two riders holding shardwire between them killing everyone in their path (just give horses shard armour) 

[natc]

Move the tripwire to spine height too, I guess. Not sure what to call them anymore.

[Kasitor's Tanavast he/him]

clothesline

[natc]

ShardClothesline it is then.

[Numuhuku he/him]

While I'm sure you can form a spren into a wide range of weapons, I'd think you'd limit it somewhat to what performed well ergonomically, as well weapons that were most effective at cutting/piercing and parrying. So blades, polearms, axes and the odd shield seems like they'd be your primary bread and butter, though there's certainly a lot of variation between those categories.

 

The one weapon form that honestly leaves me a bit confused was during the Kaladin/Szeth fight when Syl transformed into a hammer. It doesn't seem like a blunt force form is very conducive for a material that's unusually light (the mundane great hammers that are used with Shardplate are useful *because* of their immense weight). I suppose it's possible that the hammer generates some kind of magical impact on contact, though it doesn't seem like that'd be as effective as simply slashing them with a vorpal blade that can cut through stone.