The Aplications of Forgery

[Eagle of the Forest Path he/him]

I would imagine that you could, but since Soulstamps are very complicated, this change would be complicated.

Hey, if the stamp doesn't take, you can just beat the guy over the head with it until he snaps.

[Moogle]

Also, why does everybody ignore Stormlight as a source of Investiture? It's more or less renewable, doesn't involve any sort of ripping of the Spiritweb, and, as we learned from Vasher's cameo in Stormlight Archives and the resulting WoB, Stormlight can fuel other magic systems.

 

Not just anyone can take in Stormlight, and just because it can fuel other systems doesn't mean it's easy or efficient.

 

For example, Forgery works by drawing power from the Cognitive Realm. I'm sure you can get Stormlight up there - Jasnah found some - but it's not clear how to do this easily for someone like Shai, let alone figuring out a way to use it once it's up there.

 

Stormlight also fades over time, so you'd be stuck on Roshar if you wanted to use Stormlight for much. There's a ton of disadvantages.

[thegatorgirl00 she/her]

I would imagine that you could, but since Soulstamps are very complicated, this change would be complicated.

Forgery works by changing small things about something's past in subtle ways to change its current attributes. I'd imagine Snapping/unSnapping someone with a Soulstamp would still be easier than changing their sDNA.

Also, why does everybody ignore Stormlight as a source of Investiture? It's more or less renewable, doesn't involve any sort of ripping of the Spiritweb, and, as we learned from Vasher's cameo in Stormlight Archives and the resulting WoB, Stormlight can fuel other magic systems.

There's also the issue that Sel's magic is geography based. The farther you go from the country the less effective it is.