DeadFencer Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 The general consensus is that Allomantic power is significantly weaker in the new era, since the noble and skaa bloodlines mixed. However, many skaa were mistings, since Preservation was able to Snap them with the mists. This means they had enough noble blood to constitute mistings- and that, according to the theory that power dilutes, would be unlikely if they were only distantly related to a single noble. Furthermore, the 300 years would mean that mistings were significantly weaker during Wax's time, but nothing indicates that. Soothing, Coinshooting... its all still powerful. We also know Alendi was a seeker, but a very weak one. Perhaps Lerasium makes its initial user very strong, but any power passed on is at a set level? In addition, power passes on more frequently than we think, if a large amount of skaa were mistings.
natc Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 I'm pretty sure the Mistfallen are generally assumed to have no noble blood whatsoever. What's stopping every skaa in existence to simply have innate allomantic genes with potential way below the baseline needed to manifest? The mist-snapping is actively boosting power, as I recall.
Edgedancer he/him Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 I'm pretty sure the Mistfallen are generally assumed to have no noble blood whatsoever. What's stopping every skaa in existence to simply have innate allomantic genes with potential way below the baseline needed to manifest? The mist-snapping is actively boosting power, as I recall. There were (incredibly weak) mistings before the Lord Ruler's ascension and the nobles, so indeed one does not need to be of their blood line to have a conection with Preservation.
Kaymyth she/her Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 We also know that Harmony tinkered with the Snapping threshold; I wonder if it's possible that this has also had an expansion effect on how many people are capable of Snapping period.
Thermophile he/him Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 We also know that Harmony tinkered with the Snapping threshold. Whaaat? When did he say that?
DeadFencer Posted November 20, 2015 Author Posted November 20, 2015 Harmony did change what's required for someone to snap. He didn't like the pain required. It's a WoB somewhere. 1
Kaymyth she/her Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 Whaaat? When did he say that? Welcome to 17th Shard, where we track all of the stuff that Brandon says that doesn't make it into the books. Here's the WoB: Interview: Dec 15th, 2011 Alloy of Law Signing Report - Zas (Verbatim) Question How does Snapping work now? You said that Sazed changed it. Brandon Sanderson Uh, RAFO. That is a good question though. QUESTION Not even a little hint? BRANDON SANDERSON Nah, I don't think so. Tags alloy of law, allomancy, 4 Interview: Nov 14th, 2011 Twitter Tor Chat (Cosmere) (Verbatim) Fyodor32768 (14 November 2011) In Alloy of Law are people still Snapping? Brandon Sanderson (14 November 2011) Sazed chose to alter the way Snapping works. It bothered him. It does happen, but differently. Tags harmony, allomancy, realmatic theory, mistborn, alloy of law, 3
Thermophile he/him Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 Seriously, I only found the coppermind wiki (and this forum) two days ago, and the sight of RAFO already gives me minor anxiety.
Kaymyth she/her Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 Seriously, I only found the coppermind wiki (and this forum) two days ago, and the sight of RAFO already gives me minor anxiety. Hee, you'll get used to them. The only thing about it that makes me anxious is the fact that I had to kind of guess at the extent of the changes in my writing. My fanfic is almost certainly going to go out to beta readers next month, and there's a good chance that I got the whole new Snapping threshold completely rusting wrong. That's the sort of thing that gives me belly rumblings.
Thermophile he/him Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 Maybe you have to gorge on food to snap now. Seems like they'd mention it if it was someting like that, but Sanderson was pretty vague.
Edgedancer he/him Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 Actually, I think it was changed to were the trauma at birth is enough to cause snapping but I'm not absolutely sure if Brandon actually told us this or if I'm only think so because it makes the most sense.
Kaymyth she/her Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) Yeah, the current theory that I (and a lot of other folks) are running on is that he just lowered the threshold so that it's easier to Snap. That's what I'm running with, and I'm just gonna keep my fingers crossed. Actually, I think it was changed to were the trauma at birth is enough to cause snapping but I'm not absolutely sure if Brandon actually told us this or if I'm only think so because it makes the most sense. EDIT: Well, it's important to the story that Eva Snaps late, so I'm going with what I've got. If it's wrong, so be it; it's not like I could hold perfectly true to canon forever. Edited November 20, 2015 by Kaymyth
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