Lightning he/him Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 So I'm getting excited for Calamity, and thought I'd share my thoughts about a theory I have. I think that Calamity was an employee of NASA, and they were doing some reality warping experiments. (We know that there are alternate universes because a certain epic has powers related to this fact.) The reason the epic powers break the laws of physics is because the physics come from alternate dimensions. The astronaut involved in these initial experiments became Calamity. It might be the person who beat Prof in the contest... Thoughts? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oversleep Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 I had the idea of deriving powers from alternate dimensions with different laws of physics a couple of years ago. It is now incorporated in my magic system, which can be found here. Could I sue Sanderson for tons of money for stealing my idea? XD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Star Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 Huh. And here I thought that epics were people that Calamity injected with DETERMINATION. They're just angry that they can't beat Sans. Anyways, good theory, +1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baby he/him Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 Good theory, but if this one's not right, then I have trouble coming up with an explanation that doesn't sound too mystic. Don't know howBrandon wrote this one out, but it's sure to be a doozy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormgate he/him Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 Perhaps it has something to do with ancient dieties. I think he's alluded to something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 Not sure that that really works, there's not really a possibility for the laws of physics to mean that someone can control the ocean with their mind. Plus it would make Megan particularly difficult to explain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning he/him Posted January 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 Not sure that that really works, there's not really a possibility for the laws of physics to mean that someone can control the ocean with their mind. Plus it would make Megan particularly difficult to explain. Voidus, it appears you may have misunderstand my theory. My theory is that NASA performed experiments which allowed access to other "dimensions" where the physics are different. It is quite conceivable that in another dimension minds do control matter (or at least certain types). It is also possible that in one of the dimensions it is quite easy to access other dimensions (which would explain Megan's power). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 Voidus, it appears you may have misunderstand my theory. My theory is that NASA performed experiments which allowed access to other "dimensions" where the physics are different. It is quite conceivable that in another dimension minds do control matter (or at least certain types). It is also possible that in one of the dimensions it is quite easy to access other dimensions (which would explain Megan's power). No I get that, it's just not really conceivable since to start with it'd need to fundamentally alter the entire universe every time someone uses their abilities and also while I generally don't like to state absolutes like this there's really no conceivable change to physics that would allow someone to alter reality with their mind, a 'mind' isn't a fundamental particle that has it's own laws of physics, it's a collection of very specific matter arranged in a particular way, you can't specifically make that able to alter other matter (Particularly one specific type of matter like water) through physics. I just think that's a far too complicated answer with consequences so vast I can't even begin to list them. Altering physics itself is something that would mess with the universe so drastically that it would: a) Kill every single Epic the first time they tried to use their powers Probably kill everyone else and destroy the entire planet too, if not the universe itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning he/him Posted January 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 ... a 'mind' isn't a fundamental particle that has it's own laws of physics... You need to read the sequels to Ender's Game. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Saint he/him Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I had the idea of deriving powers from alternate dimensions with different laws of physics a couple of years ago. It is now incorporated in my magic system, which can be found here. Could I sue Sanderson for tons of money for stealing my idea? XD Yeah, there is an absolutely phenomenal web serial about people with superpowers and it follows that basic concept. It's called Worm and it is absolutely crazy once it gets into it. All the powers come from one Calamity-esque hyper being that exists in hundreds of millions of different realities, and uses energy from those realities for everyone's powers. I really can't recommend the series enough. It's long, cumbersome, and not edited very well. But the sheer awesomeness which is the final story arc still has my entire existence rocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citadel16 he/him Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 So I'm getting excited for Calamity, and thought I'd share my thoughts about a theory I have. I think that Calamity was an employee of NASA, and they were doing some reality warping experiments. (We know that there are alternate universes because a certain epic has powers related to this fact.) The reason the epic powers break the laws of physics is because the physics come from alternate dimensions. The astronaut involved in these initial experiments became Calamity. It might be the person who beat Prof in the contest... Thoughts? I like it. it definitely sounds Sanderson-y. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning he/him Posted January 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Yeah, there is an absolutely phenomenal web serial about people with superpowers and it follows that basic concept. It's called Worm and it is absolutely crazy once it gets into it. All the powers come from one Calamity-esque hyper being that exists in hundreds of millions of different realities, and uses energy from those realities for everyone's powers. I really can't recommend the series enough. It's long, cumbersome, and not edited very well. But the sheer awesomeness which is the final story arc still has my entire existence rocked. Rogue Saint, I read about the first 7 chapters of the Worm web serial. I couldn't take it any more after that. Perhaps you can convince me to continue. My reasons for stopping are in the spoiler below. I liked the struggle this girl went through, and how she was trying to do good. But when her father finally confronted her and her bad behavior, and she basically blamed it all on her bullying, and wanted to spend more time with criminals so she could "be herself" with them, I was just done. She just makes more and more bad choices, justifying those bad choices with bad rationale. I don't think I could take a further downward spiral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haradion Drogon Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 I had the idea of deriving powers from alternate dimensions with different laws of physics a couple of years ago. It is now incorporated in my magic system, which can be found here. Could I sue Sanderson for tons of money for stealing my idea? XD I have had the barest bones of an idea for a Book for several years now. Its called "Kings Necromancer." Guess what I found on "The State of Sanderson"? My Brother also had an idea for a Book, around the same time, involving Magical Diseases, that grant people powers. Guess what *He* found on "The State of Sanderson"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oversleep Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) Our ideas are leaking out to Cognitive Realm, where Sanderson collects them. Brandon confirmed to be Hoid. Edited January 7, 2016 by Oversleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poisonedbite Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Collective Consciousness confirmed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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