vertigo 1 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 I was wondering what would happen if you gave a primer cube to Miles Hundredlives, or any other compounder and he started compounding while holding it. when you compound you create a new metal that only you can use. so what effect would a compounder have on the primer cube? the primer cube works by gaining the allomatic power that is being used by the person holding it. so the real question is what happens when you use an internal metal on a primer cube. I ,with no evidence whatsoever, think that it would give the borrowed power to everyone in it radius of effect. So if a thug used the primer cube then everybody in the vicinity would become a thug. this power would have greatest effect in hospitals where a compounder could use his powers to heal everybody. the inspiration for this theory comes from the end of bands of mourning where a member of the set mentions to Mr. Suit that one of the other members is activating the mechanism that makes the southern airship lighter. this implies that ferucemical powers can be extended to intimate objects, and possibly to groups of people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pathfinder Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) I was wondering what would happen if you gave a primer cube to Miles Hundredlives, or any other compounder and he started compounding while holding it. when you compound you create a new metal that only you can use. so what effect would a compounder have on the primer cube? the primer cube works by gaining the allomatic power that is being used by the person holding it. so the real question is what happens when you use an internal metal on a primer cube. I ,with no evidence whatsoever, think that it would give the borrowed power to everyone in it radius of effect. So if a thug used the primer cube then everybody in the vicinity would become a thug. this power would have greatest effect in hospitals where a compounder could use his powers to heal everybody. the inspiration for this theory comes from the end of bands of mourning where a member of the set mentions to Mr. Suit that one of the other members is activating the mechanism that makes the southern airship lighter. this implies that ferucemical powers can be extended to intimate objects, and possibly to groups of people. If I recall correctly, but I will need to check, when the leecher used the primer cube, he had to throw it and it hit Wax for it to burn away his reserve. So I would imagine internal powers would require touching the cube to use them. edit: on the plus side, i think it seems that the original metal born is the only one that needs to burn the metal. So a thug could burn pewter to store the power, and then hand the cube to a person, for them to without any metal, be a thug as long as they hold it till the charge runs out. Edited April 12, 2016 by Pathfinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferumancer Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 This would be great for a steelpusher and an ironpuller, each of them giving each other their abilities. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icspots Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 I was wondering what would happen if you gave a primer cube to Miles Hundredlives, or any other compounder and he started compounding while holding it. when you compound you create a new metal that only you can use. so what effect would a compounder have on the primer cube? the primer cube works by gaining the allomatic power that is being used by the person holding it. so the real question is what happens when you use an internal metal on a primer cube. I ,with no evidence whatsoever, think that it would give the borrowed power to everyone in it radius of effect. So if a thug used the primer cube then everybody in the vicinity would become a thug. this power would have greatest effect in hospitals where a compounder could use his powers to heal everybody. the inspiration for this theory comes from the end of bands of mourning where a member of the set mentions to Mr. Suit that one of the other members is activating the mechanism that makes the southern airship lighter. this implies that ferucemical powers can be extended to intimate objects, and possibly to groups of people. It's my understanding that compounding doesn't create a metal that only you can use, rather that burning a metalmind filled with your own stored attribute allowed you to release the Investiture at a ~10x profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertigo 1 Posted April 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 If I recall correctly, but I will need to check, when the leecher used the primer cube, he had to throw it and it hit Wax for it to burn away his reserve. So I would imagine internal powers would require touching the cube to use them. edit: on the plus side, i think it seems that the original metal born is the only one that needs to burn the metal. So a thug could burn pewter to store the power, and then hand the cube to a person, for them to without any metal, be a thug as long as they hold it till the charge runs out. the leacher does not have to hit him, the cube lands near him and his metals vanish. It's my understanding that compounding doesn't create a metal that only you can use, rather that burning a metalmind filled with your own stored attribute allowed you to release the Investiture at a ~10x profit. the final empire describes it as a metal only you can use, as does alloy of law, as does the MAG supplement for alloy of law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pathfinder Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 the leacher does not have to hit him, the cube lands near him and his metals vanish. the final empire describes it as a metal only you can use, as does alloy of law, as does the MAG supplement for alloy of law. Ah, you are correct, my bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oversleep Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 the final empire describes it as a metal only you can use, as does alloy of law, as does the MAG supplement for alloy of law. Because there is little difference. If you were to create an unkeyed metalmind, then it's "a metal any Misting of that metal can burn". The whole "only your metal" comes from the keyed aspect of Feruchemy - your metalminds are keyed to you (unless you put some tricks into use). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertigo 1 Posted April 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Because there is little difference. If you were to create an unkeyed metalmind, then it's "a metal any Misting of that metal can burn". The whole "only your metal" comes from the keyed aspect of Feruchemy - your metalminds are keyed to you (unless you put some tricks into use). true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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