I've been lurking forever, but now I'm here!

[AbsentKeeper he/him]

The title pretty much says it all, I've been lurking here and reading fan theories for probably over a year now, and I finally finished every published work in the Cosmere, so I decided to finally make an account. Storm it! it took me long enough, but I promise I'll contribute from now on

[Calderis he/him]

I lurked forever. It helps you get a grasp of the libraries of info there is here. 

Welcome.

[AbsentKeeper he/him]

Thanks! Glad to know I'm not the only one.

I wanted to finish all the books before I joined, partially to avoid spoilers, and partially just to know what I'm talking about.

[Calderis he/him]

3 minutes ago, Cowmanthethird said:

Thanks! Glad to know I'm not the only one.

I wanted to finish all the books before I joined, partially to avoid spoilers, and partially just to know what I'm talking about.

I understand. I have to warn you though, there's so much info buried that you'll find plenty of places to feel like the books gave you no clue as to what is going on. 

I know I feel out of my depth all the storming time. 

[AbsentKeeper he/him]

24 minutes ago, Calderis said:

I understand. I have to warn you though, there's so much info buried that you'll find plenty of places to feel like the books gave you no clue as to what is going on. 

I know I feel out of my depth all the storming time. 

I've already started browsing the compiled WOB post, is there anything else I should take a look at?

[Calderis he/him]

Pagerunner's compilation is great, but it pretty much only covers AMA's from reddit. 

The interview database link on the main forum page takes you to Theoryland, where signing event questions are compiled. It's... Unintuitive. You can search for anything containing the word you search for, but it searches for exactly the word you type. So you have to search "word" "words" "worded" and "wording" separately to get all forms of the word. 

There's a lot there and it's mixed in with Wheel of time stuff, because that's what the site started for. 

Around Oathbringer release, the administration here is planning to release a database of our own dedicated to Brandon, and hopefully it's search will work better. 

There's a lot to wade through. 

Edited July 24, 2017 by Calderis

[StrikerEZ he/him]

Hey, welcome to the Shard, @Cowmanthethird! Have an upvote and a free spiked delicious cookie!

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Also, don't worry, the confusion of seeing all this extra hidden stuff behind the scenes does wear off eventually, but it's still so crazy how connected and amazingly all of the Cosmere is.

[AbsentKeeper he/him]

Thanks! How can I say no to a free cookie, potentially hemalurgic or not!

[StrikerEZ he/him]

2 minutes ago, Cowmanthethird said:

Thanks! How can I say no to a free cookie, potentially hemalurgic or not!

I know right? Plus, it's high in iron!

[Sami she/her]

@Cowmanthethird Welcome to the Shard! No matter what you do it'll always be super fun. Have an upvote

[ccstat he/him]

Welcome! We're glad you're here