aPlanofaTAK Posted March 11, 2018 Posted March 11, 2018 Hi, I've been rereading Alloy of Law and it has made me think: I hace been looking through past posts and WoB but there is just so much there! So please feel free to redirect me if this is answered elsewhere. We know a bloodmaker can choose the rate at which they heal, but can they choose which wounds to heal? If they had a broken leg and a shallow cut could they choose to just heal the leg, or would both heal at the same rate? What if they had a broken arm and a broken leg - could they differentiate between two injuries of the same type? Any thoughts?
Yezrien Posted March 11, 2018 Posted March 11, 2018 I think the healing process is pretty automatic, with life-threarening injuries taking priority. Maybe healing savants have greater control?
RShara she/her Posted March 11, 2018 Posted March 11, 2018 Doesn't Wayne talk about this in BoM? How it healed the worst injuries (the spine) first, etc. It was when they played Rotten Tomato. 1
aPlanofaTAK Posted March 11, 2018 Author Posted March 11, 2018 You're right RShara, there is more in BoM I forgot. This is the bit I think: "Sensation— and agony— flooded back into him as his metal-mind healed his spine, focusing on the worst wounds first." He then heals legs, shoulder and toes are mentioned as well. From the phrasing it's not clear if this is a concious choice or not. I like your idea, Belzedar, that a very experienced bloodmaker could overrule this: perhaps preferring to heal a lesser wound on the face say, purely for cosmetic reasons over something slightly more serious.
The One Who Connects he/him Posted March 12, 2018 Posted March 12, 2018 (edited) I think it heals the worst injuries first because that's the wounds you would want healed first. (perception) I'd definitely want a broken arm fixed before dealing with various cuts and scrapes. Edited March 12, 2018 by The One Who Connects spellcheck
aPlanofaTAK Posted March 12, 2018 Author Posted March 12, 2018 True. Me too! Though if I had a slightly worse broken arm than broke leg, it would certainly be a consideration as to whether I would heal the leg first and so have less difficulty with mobility in the short and long term. Of course that would depend on if I would have any healing left at all for the arm.... hmmmmmm. 1
CrazyRioter she/her Posted March 12, 2018 Posted March 12, 2018 It would also depend which arm. You can get by more easily if your non-dominant arm is broken then if your dominant arm is broken.
aPlanofaTAK Posted March 12, 2018 Author Posted March 12, 2018 Good point! If only I had thought of these questions when I went to a signing last year.
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