hoidhunter he/him Posted November 15, 2014 Posted November 15, 2014 All the YA books (Alcatraz, Rithamist, Steelheart) Are set in AlternateUniverses of Earth, and are confirmed by Brandon to not be Cosmere. Upvotes to whoever finds that WoB, I'm too lazy right now. Stupid confirmed facts...always messing up my wild conjecture... 1
Jo and the Bush all/any Posted November 15, 2014 Posted November 15, 2014 Yup. Brandon's ruined many a fun Theory. Just check out the last half of Gaz's Death.
Lightsworn Panda he/him Posted November 16, 2014 Author Posted November 16, 2014 I didn't realize one of my first threads got necroed so bad...
Scriptorian he/him Posted November 16, 2014 Posted November 16, 2014 I didn't realize one of my first threads got necroed so bad... Hey, reduce, reuse, reanimate. It's good for the environment. All the YA books (Alcatraz, Rithamist, Steelheart) Are set in AlternateUniverses of Earth, and are confirmed by Brandon to not be Cosmere. Upvotes to whoever finds that WoB, I'm too lazy right now. Actually: Skyward. (Working title.) Young Adult cosmere novel. In the early stages of development. Probably a few years off. So only all of his current ones. 4
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted November 16, 2014 Posted November 16, 2014 (edited) Hey, reduce, reuse, reanimate. It's good for the environment. In the What Happened in Portland RP, there's a character named Lightwards who is a necromancer. A minor Epic once called him "Lightwards the Green" because of the distinctively hideous green bowler hat he always wears. I sense Lightwards using this slogan sometime in the near future. Edited November 16, 2014 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles 4
Kobold King he/him Posted November 17, 2014 Posted November 17, 2014 I didn't realize one of my first threads got necroed so bad... Aren't you glad to see one of your children restored to former glory? Though in all seriousness, this is a very versatile and useful thread. It's nice to have all speculation (serious and not so serious) compiled in one place. In the What Happened in Portland RP, there's a character named Lightwards who is a necromancer. A minor Epic once called him "Lightwards the Green" because of the distinctively hideous green bowler hat he always wears. I sense Lightwards using this slogan sometime in the near future. I think this is definitely a thing that will happen. 1
Andrew C Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 Guys, I think I know what--or who--Calamity is. It's big and red. It gives gifts. It exists in a far away, hard-to-reach location. It is capable of defying the laws of physics. It sees you when you're sleeping. It influences whether you're naughty or nice. If we can just confirm December 25th as the publication date of Calamity, this will be entirely confirmed. You, sir, win the internet. 3
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 You, sir, win the internet. If Brandon sees this topic, he should be morally obligated to write a passage in Calamity where David looks up at the star and thinks, but can't be sure, he hears it say "Ho, Ho, Ho!!" 6
Screwloose Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) I have no firm evidence to support this...but I kindof hope that earth from steelheart ends up being a cosmere coreworld. You have to admit that there are some similarities to earth amongst the coreworlds. I really like the idea of the Reckoners universe being Odium's shardworld. I think epic powers universally making you evil fits with Odium being hate incarnate. Almost certainly not canon but still fun to think about. Edited November 23, 2014 by rabbitt773 1
Young Bard he/him Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 My strategy is to guess absolutely everything in the hope that one random guess will turn out to be accurate. Calamity is man-made. Calamity is not man-made. Calamity is important. Calamity is unimportant. I think the chances are fairly high (at roughly 100%) that you would be correct on 1/2 these points. Calamity is the Flying Spaghetti Monster (credit to TwiLyghtSansSparkles). Unlikely, as Brandon is strongly religious, and probably does not approve of the Flying Spaghetti Monster on religious grounds. 2
Steel he/him Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 Has anyone considered that Calamity could be sentient? And if it is, is it sapient? If so, does that mean it has morals? If not, then could it be an object of extreme power being controlled by someone? That seems pretty similar to a Shard, although Calamity is not a Shard. And I just realized that all those questions will be instantly RAFO'd :/ 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) Unlikely, as Brandon is strongly religious, and probably does not approve of the Flying Spaghetti Monster on religious grounds. That one was more of a joke. There's this Reckoners RP we both participate in, and my character (an insane Cloudcuckoolander Epic) thinks Calamity is the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Calls it the Great Noodly One. Edited November 23, 2014 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles 1
Kobold King he/him Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 That one was more of a joke. There's this Reckoners RP we both participate in, and my character (an insane Cloudcuckoolander Epic) thinks Calamity is the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Calls it the Great Noodly One. Yes. As you can see, we take our Sanderson theories very seriously. 2
Voidus Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 I didn't realize one of my first threads got necroed so bad... That's what you get for being in the same RP as Lightwards 2
Edgedancer he/him Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 Has anyone considered that Calamity could be sentient? And if it is, is it sapient? If so, does that mean it has morals? If not, then could it be an object of extreme power being controlled by someone? That seems pretty similar to a Shard, although Calamity is not a Shard. And I just realized that all those questions will be instantly RAFO'd :/ To be honest, I´m half convinced that Calamity views earth as soome kind of reality TV, naturally I could be completly wrong on this account. That's what you get for being in the same RP as Lightwards He always ends up doing something like this after spending some time with Stitch. 6
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 To be honest, I´m half convinced that Calamity views earth as soome kind of reality TV, naturally I could be completly wrong on this account. That...actually makes sense, in a weird sort of way. Reality TV producers for shows like Big Brother choose contestants who would almost certainly profile for personality disorders like narcissism, which they judge makes for better viewing. So if Calamity is some sort of producer, choosing people with personality disorders, giving them incredible amounts of power, and then watching the fun...that makes Calamity seem both fond of chaos and malevolent. 5
Edgedancer he/him Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 That...actually makes sense, in a weird sort of way. Reality TV producers for shows like Big Brother choose contestants who would almost certainly profile for personality disorders like narcissism, which they judge makes for better viewing. So if Calamity is some sort of producer, choosing people with personality disorders, giving them incredible amounts of power, and then watching the fun...that makes Calamity seem both fond of chaos and malevolent. I wonder if the complete destruction of Oregon was more of an season final or the equivalent of the show getting cancelled. 4
Moash Posted November 27, 2014 Posted November 27, 2014 Guys I got to read Firefight and I know more about it now. I can say that some of you got it right and shared my theory of Calamity which did turn out to be correct. I cannot wait to discuss it with all of you in January though. 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted November 28, 2014 Posted November 28, 2014 No, no, it means Calamity really is Santa! 2
Kobold King he/him Posted November 29, 2014 Posted November 29, 2014 No, no, it means Calamity really is Santa! Sharders of the future will see me as a visionary. A visionary unhealthily obsessed with milk and cookies, but a visionary nonetheless. 4
Screwloose Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 (edited) Major Firefight spoilers below. So now that firefights out we know that calamity is supposedly an Epic. So I guess the question know is how did he get his powers and why is he giving them to others? Edited January 7, 2015 by Screwloose 1
Glaring at the Survivor he/him Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 The thing in the sky is Calamity. Calamity seems to be an Epic. Seems like he works with Magneeto, really... Sorta. I'mbad at this. Anyway, I personally think Calamity is something else. But not an angel. Or demon.
Unhinged he/him Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 The question now becomes not what Calamity is but who? I have a crazy Idea as to who it is... It's Davids mother, think about it we know she dies right before Calamity appears doesn't that seem just a little suspicions to anyone else?
AndrolGenhald Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 The question now becomes not what Calamity is but who? I have a crazy Idea as to who it is... It's Davids mother, think about it we know she dies right before Calamity appears doesn't that seem just a little suspicions to anyone else? I think if that were the case she'd be mentioned more often in passing, I barely remember anything about her. And iirc Calamity is generally referred to as male. Also, that's a little insane
Unhinged he/him Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 I think if that were the case she'd be mentioned more often in passing, I barely remember anything about her. And iirc Calamity is generally referred to as male. Also, that's a little insane Well I said it was crazy
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