Spark she/her Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 (edited) No wonder this didn't make it into the book. I mean who'd have cared for Kaladin anymore? Oh the suspense! And who cares about Shallan's troubled past anymore when they've read this. I have to admit, I teared up a bit there at the end. Edited April 1, 2014 by Spark 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DharmaTurtle Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 I uploaded the audiobook sequence (and relevent text from the book) here, for those who want a refresher about who Stick is. (Hint, it begins with an S and rhymes with "quick".) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunSpren he/him Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Soooooo, What part of this was supposed to be the the april fools ? I found it the be utterly gripping when i read it I was shaking like a....twig...... the entire time! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HydrogenAlpha he/him Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 (edited) This stick sounds so pleased with himself ! I bet he's a stick politician in his little stick realm. Got into a position of power after rebelling against the tyrannic log rule. Now that they're out of the way he can oppress the poor branches to do slave labour for him .. why would he ever want to be anything else than a stick after gaining total dominance over the wood dominon ? Edited April 1, 2014 by HydrogenAlpha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spark she/her Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Nah, HydrogenAlpha. He's just one of those really misunderstood types. Actually, I'm sure he was mobbed in tree school for being so stiff, so he's just overcompensating. Now, as a grownup, he's proud of not bending according to others' whims - or bend at all, actually. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamma Fiend he/him Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Someone, quick. We must get enough breaths to Awaken the Stick in all his glory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King he/him Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 It is a tribute to Brandon Sanderson's skill as a writer that he has impressed his readers so much simply with an interlude made up of four words and two punctuation marks. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spark she/her Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 (edited) It wouldn't surprise me if at some point during those past weeks BS had a moment along the lines of: "What the... Seriously? I've spent years thinking all this stuff up, I write thousands of pages and THIS is what they celebrate? The stupid stick?" Edited April 1, 2014 by Spark 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksiel Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 It wouldn't surprise me if at some point during those past weeks BS had a moment along the lines of: "What the... Seriously? I've spent years thinking all this stuff up, I write thousands of pages and THIS is what they celebrate? The stupid stick?" Or may be he could use it prove how great of an author he is: 'I'm so good I once created a minor character/piece of the environment that now has it's own church.' 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmingly he/him Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Seriously though, when ten the anniversary SA omnibus sets come out, I want a rendition of a stick and its sphere by every artist working on the books. That includes a doodle by Brandon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookingglass she/her Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Does this make Stick the eighteenth shard? No the Stick is the 17th Shard. He's the evil mastermind behind everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King he/him Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 No the Stick is the 17th Shard. He's the evil mastermind behind everything! Stick is not an evil mastermind. It is a stick. Is it an antagonist? No. It is a stick. Is it a deity? It is a stick. Is it a recurring joke on the forums? No. It is a stick. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCitrus Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 I think it's safe to assume that the one "I am a stick?" is when Shallan attempts to soulcast it, as the rest of the time it is very certain in its stickiness.It foreshadows a potential danger of soulcasting-- what if the stick loses its sense of identity, yet is not convinced enough to change into something specific?Once it gets to the "I am ???" phase, the stick could be highly vulnerable to outside influences (think Odium, voidspren). I can understand why it was removed from the book though, as Brandon usually likes to introduce things more subtly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King he/him Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 I think it's safe to assume that the one "I am a stick?" is when Shallan attempts to soulcast it, as the rest of the time it is very certain in its stickiness. It foreshadows a potential danger of soulcasting-- what if the stick loses its sense of identity, yet is not convinced enough to change into something specific? Once it gets to the "I am ???" phase, the stick could be highly vulnerable to outside influences (think Odium, voidspren). I can understand why it was removed from the book though, as Brandon usually likes to introduce things more subtly. That's what Thunderclasts are... rocks that got subjected to the voidbinding analogue to Soulcasting. "I am stone. I am stone. I am stone... I am Voidbringer." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PorridgeBrick he/him Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Pfah, how dare you let your faith waver in the stick. The stick is all, the stick is great, the stick is great,the stick is a stick! The stick is far superior to stone. When stone is broken, it becomes rocks, then pebbles, then sand. It is weak-willed, wishy-washy, flimsy in its convictions. But shatter a stick, and what do you get? More sticks! Stick can not be changed, stick will always stay stick, stick will never be fire. It is this conviction that brought Taln, Ancient of Sticks, through 4500 of torture. Only when he lost his memory, and thought himself Ancient of Stones, did he falter. The stick stands tall. Stand tall with him, my fellow branches! Stand tall, while lesser beings burn, while lesser beings fall. The stick will see through it all! The stick was, is, and forever will be a stick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning he/him Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Q: What's brown and sticky? A: A stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Aztec Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 stick= pokemon! Shalln need firestone to make it evolve stormlgiht doesnt work 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aminar Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 I am not a Stick. I am only built like one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Maker Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King he/him Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 The sheer number of upvotes I uave gained from the Stick threads have elevated me to the rank of "Obligator". Does this mean I'm eligible to become a Stick Inquisitor? The stick-based form of Hemalurgy essentially involves running too fast with a pointy stick in your hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShara she/her Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Stickquisitor needs to be a rep level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamma Fiend he/him Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 "Stick" will be the highest ever possible Rep level. And Not even Brandon has enough upvotes for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistdork she/her Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Someone, quick. We must get enough breaths to Awaken the Stick in all his glory. Obviously, this Vasher's real goal on Roshar, to awaken the glorious Prime Stick. This is truth, the ideal of stickiness is what is the true goal of Vasher on Roshar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkylemon Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 I'm hoping Stick gets his own book in the series. Or maybe his own series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrina Stormshard she/her Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Stick doesn't need awakening, he has his own brand of magic: Stickomancy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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