Myurnix Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 So, I've been part of the community for a while, but I've never really understood it very well. I'm just now getting into WOBs and really want to learn more about the "background." Any primers or tips on where to start would be greatly appreciated! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karger he/him Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 (edited) Welcome! The coppermind is as good a place as any. Also a surprising amount can be learned by just reading discussions between sharders. A couple weeks ago one of the mods published a general introduction(you can find it under the news tab). Another thing to note is that much of the background we have is speculative or at least not taken from directly observed events or statements. Edited July 16, 2020 by Karger 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DramaQueen Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 Welcome!!! I mostly hang around the games and rp forums, so I don't have much advice on where to start for background, but I definitely suggest getting involved in the games and rps!! Favorite book/series? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myurnix Posted July 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 Karger - I live for speculation. Very frequent reader/posted in the reddit subs. DramaQueen - I stopped doing RPs a long while ago, but definitely enjoy watching things like that. SLA is my favorite series of all time, no exception. I will say that Wayne is easily my favorite Cosmere character and Wax&Wayne are guilty pleasure re-reads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karger he/him Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, Myurnix said: Karger - I live for speculation. Very frequent reader/posted in the reddit subs. Good to hear. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mist she/her Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 (edited) Welcome! If you haven't already read it, I'd recommend reading this article, an introduction to the Cosmere, which Karger mentioned. Never mind the link. Edited July 17, 2020 by Mist 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myurnix Posted July 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 Mist - The link appears to be broken, but I think I'm already reading it. "Intro to Cosmere" by Jofwu? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkfinder she/her Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 Welcome Reading WoBs and the coppermind is a way to learn some background information. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen she/her Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 (edited) Hello! If you haven’t read Arcanum unbounded yet, it answers some questions, and has a description of each system in the cosmere made by Kriss. If you have read it... well then you already knew all that. Anyway, welcome to the shard! Edited July 16, 2020 by Hentient 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AonEne he/him in an enby way Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 Welcome to the Shard! Always happy to answer any questions you might have. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adran Oathbreaker he/him Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) Welcome, welcome! Well, you're a Sharder now. 3 hours ago, Darkfinder said: Welcome Reading WoBs and the coppermind is a way to learn some background information. Yep. You can learn a lot of stuff here. Edited July 17, 2020 by Adran Oathbreaker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorless he/him Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 @Myurnix, I think the simplest way would be asking questions regarding what you didn't get. There's an entire forum dedicated to it! (Cosmere Q&A). You can also just look stuff up on the Coppermind or read random articles on it, really (it actually does have a go to random page button) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Krox he/him Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) From experience a whole lot of learning can be done lurking around the forum and the Coppermind, and welcome! 4 hours ago, Honorless said: @Myurnix, I think the simplest way would be asking questions regarding what you didn't get. There's an entire forum dedicated to it! (Cosmere Q&A). You can also just look stuff up on the Coppermind or read random articles on it, really (it actually does have a go to random page button) Just starting somewhere and go on a binge also works wonders! Edited July 17, 2020 by Krox 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myurnix Posted July 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 11 hours ago, Honorless said: @Myurnix, I think the simplest way would be asking questions regarding what you didn't get. There's an entire forum dedicated to it! (Cosmere Q&A). You can also just look stuff up on the Coppermind or read random articles on it, really (it actually does have a go to random page button) Ah.. a random button. Just what an easily distracted pers..... *10 minutes later* on needs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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