'Ello, Hello, Hi

[Splinter of Wood he/him]

Hello everyone, I finally got around to making an account on here. I was holding off till I finished all of the SA books currently published, which I just did recently—Oathbringer was absolutely outstanding. I'm sure most of us here on the forums are big fans of Brandon Sanderson and his books, so that goes without saying. I first got into his books a couple of years ago, starting with the Reckoner's series. After Reckoner's, I read Elantris, Warbreaker Mistborn Era One, Mistborn Era Two, and finally Stormlight Archives. If I had to pick a favorite of those series', I'd definitely say, with extreme difficulty, Mistborn.

I live in the US, I sometimes dabble in my own writing and mainly stick with science fiction and/or fantasy-related themes (kind of. I haven't really been good at writing as of late), and I look forward to discovering more about the cosmere.

 

I'm excited to be a new part of this community!

[I Am A Fish he/him]

Hello and Welcome to the Shard!

Who's your favorite Sanderson character?

[Splinter of Wood he/him]

22 minutes ago, I Used To Be A Fish said:

Hello and Welcome to the Shard!

Who's your favorite Sanderson character?

 

Ah, that's a hard question. There are some pretty colorful and overall great characters in the books I've read so far, namely Lopen and Wayne. Among those is Galladon. The banter between him and Raoden is just phenomenal, and looked forward to his bits as I went through reading Elantris.

Edited September 27, 2020 by Splinter of Wood

[Honorless he/him]

Welcome to the Shard, @Splinter of Wood! (Nice name, btw ) What about least favourite character?

[Splinter of Wood he/him]

18 minutes ago, Honorless said:

Welcome to the Shard, @Splinter of Wood! (Nice name, btw ) What about least favourite character?

 

(Ha, thanks!) Straff Venture is my least favorite character—the word 'least' doesn't even convey how much I dislike Straff. No tears here when he got killed.

[Honorless he/him]

13 minutes ago, Splinter of Wood said:

(Ha, thanks!) Straff Venture is my least favorite character—the word 'least' doesn't even convey how much I dislike Straff. No tears here when he got killed.

Lol, same

Hope to see you around on the forums!

[+Doomstick he/him]

2 hours ago, Splinter of Wood said:

 

(Ha, thanks!) Straff Venture is my least favorite character—the word 'least' doesn't even convey how much I dislike Straff. No tears here when he got killed.

what of tears of joy?

[Splinter of Wood he/him]

3 hours ago, Doomstick said:

what of tears of joy?

 

Hum? Tears of joy? I was too busy clapping. Y'know, for all the other 'villains' or antagonists in the cosmere stories that I've read so far, Straff was the one that really got me triggered. If I met this guy in real life, I'd do more than punch him in the face. Probably a knee to the gut or something. If a book can instill that kind of emotion in a reader, positive or negative, then that shows how good a job the author is doing, I think.

[Mist she/her]

Welcome! Have you read Arcanum Unbounded? Where would you want to live if you could pick anywhere, fantasy or otherwise? 

[+Doomstick he/him]

3 hours ago, Splinter of Wood said:

I think.

-Sazed

[dannnex male]

4 hours ago, Splinter of Wood said:

 

Hum? Tears of joy? I was too busy clapping. Y'know, for all the other 'villains' or antagonists in the cosmere stories that I've read so far, Straff was the one that really got me triggered. If I met this guy in real life, I'd do more than punch him in the face. Probably a knee to the gut or something. If a book can instill that kind of emotion in a reader, positive or negative, then that shows how good a job the author is doing, I think.

How do you feel about Amaram? Moash? I felt that Amaram was worse than Straff myself. Who’s your least favorite character from a writing perspective? Who’s written the poorest? Who do you find annoying to read? Some popular answers to this that I’ve found are Sarene, Moash and (shockingly) Shallan. I personally don’t have an answer to this.

[Scout_Fox he/him]

Welcome, welcome! Glad you could join us! Waiting until you finished most if not all of the Cosmere was a good choice, wouldn't want to get anything spoiled around here (that and you hair might magically catch on fire in protest, has happened, trust me )

I always have to put in a shameless plug for Alcatraz since you seem to have read everything else. Some people love em, some people don't but I think they at the very least warrant a no-thank-you helping (putting some Grandma tricks to use here don't mind me)

Dabbling in writing sounds quite fun! (uh... I think... depends on if you are being attacked by alligators at the same time I would guess). You might enjoy checking out the Reading Excuses section of the forum where writers of all sorts can talk about things and stuffs!

 

[Splinter of Wood he/him]

15 hours ago, Danex said:

How do you feel about Amaram? Moash? I felt that Amaram was worse than Straff myself. Who’s your least favorite character from a writing perspective? Who’s written the poorest? Who do you find annoying to read? Some popular answers to this that I’ve found are Sarene, Moash and (shockingly) Shallan. I personally don’t have an answer to this.

 

Amaram is almost on the same level of annoyance as Straff, for me, but it's more of a "don't you dare start causing trouble," feeling than it is, "I will obliterate you from existence if you mutter a single word or take a single step," kind of feeling. With regards to Moash, I am simply disappointed in him. I'm not entirely sure what you mean by a "writing perspective," but I assume that the two questions following that one were clarification on specifically what you were asking. Hmm... Like you, I don't really have an answer to this, most characters I've read so far have been engaging and interesting. But, if I had to go with one, I'd say Sarene; I recall being bored with some of her bits in Elantris. I would also say Shallan... but I think that's only because I'm too smooth-brain to understand half of her insults. I've often had to reread some of her jeers just to get what she means.

[Splinter of Wood he/him]

@Scout_Fox Thanks for the tip, I'll make sure to check out that section of the forums. Also, Alcatraz is on my to-do list, so... hopefully, I'll get around to it soon!

[Ghanderflaffle she/her]

Welcome! Just so you know, it is suggested that you don’t double post on here. If you need to quote multiple people there's a little plus next to the quote button. Hit that to multi quote! 

Anyways, what's your order of Knights Radiant

[Splinter of Wood he/him]

5 minutes ago, Ghanderflaffle said:

Welcome! Just so you know, it is suggested that you don’t double post on here. If you need to quote multiple people there's a little plus next to the quote button. Hit that to multi quote! 

Anyways, what's your order of Knights Radiant

 

Right, my bad there. According to the results I got, I was 82% Windrunner (my highest percentage).

[Ghanderflaffle she/her]

Just now, Splinter of Wood said:

 

Right, my bad there. According to the results I got, I was 82% Windrunner (my highest percentage).

That's a high one. I’m a Willshaper, but I think the percentage was 64%