Mason Wheeler Posted November 6, 2020 Posted November 6, 2020 For a while, the Windrunner Honorblade was in possession of Kaladin and the WIndrunners, and the Skybreaker Honorblade is in Nale's hands, who we know is a Radiant in his own right and doesn't need the Honorblade to wield Skybreaker powers. Do we have any WOBs on the subject of whether getting the same Radiant power from two different sources "stacks" or not? Does Nale having the blade and also being a Skybreaker make him more powerful than a Herald or Skybreaker individually?
Halyo_Alex he/him Posted November 6, 2020 Posted November 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Mason Wheeler said: For a while, the Windrunner Honorblade was in possession of Kaladin and the WIndrunners, and the Skybreaker Honorblade is in Nale's hands, who we know is a Radiant in his own right and doesn't need the Honorblade to wield Skybreaker powers. Do we have any WOBs on the subject of whether getting the same Radiant power from two different sources "stacks" or not? Does Nale having the blade and also being a Skybreaker make him more powerful than a Herald or Skybreaker individually? The answer is, "kind of". The ability to be powerful in the Surges is more limited by your supply of Stormlight than any innate "potency" in the Surges. What you'd want is a greater fuel efficiency, so to speak. The Honorblades aren't great in that regard, especially compared to a 5th Oath radiant, who is really the only person that would need to have another way to improve their Surgebinding. in other words, it's not like Allomancy where there's a limit to how fast you can burn metal for an effect.
Mason Wheeler Posted November 6, 2020 Author Posted November 6, 2020 @Halyo_Alex All right, do you have a citation for that?
Halyo_Alex he/him Posted November 6, 2020 Posted November 6, 2020 6 minutes ago, Mason Wheeler said: @Halyo_Alex All right, do you have a citation for that? Yep, here you go. Quote Questioner (paraphrased) If a non-Windrunner picked up Jezrien's Honorblade would they gain Windrunner powers as well? Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased) Yes. Questioner (paraphrased) If a Windrunner picked up that blade, would their abilities be enhanced? Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased) There would be some compounding but strength is not as much an issue with Surgebinding as is the strength of the spren bond and how much Stormlight you are using. Words of Radiance Houston signing (March 11, 2014) 1
Quantus he/him Posted November 6, 2020 Posted November 6, 2020 Quote Questioner (paraphrased) If a non-Windrunner picked up Jezrien's Honorblade would they gain Windrunner powers as well? Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased) Yes. Questioner (paraphrased) If a Windrunner picked up that blade, would their abilities be enhanced? Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased) There would be some compounding but strength is not as much an issue with Surgebinding as is the strength of the spren bond and how much Stormlight you are using. Words of Radiance Houston signing (March 11, 2014) Quote 18th_Shard Does a Herald using an Honorblade consume the same "dangerous" amounts of Stormlight? Brandon Sanderson Honorblades are less efficient; this doesn't change when a Herald uses them. (But they have other advantages.) uchoo786 Are Honorblades closer in power to Nightblood than they are to Shardblades made from Spren? Brandon Sanderson Hard to say. They're all similar, but at the same time, very different. And in a way, Nightblood is what you might call a "Third Generation" blade. uchoo786 Ah gotcha. And in this analogy, Honorblades would be 1st gen and Sprenblades would be 2nd gen? Brandon Sanderson Yes. /r/books AMA 2015 (Aug. 4, 2015) 1
Halyo_Alex he/him Posted November 6, 2020 Posted November 6, 2020 @Quantus Ninja'd you on that first WoB, lol. 1
Quantus he/him Posted November 6, 2020 Posted November 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Halyo_Alex said: @Quantus Ninja'd you on that first WoB, lol. Ahh, missed it by that much 1
Aspiring Writer Posted November 6, 2020 Posted November 6, 2020 4 hours ago, Mason Wheeler said: For a while, the Windrunner Honorblade was in possession of Kaladin and the WIndrunners, and the Skybreaker Honorblade is in Nale's hands, who we know is a Radiant in his own right and doesn't need the Honorblade to wield Skybreaker powers. Do we have any WOBs on the subject of whether getting the same Radiant power from two different sources "stacks" or not? Does Nale having the blade and also being a Skybreaker make him more powerful than a Herald or Skybreaker individually? From what I remember, it doesn't make you stronger, it makes you need less stormlight.
Guest Somebody from Scadrial Posted November 6, 2020 Posted November 6, 2020 52 minutes ago, Aspiring Writer said: From what I remember, it doesn't make you stronger, it makes you need less stormlight. Honorblades need the most after that is squires (this can be reversed don't remember which is which) after that is 1-4th oath Radiant and after that is 5th oath Radiant
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