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What But that is literally what a pirate is Someone who takes things that aren't theirs That is what they do Like pirating music or movies Come on, Disney Really now
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Jasnah knows how an Epic would apologize.
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Oh, I will. I will.
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I'm thoroughly enjoying WoK (as you can probably tell by the memes) but the Reckoners series is still my favorite work of Brandon's. Stormlight immerses us in a unique world with a rich and detailed set of cultural traditions, but Reckoners explores the horrifying implications of some staples of the superhero genre. It has realistic characters, strange powers, sadistic villains, fantastic settings, an overarching mystery every bit as unique as the conceit itself--as a lifelong superhero fan, these are things I never knew I wanted from the same series, but now that I have them, I can't get enough. I don't begrudge Stormlight fans their books. I'm glad you're getting another, and I'm pretty pumped for it too. But don't marginalize the importance of the last Reckoners book. It means just as much to us Reckoners fans as a new Stormlight book means to you.
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What's at stake here? What does he stand to gain or lose either way?
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More the second. Although the definition of "wicked" here seems to equate more with "chaotic," since this witch's idea of a wicked hex is one that makes rocks rise out of the river and create a formation trapping a kayaker in a pool, or making an island rise to the point those on it can't escape.
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A mother witch on Sofia the First just explained to her daughter that being wicked is a family tradition. Methinks the writers on this show have a fundamental misunderstanding about how good and evil actually work.
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Meta answer: As an inside joke in the Reckoners RPG. In-world answer: I don't think the how is as important as the fact that he's lurking in the shadows, living in the woods and killing for sport.
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Given that Brandon is an outliner, I had assumed he plotted out the entire trilogy before ever sitting down to pen Steelheart. Then again, as a discovery writer, I tend to see outliners as mysterious wizards with story-specific precognition that allows them to know every event before they write it. It does explain some of the differences between the first two books. Me too. Facebook is the exact same way, and it's maddening. Almost makes me want to spam his updates about Stormlight with questions about when Alcatraz 5 will be finished, but I don't plan on doing that.
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TwiLyghtSansSparkles replied to traceria's topic in General Discussion
Thanks. I hate applying for jobs. Every time I finish and address an application, I put it in the mailbox thinking "Well, that's another job I'm not going to get." -
Unless he took on a humanoid form because...reasons. Yeah, the NASA connection makes more sense, awesome as an Eldritch abomination would be. Unless he assigns "thematically appropriate" powers as a matter of course and he just told Regalia that to make her stop asking if he was really really sure David's powers would be what she wanted. In seriousness, though, I think Calamity prefers powers that fit thematically or ironically. Take Steelheart, the school bully whose powers made him the biggest kid on the playground; or Curveball, a terrible shot whose gun never runs out of ammo.
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I'm currently convinced there's something with alternate universes and NASA going on; if NASA wasn't involved, I doubt Sanderson would've made Tia a former rocket scientist. Plus, there's the whole thing with Megan's powers. If Calamity isn't from another planet, I'm thinking he was an astronaut from ours who was in the wrong place when the portal opened.
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It wouldn't reduce the enmity he feels for Bioterror, but it would help calm him down, yes.
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All right. Now that we know Calamity is an Epic, presumably some all-powerful gifter whose powers don't wear off after a time, we now need to determine his (her?) identity. (Pretty sure it's a he, but I could be wrong.) To do this, I am going to throw out every single guess I have and I encourage you good people to do likewise. Calamity is a NASA astronaut. Calamity is a NASA scientist. Calamity is a science experiment gone wrong, a la many, many comic books. Calamity is a science experiment gone right. Calamity is a serial killer. Calamity is a former member of Obliteration's church. Calamity is a former fan of Regalia's. Calamity is a member of a university bursar's office (which would explain his MO—preying on peoples' worst fears as he claims to give them the key to their future, only to exact a terrible, unthinkable price that isn't even written in the fine print). Calamity is Santa Claus. Calamity is an actual cannibal. Calamity is Michael Phelps. Calamity is your least favorite politician. Calamity is every politician. Calamity is you.
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Only if Nighthound dies. I wonder if one possible ending is somehow granting powers to everyone who already faced their worst fear. That would allow for a more traditional superhero setting, with heroes fighting villains and ultimately trying to help them become good. Of course, now that I said it, the actual book will end with every single Epic being permanently depowered as Calamity's last spiteful act against the human race. "Have fun cleaning up the mess you made, suckers!" *dies*
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Here's the link. To be fair, he only compares it to Mistborn in the sense that it "fulfills the promises introduced in the first book and leaves the characters and setting fundamentally changed."
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I'm thinking it'll be more along the lines of the former. He compared it to the ending of Mistborn in that regard, so I think it'll be something that changes Calamity for the better and alters the world accordingly.
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Aaahhhhhhh! According to an answer in another Reddit thread, Sanderson says that the ending of Calamity "will leave the characters and setting fundamentally changed." I NEED TO READ IT NOW
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TwiLyghtSansSparkles replied to traceria's topic in General Discussion
Now I'm looking at library jobs. What I wouldn't give to have someone just walk up to me and say "Hi, I have a public library job that's perfect for you. Care to interview for it?" -
Probably. I hadn't even thought of that. Thanks. Sorry it was so long in coming. Like I said, I got a bit distracted when my prof used the online grade book to call me a clod. Sounds good to me.
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Man, it's a good thing Funtimes isn't in The Dalles right now. "Delancey! I need a jetpack with mounted machine guns and fourteen mechanical ostriches equipped with lasers and set to kill!" Did you want to post for Vondra readying an attack, or should I go?
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Mush. He turned them— —forty thousand zucchinis— —with a touch of his hand— —beautiful perfect zucchinis— —to mush. Great green gobs of mush that smelled like the One's morning breath. So—harmless. So—innocent. Dead, all of them dead, dead, dead— A scream of rage tore from the Financier's throat. "HOW! COULD! YOU!" They were looking at him now, all of them—the Metal, the golden stranger, and Bioterror, Murderer of Zucchinis. "You killed them! All of those poor zucchinis—they were doing nothing to you! Not a thing except sitting there and being zucchinis, and you killed them! You killed them all!" He stooped and lifted a double handful of the mush. Those poor things, their marvelous greenness reduced to something resembling rotten oatmeal. Tears welled in his eyes. That the magnificent bearers of the Prophet's image should end like this? "YOU DESERVE THEIR FATE!" He pointed a mush-covered hand at Bioterror, his top hat askew. "THOU DESERVEST WHAT THOU GIVEST, AGENT OF THE ONE! THOU MASQUERADEST AS A DISCIPLE OF THE SAVIOR, BUT THOU ART…." His rant trailed off as a flash of golden light caught his eye. There, floating toward him, was an orb of light. Round, like the Savior. The woman smiled. "I'm also looking for a job here." "You," he whispered. "You bring the Savior to this place of death! His golden light covers you in an aura of beauty!" The Financier straightened his top hat. "Hire her," he told the Metal. "And fire this….heathen."