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So basically an Allomancer burning Stormlight would go something like this: *Burns Stormlight* *Powerful Allomantic powers for a couple minutes* *Poof* What would happen to the conciousness of the Allomancer after burning Stormlight? Vin becomes Preservation when her corporeal body is destroyed. Would an Allomancer burning Stormlight become a Splinter of Honor or just die when they "nuke" themselves? This just opened up a whole new can of worms. By the way, I'm now referring to the instance of an Allomancer burning a Shard's gaseous essence for too long "nuking" themselves. Unless of course, it already has a name. Please enlighten me if it does. Terisen, can you provide a link to where you got that please? I want to save it in my list of Cosmere magic descriptions.

One interesting thing I've noticed: when Vin is using the Mists to fuel her Allomancy she doesn't use any metal as a focus; she burns it as if she's burning metals. - This could mean that when directly connected with a source of Investiture, like the Mists, Allomancers (and maybe even other magic-system users) don't require a focus to channel their abilities. This would mean that a Mistborn could just use their abilities without the metal as a focus while burning Stormlight/Breath/the other god gases. - Another interesting thing is how powerful Vin is when burning the Mists. Every Push or Pull has the force of a duralumin enhanced Push/Pull and she doesn't immediately burn out her focus. If a Mistborn figured out how to store and breathe in Stormlight/Breath, then theoretically that Mistborn would be much more powerful than an ordinary Mistborn.

Thanks for finding that! Well, my 3:00 AM musings on the mechanics of the Cosmere are actually accurate! That's a relief.

I thought that the metals were just a focus for Preservation's power, like Aons for the Dor or Commands with Endowment. Hmm. I don't recall ever seeing that WoB, but I am relatively new to this (I only discovered the Cosmere a couple months ago. First I noticed a certain character named Hoid, then I got smacked across the face with the end of Words of Radiance.). Well, Vasher/Zahel inhales Stormlight somehow to keep himself alive, I guess that's probably a RAFO though...

Hey 17th Sharders! What I would like to discuss today is the compatibility of the magical fuels (Stormlight, Breath, etc.) across the Cosmere. - I just finished rereading Hero of Ages and had this thought as I was reading Vin's fight scene with the Inquisitors, when she draws on the mists to fuel her Allomancy. Could Allomancers use other forms of power to fuel Allomancy? Say... Stormlight? - Here's an explanation on my reasoning: A Shard manifests itself in three ways, solid, liquid, and gaseous. Using Preservation as an example we have Lerasium beads (solid), the Well of Ascension (Liquid), and the Mists (gaseous). We already know that one gaseous form of power (Stormlight) can substitute for another (Breath) in Vasher/Zahel's case. What are your thoughts? What evidence have I missed that says either yea or nay to this theory?

I realized it, haha. Don't worry. Thank for the welcome! I read a lot of other sci-fi/fantasy books. My favourite author growing up was David Eddings (hint hint that's the inspiration for my name), so I've read all of his stuff about 10 times through (except High Hunt and Redemption of Althalus, never got around to those for some reason). I'm currently reading a Song of Ice and Fire and the Wheel of Time. I'm also a big fan of the Star Wars expanded universe, especially the Yuuzhan Vong war. Warbreaker is pretty great. I'm actually planning on making a game where you play as an Awakener for a video-game design course I'm taking next year. I've barely worked on the story side at all; I've been mainly trying to piece together the ideas in my head to make good gameplay mechanics. What I'm currently leaning towards, story-wise, is that you're character is the son of a wealthy merchant who holds a large trading empire. Your family is at pseudo-war with a competing merchant family, and you have to sneak around trying to sabotage their trade empire whilst protecting yours. Gameplay-wise, it'll be a third person ARPG with combat mechanics combining aspects from the Witcher series and the Assassin's Creed series. You'll navigate the city through parkour and other Awakener methods (using ropes to pull yourself to places, Awakened pants to boost jump distance, etc.) I'm considering throwing in Hemalurgy as a way to steal Breath from foes to strengthen yourself (some kind of finisher move where you kill them by harvesting their breath with a spike), but I'm not sure how to work in Hemalurgy as a believable part of the world. Wow, that post was longer than I thought it'd be.

I wonder what the bind point is to steal someone's thunder... Further research is necessary. Fear not, noble archer, whatever glory I garner here will be my own. I like to keep an eye on everything. Thanks for the welcome!

It could be. *shrugs* Whilst I was creating this account I skimmed through Google Images to find a good profile picture. This was the one I liked the most, mostly because it makes me think of a character in a story I'm writing. It's not really written yet; I'm still world-building around the ideas I have. So it could be a picture of who you think it is, but I really have no clue. Hah. Anyways, thanks for the welcome! Thanks for the welcome!

Hey guys (and gals) of the 17th Shard! I've been lurking for a while, and figured I might as well make an account. I'm a big fan of the sci-fi/fantasy genre and really love Brandon Sanderson's books. After discovering the Cosmere while reading Words of Radiance he instantly became my favourite author. Since then, I've read just about all the Cosmere books (I'm missing a couple like The Emperor's Soul and the Mistborn Adventure Game books). Some random things about me: I like archery and want to learn longsword fencing. I'm learning Video Game Design stuff right now (Self-taught right now, starting a real course in a few months). I love the lore and history of fantasy/sci-fi universes and how they're made (Hence why I love the Cosmere stories so much). I read a lot. If I could have any Cosmere power set and live on any world I would be an Awakener and live on Sel. I wonder how many people will know what my username is referencing...