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Time for me to end this argument. Time to bring out the heavy weapons - Word of Brandon. http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/2383-qa-with-brandon-sanderson/page-7 'astalduath', on 26 Sept 2012 - 03:50 AM, said: A lightsaber is actually a little more easy to wield than a Shardblade, I would guess. Shardblades were designed to fight something larger than another person; you don't actually need all of that size when fighting someone. So that gives a slight edge to you average Jedi. Jedi win

Pardon my sick mind, but bloodmakers are built to film gore films with a minimal special effects budget.

You're welcome. I love proving people wrong

For pewterarms, coinshots and bloodmakers I'd suggest a 'laceration bullet'. My idea here is for a dozen small wooden pellets packed into a container with metal on the bottom side (the side facing the shooter while the bullet is in the air). A coinshot would push on that metal, causing it to drop off and breaking the container for the smaller wooden bullets to keep flying. Against pewterarms and bloodmakers, the shooter would use an ironpull on the bullet just before it hits, scattering the pellets. On a bloodmaker, this is meant to force them to heal against a dozen smaller wounds. Against a pewterarm, the pain is meant to force them to flare their pewter, and thereby extinguish it faster.

VinuarchYes, one of the months of the year is named after Vin. There are twelve months, one after each member of the crew, with a few tweaks. (The days of the week have different names too, but we ended up not using any in this book.) By the way, Scadrial—the world of Mistborn—is the closest Earth analogue in the cosmere. I did this intentionally, as I wanted one planet where technology and the like progressed similiarly to what we have. There are distinctions, of course, but generally we’ve got a lot of similarities. Even in the original Mistborn, we referenced plants and animals by Earth-style names. You can assume that on Scadrial they have horses, dogs, cats, sparrows, and the like. There are twelve months, and a twenty-four-hour day. Gravity is earth gravity. Things like this. There’s no hidden meaning there—no tie back to Earth, at least not in any important way. The cosmere is entirely separate from Earth. This one planet, however, has creatures that were developed along the same lines as Earth. (Well, it’s not the only one, but to say more would be to give away too much.) Source: http://brandonsanderson.com/annotation-the-alloy-of-law-chapter-three/

No offense intended, but you are to nerds what nerds are to the surface-dwelling non-basement-living-non-Sanderson-reading majority.

I'd say a lightsaber would win, because if the user removed the suppressors that keep the blade at its current length, sure the power supply would vanish quickly, but suddenly you've got an infinite range sword with almost no weight. I'd just point it at the Shardbearer, remove the filters, and hold it steady while it obliterates his Shardplate and sears through his skull.

Hoid clearly killed Asmodean

If the Wheel of Time were part of the Cosmere, then that means Earth is also a part of it. Sorry about crushing your dreams about a sulk-off between Rand and Kaladin, but WoB states that the Cosmere is completely separate from Earth.

I know someone else probably posted this, but I have a feeling that Dalinar wrote it in his sleep. As I can't be bothered reading through six pages to find someone who also posted this, I'll just post it. When they say 'seeing the future is of the Voidbringers' perhaps that is a misinterpretation - Honor even said at the end of TwoK that 'Cultivation was better at seeing the future than I was'. I think this means it is just an area where Honor is unskilled. Perhaps Cultivation was trying to warn him of something?

To the post above me http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/158326-ancient-aliens

Thanks; I didn't know days were shorter on Roshar. I'll correct the ages

I... NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED WITH THOSE EDITED POSTS. Still, being Lamespren, they can't have been that good, but still... Wait, hold on a moment... I FOUND SOME! She deleted them, but someone had quoted them before she had. http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/4933-red-stars/#entry81071 Ete'ni, on 23 Dec 2013 - 06:13 AM, said: Ete'ni, on 23 Dec 2013 - 1:07 PM, said: Ete'ni, on 24 Dec 2013 - 11:15 AM, said: And from another topic http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/4918-originators/page-2#entry81004 Ete'ni, on 21 Dec 2013 - 3:30 PM, said: Ete'ni, on 22 Dec 2013 - 08:43 AM, said: Ete'ni, on 23 Dec 2013 - 12:47 PM, said: In conclusion, Ete'ni was... a twelve year old girl who cannot comprehend that other people may disagree with her viewpoints. If you want to find more, go to her Profile, head to the Reputations section, then open any of those pages, press Control+G, then type Ete'.

You got ten upvotes for those three words? Time to spam them around the forum

To distill a complicated subject, each Rosharian year is 500 days. How much would this add to a character's age, vs normal years? On another note, do we know humans on Roshar are the same as humans on earth? Perhaps, as a side effect of Investiture, they have longer lifespans. As I'm too lazy to calculate their actual ages, I'll just add the ones I know here for someone else to do my work for me. Note that the ages below are as of the start of The Way of Kings - not counting the prologue. EDIT: Correcting the ages. Note that I have been informed days are shorter on Roshar, making the ratio between Rosharian and Earth years 1-1. Sorry about all that Shallan - 17 Kaladin and Renarin - 19 Adolin - 23 Elhokar - 30-Something Jasnah - 33 Szeth - 37 Sadeas - 50, as of the start of Words of Radiance Dalinar - Unknown, presumed 50 Gavilar - Unknown, presumed to be above 50

Actually, this topic got me thinking: What if the Lord Ruler had just steeltapped to appear at the Fountain Square, grab Kelsier, drag him away and snap his neck across a few seconds instead of giving him the public martyring that overthrew him?

Thanks anyway; I had only added in the quote yesterday, even though the post itself has been up for a few days now. Upvote for your troubles

Allomancy; I can picture myself now, standing up on a podium, Soothing and Rioting massive crowds to make myself president. Then order the immediate arrest of Brandon Sanderson unless he makes me a Feruchemist too.

Not wanting to spam my own theory, but... http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/27397-how-to-access-the-bands-of-mourning-connector-ferrings/?p=255831

Thanks, I had no idea about the spikes. I'll add it to the theory

Note: Not sure if this should be posted in Mistborn or Cosmere Theories. Should I re-post to Cosmere Theories? Early on in The Final Empire, Sazed establishes that no Feruchemist can access someone else's charges; many have theorized this to be because said charges are linked by spiritual connection to the Feruchemist. From the Bands of Mourning synopsis reveal, it can be assumed that the Lord Ruler's metalminds will play a prominent role in the upcoming book. It has been confirmed that duralumin stores 'spiritual connection' and that it was a possible way to world-hop. If we assume duralumin storage could work to alter your Spiritual Connection to correspond with that of someone else, then a Connector Ferring could access the Lord Ruler's metalminds. Speculation alert. Bear in mind that everything past the Speculation Alert is pure speculation, with no concrete evidence. To figure out exactly how this could work, we need to know exactly how duralumin storage works. Is it like iron, where the moment you stop filling you return to your normal weight? Or is it like gold, wherein it takes your immune system time to recover even after you stop filling your metalminds? First, the Connector would have to completely empty him/herself of spiritual connection. If this were like iron, then there would need to be far more duralumin to fill than if it were like gold, in the interests of keeping one's self completely empty. Then, something from the Feruchemist who filled the metalmind would have to be accessed - for example, blood, a bone, a hemalurgic spike created with the Feruchemist, perhaps the Feruchemist him/herself. As the Lord Ruler's metalminds were also Hemalurgic spikes, that portion can be skipped. With a hole inside the Connector where his spiritual connection was, spiritual connection from the object related to the Feruchemist would start dripping in, in the same way that a gap in a pond would quickly be filled by more water. After this, the Connector could access the metalmind. If this were to happen, it would raise more questions - would said Ferring become Mistborn or a full Feruchemist? If not, would he be able to access the non-Duralumin metalminds, despite only being a Duralumin Ferring? If you filled a metalmind, then were sacrificed for a Hemalurgic spike, would the spiked be able to access that metalmind? On another note, if anyone can find WoB to support this theory, that would be appreciated. WoB Section DALENTHAS (15 OCTOBER 2008) Did the Lord Ruler have any Hemalurgic spikes in him? It would seem he'd need to for Ruin to influence him, but it wasn't mentioned. Or did his bracers work as spikes? BRANDON SANDERSON (16 OCTOBER 2008) His arm bracers, which pierced his skin, were his spikes.

Unless you're planning to get choked, stop filling Cadmium. It just makes it harder to breathe

The moment I saw the title, I got my car keys and ran to the bookstore asking if they had Stormlight 8. He asked me what I meant, I showed him the link, and he pointed to the calendar.

Focus on the difference between their magic systems - for more information, read Sanderson's First Law on his website. LotR uses 'soft magic'. Atmospherically, this makes the book feel more like a fantasy and more separate from the real world. Mistborn's magic, on the other hand, is 'hard magic'. This helps draw people into the world, once logic is applied to fictional magic. It makes the world seem more real, as if it could actually happen. Then we have the matter of religion. Tolkien once said in an interview that LotR was a 'purely Catholic work, unconsciously at first, then consciously during revision'. Contrast that to Mistborn and the way Christianity-esque religions are portrayed in it. In Lord of the Rings, there is no religion, because religion implies believing in something they don't have proof of. Sauron is clearly a dark lord, the wizards clearly exist, and there is no reason to doubt those facts for the people of Middle Earth. Its just common sense that elves live forever, that there are demons under the earth (Balrogs), and that the king of Gondor comes from a magical bloodline with a much longer lifespan. Without proof to back these up, their common sense would be seen as a religion, but in Middle Earth, it is fact. There is no room for other belief systems, because there is only one true belief system, according to Tolkien. Then we have the Mistborn trilogy. While Sanderson is a devout Mormon, Mistborn has space for different religions and, throughout the first book, seems to preach a message of religious tolerance. The character of Sazed devotes his entire life to researching different religions. He even researches and records the Steel Ministry, the religion that obliterated every other religion, including his peoples'. Even after his Ascension, when he is made a literal god, Sazed does not enforce his religion. After the Ascension, there are still - among the most dominant religions - Survivorites, Trellists, worshipers of the God Beyond and, most remarkable of all, Sliverists, who still worship the Lord Ruler, the dictator who oppressed most of the world for the better half of a millennium. The meaning between the lines is clear - Sanderson preaches both Mormonism and religious tolerance. Also examine how they both treat Christian beliefs. As I already stated, Middle Earth assumes them to be common sense, meaning I will skip directly to the Mistborn side for this particular comparison. Examine the similarities between the characters Kelsier and Vin with Mormon beliefs. Mormons believe in the Christian idea of the 'Father (God), Son (Christ) and Holy Ghost'. But, unlike Christians, Mormons believe that they are three separate beings that, while having distinct consciousnesses, share common thoughts and intentions. It is widely speculated among the forums (and possibly proven, but I'm too lazy to do more than Wikipedia Mormonism) that the pseudo-deity Preservation, who here represents the Father, controlled Kelsier to liberate the Skaa. Kelsier died, deliberately martyring himself to give the Skaa motivation to fight, in this analogy making him the Son. But the similarities with that particular belief don't end with Kelsier. Vin was actively manipulated by Preservation in an attempt to stop her releasing the manifestation of Ruin, whom Preservation had imprisoned within the Well of Ascension. The spirit would be released if someone took and then released the magic in the Well without using it. The prison, however, had cracks, and Ruin used them to discreetly manipulate religious texts on the Well to change certain words - now, as far as Vin knew, doing anything with the Well other than releasing the power held within it would destroy the world. In order to prevent her from releasing the power, the spirit of Preservation stabbed Vin's husband, Elend, trying to force her to use the power to save his life. She didn't, and although Preservation then saved Elend, Ruin was released. This can be seen as the guiding hand of the Father to the Son. As Mormonism believes they are three separate beings, who share the same intentions but not the same consciousness. Thus while Preservation and Vin both wanted the best for the world, they had widely different knowledge on how it could be accomplished. Later in Book 3, though, more evidence is provided for Vin to be a metaphor for the Son. After the death of Preservation, Vin is absorbed by the Mists, Preservation's physical form, in order to take his place. At the end of the book, she throws Preservation's full strength against that of Ruin - as both deities are equally matched, they are both destroyed, martyring Vin. I could go on for pages, but it is currently three AM in my timezone. Hopefully I've given you enough to work on your essay. EDIT: Thanks for the upvote. No longer a spearman! It feels... just like being a spearman, only somehow worse... mostly because bridgemen have to run in front of the army carrying an entire bridge and getting shot at.

Name of the Wind. 'falls asleep', Chapter 5, nothing happened yet. 50 pages in... but I survived Robert Jordan, I can survive this...