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It's been a while since we've had Brandon on Shardcast, and after the release of Wind and Truth, we are super excited to welcome him back. Brandon shares some of his thoughts about the perception of the book with us and was kind enough to answer (or RAFO) some spoilery questions we've been dying to ask! Our cast this episode is David (Windrunner), Rosemary (Kaymyth), and Marvin (Paleo). There also is a brief appearance by Evgeni (Argent) to shed some extra light on one of our questions. Chapters: 00:00 Introductions 01:44 What is Brandon most proud of in Wind and Truth? 05:20 What would Brandon change in Wind and Truth? 09:21 How should we think about the Blackthorn? 10:54 What would Rayse have done if he still held Odium? 13:50 Did Cultivation see the events of Wind and Truth coming? 15:48 Brandon's "big talk" after Wind and Truth 26:12 How is writing Ghostbloods (Mistborn Era 3) going? 33:47 What will the Prelude to the back-half of The Stormlight Archive be titled as? 35:05 Are El and Elodi the same person? 36:14 Will Shallan and Kaladin talk about Helaran? 37:52 How close did Taln get to killing Cultivation? 38:35 How good is Hoid at future sight? 39:31 Was the fire in the Palanaeum related to the Hierocracy? 40:14 Is Szeth praying to an atium geode/crystal? 41:13 Did god metals exist before the Shattering? 43:02 Is Braize's core made of a god metal? 45:08 How do people get on and off Sel? 46:27 How much is Brandon willing to give us on the Fourth Moon? 47:18 How can Dawnshards be tracked? 48:24 Is Heralds access to Fortune due to her double bond or her being the child of a Herald? 49:18 What happened in "Year 0" in the Vorin calendar? 51:15 Has Cusicesh been with the Iriali longer than their stay on Roshar? 52:12 Did Hoid date Medelantorius/Valor? 52:42 How does Brandon feel about people telling him how they found partners through his books? 54:39 Can we expect spoiler streams going forward? If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:102123174/sounds.rss Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to [email protected]

There were some surprising, unexplained, and straight up weird things in Wind and Truth. Let's talk about them! This episode we have David (Windrunner), Ian (Weiry), Rosemary(Kaymyth), and Bonnie (Cosmeregirl)! Thumbnail is Roshar from orbit by Demandred: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:11 The Fourth Moon 00:47:10 The Well of Control 01:12:49 Crystal Spikes 01:47:27 Taln's Attempt to Kill Cultivation 02:01:02 Who's That Cosmere Character If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard Purchase merch here! https://store.17thshard.com/ For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:102123174/sounds.rss Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to [email protected]

Wind and Truth taught us plenty more about the history of Roshar and its inhabitants, so let's catch up to modern-ish times. This episode we have Evgeni (Argent), David (Windrunner), Joshua (jofwu), Verónica (Cheyenne Sedai), and Adim (AAKS)! Today's thumbnail is "The Recreance" by Caio Santos: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:The_Recreance_by_Caio_Santos.jpeg 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:08 7,000 Years Ago: Lead-up to & Founding of the Oathpact 00:38:28 ~6,000 Years Ago: Creation of the Sibling, Urithiru, & the Knights Radiant 01:07:01 4,550 Years Ago: Shattering of the Plains 01:14:50 Fourth Moon Theorizing 01:30:01 4,500 Years Ago: Aharietiam or The Last Desolation 01:37:34 2,000 Years Ago: The False Desolation & the Recreance 02:12:50 "Recent" History: The Era of Solitude 02:29:14 Who's That Cosmere Character If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard Purchase merch here! https://store.17thshard.com/ For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:102123174/sounds.rss Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to [email protected]

It's time to look at the origins of the Cosmere as we discuss Dragonsteel Prime. How does Brandon's early work hold up today? Come and find out with us! Today we have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), David (Windrunner), and Ene (AonEne)! You can download Dragonsteel Prime for free here: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/dragonsteel-prime-ebook Chapters: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:02:01 General Reactions 00:38:41 Jerick 00:44:59 Ryalla 00:57:42 Topaz 01:18:13 Frost 01:23:09 Yolish Mythology 01:40:46 Microkinesis 01:52:04 The Yolish Pantheon 01:55:34 Aronack's Sho Del 01:59:34 Similarities and Differences to Later Books 02:08:29 Final Thoughts If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:102123174/sounds.rss Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to [email protected]

Evgeni (Argent) is joined by Marie Seeberger (LaMaery) to discuss what it's like to be an official artist on the Cosmere RPG. Besides showing off her gorgeous art, she talks about her process and all the thought that goes into building out the world of Roshar visually! The Kickstarter campaign ends this weekend on August 29, so if you have held out on backing it so far, you can do so at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brotherwise/the-stormlight-archive-rpg. You can find Marie's work in the following places: https://lamaery.tumblr.com https://www.instagram.com/lamaery_in_the_cosmere https://www.instagram.com/seeberger.illustration https://www.behance.net/marieseeberger If you want to buy prints of her art, you can do so here: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/lamaery https://www.redbubble.com/people/lamaery/shop The thumbnail art is by Marie Seeberger for the Rall Elorim page of the Roshar World Guide. Chapters: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:05:35 Diegetic Art 00:09:47 Designing Thaylen City 00:11:45 Where does Marie get Inspiration from? 00:16:04 Realism in Art and Worldbuilding 00:35:22 Marie's Process 00:51:12 Marie's Lightweaver Character 00:53:59 Working with Dragonsteel vs with Brotherwise 01:02:30 Wind and Truth Interlude Spoilers 01:08:16 Improving Over Time 01:15:34 Challenges of Working on the Cosmere RPG 01:23:44 Outro If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:102123174/sounds.rss Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to [email protected]

In this very special episode, we're joined by Johnny O'Neal of Brotherwise Games to talk about the new Cosmere RPG and its Kickstarter campaign. We also get a first look at some incredible art for the game, so be sure to check out the video for this episode if you're an audio only listener! If you somehow missed that the Kickstarter campaign was a thing, you can check it out at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brotherwise/the-stormlight-archive-rpg. This episode, we have Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), Verónica (Cheyenne Sedai), and of course Johnny O'Neal as guest! Chapters: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:03:56 Mistborn Deck Building Game Distribution 00:07:25 Shards of Creation 00:08:50 Canonicity of the RPG and future Supplements 00:11:24 Most Fun Bit of Lore to Add 00:16:03 Reasons for Including Mistborn in the Kickstarter 00:18:28 Show and Tell 00:29:18 Mistborn Setting Heroic Paths 00:32:33 Scope of the Scadrial World Guide 00:36:39 State of the Mistborn Adventure Game 00:40:29 Incorporating Mental Health and Disability into the RPG 00:43:35 Future Schedule for the RPG 00:47:53 Coming up with Radiant Ideals 00:50:54 Continuation of Mistborn House War? 00:54:02 Who's That Cosmere Character 01:06:59 Outro If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:102123174/sounds.rss Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to [email protected]

Brandon held a spoiler livestream for Koloss Head Munching Day 2023 (his birthday). While a lot of questions are apparently going to be answered in book 5 of The Stormlight Archive, Wind and Truth, there still was plenty to talk about dragons, specific Mistborn Era 2 details, and Plato's allegory of the cave! This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), Shannon (Grey), Joshua (jofwu), and Ene (AonEne). Our Arcanum collection of the WoBs we discussed: https://wob.coppermind.net/collections/1248/ Chapters: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:06:36 Valor's Vessel 00:11:04 Arcanum Unbounded Leatherbound 00:18:03 Stormlight Title Ketek 00:21:27 Stormlight 5 not Stones Unhallowed 00:22:18 Stormlight Scene that Brandon has always wanted to write 00:24:46 Shallan Futuresight? Spiritual Mumbo Jumbo! 00:30:33 Will we see Xisis again? 00:37:03 Can Harmony control people on other planets? 00:39:48 More books with Tress? 00:42:13 Szeth's Highspren 00:48:27 Nightstreet gang victim that Wax should investigate 00:53:40 Stormlight Back Half Prologues 01:01:57 Why did Taln not break? 01:07:32 Dragon Lifecycle 01:17:18 Gender-neutral bathroom on Malwish ship 01:22:59 Will we see dragons in action before Dragonsteel? 01:25:01 Spiritual Ideals vs Platonic Ideals 01:35:59 Moash's Black Uniform 01:41:53 Does Axies have a Torment? 01:48:26 Was Mare a kandra? 01:49:55 Nightblood's Creation 02:01:26 Who's that Cosmere Character? 02:12:56 Outro If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:102123174/sounds.rss Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to [email protected]