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Lift can touch Wyndle because she's been pushed a bit into the CR by the Nightwatcher. The spike, however, wouldn't be pushed into the CR, so I don't think it could spike a spren. Basically, stuff that Lift holds doesn't have the same ability that she does.

I don't think so, because smoke naturally drifts, whereas meat doesn't really move naturally.

I would imagine somebody soulcasting meat would become the bland sort of meat that souldcasters produce. Creepy, not only are you dying, but you taste bland.

This is a complete guess, but I would imagine that the inside of the tooth, where a human would have white bone, would be red bone. The outside would be coated with white enamel. So red on the inside, white on the outside. Just my guess though, I could be wrong.

True, but he certainly felt responsible for Elhokar. He feels that he failed when he was killed. In a sense, he probably feels like letting Elhokar die was a failure in his duty of protecting and helping Dalinar. He certainly feels responsible to Dalinar.

In general I think that in large series like this, characters don't need to end their arcs until the end of the series. In this case, it should probably be resolved before the back five, but my point is that just because Kaladin didn't succeed much in OB doesn't mean that his eventual arc won't be a successful one.

Welcome to the shard! Why no graphic novels? Are you not a fan, or will you start on them later?

Welcome to the shard! I'm a huge stick fan as well, and really irritated many of the admins by submitting "the stick" as a character in "Whose that Cosmere Character" in one of their shardcast episodes!

It really is the most poetic line in the series. Glad that there is finally a tenth pancake! Tashi will be pleased.

I really like the in-world pronunciation of Kelsier (Kel-see-AIY). He sounds like a really cool sort of demon, which is (SH)

Also, Elantris. I actually pronounced Elantris the in-world aonic pronunciation originally, changed it when I heard how everybody else pronounced it, then changed it back when I learned it was the correct in-world pronunciation. As a result, I really like the aonic pronunciation of Elantris, and am probably the only one. It sounds less imposing, but I like it more.

Also, like @HipsterStick, the name Steel Inquisitor is freaking terrifying. 

I really don't want there to be an ultimate antagonist. This might just be me, but that just feels to cliched, something that Sanderson had done a fantastic job in my opinion of avoiding.

Zane. He felt like a generic love triangle creator in the beginning, but I started to love how seriously disturbed he was. He's technically a prophet of Ruin, and I loved discovering that he was spiked through the chest. 

Order of the programmers:

1: High-level code before assembly code, assembly code be binary, binary before hardware

2: I will destroy bugs of any sort, wherever they may lurk

3: I will decipher the convoluted comments and functions of my fellow programmers

4: I will eliminate any and all infinite loops

5: I will stay indoors, hiding in a basement under a tarp under a couch for all eternity, emerging only to go to the bathroom and eat instant ramen. 

No, there isn’t an Ars Arcanum for Taldain. I’m not sure if it’s an in-world reason (Khriss is too young to write it) or an external writer reason, but we don’t have one. There’s an essay in AU though!

That could easily be, although I think Rao would work anywhere since “Spirit” is one of the more esoteric aons, which probably makes it powerful. For example, the aon for breath probably wouldn’t make a city.

Shinovar is a nation on Roshar inhabited by the Shin, people led by the Stone Shamans, separated from the rest of Roshar by the Misty Mountains. They look childish compared to most other Rosharans.

The Hobbit. My dad gave it to me in third grade, and I still have the physical copy. I've probably reread it more than any other book in my life, even though it isn't the best in terms of plot (in my opinion) it remains in my top ten books ever.

12 Kings in Shakarai is good, also Drizzt series. Drizzt is pretty cheesy old school fantasy, but I like that sort of stuff.

Q: What's the difference between an orchestra and a Moose?

A: In a moose, the horns are in the front and the butthole is in the back!

Q: How did they invent harmony and melody?

A: Two guitarists sight red the same piece. (I'm a guitarist)

Riot, Soup is Good Food, and A Growing Boy Needs his Lunch by Dead Kennedys. 

I am a deeply disturbed individual.

2 hours ago, Ripheus23 said:

For what it's worth, Allomancy is quite druggie in a lot of ways... I will say, your moss reminds me of

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the moss drug in the Stormlight Archive...

Again, for what it's worth.

That actually is what my friend compared it to when he first read it!

Thanks for all the tips guys! I think what I'm probably going to end up doing is expand the magic system a bit so that there are multiple ways you can get to the smoke world, and breathing the moss is just one way you can do it. The trance state is still going to be a little druggy, but like many of you said, that's not entirely a bad thing.

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@XtafaThere is a minor sense of discomfort when first entering the realm of smoke that fades quickly, but that’s the only symptom. Thanks for the feedback, and glad you like it!

Thanks for the advice guys! 

I made this magic system where if people burn this certain type of moss that grows on snow (I know that moss doesn't grow in cold climates, but this is special moss) it produces this special smoke. The smoke causes no discomfort when breathed in, and is absorbed by the person's skin. They feel a minor amount of discomfort as they are sent to a "world of smoke." They see the real world and can affect it a bit, but it takes lots of energy to do even a small action such as pick something up. They see another layer on top of the regular world, and the layer consists of currents of gray smoke that push them around. However, even if you are shoved hard by a current of smoke, your position in relationship to the regular world doesn't change. From within the world of smoke, you can do various things to affect the regular world that i'm not going to go into, partially because they are complicated, partially because they're not fully worked out yet. 

Anyways, I was reading my brother this one scene where Spider, one of my major characters, is sitting at a desk breathing smoke from moss which is in a bowl next to her, in a meditative trance, using the abilities she gains from the world of smoke to bend and warp metal in front of her to make a sword. He commented that this was very drug-like, so I changed it a bit. I'm still worried that the system in general is very druggy. I'm okay with it being a little druggy, kind of like the petals in Twelve Kings in Shakarai if you've read that, but not that much. 

Any suggestions? Also, any tips on my magic system in general? Thank you all!

For all those of you who program, you know the pain of getting an error message that makes no sense, or, worse, an error number that doesn't seem to translate to a particular issue when you look it up. I'm new to XCode, but I would just like to appreciate this new error message I got:

2018-06-25 14:08:36.485716-0700 WarApp[1023:46085] [LayoutConstraints] Unable to simultaneously satisfy constraints.

Probably at least one of the constraints in the following list is one you don't want. 

Try this: 

(1) look at each constraint and try to figure out which you don't expect; 

(2) find the code that added the unwanted constraint or constraints and fix it. 

This error message is a storming work of art. I mean, the fact that they used the word "probably" shows that they are actually trying to use regular language. Anyways, I just wanted to share this with you all.

2 hours ago, Wandering Investor said:

You wouldn't have to match Adon strength for strength, instead you could strike at a vulnerable spot. 

My personal theory was that he was killed by Aluminum.

Also, while Brandon's writing is likely influenced by his religion, not much of it seems to be directly tied to religious concepts.

Dominion Rings: Large, crunchy rings with such powerful flavor that that you can't taste the milk. Only sold in specific locations.