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Jezrien was wearing plate in his portrait as well. I’m guessing it’s in-world artistic license, since Nale believes he is the only herald to join their prospective order. If he’s not wrong, that rules out Plate. And normal plate would simply be a hindrance to the heralds.

Nobody's talking about the new art of Taln?! It's bloody amazing!

Is it possible to keep the scene, but to mystify a lot of the details surrounding it? To me, that seems like an ideal solution, particularly if you’ve already written part if the books assuming the reader would get the first scene. I can think of a few ways to make the massacre scene foggier and more ambiguous. 1. Unreliable narration. Choose someone who might might have a lot of untrue beliefs about the sequence of events leading to the massacre. If it’s a character that dies in it, maybe they only get involved in it, or arrive at the site of the genocides at the last minute. Maybe it’s a little kid who doesn’t really understand what’s going on. There’s a number of options. 2. Remove the reader from the scene. Make the POV shomeone who only observes the aftermath. Or maybe it’s someone who sees the effects without any entails. For example, if there’s an explosion, somebody a distance away could see the explosion and rush to the scene.

A few ideas: Nations divided by whether they use genetic engineering tech or steampunk (the Leviathan Trilogy) Magic users are oppressed (Broken Earth Trilogy) Fairy tale fantasy with a lot of horror elements (The Witcher) Giant sentient prison (Incarceron)

It’ll see use, just not on a systemic scale. And systemic use is what I’m really excited about seeing. That’s an interesting RL comparison. I’ve actually been thinking about a different real-world analogue. Now take this with a grain of salt, but I actually think there are some connections between the debates over the morality of hemalurgy and the real world debates over abortions. Hear me out. In my mind, the physical effects of hemalurgy on the donor are negligible as long as it’s only practiced on terminally ill people who have given their consent. The ethically questionable impact on the donor is the desecration of their sDNA. This effect isn’t questionable. However, as somebody in the thread previously mentioned, the nature of the spirit web is called into question. Is the spirit web actually the person’s soul? Should the soul still be considered the person? After a person physically dies, does whatever is left over qualify as human? If it’s decided the answers to these questions are no, then people can justify the negative effects of hemalurgy on the donor. Similarly, the arguments around abortion really come down to whether or not a fetus should be considered a person, if they should have the same rights as fully grown human. In a way, they mirror each other since hemalurgy calls into question the identity of a person after death, while abortion calls into question he identity of someone before they’re born. I’ll be the first to admit that this comparison is hardly perfect. In the case of hemalurgy, the negative effects on the recipient also have to be considered (e.g. mental instability. Plus, there are a lot more arguments in favor of abortion than there are of hemalurgy. Still, I think it’s an interesting comparison.

I won't comment on the ethicality of hemalurgy. However, I think this thread in and of itself is proof that unless knowledge of hemalurgy is suppressed, it will likely become a not unheard of practice on Scadrial. Obviously, even with the knowledge that we have of hemalurgy's effects, there is room for debate, and Scadrial is far from becoming as knowledgeable as we are. And even once they become familiar with the side effects of how hemalurgy impact the spirit web, they don't have Brandon, the god of the universe for all intents and purposes, telling them the practice is inherently evil. So, the side in favor of legal use would gain more weight than seen in this thread. Though medallions will likely become a much preferred practice. As for whether or not creating medallions involves hemalurgy, we obviously don't know yet. However, without proof either way, I like to believe that it does. If medallions don't involve it, hemalurgy will become a moot practice. Medallions provide all of the same advantages without any of the downsides. So in this scenario, we will likely never see hemalurgy on the scale of the Set again, and its use will be relegated to rare, individual circumstances. And the thing is, I really want to see the ramifications that hemalurgy could have on society, and on a massive scale. Since at this point, the only way this could happen is if hemalurgy is required to produce medallions, I am actually hoping that this theory proves to be true.

@Kelsier'sGodComplex You've inspired me! Let's do some more anime. 2019 Anime Review The Promised Neverland Demon Slayer Dororo Dr. Stone

After parting ways with Grecken, I'll go find the guards and ask them for a description of the Coinshot, and where they've been spotted. Afterwards, I'll stake out the manor to look for any advantageous spots with a good view where I can hide overnight. Then, I'll head back to my rooms to await nightfall, and mourn my lack of chouta.

"Of course, of course. We wouldn't want anything to happen to the big boss, would we?" I shake my head, smirking. "Well, sounds like the perfect job. Quick and easy, just the way I like'em. With this rebellion on the rise, people think they can send me on these extended missions. The last guy, one crew leader, paid me a bounty to root out a group of rebels hiding in the country. It took me four weeks. Four weeks! There were supposed to be a couple of Allomancers, possibly a twinborn, but turned out my client was full of crem. They were just miscreants, nothing special. Still, I suppose the pay was good. Speaking of which..."

My funds from last mission have gotten low, and I'm out of chouta, so I'll go looking for jobs. My first stop will be the government official. "Grecken, my man! How's it going. Listen, do you have any odd jobs lying around that require a person of my... talents?"

@Ricocheting Windrunner

I know custom cards aren’t your main interest, but you should definitely check out this thread.

Thanks!

I don’t have my copies of Mistborn Era 2 on me, so I can’t find the passage in a timely manner. As in, it’ll be days until I can get my copies. Sorry

All things fall at the same speed normally so increasing your weight seems like it should have no effect. However in Bands of Morning Khriss asks Wax what happens if he increases his weight while pushing on coins. Wax initially thinks that he slows down and he thinks this is because he weighs more so now he has to push harder but Khriss(who is the greatest cosmere scholar ever) says that she thinks it is that the universe is trying to conserve momentum. In that same vein, Wax also mentions decreasing his weight to gain quick spurts of speed while he’s shooting through the air.

Does anyone know the most likely location for the Midwest signing? It’s gotta be the one near Chicago, right?

You have a point, but I don't think it's as OP as you think it is. As Karger mentioned, it's omnidirectional, so it's not as if I have advanced control of the powers. And I'd be playing under the assumption that it can't replicate any powers, only Allomancy. Plus, I basically get only one, maybe two uses with it during combat, since I can't charge it myself. Honestly, unless we have a Leecher (which I don't think we have yet), I don't think it's that powerful. You have the final say though.

Looks like we got ourselves a compounder. For myself, I'm thinking about running a hazekiller build. The idea's that I'd have no magical powers, but I'd have equipment designed to level the playing field with the likes of mistborn and Radiants. Here's a list of weapons/equipment: - 2 glass throwing daggers - 1 light crossbow with obsidian tipped bolts - 1 vial of poison to use with said weapons. The poison is fast acting (30-60s) and causes temporary paralysis lasting 5-10 minutes - 1 forearm-mounted Half-shard blade. It runs along the bottom of the forearm extending 2 ½ ft past the hand. The hand is not free while this is in use since a grip is needed to stabilize it. The blade itself can take 3-4 hits from a shardblade before breaking - 1 vial of Taldain sand for locating investiture - 1 set of pocket binoculars - 1 pet larkin - 1 ettmetal primer cube. I have no way to charge it myself, though @Ricocheting Windrunner, please let me know if you think any of my items are too OP for this campaign.

If I choose to not have any magic, do I get more leeway on the power level of my equipment?

I'd be down to try it. I don't have the best track record keeping with RPGs, but maybe this'll be the one that gets me hooked. Especially because the rules seem simple. @Ricocheting Windrunner I've got a few questions. How are you going to maintain a reasonable power level for the characters? Are you going to provide a list of classes/types of characters we can be, or do we just choose and you decide if it seems reasonable? Also, will everybody be participating in the same party like normal DnD? Or will it be split into teams/multiple parties?

@NorthStar, I’m confused. Stormlight spoilers

It does sound interesting. However, I was pulled out of the story by your syntax and grammar. It's understandable if this is your first draft, but it definitely needs to be streamlined. There were a few sentences that I had to reread to figure out what you meant. You do a pretty good job of building the world for such a short excerpt. There were a number of tidbits spread throughout, making me want to hear more about it. Plus, you jumped straight into the action, which is always an excellent choice for hooking the reader. The character building was also decent, though the first paragraph threw me off. I get what you were going for, but it was very confusing. Part of the confusion is because the paragraph is so short, and we're following a complicated thought process. For example, when you switched from the hypocrisy of killing to the hypocrisy of not following orders, the transition was so abrupt that it had me scratching my head. I had to go through the paragraph a few times to understand it, and even then, it just felt off. Fixing up the sentence structures as well as adding a few sentences there to expand on some of his thoughts will probably make it easier to follow. Hmmm, what else. It's hard to provide a lot of feedback with so little information. I will say that so far, Sarkor doesn't seem the most original. After all, the reluctant, magical assassin is a pretty common trope in fantasy. However, he could easily be a great character with a lot of nuance. Again, it's hard to tell these things with such a short excerpt. Anyways, I am definitely looking forward to reading more.

Exactly what I was thinking reading this thread. Everyone can be divided into either good or evil, but this absolutism only persists when there is only one perspective. The moment additional perspectives on morality are introduced, you start getting more and more definitions on where that boundary lies. Yes, that boundary will be concentrated in one area, and will likely follow a normal distribution. That doesn’t negate the fact that many people or characters will be defined as good by some and evil by others. And as you already mentioned, most people lie in the middle of this blurry region, which is why “gray” characters are a thing.