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1 hour ago, Argent said:

 

Sure, I think all of these are cool. 

Thanks, you guys are the best!

Lightning seems closer to fire to me. Maybe that’s because of Avatar: The Last Airbender, though. 

Also potentially a rundown of the the lesser-known Radiant abilities, what we know and what we don’t. (What do we know about Division, Cohesion, Abrasion, etc. The ones we don’t see on-screen a whole bunch.)

#4, unoriginal?? The man turns every fantasy trope there is on its head. Unoriginal (although still somewhat dear to my heart) is Eragon. Brandon's work, on the other hand, is the epitome of original modern fantasy imo.

Yeah, I think it’s an example of the way Lightweaving works for Truthwatchers. 

On a related tangent, does relativity affect time in the Cosmere? Does time run faster on Roshar because gravity is weaker than normal?

15 minutes ago, Gasper said:

What is the pink crystal? That is what I really want to know.

It’s an Aether. 

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Questioner[PENDING REVIEW]

Mraize's Basement Emporium. Is that more like a trophy room or a "In case of emergencies" room?

Multiple people[PENDING REVIEW]

Or a bank vault?

Or a weapon's vault?

Or both?

Brandon Sanderson[PENDING REVIEW]

So, yes. 

*multiple people talking*

I mean, he can't use the Aether, right? He can't use the Aether, he doesn't have an Aether. But the sand, the sand does stuff. So a handful of sand is a really useful amount of sand to have if you're not a sandmaster. Because sand reacts to investiture. So if you let it fade and you take it somewhere, as soon as investiture goes kinetic, it'll turn white again. So you'll be able to use it to tell who's using inve..it works just like a Seeker, like bronze pulses.

So having white sand, having sand around is really good. If you can keep the little beasties that are growing on the sand around, they will react to basically the investiture equivalent of radiation. So that's handy.

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28 minutes ago, Wandering Investor said:

It could be an echo from the spiritual realm. Nal explains to Szeth that the voices he hears are echos from the spiritual realm, and this would match the voices Dalinar heard after the Rift. So it could be Dalinar connecting to a the ideal of Evi that exist in the spiritual realm.

I think so, mostly because pre-Nightwatcher Dalinar also hears similar screams including her voice. So it’s not such a stretch to imagine that the voices could come back in a different way. 

A fabrial cookie maker: the culmination of everything the Alleyverse has achieved up until now. 

I was reading this thread and my troll detection fabrial went haywire, so.....

When you're watching a TV series and you notice a "Daniel Blackthorne" in the credits. And all you can think about is Dalinar being a hilariously passive-agressive set director.

When you're assigned to read a novel for humanities, and part of the way through the main character starts having hallucinations, and you start wondering how Investiture is affecting her mind....

22 minutes ago, Apollyon said:

Does the fact that Mraize (who is a worldhopper) says that his cloak is stained with ‘aether’ related?

Yep. Also the orange crystal in his lair in WoR is the Amberite Aether... it’s popped up a few times so far.  

The Rithmatist is also a good, not-super-intense one. 

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BlackYeti

You've said before that the Horneaters are hybrids, half-human--

Brandon Sanderson

Not really half any more, but yeah.

BlackYeti

Are there any other hybrid creatures, would you consider the koloss to be this? Koloss-blooded.

Brandon Sanderson

Not really, I don't consider them, but the Herdazians also have a bit of Parshendi in them.

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I like the theory! Just for the record, Herdazian fingernails come from their Parshendi ancestry. I’m not sure about the source of some of the other variations you mentioned, though.

Cool! Thanks!

Unfortunately, I haven’t learned the little trick that lets you insert WoBs all nice-looking, but here’s one that implies that when you get your Blade (and Plate by association) can vary from order to order (in other words, it’s not always on the 4th Oath). 

Questioner

Do you have to have done the third oath before you can convert your spren into a Blade?

Brandon Sanderson

In most orders, yes.

Questioner

What about Shallan then? Did she do it, cause she was a kid when she first--

Brandon Sanderson

Yes, um... you will find out more.

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As for your theory about how Shardplate would function differently on a live Radiant who owns it, I’m betting it wouldn’t suck Stormlight, but rather be powered by some kind of spren, which were later replaced by the gemstone/fabrials currently in the Plate  I could be totally wrong about that though.

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Suddenly the air above the island seems to twist in on itself, and a man falls from the knot in reality to the ground. Walking over to @Gancho Libre, he placed a glass of lemonade on the ground near him and muttered, “When I promised to always be where I was needed, this is not what I had in mind.” Then he stepped off the side of the island...

and fell through another rift in the fabric of the Alleyverse, possibly never to be seen again. 

11 minutes ago, Rawrbert said:

I wonder what an Inquisitor would see on Roshar, since most of the ground is stone/crem, and what the mineral/metal content of said stone/crem would be...

Here’s a relevant WoB: (sorry I can’t seem to figure out how to insert it all pretty-looking like everyone else)

Questioner[PENDING REVIEW]

Has stormwater tasted metallic always?

Brandon Sanderson[PENDING REVIEW]

Yes.

Questioner[PENDING REVIEW]

Even pre-Shattering?

Brandon Sanderson[PENDING REVIEW]

Even pre-Shattering it would get a metallic taste, that's the crem. So. That is an indication of Investiture and things. But it was there-- it was in place first, before.

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This seems to imply that crem has at least some metal in it, and therefore Inquisitors would be able to see it. 

Viridian(paraphrased)

I asked why Hoid gave the memory coin to Wax, what his motivation was (since it seemed to cast a more positive light on someone Hoid does not like)

Brandon Sanderson(paraphrased)

Brandon said he did it to correct a lie that was being perpetuated.

Viridian(paraphrased)

I said that I was still suspicious of Hoid...

Brandon Sanderson(paraphrased)

...to which he said I should be, as those two (Hoid and Kelsier) do not get along. He said that the memory uncovered a truth that Kelsier did not want to be known.

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So yep, it’s Hoid. If I’m understanding your question correctly. 

One that always gets me is Tindwyl and Sazed. I don’t know why I like it so much, it just seems real and believable to me. And of course it fuels all of Sazed’s incredibly beautiful character arc in HoA. Aaaaaand now I’m going to go find a corner and cry about it. (Every storming time.)

When your friend is telling a story and says “Me paré con honor” (I stood with honor) referring to a meeting where he was asked to stand, and your first thought is “Wait, but Honor is dead....” 

Here are three, depending on what mood you’re going for:

Sarcastic (referring to everyone telling us how much potential we have, also yes, I know it’s not Cosmere, but it’s Sanderson):

People can do great things. However, there are some things they just CAN'T do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into a Popsicle, despite years of effort. -Alcatraz vs the Evil Librarians

Inspiring:

...A man can only stumble for so long before he either falls or stands up straight. (Well of Ascension)

Funny:

Ah, the outdoors,' Shallan said. 'I visited that mythical place once.’ (Way of Kings)

My guess? If anything super important happens during that year, we’ll find out about it through the tried-and-tested Sanderson flashback. 

You would be able to push or pull on distinct parts of the beam. Kelsier pulls a trick like this in The Final Empire with a few metal bars in his final fight with the Inquisitor, pushing on one side and pulling in the other, causing the bars to spin rapidly in the air.