RagingTuturtle

Can someone find a quote or a WoB that proves the sticking to skin because I’m still a little skeptical. If it can, then I don’t see a problem with this idea, but if it can’t then the idea of using gloves bothers me because it is a bad idea to use cloth to hold your entire weight. Also with the idea of unsticking something and using it over and over, that would work if you only had two things and only used your arms. (Sticking one, placing the other while you hang on with one arm.)

But what else would you use to climb up walls? You need to stick something on as I’m not sure it works on skin. I wouldn’t suggest using an article of clothing to support your weight. What do you imagine them using in this scenario?

I still have a problem with the idea of them being “fast” sure if you had enough of a substance to attach to a wall. But that would be a hassle after a while to carry a bunch of rocks in a satchel, basing on what Kaladin experimented with before he used gravitation. It would be like rock climbing but needing to carry and stick on the hand and footholds. Possible but not extremely practical unless in extreme circumstances.

Doesn’t it take time to use adhesion? As you have to touch an object and then force an amount of stormlight in. Alas you are right in the fact that there is not enough data about this surge to draw conclusions. I at least would love to see Dalinar scurry up a wall like a spider. “The Blackthorn’s at it again.”

I feel as if this is a great idea, but with a few potential flaws. Namely I do not believe Bomdsmiths nor Windrunners would be able to move very effectively with this method. The surge that would be used has been said to use a lot more stormlight than other surges, but the main problem is that you need to spend time infusing an object with stormlight and then sticking it on another object. (Don’t think it works on skin.) so a potential Bondsmith, who is a huge spider man fan, would need gloves and boots, and need to take time to infuse them. (And clothing is not the best thing to be holding a good deal of your weight. Kaladin using stones to climb was a much better idea.) They could certainly climb up walls with ample time and stormlight if they needed to, but it would be a tad ineffective.