BlairJ

True and I am not 100% convinced that shard blades are actually bad. I have a theory that Syl has a bad experience from her past that maybe even she doesn't remember yet...

This is actually quite interesting that you pulled this out. I was going to do a rather lengthy post of things I noticed about similarities in other books, especially Elantris and Warbreaker. Anyways, I will post my thoughts a little later but you have some great finds (potential parallels).

Very cool!

I remember the "fit" during the vision, but I am trying to remember the one that happens during the giant prayer glyph. I will have to look that up.

I guess I am not experiencing some of the issues that people are having.... Everything seem to be working fine for me.

Alright, this week I will put together the letter to Crafty Games. I think it would be a fun, limited edition dice set that we could get. Let me know if anyone wants to be involved.

I know that these have been previously shown, but I had to add a few of my favorites: Mistborn http://browse.deviantart.com/art/The-Mistborn-161239457 http://browse.deviantart.com/art/Mistborn-Koloss-93012208 http://browse.deviantart.com/art/Mistborn-203963450 http://browse.deviantart.com/art/Mistborn-Steel-Inquisitor-96465004 Way of Kings http://browse.deviantart.com/art/The-Way-of-Kings-Stormbless-196550089 http://browse.deviantart.com/art/The-Way-of-Kings-Pleasure-196549754 http://browse.deviantart.com/art/The-Way-of-Kings-Gemheart-196550494 http://browse.deviantart.com/art/Dalinar-the-Blackthorn-312845378

Thank you for recalling that flash! I had completely forgotten.

I completely agree with this. My personal hope is that Renarin will actually get a sharplate and become a good guy!

Please see the picture below. EDIT: I guess I should have posted that this is the book where Firstborn was published.

I guess my real question is, will he ever get a shardplate? I know it is implied that he will get one and you almost have to feel that he will based on Dalinar's claim to get him one, but I have my suspicions. I think that THIS, could be a major factor to consider when discussing our "suspicions" of Renarin. Here are a couple of thoughts I have about all of this. Significant spoilers do follow. If you do not have Way of Kings considered, I strongly suggest staying in the chasm. First of all, Dalinar could become very preocupied in Words of Radiance. He is trying to save his country, court one beautiful ex sister-in-law, become good at politics, and lest we forget, will probably have a struggle to stay alive as one intense oathstoner is coming to get him (though I have a theory that this will actually be Kaladin's fight to begin with). Anyways, with all of that being said, I don't know that Dalinar will actually be going to war again, at least not in the traditional sense. Even if one of his men does happen to kill someone with Shardplate, it is unlikely that he will claim that for himself (to give to Renarin). His is a far cry more honorable than Amaram, and I think the only one that has the power to get a shardplate-though tough without his own shardblade-besides Kaladin(personal opinion obviously). The way I could potentially seeing that playing out, Kaladin actually gets a shardplate/blade, but finally takes one for himself. Second, Renarin is, as mentioned before, a guy that could go either way. He has a lot of good in him. He loves his family, especially his father and brother, but with love and admiration, often jealousy finds itself into the equation. I think there was mention of a little envy in WoK already, but I could be mistaken on that. With that being said, I see this going one of two ways and this comes to why I am saying that the shardplate has a great impact on how Renarin could turn out. So, without further ado, here are the scenarios that I propose could happen: He gets a Shardplate, becomes the hero. Dalinar or Kaladin are able to get a Shardplate, and he has a huge impact on the series, going from essentially useless, to a major role in the book. He gets a Sharplate and goes Theon Greyjoy (if you do not get the reference, see A Song of Ice and Fire). Maybe he is able to get a shardplate without the assistance of his father. If I were him, I would be a little angry. His father gave away his own blade and basically gave up fighting in wars himself. This will lead to him coveting power, obtaining a plate/blade and well......you know the rest. He never gets a plate but becomes a powerful politcal leader. I have my suspicions about Adolin (the nerve of this BlairJ guy!) and maybe Adolin does something terrible (who could put it past the quick-to-action young man in lust) and Renarin in fact takes over in his father's stead while Dalinar is working on saving the world. This gives him the power he needs, but there will always be the storyline about the shardplate. I am not sure what this will result in. He never gets a shard plate and this causes great animosity. I think this is probably one of the most likely scenarios. I think Renarin plays a huge part, for good or bad, but he will have to wait his turn while we focus on the immenent Szeth/Dalinar war. Many have thoughts that Kaladin and Shallan will be one of the romances that we see in this book. I think that we will see a surprise relationship triangle between Renarin, Shallan, and Kaladin that will add much more to their story lines and connect these characters in a deep way that will cause the Kholin tribe to have a falling out with their honor guard and more contention between Shallan and Jasnah. These are all just guesses and thoughts and course, will all be completely wrong. /end bold statements

It is quite unusual to find a person that loves the fantasy genre and MMA as well, but I wanted to see if anyone else was a fan of the UFC or any other MMA/combat sports leagues. Surprisingly, the founder of fantasy-faction.com happens to be a retired Emma fighter.

I always assumed that they might come from the shards of andonalsium, though who knows what that could really mean. I am excited to see what the history is behind the Shardblades though. I would like to know why they are sweating when they appear too! :-) BTW.... http://www.warcraftrealms.com/guilds/3461437

I quite enjoyed the Around the Cosmere this go round.

Hoid the Tutorial Guy. Has a nice ring to it. Well, I am working on trying to get an interview with Little Orbit for a gaming site that I own. Hopefully we will get information soon.

I was thinking of this topic last night and came back to post. Everything that happened up to this point makes me feel like being a king is almost a cover up for him being the Roshar mob boss. The way his cronies approached Szeth with the list and a head..... That scene where he and Szeth meet for the first time.... The whole, "paint me, Brightness"..... The plan.....

Are you referring to the one on your profile page or what appears when you hover over someone's name?

This is really difficult for me as well. I tried an interlibrary loan, but it got rejected and after checking on the BYU library site, their are still 5 requests for this book, so it is a "get in line" situation. Hasn't someone just scanned and made a PDF out of it yet!!!!

I know he was in disguise, but I am referring to actual facial differences. I can put on a disguise now and "be somebody else" but I am thinking of something like the Faceless Men from GoT. I do not think we know if this is the case yet. Could be interesting. Yes of course. And this is technically the second Hoid from what I understand. So maybe not even a name, more of a title?

Doesn't have to be that at all. I just mentioned that we would like to bring the dice back and maybe partnering up with Crafty Games to do it. This was the response that they gave. We could do something different if you have something in mind.

Even though this is not an "illustration", I guess this is not how I pictured Hoid... Maybe it is just that he looks like he is going to a masked ball. Speaking of this, is it a possibility that Hoid change his appearance when going to other worlds?

I too want to share my sincere gratitude for the upgrade. I will have to play around with everything a bit more before I make any real comments, but I am already grateful for the upgrading posting system.

Actually, good news! Heard back the following from them: Let me know if you want to help me plan.

Of course.

Is this from the Adventure Game? I have the book, just have not finished looking through everything.