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Yes, I see Dalinar being okay with it. He would allow them to sacrifice themselves, and probably volunteer himself as well.

Yes. Have you seen Taln? The Stonewards take after him. The first oath is super vague, and is compatible with most worldviews.

The oaths can be interpreted in a variety of ways. Sacrificing yourself for the good of others is very life before death, from a Stoneward's point of view.

"The True Power is also able to destroy Cuendillar, which is supposed to be indestructible, its not exactly a standard magic system. And the Connection severing will be enough, given that Mistings, Elantrians, and Radiants all rely on it for their powers."

"I don't see why not. There aren't really any other magic systems like that in the WoT world, aside from the True Power, which it can't block. At the very least it could be used to cut Connections, like Rand did to Asmodean."

Nameless picked up the metaphorical ping pong ball and metaphorically served it to Frustration. "I find it likely that the one power could be used to shield Mistborn and mistings, as they get their powers from an external source similar to channelers and the One Power. It's possible that Radiants, feruchemists, and other similar magic users could be shielded as well, prevented from drawing in power."

“Exactly. Endowment and Autonomy are much more likely to be able to smite the WoT people than Harmony.”

“You mean the double who currently can’t directly interfere with the planet destroying terrorists? He’d never be able to do anything. Nalthis or Taldain would be better options.

“Perhaps. If Adonalsium is the power, then that’s possible. If he’s an actual host, he’d go insane just like anyone else who used investiture.

"Possibly. Elayne failing to unweave that gateway messed up the one power in the area around it. Either way, the DO's power doesn't 'corrupt' things in the Cosmere way, which is to say changed from its original intent, it corrupts it in the evil sense. So investiture would probably have a corrupting effect on the users, and Adonalsium would probably go insane."

"I doubt it. If the DO corrupted Saidin, then its effects would have been changed. Instead he tainted it, causing the insanity effect we see in the books."

"Adonalsium might be able to kill the DO, but I find it more likely that he, along with all Cosmere magics, would get tainted like Saidin."

"Well, the Callandor method would work just fine. And if you destroyed the entire WoT earth, Rand certainly has the motivation to kill everyone on Roshar. It might even cause him to turn to the DO, and begin using Callandor as a true power Sa'angreal."

"Probably. Or Honor could blow everything up on his own. Of course, in the time it took them to do that, Rand could probably destroy every major city on Roshar by use of Callandor and travelling. Or just raze the surface of the planet if the Choedan Kal are allowed."

"Yes. Comparing the magic of WoT to the magic of the Cosmere, the raw power just isn't really there, especially if you include Sa'angreal like Callandor. Of course, I'd be more interested in seeing the characters and magic interact more peacefully. Seeing if Perrin could travel to the Cognitive realm like he can Tel'aran'rhiod, seeing if Dalinar could enhance a channeler's power by strengthening their connection to the True Source, reading about Mat meeting Hoid, that's what would be awesome."

"An entire army, filled with hundreds of hostile channelers? Wouldn't work. The One Power can almost certainly make gateways between realms, similar to gateways to Tel'aran'rhiod."

I agree for the most part. Zahel's storyline is a background one. He might give the occasional motivational speech or do something behind the scenes, but I don't think he's going to be a main character.

"I don't see any reason why that would work. Until Dalinar can find Odium or Cultivation by connection, we don't have any evidence for that to be the case. Invested objects would resist direct channeling, but hardly anyone directly channels at people. Fireballs and lightning would probably kill even Mat with his medallion, which specifically disable all channeling that touches him. Invested objects would probably just prevent flows from directly affecting them, meaning Shardplate wouldn't be able to be picked up by flows of air, or directly superheated by fire. Power-wrought blades will block Shardblades, and Cuendillar will of course be completely indestructible." None of which will stop channelers from pulling another Dumai's Wells. The only thing that could perhaps give the Cosmere a chance would be power suppressing fabrials."

"Fullborn are extremely powerful, but also extremely rare. While they might dominate a single battlefield, there would only be one or two of them at most, meaning their applications would be limited. Channelers, on the other hand, number in the hundreds, can transport themselves and others across huge distances instantly, meaning they provide far more mobility, which is important in war."

"Yes, but it is likely that such an application would not viable in combat, although it could be useful for captives. Not that there will be many captives, with the general combat superiority of the One Power to most Cosmere magic systems. The only magic that I could see as a match to it in open combat would be Aon Dor, which is extremely limited by location."

"You mean to the Bondsmiths specifically? It's possible, though I doubt the pattern would let that happen. I'd be more worried about what a Bondsmith could do to your connection to the true source.

Nameless shrugged. "So, X. What're your thoughts on this? Should I give the converter to the consultants?"

"Alright Frustration, here's how it would go: Rand, Perrin, and Mat would win because they're Ta'veren. If Ta'veren isn't allowed, Rand could balefire everything with Callandor, unless a fullborn or Shard stopped him. If Balefire's not allowed, he'd use regular fire. Either that or Androl would kill everyone with a lava gateway."

"I need soldier-uh, I mean, I need friends to talk to about these books. So that I can get over my deep-seated obsession with arguing about things that don't matter."

Nameless grabbed Primeval. "Hey! You like WoT, right? You think it's better than Dune?"