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So the only thing that makes me hesitant that Hoid is trying to reform Adonalisium is that he refused to take up a shard. Maybe that’s due to him not wanting to be limited by the shard’s intent, which I don’t know if they would even know that was a thing at the time of the shattering, or maybe that’s due to a change of heart. But as Hoid hasn’t seemed to have changed much over the course of thousands of years, he doesn’t seem like the type to easily have a change of heart. Honestly, I think he knows something that we don’t, and that it is something that will be revealed to us at a later point. I feel like @StormDad is onto something with the connecting to every shard thing. I have know clue why he would want to do that, but it seems more plausible than reforging Adonalisium in my eyes.

Mostly because someone could torture you for information, force you to take information from your metalminds and tell them. Same reason why many a spy could have a cyanide pill.

Man, you’re totally right! I slightly doubt being able to wipe other’s memories, but certainly your own. Which is still pretty good, as it could allow for a really solid spy-type person. Sneaking up, wiping reserves, recording your findings, and wiping them if things get rough. Congrats folks! We found a use!

Random Twinborn Combo Day 15: A-Chromium and F-Copper So A-chromium is pretty cool, but I often feel that if you are close enough to touch someone, you could have shot or stabbed them. Would love to know others’ thoughts on it, though! F-Copper is really cool, and has many uses, but I can’t find something that would synergize nicely with A-chromium. This is one of the few combinations where I really don’t have much to say, as there’s really not much going for it. Resonance: Another case of the nothings. Sorry! Name: Until I can actually understand what the heck this convo does, I won’t be able to come up with a name. This Twinborn is basically a blank slate, so please, jump in and theorize!

I could never have it in my heart to give any twinborn combo a 0, but that would be getting it quite close.

“So far” is the key word there. I can certainly think of more useless combos. But as chance has it, we haven’t run into the those yet!

I really like making music (I play four instruments thus far). There’s just something about not only consuming music, but also being able to contribute to the magic of a piece that is just so cool. Past that, I have recently been getting into poems, of which I have had a lot of fun reimagining Greek Myths in funky ways. Greek Mythology is such an awesome form of storytelling, and there is so much to explore!

Random Twinborn Combo Day 14: A-Gold and F-Iron Interesting, interesting… Allomantic Gold is quite the funky metal, as it can do quite a lot. Very few folks actually explore the capabilities, as using it is really weird. You basically get one alternate version of yourself, who you can think thoughts of and see through the eyes of. This allowes for an extra consciousness and pair of eyes, with the ability to see things in a different light. Now, you don’t really get to choose who you get, as it is sort of chosen for you, but it is almost always relevant. Now theoretically, this could allow you to adopt mannerisms and instincts that you wouldn’t normally have, which is pretty cool. The main downside, of course, is that it’s really weird. Then there’s F-Iron. We saw a lot of it in the books, but it was mostly used in context of A-Steel. Now, it seems to be quite the easy metal to store, as being lighter is not much of an issue. My main thought of the usefulness of it is in a fight, where your comparative weight matters. I’m certain there are other uses to it, but that’s the most obvious one. Together, you don’t get much synergy. You have a funky Allomantic power that most folks are scared to touch, and a useful, but kind of situational Feruchemantic ability. Interesting, but not wildly good. Resonance: Yet another combination that I have no clue about the Resonance of. Ideas much appreciated! Rating: 3/10. Better than the individual parts, but that’s it (unless I missed something).

So the general idea is that Riino’s soldiers, with gold armor and red eyes, are the same as Trell’s soldiers of red and gold.

Ah, gotcha. That makes sense. Thanks for the clarification!

Wait, so it’s just a piece of code that you just can’t figure out? That wild!

Oooh that’s a good one!

Aw, thanks! It’s been fun, but my only concern is that new folks aren’t easily able to respond to older daily combos.

Random Twinborn Combo Day 13: A-Zinc and F-Steel Now this is an interesting combo. Is there any amount of synergy between these two? Well, Rioters are nice, as they can subtly (or not so subtly) manipulate emotions. I recently made a post inquiring the differences between soothing and rioting, and the general consensus is that they can do pretty much the same thing, but some actions are easier done by one compared to the other. Still a nice ability, but I don’t think I can distinguish if one is better than another. F-Steel, as previously established, is a really good ability. It makes a lot of things a lot easier, and can be useful in many a situation. It also makes allomantic metals burn faster, and likely make their affects more powerful. Certainly an interesting way to boost the power of metals! Put these two together, and you have a character something like this. You expect them to just be some average rioter, but when you go to fight them, they zoom towards you and mess you up. Then, you’re so busy fighting that you forget that they are also a rioter, and they hit you with a super enhanced pull of your emotions, stunning you for just enough time for them to stab you at Mach 2. Could be quite the Twinborn to see in action, and I would certainly like to witness it in a book. Resonance: Physical speed+enflaming emotions, eh? Sounds like someone that would be a real douche. They probably wouldn’t need to figure out a way to riot their own emotions, as they are already egotistical and overconfident. Do I think that could be a resonance? Maybe! We really don’t know how they work, so a naturally inflated ego could certainly be a resonance. Name: Hmmm. I actually can’t find a good name. Suggestions would be appreciated! Rating: could lead to a funky character, and for that, it gets a solid 7.5/10.

Looking about, Clotho noticed nothing unexpected. A few things have changed, but Delben’s style hadn’t. “I’m here to do business, and I know you’re the man that I need. You’re a Nicro, and a good one. Cheap, but experienced. And with the job I’ll be needing, it’s just an easy way to get some coin.” The Delben she knew would be intrigued enough to hear her out. Now, this wasn’t going to be the gig he was used to, but money was money to him. She knew he doesn’t take kindly to demands, but with some support by the disguise artist, she could make it work. Assuming she…they…knew what to do. ”So do you want to hear the gig, or should I find another, more cooperative person to give my boxings to?” @Stormlightsong @I think I am here.

Yeah, heat of the sun was most definitely a hyperbole. But yeah. You can get h o t.

So…are you arguing that Mistwraith pets are still on the menu?

Another double day! Random Twinborn Combo Day 11.5: A-Brass and F-Brass Well, this compounder is pretty funky. Obviously A-brass is not so bad of a combo, and could be used to good effect, but folks mostly look at the compounded metal. So F-Brass is pretty funky, as you get to raise or lower your body temperature to inhuman degrees without feeling it. This can be nice for every-day life, but as this is a compounder, of course we’ll be looking at it from a combat sense. A normal Brass Ferring could certainly use their ability in combat, but it would take quite a lot to pull off. For a compounder, however, they could heat their body to roughly the heat of the sun with little problem. The main concern is that there is such thing as too hot, and that is generally the heat it would take to catch your clothes on fire. And if they have either fire-resistant clothing or no dignity, then they would have to worry about the melting point of the ground they’re walking on. Either way, they’ll have to be relatively scientifically inclined. Resonance: Soothing emotions and internal heat…don’t know! Theories anyone? Name: Inferno or Wildfire would be an apt description, but something like Embertongue would summarize their twinborn-ness. Rating: Pretty cool for a compounder, and it seems quite fun! 8/10 Random Twinborn Combo Day 12: A-Aluminum and F-Gold So this is going to be an interesting one. A-aluminum does nothing much on its own, but because it’s a twinborn, it creates a resonance. Now, technically Aluminum can cleans spiritual damage if used tactfully and excessively, which does actually combo quite nicely with F-gold. I won’t go too long on what F-Gold does, as you all know at this point. Resonance: Well, A-aluminum CAN cleanse the spiritual realm, and F-Gold heals the physical realm according to cognitive identity, so I would thing that it would be naturally hard to corrupt their identity or spirit web. My thought is that a Twinborn of this type would be able to handle an unusual amount of spikes without too much trouble. Name: Puresoul? Rating: basically a Bloodmaker but with a slight resonance. 4/10.

Sadly, it’s often like that. Non-Cosmere works don’t get a lot of love, often due to lack of fans and lack of theories.

To preface, I apologize for absolutely swarming the Mistborn forum with my own posts! I just really like Scadrial . So I was in initially going to make a post about the potential to have a pet Mistwraith and selective body part building of Mistwraiths to turn them into a cute cat or something. But it turns out that there’s already a wob on it. And getting to the end of it, there’s this: Now, this is 2012, and things could have most definitely changed, but Oh My Preservation and Ruin above. Now, 2012 Brandon was not all that specific, and I don’t know if he meant like-someone on the Autism spectrum, or someone with Down Syndrome, or someone with really severe Dementia, but (pretty much) no matter what, these little blobby fellas are human. They are complex individuals that have been shunned from society, and are reduced to eating corpses their whole immortal life. That is really messed up, if you ask me. I mean, wow. Does that mean we might get a Mistwraith POV in the future?

Some additional ideas: Temporary Life Extender: With the power of F-Cadmium, someone could resist dying from getting shot in the lung for a short amount of time. I suppose you could also survive bleeding out as well. Would be quite handy to have on-hand in a hospital. And obviously F-gold can be might helpful too. There’s also a very cool interaction possible between those that have trouble falling asleep (like insomniacs) and night guards. Basically have a few unsealed bronzeminds in rotation, so that some folks can get a good night’s sleep, and then give it to someone else.

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You know, the fact that Autonomy’s soldiers are on Lumar gives me even more ammunition for my theory that the Aethers are currently under Autonomy’s control.

Now, this could certainly be me imagining things (and if there’s some sort of verification that anyone could give me, that would be great), but I could have sworn that I had one at least one day, namely from my whole Sharders’ Legacy post. However, it seems that the banner thingy has gone away from my profile, and it shows that I haven’t won any days. Maybe I was blind, maybe it’s a bug, and maybe I just don’t know how Winning the Day works. Speaking of, how does the system work?

While I was making today’s random twinborn combination, I realized that I haven’t really explored the difference between rioting and soothing, and kind of equated them as different methods of getting the same effect. But that isn’t really true, is it? I mean…is it? Say you want to sneak past guards that are guarding a very important keepsake of a noble. Soothing away their alertness or their sense of fervor might get them to be less ready to stop you if you were to sneak past them. Rioting their sense of tiredness would also do a similar thing, and get pretty much the same result. But would one be more effective than the other? Is there a scenario where one would work where the other would fail? I’m nearly certain there is, yet I can’t quite find a clear scenario where one is clearly better than the other. I suppose if you’re manipulating someone that has extreme emotions already (if they’re really angry or scared, for example), then soothing would be the way to go. But would rioting still do the trick? Well, at what point is calmness not another emotion you can riot, as it is just the more neutral variant of being in fight or flight mode?