EMB1981

So when I first read the books I pictured shardblades as these thin and long crystalline blades that elegantly cut through everything. As for shardplate I always pictured it as this bulky interlocking medieval armor, but instead glowing with constant stormlight. how did you guys picture them when you first read the books?

Figures. Having a war form and the ability to leap across the chasms makes one very mobile

So I’ve been reading through TWoK and I remember reading a passage that said the bridge men would often run without hesitation or never slack simply because of the fact that there was always a small hope that one could run fast enough to simply get there before the parshendi could get to and secure a plateau for fire upon the bridge men. How often does this actually happen?

So let me break this down to see if I got it. Reasons not to train the bridge men: 1) Sadeas and his men are cremholes 2) if he did train them well enough and they could outrun parshendi arrows then the soldiers would instead be fired upon, which Sadeas obviously doesn’t want. 3) even with proper training and leadership Kaladins team at bridge 4 would have died several times over if not for the fact that he Was a surgebinder, which of course doesn’t fit the general description of most people. that seem right?

So I understand the canon fodder logic now. He doesn’t care about the bridgemen because they are very replaceable. second is that he didn’t actively train them because they died in droves enough to the point that actively training them would be a waste of time because many of them will die regardless as all Fire is focused on them. third is a question. Does bridge fours success rate have more to do with the training they underwent, or Kaladins surge binding powers?

Why didn’t he simply train the bridge men though. They would die less and he would have to waste less men. Or does bridge fours success rate have more to do with Kaladins surgebinding ability? And by train I simply mean build up their endurance. Instead of simply using a different method.

So I was wondering something after hearing a point in a discussion about stormlight. Why didn’t Sadeas train his bridgemen like kaladin. It worked wonderfully for bridge 4