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Anti-Ruin is probably going to mess with Hemalurgic spikes big time, especially since Hemalurgists have Spiritwebs more vulnerable to intrusive Investiture and such. Possibly, though actually using the Mists that way seems like a stretch. Perhaps using the Tones you could eventually develop technology that can harness the Mists though, especially if used in conjunction with Connection and Identity Feruchemy. Nice! It's a fun couple of ideas and I was happy to have read it

Probably possible. The only reason I think maybe it couldn't is because Hoid's Spiritweb changes are supposed to be stronger than Nomad's, and we are talking about messing with Dawnshards, so it going either way is possible until Brandon cannonizes it.

I think it means that she rewrote her past to say that her parents moved to Arelon and then she was born, thus giving her a new Connection necessary to become an Elantrian. That was my takeaway, anyway.

What about Steel Inquisitors? They have significantly more of Ruin's Investiture than Koloss, yet they retain sapience. Probably true. After all, there is a way to use Atium and Lerasium to become a Feruchemist, and my guess would be that getting a 50/50 alloy and Burning it would do the trick. However, alloying them to have more Atium should, I believe, only Connect you to Ruin, which would probably have a different effect from producing Allomancy or Feruchemy. I don't know, I think it's possible that Hemalurgy converts the Investiture it steals into Ruin's Investiture. Cosmere spoilers:

Now that would be amazing. Hope he decides to do it someday.

I've wondered about the same thing before, especially since Lerasium can be used to Connect and Invest to Shards other than Preservation through alloys. I'd say having more Ruin may very likely do as you propose. Warbreaker spoilers: I've also wondered, do Koloss-blooded have extra Ruin? They're descendants of Koloss after all.

Nice! I personally love that 3.5 has more rules and direction for interactions, such as upgrading magic items. Ah, yeah, with 5e being the most popular version, it's a lot harder to get 3.5 aid. That would be so awesome! I'm always looking for constructive criticism and/or new ideas to add! I actually started a thread for it as I update and create new ideas at the creator's corner.

On the topic of Metallic Art genetics, I recall the concept of Mistborn Snapping letting in more Preservation to make them more powerful, despite the fact that both Mistborn and Mistings come from the same blood lines and therefore have the same genetic potential. Anyway, branching off from this, do you think this would possibly imply that a Mistborn may actually introduce a boost of power to the lineage as opposed to if they Snapped and just became a Misting, or is it not how it works? Basically, if a Mistborn and a Misting of the same line were to have both have children, are the Mistborn's kids going to have a higher Allomantic potential?

How come? I didn't love most of them compared to the rest, but Veil was pretty nice to read about. I tried to, but 5 pages in I was still getting through was would be Sanderson's first sentence. It was too long and tedious to continue for me.

Not at all buddy. I loved it myself, but I'm glad to hear someone else's take. The introduction of the Southern continent and its people was HUGE to me; it opened a whole new world of possibilities for the series as a whole and fit with the original world building. What literary issues? Understandable. What about when more advanced weaponry, like fragmenting aluminum bullets, anti-Investiture bombs or daggers, and Awakened blades/guns become available? Then even Invested healing will not be able to prevent serious danger, so maybe you won't have to worry about it forever. The scene where Vivenna realizes the mercenaries aren't her friends. . . That scene had some tension to it. Yeah, I listened to a chapter when I was driving with my dad, and the narrator for OB was terrible. He honestly sounded like he didn't want to be there. Completely understandable. I personally liked it, but I think it could have been better if written to line up with the rest of the Wax and Wayne books. So true. I really grew to love her character over the course of the series. Agreed on all accounts.

This is actually the Mistborn forum, so please put any other Cosmere spoilers in a spoiler box. As for what you propose, it's probably possible to do just that (as long as it's used with a previously existing human body), but he doesn't have knowledge of Hemalurgy from what I can tell.

It was pretty good, but it felt. . . Off, to me. It almost felt like fanfiction with the characters, like they were acting how a person who wasn't the original author would write them. And, I mean, with the time gap between their writing it makes some sense, but it made the story worse overall in my opinion.

RoW was pretty good, but for SA I think OB was better, likely due to the build up from the previous two books. However, BoM is probably my favorite of all Cosmere books thus far.

We don't have all the details right now, but we know: 1. His bones were involved due to their Connection to him. RoW spoilers: 2. It is still possible to Hemalurgically spike a Cognitive Shadow. SA spoilers: Personally, I think that it's likely that a Mistwraith was fed the bones of Kelsier, then a Hemalurgic spike was driven through the eye socket to pin his Cognitive/Spiritual aspect(s) to it. As to the rest of the specifics, I don't know.

Oh, no question about that. He's truly on a level of his own.

I don't know, the WoB that says a Dawnshard protects itself seems to be kind of flimsy as to whether it's the Sleepless guards or some Invested effect that makes the Dawnshard "self-protect". TSM spoilers: As such, I'm not sure Rysn has a lot of protection from the Dawnshard except from the Sleepless (though that is probably quite potent itself, as they're nearly unkillable and can drain Investiture from opponents). True, I totally blew past him somehow. Nightblood plus his fighting skill, his knowledge of the Surges, and his own Surgebinding makes him very powerful, though he's obviously more limited in large scale endeavors due to him being a loner instead of a ruler/civil leader. He's also somewhat mentally unstable, which is going to further his "power". I mean, yes, you can't rely on them to defeat every Surgebinding opponent in battle, but they can grow your crops, build buildings, craft goods/tools/weapons, and help spread your influence through teamwork. Power doesn't just mean direct combat potency, but being able to reliably influence the world in any way that you desire.