Asperity

Ah yeah. For some reason, I thought that the Red Rip/Scar may have been in one of the already-known systems. Seems very far removed from the other Shardworlds so that's interesting too.

21 hours ago, Windrunner said:

I have a lot of questions about how a Herald could go to a gas giant though. There's not even a solid surface on a gas giant. I don't see how that would work at all. In addition to that, Kalak's thoughts in the prelude suggests a singular place all the Heralds go to, rather than an individual world.

I have the same questions but gosh, Cosmere fiction can change a whole lot of things. I mean, Cosmere has literal magic so survivability within a gas giant could be a legitimate possibility.

Wish I could jump about fifteen years into the future to where some of these questions might be answered.

Speaking of, I really wonder... you know how Harry Potter had books published that contained SOLELY theories? I wonder if the Cosmere will have some of those eventually.

Thanks to all the people I'm too lazy to quote who answered my star chart question. I looked at the image posted in that thread one of you linked and wow, that's really neato.

Regarding that constellation chart, do we know why the constellations have images (like the knight with sword, a female face, etc)? Are they the Cosmere constellations? (like we have a bull for Taurus, that kind of thing)

And stupid question that I'm sure I know but can't recall right now: what is the Scar? Kinda surprised to see Sel and Nalthis so (relatively) close.

On 11/24/2016 at 2:38 PM, Stark said:

 

@Kythis The Constellations are printed inside the cover.  If you remove the dust jacket and open just the cover, without turning any pages, you'll see a star map of the Cosmere.  I do not know if this exists on kindle, if that is how you are reading.  The star map includes a bunch of constellations made using the star systems containing shard worlds.

Definitely nothing like that on my Kindle. I'd love if one of you could scan the pages, if at all possible.

What do y'all mean by endsheet and constellations? Is there some extra map page that I'm missing somehow?

Bavadin is a male. I'm interested to see who controls Autonomy now. I was surprised when I saw the 'she'.

On 11/23/2016 at 7:57 AM, Pagerunner said:

From the Scadrian essay:

If all the Vessels were human, that parenthetical statement would be superfluous. Thus, there must be non-human Vessels.

That was more meant to explain where Ati/Leras got their inspiration for human life-forms since they created Scadrial, and then created life on the planet in the form of humans.

I wonder what crazy stuff Szeth will get up to since he's falling further and further into the abyss.

12 hours ago, Windrunner Savant said:

Which I find particularly interesting, especially considering his opinion of the 17th Shard, as expressed in the First Letter.

Maybe because Khriss seems to give out information freely, and doesn't seem to have an overt goal like 17th Shard does (in this instance, finding Hoid.)

Honestly I was really bummed when it was said that the star charts would be Cognitive Realm charts so I'm really excited that it seems to still be an actual star chart, although not a galaxy chart.

Since Scadrial is an artificial planet, are any of the other Shardworlds artificial?

Are there any cosmic entities similar in importance that are artificial? Stars, etc.

Being a trade hardcover, I don't think it will get a paperback release. Pretty sure that's not how it works regarding comics.

10 hours ago, Alfa said:

Also, Kenton says after the Kertzian warrior-priest dies, that Kertzians never fight without armor. As far as I can tell, they seem pretty close to unarmored everywhere. 

I figured that to be one of the handful of comments to signify that something fishy is going on with the Kertzians (like them having both the forehead scarring for being a Priest AND the scarring for being a Warrior, at the same time.)

Well yeah. I'd say the God Beyond itself is one of the biggest mysteries in the Cosmere.

I can't find the exact part right now (read it last night) but there is a bit where a phrase is repeated twice, something like "to return to return" in the middle of a sentence.

5 hours ago, vividox said:

Don't really want to start a new thread on this so I'll just ask in here...

Do we have any indication that BS is every going to release these in an official novel format? Clearly some of us don't dig the graphic novel format, and while I like the idea of having both for the people who like that sort of thing, I think it would be a shame if the graphic novel is the only official format this is ever released in.

I think it's for the best. Sure, personal opinion and all, I don't really mind the comic itself. I think some aspects could have been a bit better but it was... okay/decent. The art was fine although the transitioning between some scenes felt a bit out-of-place, and while I was slightly disappointed with not learning a whole lot, it would have been the same as any first third of a new Cosmere story.

However, the main reason that this being turned into a comic is a good thing is that we actually get the story. As someone who is aggravated by the constant pushing-back and hiatuses of the planned Warbreaker sequel and the rest of the Elantris series, I'm glad we're getting White Sand at all.

I like the duality between Sand Mastery making them God's eternal adversaries. I reckon it's fitting that becoming Autonomous, the resulting magic is an 'affront' to Autonomy. I noticed the Kertzians becoming "Warrior-Priests" for who knows what reason which reminded me of Elantris and I'm also noticing a disappointing trend with several main male leads being against authority as a trait. I really hope many male leads do not begin being written the same way, like how many major female characters are the same.

Also it's the first part of a new Cosmere story so it's natural to expect little-to-nothing to happen until the ending bit--in this case, volume 3, sadly.

7 hours ago, CaptainRyan said:

Is that... is that a fat joke?

Not at all. It's an observation. Being overweight is not healthy and I am legitimately worried as to the continued health of one who plans to complete a ~30 year series.

2 hours ago, Adderbane said:

Considering the Wheel of Time, this would be incredibly ironic.

Honestly, noticing how Brandon has literally grown over the past recent years, I'm starting to become a bit worried.

2 hours ago, Jondesu said:

Could a Shardblade block Nightblood.

From what we know, Nightblood is a superior Shardblade. Much, much stronger.

Personally, I define magic in the Cosmere world as "manipulation of Investiture". Like if magic existed in the real world, it would be a manipulation (or outright breaking the laws) of physics.

Just now, Oversleep said:

Do we have any more confirmations, maybe from Brandon in a WoB or something?

I'm about 99.9% certain (only because I don't have the WoB on-hand then again I have none on-hand) but Khriss being the author is relatively old news.

I don't read excerpts or go out of my way to find out information about them so it doesn't bother me personally.

However, what does moderately bug me is when there is a reading that is meant to be confined to the persons attending, or if some information is accidentally slipped then the person is told to not repeat it to anyone but these basic events will still be discussed. If they're not meant to be talked about outside of X event, then don't bring them up. It comes off as pointless gloating then people generally act confused and irritated when they're asked to reveal what they're not supposed to reveal.

22 minutes ago, little wilson said:

I don't really agree with that, though I'm sure there are exceptions. When I was a teenager, I had a lot of "crushes". I'm pretty sure at any given time, I liked at least 5-6 guys. These were crushes that I couldn't control. I liked one guy on and off for about 6 years. And I didn't even want to like him for most of that time, but I had no control over it. Fast forward 11 years and I have far more control over that then I did as a teenager. I'm still single, but I no longer have to worry about not being able to control who I like or liking someone really shortly after I meet them for no good reason. It's tempered, due to maturity and me coming to understand myself better. This is very much an age-related thing, though there are no doubt exceptions to it. But I think generally people are more able to control their feelings towards others as they get older.

I meant moreso as in the forming of a crush itself, sorry. I used to think that crushes were a teenage thing, restrained to the likes of a typical youthful mind. Then last year, at 25, I crushed hard for several months on a friend that I had met maybe two months previously and had little interaction with. And of course, woke up one day and it was gone, just like that.

On 6/21/2016 at 7:04 AM, old aggie said:

Come to think of it, I've read where sporting events in the US kind of fill the place that religious rituals do in other cultures ... perhaps the OP should add "Professional Sports" to the list of poll options for "Religion."

That is fairly accurate although you can see it in other countries depending on the sport. I'm American and our major sports have insane followings. To go even further, college handegg (American football) is obsessed upon, especially down here in the South. I personally think the adoration and praise placed upon professional sports is unsettling.

But then none of this compares to the effect that something like actual real football globally. I mean, look at World Cups.