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Let her cook

I would echo this. Also 30-40% vs The Lord Ruler (or for him) makes more sense. You're likely to be hunted and killed if you lose to you may end up fighting like hell to avoid that.

Thank you! Vin Pocket sand memory unlocked.

This made me think of a flashbang for Steel/Iron sight. Like Chaff but with metal dust. Unless that already featured in the books and I forgot?

Yes indeed, I should have been more specific as the usage of these arts do not have any metal required to put into practice (AFAIK). Surgebinding requires Investiture as fuel, and Sel arts require that appropriate symbology to access the Dor. Aluminium is just one of those things. It's the ultimate sink for Investiture - Silver would probably affect both arts as well in some form - Waiting on Brandon to put some answers into text.

I think this is also compounded by the relevance of metals Cosmere wide. We've seen it with Fabrials, the metals function similarly with these devices as they do with a Mistborn, with Tress, with the Silver whips for shades. It seems like it's so often present in some form but it's not always necessary. Sel's Invested Arts appears to be pretty metal agnostic, as does Surgebinding. The application of Hemalurgy staples a fragment of a donor spirit web onto a recipient spirit web. If a Spren not equivalent in some way to a fragment of spirit web it should be possible to attach it to someone else via an similar means (As opposed to a voluntary Nahel bond). I suspect that the gem spikes contain a spren similar to an Alerter but rather than detecting life it should detect investiture. I don't think we have a comprehensive list of what spren are used to create what effects. The metals don't set the effects, they just apply a modifier to it. Edit: An additional thought you could probably create a spike that is also a Fabrial to turn your crystal spikes from "normal visions" into telescopic vision, or tuning like an analogue television.

That's kind of the point I'm making though, he's so strong that for a protagonist character it wouldn't be a satisfying long term. Star Wars would be pretty boring if Luke defeats Darth Vader in their first encounter. "Don't worry Obi Wan - I've got this" I'm writing more because something was bothering me. Antagonists are plot devices. Further, if we wanted to be extremely reductive about the perspective we take on stories, everything could be, in some fashion, considered a plot device.

I think a happy medium allows for more interesting stories. Imagine Stormlight if Kaladin was as strong as TLR. I think Wax fits in that happy medium as a good example, prior to his final book at least. He's got some powers and he's nicely creative with application of them. Our Knight Radiants are similar, until 4th/5th Ideal at least. IMHO.

If you shoot someone with a bullet, and the intent to make a hemalurgic spike...would it?

"God made man. Sam Colt made them equal." That's a very nice highly invested spirit web. It would be a shame if something were to happen to you. So anyway I started blasting.

Brandon refutes this. https://wob.coppermind.net/events/451-tor-instagram-livestream/#e14465

I also think the manacles would prevent the arms from being injured. Anything strong enough to break through the protection is strong enough to break the manacles I suspect.

I also thought Dralumin, as it amplified the clash between Rayse and Tanavast. Assuming what we know from Mistborn holds true universally but it certainly seems to based on Navani's lectures on Fabrial Mechanics.

I would think it is the nature of Braize than stops Cognitive Shadows from leaving the Rosharan system. This would affect the Heralds as well; a rather neat solution to the question I can see being asked "Why aren't the Heralds just ending the war immediately" - They couldn't even if they wanted to.

Autonomy is deciding your own path for yourself. Dusks entire arc is finding out what he wants to do for himself after his previous life ended. He wants to preserve the autonomy of his own people within the Cosmere. It tracks for me.

At this point Brandon could be mocking us and we'd never realise.

I think there's a few ways to interpret "Taravangian was dead" In the literal sense, dead and gone In the sense of "Kaladin falling off Urithiru being dead" When you break something and you think of your parents "Oh I'm dead."

I don't assume that; I just think it could happen while he's the holder. He's got at least 20 Rosharan years I think; he's got the Blackthorn, I could see him considering additional Fused as an option for his war. I think back to Words of Radiance when they've reached Urithiru and Dalinar is moaning all his lost commanders and High Prince Roion, even Sadeas. Having highly skilled commanders/soldiers you don't really mind losing per battle is a great boon if you're a utilitarian monster.

I think they could be retired. They only real reason Rayse didn't make more was because of the deal with Honour I believe? No more Heralds, no more Fused. Taravangian is very likely to make any "tool" he sees as necessary.

I was wondering if it was something to do with modifying intent whilst holding the Shard. Lots of people (I think) are expecting something like Discord to emerge - which I think would fit with a Cosmere wide war - Given the Shadowy Sazed that is seen in TLM.

I think it's a real possibility for that to become innate for all Rosharans. Rock can hear them without outside assistance, if faintly. He's got Singer ancestry though so I suppose it's hard to say for certain. I do want the Skybreaker to be a Singer though because I think it would be cool.

I hate that I don't hate this theory.

I got the vibe that the Malwish at the very least have a superiority complex, which extends to their technology, but they don't let that get in the way of trying to win "the war"

We shall not see eye to eye I'm afraid. They're not on speaking terms; she doesn't remember being his wife. Implicitly from his words, she cannot help him. There's a lull in the conversation and then the twins are mentioned. It doesn't follow that the wife is part of the "either of the twins"; "Either of the twins" reads as an entirely different subject as someone who could help Hoid.