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Ask her how she got there. WWYDIYF a snake in your pocket?

This, and the evolution of it: "Can I axe you a question?" No. Just... no. Don't axe me questions, it's not good for their health. But please, please ask me questions, because I love to give answers if I can!

Hmm... one of those WoBs seems to disprove my Radiant-becomes-walking-Investiture-bomb idea. How unfortunate.

Thanks! That helps a bunch!

I just realized that Hoid can do this, because he is both Mistborn and a Lightweaver. We probably haven't seen it because of the whole can't-harm-things restriction he has, though.

I'm a little confused. The chapter says she felt it inside her; no, she didn't breathe it in, but why would that make a difference if it's being transferred into her by an external force? I don't think I'm catching the point you're making here. Please elaborate.

Kaladin's making soup for Szeth! Kaladin's making soup for Szeth! Also, fascinating tidbits about Anti-Stormlight. The fact that Shallan can take it in without causing overt harm to herself is particularly interesting. Could potentially mean that a Radiant could turn themselves into a walking nuclear/Investiture bomb if they wanted to.

This. Is. Insane. Amazing work, mate!

I didn't know I needed this until now. It's SO unlikely, but it would be awesome! (Please Brandon please!)

Does that mean that if Soulcasters aren't careful, they could Soulcast too much aluminum and never be rid of it? (Sorry for the tangent; just genuinely curious here )

Is aluminum Soulcast-able? I know it's pretty rare on Scadrial, but what about Roshar?

Do you watch Hermitcraft? This sounds like a play off something familiar...

That sounds like something my D&D group would do!

So the Ghostbloods are good for Scadrians, but bad for Rosharans.

This thread is hilarious. Just in case y'all didn't realize that. [Appreciation] Also, I love the idea of adding tone to text this way! No idea if I actually have the patience to use it all the time, but I do quite like reading it!

Looks like we were both wrong, but it was a fun discussion while it lasted.

It's a little out there, but Brandon has been known to do crazy things in the past. My question with this edition is how the timelines line up. We know that this certain Scholar is very old--but is he tens of thousands of Rosharan years old? I think that could be one of the biggest obstacles to this working.

You are correct, the Shadesmar on Scadrial is very different from the Shadesmar on Roshar. I'd recommend reading "Secret History." I have no idea if 'Shadesmar' is a Roshar-specific term or not, but I know for sure that the technical, Cosmere-wide term is 'Cognitive Realm.'

Ooh, tricksy wording! Clever of him, to throw is off with semantics.

I like your thought, but isn't Radiant blonde?

(Edit: this is totally me clarifying for my own brain) Interesting! This may mean that (Spoiler following; if you didn't know what was going on for the previous post and dislike spoilers, please don't read)

Are we sure Lift would actually teach him Surges and not just turn him into a passable food thief?

(Relieved sigh) Oh, good. Though that doesn't preclude Brandon doing something with that later on in the book, now that the foreshadowing foundation has been laid...

Oi! I love Warbreaker! Best single book in the Cosmere, in my own opinion. For series, though, The Stormlight Archive is my one true love. I don't think Mistborn even comes close after the first book ends. Then again, Mistborn is a little dark for my tastes, personally (and I'm speaking to subject matter; I find certain aspects of the magic system deeply disturbing). For other places to start, once you've finished Mistborn, you may enjoy Tress of the Emerald Sea. Some people might recommend reading more of the Cosmere first; however, I think it's a great place to get into things because it'll leave you with some questions about the wider Cosmere while still feeling like it's own book. Otherwise... Stormlight. Always, always Stormlight. On another note, if you could choose any character (from the Cosmere books you've read) to be your college room mate, who would you choose and why?