Conure1243

I'm on the fence about what magic system I want to use for one of my many story ideas. The story is a bit lore heavy, so I won't go into too much detail. Basically, idea 1 is Stars fall from the sky each night, and they create small pools of starlight. These pools are the "Fuel" for all magic, with various types of magic being possible, but more dramatic or powerful abilities would use more of this fuel at once. The second option is very similar. All mechanics using the liquid starlight are essentially the same. The main difference is that a single star fell from the sky and created a large, infinitely replenishing pool, that became the center of the Seven Kingdoms. A few minor differences would be simple lore changes, as to how they believe the pool originated and such. Personally, I prefer idea 1 when it comes to flavor, as it adds a wistful element to an otherwise dark story and pulls it back closer to my general style. However, idea 2 has more ideas for conflicts regarding obtaining this liquid starlight, or who gets to control exports of it. I'm curious about your thoughts, opinions on the pros and cons of each idea, and any other ideas you may have that I haven't mentioned here, (Which I'm sure there are some.) I think it's fair to say that I do get the final choice regardless of what is said here, as it is my story, but anything said will be taken into consideration, I promise!

Thank you! I suppose there was more info I could have shared about the Dead World, after seeing this. I can definitely understand the fact that you see Cosmere influences in the worldbuilding. A fair amount of it wasn't exactly intentional, It's a problem I've noticed myself with a lot of my stories. I think it may come from only reading Cosmere for the past few years... There is a very hard border between the Shattered Skies, and the Dead World. The Dead world is much more stable, islands there are much larger and move very slowly. In the Shattered Skies, hunters and foragers use grapple devices that (again,) connect to the Galeshards for a firmer grip. These can usually be powered by traces of some other powers I haven't mentioned, which mainly come from worlds above the Shattered Skies (Unknown to anybody living on the Shattered Skies.) I won't go into too much detail, mainly because I don't have much more defined detail than that. About your thought experiment, there are no currently living people of the Dead World. During the events of the story, it will become clear that there were, once, but something killed them off. Side note: People that live in the Shattered Skies are called Avarians. I figure it would be more convenient to write than "People that live in the Shattered Skies" or something similar. When it comes to Flora and Fauna, I made a critical mistake in Draft 1. Namely, forgetting it completely. The only animal life other than the Avarians in the story are Dragons, and 2 species found in the Dead World. (It's got Dead in the name, but it has more animal life than the Shattered Skies...) The world was Shattered, mostly. The entire planet split apart, however, the power that resulted in the blast only got so far deep, leaving a main planet beneath the Dead World, with a very rough jagged surface. This is yet another World that the Avarians don't know about. You are correct to guess that there is fog between the Shattered Skies and the Dead World. The Dead World is typically described as having a hazy, foggy grey sky, as it is in the middle of a large fog that surrounds the Dead World and the world below it. Crystal Shenanigans wouldn't quite work the same in the Dead World, as the Shattered Skies were a bit of a unique case. I won't say too much more for now, though I may talk about the Dead World in a later post, when I've revised it for Draft 2. Currently, I'm working on life in the Shattered Skies though.

For the first time ever, I've finished the first draft of one of my story ideas! Mind you, this draft is only 150 pages, and will be extended in draft two. I won't be posting ANY of the story, currently named Emerald of the Shattered Skies, until Draft 2, because my writing has changed a lot, and I'm not too happy with the opening. However, I'm more than happy to share my Draft 2 Worldbuilding Ideas! I will explain more, but for now, feel free to ask questions and share thoughts!

Exactly one week from today. School ends for me on May 22nd, I'm pretty sure. I'm just ready to be done.

Starting 10th grade next year. Currently in 9th for one more week.

The first Brandon Sanderson series I read was Alcatraz vs the Evil Librarians, by the end of the year I had finished reading the Way of Kings, having also finished the Alcatraz, and Skyward series at that point.

When you're curious about what exactly Hoid would say in a given situation, and get distracted for 10 or more minutes trying to figure out.

Raoden was the one I was interested in throughout the entire book, but by the ending I ended up liking Hrathen just as much.

After thinking long and hard, I think the answer is The Fellowship of the Ring, but I haven't really read very many books that aren't by Brandon Sanderson. (I didn't really read much before I started reading the Cytoverse and Cosmere.)

Any ideas for doing Cosmere Themed painted rocks? I can't think of any myself, but I think it would be fun to do with my hour or so of spare time. I have little to no experience painting rocks though... the less complicated, the better.

Good to know! Thank you, and I'll try to pay more attention to that next time.

I have gotten two very different responses to this question. Either "Lift is great!", or "Lift is the worst!". I'm trying to figure out what the general answer is.

I've read most of the Cosmere, except for Warbreaker and two of the White Sand books. Outside of the Cosmere, I haven't read the Reckoners, and most of the short stories. My favorite book series is probably Stormlight, and my favorite character is Kaladin, my least favorite character is Taravangian. Wayne is great. No further discussion. Dragons are also great. I do like African Grey parrots. I think those are the bulk of the questions answered? Whether or not I've eaten anybody recently will remain a closely guarded secret. I never seem to have access to bagels that are consistently good, but I like them generally.

I'm honestly not sure what I'll be doing in the 17th Shard yet, it's a bit bigger than I thought, but I'm an artist, and I like to draw Cosmere. I just very rarely get it right... We'll see how it plays out.