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The last couple questions in the DC post are about redstone. I haven't been keeping up recently, what redstone are they talking about? (Gonna admit it, this is a genuine question but I also wanted to bump this thread back up.)
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These images are awesome. Thank you for posting them.
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I still want to think that it is Taln, but it's a good idea that it could be Jezrien who is thought to be cracked. One of my first thoughts on the accent thing was that, since the Heralds are supposed to come back to teach new Radiants before the Desolation, they might have an ability built into their nature as Heralds that allows them to pick up the language of certain nations. It doesn't sound like anything that has any evidence, but if they were in Damnation for 4500 years, there is a solid chance the language could have changed on the planet. What then? So I just kind of accepted that there was a workaround somewhere, and figured the "no accent" lines were all references to it.
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"I told you so!" - WoR Results (spoilers)
Bloodfalcon replied to hoser's topic in Stormlight Archive
No, you are right, it's not very conclusive, but the Honorblades are really the only ones specific to each Order, correct? I mean the other blades are clearly able to take other shapes and stuff, and there appears to be a wide variety of styles there. So it just seems to be the only real reason they would represent both swords and Orders. I guess if I have to make a case for it, it is still technically not deserving of the all caps SETTLED tag yet. -
"I told you so!" - WoR Results (spoilers)
Bloodfalcon replied to hoser's topic in Stormlight Archive
Awesome, glad you got to it, hoser. Number 15 though, I thought was already settled long ago. Brandon said that the glyphs represent the blades of the Orders It's not a flat out statement, but we know that that embossed glyph is of a sword, represents Windrunners, including Szeth who has the Honorblade alone to his name as a Windrunner. Was number 15 meant to say "images" in a very strict sense? -
For some reason that totally didn't phase me when I was reading, but I definitely should have known. I don't think even I would have dared to to think it meant you could change into other weapons, but dagger should have been obvious after that. EDIT: I am usually a slow reader on purpose so I can pay attention to these things, but I was probably reading as fast as possible at that part of the book hahaha
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Yeah I have huge hopes for Zahel to show him how to be an absolute beast. Someone who has experience with some sort of magic.
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You two are having the same problem others have already had in this thread: No vision. As though Brandon Sanderson sits at home, taps into a view of an alternate reality and writes down what he sees. He has artistic license to write literally anything he wants, as he writes fantasy. You are acting as though it is ludicrous to think things could go any differently than how they did as they were written. You sound like you would enjoy forums about historical biographies a bit better than fantastical fiction. Point was never that Kaladin should have done this or that in the scene as it was written obviously. It should have been done at one point or another throughout the entirety of the book! I wish it would have been done in that fight as well. It could have been written that they were on the ground for 10% of it and the reason Szeth took of into the air was because Kaladin got him stuck there for a minute so he took off. Unbelievable, I know. Fantasy.
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It's almost like you'd have to find something else solid..... If only everything on the entire planet was pulled toward something solid..... I don't know what that would be though.... something huge, like planet sized.... Nah.
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I'd like to see several views and mappings of Urithiru OR one very detailed picture of the city that takes the whole page. It would also be cool to see a sketch of all the different weapons they could get their spren to transform into. I know that Adolin said Shardblades are unwieldy in close quarters, so I would like to see Pattern turn into a Sharddagger or something like that for some secret Ghostblood mission of Shallan's.
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That's a great idea. My first thought was that it would be like taking a Camelback (entire backpack of water) on a trip instead of several Dixie cups (thimbles).
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Remember when Kaladin stuck Lopen to a wall? He would use it like that. It sounds like you almost don't remember what the power can do. They were all pretty impressed with it while sparring. I mean he is a bodyguard. Holding back assassins is.... yeah, do I need to explain the ways it is useful? You are going to have a fit when he uses it in a future book, huh? I mean at this rate it might not happen at all. Looks like you have your fingers crossed for that eventuality.
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That hardly counts.I don't think one unsuccessful try in Chapter 7 was really utilizing the skill like a growing protagonist might attempt. It's never been worth arguing about. It has always been worth considering which is why I'm trying to make myself clear so that people can get past an insignificant difference and consider the question.
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Good to know. I am not satisfied there. On top of that, I did make the argument that I wish Shallan had used Soulcasting. I wrote a blog about how those things just fell off of the map and 90% of the book felt like a side step instead of progression. Shallan could have soulcast to help them out of the chasms plenty of times, but she pretends she can only use Illusions! WHY? Because Jasnah said not to use it and it is dangerous? It's not a logical move to abstain from practicing if Jasnah is gone. She will have to try on her own at some point. Not the point though. Kaladin's arc is well justified. Those details aren't though. I still haven't heard an explanation that makes sense for not including them. One man's opinion, but it was right there and it could have really made a difference.
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Yes. I don't know if you missed a couple of the posts I wrote, but I was saying that the cover was another addition to the question. I'll state it one last time and then I don't plan on explaining it again: Kaladin learns a power: the ability to stick people to things. He practices in the chasms and finds it is incredibly useful and amplifies his fighting ability. Then he never uses it again. Why would he not even try? I feel like it was written to be something that had a purpose. He never uses it once after chapter 10. Tell me why. That's my point. Literally nothing to do with the cover in there. The gemheart is of the same nature. They fight a chasmfeind. That sequence at least I can get behind. It was thrilling and brought Kaladin and Shallan close together. But then they end up killing it and removing the gemheart, an accomplishment which would earn them the gemheart itself, and we never see that again either! Kaladin knows his abilities are limited to the Stormlight he has, so why would he not carry a gem that is like a huge tank of it! He even runs out and, thank the Almighty for Teft and his lanterns, he comes across more with help. Yet again something that could have been used seems to have been left out of the equation and forgotten. The draft of the cover looks like it references the gemheart. It adds a point to either scenario where it looks like it was intended for one of those things to be utilized in that fight, but we see neither of them. The argument isn't based on the cover, it adds to it. You would think that in his direction, Brandon would specify what Kaladin would be doing. It's possible that's not the case. If the entire cover was removed from the equation I would still question why it wasn't used. But that piece takes it from a complaint about the book to a hopeful question about why one of those options might have conflicted enough to not be used. Otherwise, the fact is that Brandon could have left chapter 10 out of the book and saved that power to be revealed when it was actually needed. I don't want to leave it to the excuse that Kaladin needed to learn it then so he could use it an entire book later. Comprendes?
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Sounds like a good explanation if you rationalize based on the character, but I'm talking about the author. It seems like the big battle would show Kaladin using all of his abilities to his advantage. Maybe even learning those things that he doesn't know through making those mistakes. Seems like a pretty obvious formula for characters learning their powers. Gemheart or Stormlight, it seems like those could be included in cool ways to bring the story together, but it seems like they were just put aside. Not consciously by Kaladin, but by Brandon.
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It might not be the same, but Brandon seems to be saying that there is a formula for how things work that is Cosmere-wide. Anyone know if that applies to this?
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I would imagine you could only take in your own Stormlight. Isn't that the rule around taking in Breath as well in Warbreaker?
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See, now I am ready to just say "so what." Many people think it looks like a gemheart, many people think it looks like Stormlight on the ground. The point still stands: What happened? In both scenarios Kaladin acquires an asset or tool and then, regardless of whether the cover shows it or not, he stops using them entirely! He learns he can put down Stormlight and tests it in like chapter 10 or something, then never uses it again ever. Lets add Stormlight puddle to the title in our minds and actually discuss something. Why did either option disappear? They both seemed fairly significant.
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Possibly I guess. I think she would be more likely to make that comment if she knew how involved he was in plots to manipulate Cosmere-wide events. He seems to be the driving force behind everyone's actions. Bringing back the Voidbringers? Yeah, that's a bigger surprise than sexual orientation.
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Kaladin notices the person has red hair. It's not exactly common to have a Veden with red hair but we know a particular family. It's really convincing evidence which is part of the reason I think Helaran is dead. But there are other red haired Veden males out there who could have easily been part of the Ghostbloods. Just because we know one Ghostblood - the heir of a noble house - doesn't mean that is the only one who can be dead on a battlefield. Ghostbloods have access to fabrials, shards, basically everything. They could have multiple Shardbearers, but they could also have people pass around assets when they need to. Helaran is not the owner of the blade even if he bonded it. I highly doubt he slayed a Shardbearer - I assume it was given to him. That was my point. Shardblade bonds can be passed. It doesn't matter if the Shardbearer had a bonded blade. If Helaran wants to drop off the map, the Ghostbloods have the capabilities without it being some insane process. Nalan probably has access to a fabrial with Illumination for example, so red hair is not crazy. I'm not sure what the value of Helaran might have been, but it is possible. There are so many ways to fake a death, there was almost no detail given or follow up on viewing the body because they didn't care at all, so nobody could have ID'd Helaran but even if they did, so what. That's my point. None of the options are really all that absurd, but he would have to be really really really important in my opinion if I'm going to be cool with him being alive. I don't buy it either, but it is very easy to see the potential outs.
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Of all this that is the most convincing counter argument to the scene setting to me. No Shardspear yet.
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Jayder you did well with the spoiler tags considering you didn't know. My comment was a reference to several other posts I made trying to inform people that we don't need to post spoiler warnings because all WOR content is fair game here. There are so many new accounts now that basically nobody knows that, and it is turning out to be a futile goal to inform them. I'm sure Argent didn't mean it personally either. The shape could be anything. Anything our hearts desire. I've decided recently that it is actually an image of Kaladin petting Pattern who is on the ground right there. His humming is sending out vibrations with the same wavelength as light, thus our cover art is born. Maybe I'll start a new thread with that as the premise.
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I've stopped trying. People just love to post the word "spoiler" and that is that..
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You are actively ignoring the only scene on the Shattered Plains outside of the warcamps where Szeth and Kaladin are near each other. It specifically points to one scene, actually. Based on where Kaladin's hand is (in front of him depth-wise) he is not touching that puddle. So why would it be there? Especially in the context of the scene where he never makes a puddle once. I can't see why anyone would purposely ignore the entire glowing green thing in his hand because they don't see it as a good picture of a gemheart and then not even have an alternative possibility that makes sense in context.
