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For clarification about the WOR leatherbound campaign: is Backerkit basically Kickstarter? Brandon’s announcement and post are specifically stating the Words of Radiance anniversary launch is “entirely on BackerKit”.  For those of us who aren’t that Kickstarter/Backerkit savvy, is there a distinction we need to be aware of?

Great theorizing and attention to detail. I definitely didn't make anywhere near the amount of connections nor the quality of theorizing after my first read that the Overlady did.  And the characterization of Dalinar's... phrasing of his activities after his encounter with Elhokar had me cracking up!  

I'm starting to catch up on these now, and let me just say that this is really good.  I hope that the Overlady will grace the Shardcast with her presence as well, once post-release Rhythm of War discussions happen.  

On 8/10/2020 at 10:58 PM, Chaos said:

I go back and forth on this. I don't want you all to think every video has to have an audio version. That will not be the case. Not every video will be a podcast. We'll consider it, I don't know. 

I understand if you decide not to release these on audio.  As someone whose schedule only allows him to listen to any 17th Shard related podcast/video, I would just say that it is far easier to access and listen to podcasts that are released on audio files.  Trying to navigate to the next "Overlady reads..." while commuting or cooking (or whenever free time occurs) via Chrome or Youtube is not so convenient.  But I have no idea what's involved in placing this on iTunes/Soundcloud/etc, so I respect that there is likely inconvenience on the front end as well.  I'd just like to let you know that there is definitely interest, for whatever its worth...

Great chapter to tease us with! Thanks Brandon!

2 hours ago, Yeshaya said:

Also I wonder if a Knight of a high enough level could sense dead blades. Of course Radiants hear the screams when they touch one, but I suppose by that logic a Radiant  of a high enough level could detect them somehow even without direct contact.

@Yeshaya: I think there's evidence to support that as it seems that Jasnah does just that in the battle of Thaylenah in OB:

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Below, Jasnah strode away from the marvel she'd created, then knelt beside some rubble and cocked her head, listening to something.  She pressed her hand against the rubble, and it vanished into smoke, revealing a corpse beneath - and a brilliant Shardblade beside it.  (OathBringer, Chapter 120)

Since Jasnah (presumably) can manifest Shardplate, she's likely a 4th level Elsecaller (at least) and could be more sensitive to hearing the dead Shardblades then our other Radiants.