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You go. I just went right before Kas. EDIT: Also, you actually got four.

Um... Wyrm does, I think. And Bort. And I'm pretty sure Stink does, just from when he answers PMs. ...Does Kipper? That's four. Maybe.

Well, I only asked for two. But there are around fourteen, so yeah... you're missing a few. (Manwe, Varda, Yavanna, Mandos, Lorien, Nessa, Vaire, Vana, Tulkas, Melkor (if you count him), Aule, Ulmo... and two more I can't remember right now.) Also, Kas beat you to the punch.

You know, I would have accepted Gandalf as one of the names... Your go. Next time I'll make sure to make it harder.

Well, since Kipper doesn't seem to be coming back to declare one of us correct, I guess I'll just go. I'll give two options, because most people haven't read the Silmarillion. 1) Name two of the Valar. (One of them is all over Lord of the Rings.) 2) Name four of Gandalf's names.

I'd say that with the information we have here, it would be better to create individual characters with Windrunner/Lightweaver powers, rather than a concerted system, because we don't know enough about the Surges. But if you decide to try, it would be really interesting! Also, Roshar would also be a great setting for a campaign, regardless of magic.

The Knights Radiant are very difficult because Stormlight isn't finished yet. We haven't even seen half of the Surgebinders in action, which makes it very difficult. I would say it's feasible to create a Windrunner character, though.

You get a staff of Rosharan wood! *inserts copy of Elantris that had water spilled all over it*

I like both of those, actually. Also, Patience made me think of Stillness. Store and you become more twitchy and active, and can't sit still. Tap and you find it difficult (or you just don't want) to move.

You get a SUPER SEECRET PROJECT that won't be talked about or released for months if not years. *inserts 3D printed Aon Sao which is now outdated because the 10th Anniversary changed all the Aons*

It's a challenge, to be sure. The minimum is 1667 words a day. Since you would be starting late if you wanted to do it this year, it'd be 2500 every day. But you can do it! I have finished early before. (My first year, I finished on the 18th, but it was kind of the worst novel I've ever written, so, you know.) Time is the issue. I'm doing this, working on two secret projects, plus school (=seven classes + 4 music ensembles), plus even more stuff. I'm a little behind right now. But I think I can catch up!

I'm not entirely convinced the 17th Sharder tournament would be a great idea... How would you even pick who to start with? I feel like people would get too invested in it.

I would guess that's either 1) part of Presence or 2) part of Duralumin. It's a cool thought, though. And it fits better than Manners. It's also reminding me of when we were discussion whether Suggestion would be a good Allomantic power. This way you would have to convince people through (flawed) logic to do what you want. I very much like it. It would be abused a lot, though. Lawyers and politicians would have a field day with Persuasion around. ...Basically, it's very cool, but I'm not entirely certain it would work. Persuade me! EDIT: Stupid emoticons, messing up a perfectly nice list.

NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month, which basically challenges aspiring writers to write 50,000 words in a month. It's great to get a first draft down on paper, so you have something to start from that you can revise later. It's really fun!

I know I split things up differently. I just wanted four quadrants, because that made more sense to me. Feel free to keep using 6 and 10. I just think it doesn't fit as well with Feruchemy (or any of the Three Arts, for that matter). Bronze is wakefulness. It's for storing and tapping sleep, so you pull an all-nighter as if you slept the night through. It's related, sure, but I think it's distinct. I agree that Sanity isn't as great because it's very similar to Mental Stability, only reversed, but I didn't see Mental Stability as enhancing focus as much as ...calmness, I guess. You know what else is a little off base from the rest? Light. You know how we can fix that? Not a clue. I will try to come up with more options, but I don't know what other traits there are. My only immediate thought was Fashion Sense, which... yeah. I think I'll need more time on this.

Here you go!

It's difficult not to love any of Brandon's works. Which series was your favorite? EDIT: Also, I just remembered that you said you're a writer. Does that mean you're participating in NaNo?

Hello! I exist too! Welcome to the 17th Shard. Which Sanderson book is your favorite? EDIT: And don't worry. Between my first few posts and the rest there was a two-year hiatus (between the releases of Words of Radiance and Shadows of Self). You'll do fine.

Now I'm sad! I like Scattegories! Partly because I associate it with fun at Christmas with my extended family, but still. I don't get to play it nearly enough, because you need at least 6 or 8 people to play it properly. (We play in teams, an adult with a child. Much more fun that way.)For making me sad. Also making a humorous theory that no one understands is humorous.

Beauty- Your idyllic version, or an amalgamation of everyone else's? And can you control it at all? Because that would be interesting. For example, if you think your wavy black hair (or whatever) was your best trait, would it turn more brownish and straight if you stored Beauty? Or is that too physical? I mean, not every compounding thing has to be wonderful. Brandon has implied several times that compounding copper isn't all that special, for instance. I would consider it more on its own merits than for Compounding. Also, you could rename Interest to be Attentiveness if you put it back in. I get your reasoning for Empathy. I still think it'd be interesting as a separate power, but I'm okay with that.

For giving out cookies to innocent victims, who haven't even read Mistborn yet. Also being good at Scattegories.

There is no second book of Rithmatist. There are, however, three more Alcatraz books, which I highly recommend. Have you read the noncosmere short stories? Defending Elysium and Firstborn are both up on the internet for free. And also, I would recommend the cosmere short stories as well. They're full of goodness. Have you read Steelheart?

Also, here's what I think for four quadrants of Mythic Feruchemy: Revised version: Mental: Stability, Intellect, Sanity, Interest Language, Skill Mental: Creativity, Emotion, Instinct, Awareness Physical: DensityDurability, Flexibility, Light, BalanceCoordination, Size Other people: Presence, Manners, AllureBeauty, Voice, Empathy, Clean version: M1: Stability, Intellect, Language, Skill M2: Creativity, Emotion, Instinct, Awareness P: Durability, Flexibility, Light, Coordination O: Presence, Manners, Voice, Beauty I obviously just moved stuff around a bit, but this is what I think would work best. Awareness, you'll note, is now mental, but I think that's okay. M1 is more solid, intelligence kind of attribute, while M2 is more creative (except for Awareness, I suppose). I moved Beauty into the Others quadrant, because it's only useful when interacting with others. However, I do have a question about that: is it beauty in the eye of whoever sees you, making you appear more beautiful to each person individually, or is it you physically changing based on your ideal of beauty? Thoughts I had while compiling this: Emotion is interesting. It's weird, and I don't know exactly where it goes, but it's pretty cool. For the record, I am not fond of Manners. It's fine, it's just not particularly useful and it took the place of more interesting things, like Interest. I liked Interest. I like it a lot better than manners. EDIT: I also liked Empathy, by the way. It would be really useful to Soothers/Rioters, too. Also, I made the chart into better pairs, though still not perfect. Light still doesn't fit with anything.

Well, at the moment, we don't know what would fit in the last box, because we don't have anything there yet. And the by touch thing is to limit the power a little bit. You might be able to only hold on to one person and switch one of your own powers with them, if you were a Mistborn or a Twinborn. Thoughts on revised Mythic Feruchemy forthcoming.

Random thought for an Allomantic power. How about someone who can switch two people's Allomantic powers as long as that person is touching both people? (Or in contact through metal, if you prefer.) I don't know how well that would work. Also, maybe someone who could transfer identity (allowing you to access/burn other people's metalminds) as long as they were touching?