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@highscribeofaetherium

At least that’s what is recommended, yes. That’s what I’m planning to do. I’m assuming you should still be able to read it and understand the story somewhat, but it’s hard to know with Sanderson. If you finished Stormlight though, all you need is just the book Elantris and the Novella that comes after it, so that’s just a…[Read more]

@jonas

The Cosmere is Brandon Sanderson’s fantasy universe. Mistborn takes place on one of the planets in it. You wouldn’t have read about the Cosmere, because it isn’t directly mentioned in most of his works. He intentionally made it so that you could read any of his books without knowing about the larger universe.

It’s actually one of a few,…[Read more]

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@jonas

Oh no, that’s a thing🤣 Of course that’s a thing, I gotta try this now!

@jonas

Yeah, that would make sense. I’m gonna continue working on it. I just don’t know if I’ll ever use it or not, because it doesn’t really fit the laws of the Septrum, and would just be some other small story to write, unless it is a system above the laws of the Septrum, and the Septrum’s laws are themselves made from it, which is similar to…[Read more]

@jonas

Right, but I’m asking about what would really happen when the glitches come about? Though they would originally be errors, I’m trying to think of ways they might have specifically unique effects that could be used, no longer a mistake, but a feature.

@jonas

Yeah, I was confused by your first message for a second😂 I’ve played with the idea for a while now of a Turing complete magic system for the particular purpose of creating paradoxes, but everything I’ve done just doesn’t work for me yet. I’m definitely gonna keep working on it though, because I’m the stubborn type😅 I still wonder though,…[Read more]

@jonas

Yeah, I mean, if nothing else, Sanderson himself is their god. He’s joked about how writing can be about playing god before. He does himself have his own beliefs he subscribes to, that of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a religion he and I actually share, so it would be odd if he subjected his characters to a cruel reality…[Read more]

@jonas

Yeah, that’s always been an issue I’ve had with stuff like Harry Potter. If explained in that light, it would actually become significantly more intriguing. I’ve had the thought before, but haven’t explored it too much. If sci-fi is regarded as a magic system, then that could be coxed into the idea of human made magic systems, though they…[Read more]

@jonas

Sounds good, I’ll be excited to discuss it when I get there!

@jonas

Exactly! That is very much similar to what I am thinking. It would make sense if they were mortally designed, making the problem a human flaw, though I was thinking of it as some universal inconsistency within reality.

@jonas

That works for me. They don’t need to be talked about, but I just wanted to know if they were present.

That makes sense. If that’s what he said, then that’s how it will go I guess. I agree on the point that it could even come off as almost nihilistic with Adonalsium dying (I do know the basics btw, though I try to avoid spoilers).…[Read more]

@jonas

Yeah, that’s true. I just thought I’d point it out, and I haven’t gotten to RoW yet, but I think I’ll still enjoy it. It is a common complaint I’ve heard about Kaladin specifically, and it isn’t unfounded, I just differ from the view.

@highscribeofaetherium

Lol, thanks! Is there anything I can do to help reassemble your brain?

@jonas

Yeah, since math is basically the language of our universe, and systems like set theory were originally intended to unify mathematics, then could there be a system of laws in reality that mimic that?

Russel’s paradox is basically what ruined…[Read more]

@jonas

That’s fair. It’s true that you don’t want to become preachy about things, but I’m just thinking that if this really is the same God we worship, then that would mean that the same principles of the fall and atonement would be present. Perhaps it could take a completely different form than that, but it could still be there. It could also be…[Read more]

@jonas

I’m in the middle of OB as well, but I looked through your thoughts on the books before. I agree with Whale’s assessment on Kaladin. Suffering is what makes characters interesting to me personally, as well as how they deal with said suffering. Kaladin was often wallowing yes, and obviously not without good reason, but it can still get…[Read more]

@jonas

I like it! So this is within a multiverse of sorts with our universe? Is earth perhaps one of the 12 planets, or is this a different reality completely that God created? Are you going to express the need of a Savior, since this is the same loving Heavenly Father?

Malgrium’s name feels to reminiscent of Melcore and Morgoth to me. Though I…[Read more]

One idea for a magic system that’s been banging around in my head for a while now, but I haven’t quite been able to figure it out is a paradox magic system. I’m specifically thinking of things like russels paradox. Imagine a magic system that is in some way analogues to the principles of set theory. It is a perfectly consistent system, where if…[Read more]

@highscribeofaetherium

Love it! It’s a solid, straight forward system. I agree with Jonas’ assessment, though perhaps there are more creative ways of exploring that other than just making it a higher rank. Like what if they are the analogues of the previous two simply expressed by a different people, race, gender, ect. Or perhaps the Soulbinders…[Read more]

@jonas

That’s fair, though it doesn’t need to be a full fledged language for things like fantasy. Just enough to have an extra aspect of your world. Brandon Sanderson doesn’t put too much stress on it, just alluding to different concepts in the languages he doesn’t care to explore. I really like to make them though, there’s another dimension of…[Read more]