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Allomancy: full powers of metals (spoilers)
ulysses sword:
--- Quote from: happyman on July 29, 2011, 07:16:48 PM ---Regular Allomancers "see" the lines as coming out of the center of their chest, but they "see" them with their eyes. Inquisitors were human once; they probably perceive it the same way.
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So the blue lines always come out of your chest, and you perceive them from the perspective of where your eyes are? That would actually fit quite well. (Now I want someone who was born blind to Snap into a Lurcher or a Coinshot, so they don't have preconceptions)
Some more powers that I found/remembered:
Brass/Zinc: control Hemalurgic creations
Bronze (with Duralumin): Know exactly what is being done with Allomancy. (Vin hearing Breeze Soothing Elend)
and some more questions:
Electrum: can you use it to find out your capabilities? For example, if you run at a gap between two buildings while burning Electrum, would you see all of your shadows fall into the alley if the gap was too wide for you to jump? This would allow you to stop running in time. If it could be used this way, then it could be useful for seeing where you will land with a steel jump.
Brass/Zinc: can they be used to control only Hemalurgic creations (Inquisitors, Koloss, and Kandra), or anyone with a spike? It would definitely be more difficult the fewer spikes are in someone/something, but is it possible?
happyman:
--- Quote from: ulysses sword on July 29, 2011, 08:34:42 PM ---Electrum: can you use it to find out your capabilities? For example, if you run at a gap between two buildings while burning Electrum, would you see all of your shadows fall into the alley if the gap was too wide for you to jump? This would allow you to stop running in time. If it could be used this way, then it could be useful for seeing where you will land with a steel jump.
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I like this idea. I would say, though, that this probably has the caveat that it can only tell you what you are capable of if you are likely to consider the idea in the first place. That is, if it involves you using Allomancy in a way you don't know about and which you aren't likely to discover in a few seconds, you won't see it, even if it is possible.
ulysses sword:
Atium: Corrects for its own effects, except against Atium, Electrum, and conscious thought. (how Vin defeated Zane)
If it didn't do this, it would not be nearly as powerful as it is portrayed. Dodging by inches only works if they don't change their swing to hit again, as a second or two is plenty of time for a subconscious correction.
happyman:
--- Quote from: ulysses sword on July 30, 2011, 04:02:11 AM ---Atium: Corrects for its own effects, except against Atium, Electrum, and conscious thought. (how Vin defeated Zane)
If it didn't do this, it would not be nearly as powerful as it is portrayed. Dodging by inches only works if they don't change their swing to hit again, as a second or two is plenty of time for a subconscious correction.
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Remember that Atium is explicitly stated to enhance the mind to use the extra information. Presumably recognizing which, out of all the shadows, will actually miss you after all the corrections is part of your ability to process the information from the Atium shadows.
Incidentally, the fact that Atium did things in two different quadrants should have been a hint that it was special from the first introduction. Not that I realized that. Just didn't know enough yet, I guess.
ulysses sword:
Iron and Steel lines are obstructed by wood (p132, FE paperback). I had always assumed that it was purely a function of distance and size, but I guess not.
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