Timewaster's Guide Archive

Quote from: EUOL on October 17, 2008, 10:24:07 PM

3.  A compass would work, but remember that the Final Empire is set at the north pole of Scadrial, but not necessarily at the magnetic north pole.  These things are complicated, but just assume that it works the same way it would here on Earth.

Hold on there.

If say, Luthadel, is at the north pole (and not necessarily the magnetic one, so they're on top of the axis the planet is turning around) *and* there are seasons on said planet (meaning that the planets axis isn't completely perpendicular to the imaginary line from planet to sun), doesn't that mean that they'll have very long days in summer and very long nights in winter?

Having said that, this would allow for interesting options on how the people on the south pole did survive.

In fact, that's similar to the way things work around here on our little earth. However, a thing as days with 22 hours of sunlight in the summer but 2 hours of sunlight in the winter seems like something that would've been mentioned, so I'm probably wrong here. Thus, either a) there is an inconsistency in the Mistborn world, b) Brandon just never mentioned this in his books or c) the seasons are caused by something other than the non-perpendicularity mentioned above.

c) would be interesting. Maybe the planet goes around the sun in an egg-shape (would make winter longer than summer I guess)? Maybe the sun is hotter on one side?

P.S. I just used the word (?) non-perpendicularity. Please bow before me in awe.

I have a feeling that Rashek spun the world or took care of this somehow to put Luthadel in a much safer position--so, after he changed the world, Luthadel, or the WoA, weren't magnetic north.

That's just my guess.

Quote from: Wielder on November 01, 2008, 07:57:41 PM

Quote from: miyabi on October 31, 2008, 08:46:53 PM

Sorry if this has already been answered Brandon, I'm still working on getting caught up with the forums, I've been busy, sick, and dealing with identity theft!

But could you give us a short guide on how Spooks dialect is spoken?

I would actually love to see this as well.  I think there have been a few sort-of explanations in other threads, but I'd love to see something a bit more detailed. 

It would be so much fun to talk in the Spook's street slang with my friends.

That was my thought as well. ha ha. Everyone would be clueless!

And the fun begins! 

Sorry if this has already been answered Brandon, I'm still working on getting caught up with the forums, I've been busy, sick, and dealing with identity theft!

But could you give us a short guide on how Spooks dialect is spoken?

I would actually love to see this as well.  I think there have been a few sort-of explanations in other threads, but I'd love to see something a bit more detailed. 

It would be so much fun to talk in the Spook's street slang with my friends.

Yes!  I can't wait.  I enjoyed both versions 4 and 5.  Haven't had quite enough time to go through 6.  I think I'll just wait for the hardcover now. 

Now I have more time to finish WoT before AMOL is out!

Quote from: Wielder on October 26, 2008, 05:28:40 PM

Quote from: The Hat Monster (bootleg version of Cookie monster) on October 25, 2008, 07:27:45 PM

Quote from: Wielder on October 25, 2008, 06:36:07 PM

You guys try too hard.  My books are literally all stacked up in my closet randomly on some larger shelves.  I know where they all are.  It's great.

It would take someone else a good twenty minutes to find anything, though.  Like literally; fantasy, classics, mythological, contemporary, sci-fi, writing, linguistics, etc...are all just mixed up together.  Let's call it ordered chaos.



On a similar, yet, unrelated note--you all should see my writing notes.  If I died halfway through writing the series I am planning, there would be no one who would be able to put the rest of the story together.  Nothing is in order and most of it is just random note after random note.

Here, let me grab one. 

On a sticky note that was attached to some prose that had nothing to do with the note: "Dagger doesn't really hold hidden powers...it's just a piece of the puzzle you need on the road to TDP.  The enchantment may work now...think."

Or this:
"On Atrius:
 'I should feel guilty.'
He didn't.
____________
9/26/08
The Beowulf monty python thing...."(I can't reveal the rest of this )

It's going to be hell when I actually have to put this all together!  Woo!

Duuuuude.  If there was such a thing as linguistic acrobatics, i can imagine that as a primary example. Either that, or on the blooper reel for the sport...i can't real tell yet.

Reminds me of the Metal art--where the "Artists" put together a pile of mashed up or smoothed up slabs and chunks of I'm sitting there thinking, "Is there a specific order to all this? Was this intentional? Perhaps he knew that the pompous rich folk wouldn't dare call it crap, fearing that others might understand it and they will be seen as less than competent. So they sit there admiring in full focus. Making his random, artless piece, into an "abstract" art...

Did I just get compared to a bad artist?

No, a talentless yet clever artist.

...

You would have to see my writing before you come to that conclusion.  Personally, I like to think I'm talented. 

I'm not sure.....but, just for  my part, I don't think a college student's bookshelf is anything like metal art. Yours actually sounded pretty organized, just eclectic. Nothing wrong with that at all.

Ha-ha!  Whats more--when I actually looked at it this last weekend, it was actually a little more organized then I had previously thought.  Take that bookshelf!

You guys try too hard.  My books are literally all stacked up in my closet randomly on some larger shelves.  I know where they all are.  It's great.

It would take someone else a good twenty minutes to find anything, though.  Like literally; fantasy, classics, mythological, contemporary, sci-fi, writing, linguistics, etc...are all just mixed up together.  Let's call it ordered chaos.



On a similar, yet, unrelated note--you all should see my writing notes.  If I died halfway through writing the series I am planning, there would be no one who would be able to put the rest of the story together.  Nothing is in order and most of it is just random note after random note.

Here, let me grab one. 

On a sticky note that was attached to some prose that had nothing to do with the note: "Dagger doesn't really hold hidden powers...it's just a piece of the puzzle you need on the road to TDP.  The enchantment may work now...think."

Or this:
"On Atrius:
 'I should feel guilty.'
He didn't.
____________
9/26/08
The Beowulf monty python thing...."(I can't reveal the rest of this )

It's going to be hell when I actually have to put this all together!  Woo!

Youtube then....?

Youtube!  The time is nigh!

P.S. Nice fancy pants name.  They gave you a heroic epithet, almost.

I think it is pretty clear that the Mist Spirit died before Vin even came to the power. So, while she did end up replacing him for a time, she absolutely did not unite or whatnot.

It would be akin to saying because Elend replaced the Lord Ruler as ruler of the Final Empire he "united" with the man.
He's Guilty!

Agreed.

JUDGMENT!  I remember reading about you eating your hat right after you posted it Elmandr--and you're doing it.  She definitely did NOT merge with the mist spirit due to the fact that the mist spirit had died.  If she had merged with the mist spirit, both the old consciousness behind preservation and Vin would have had to been controlling the power of preservation at once.

They weren't.  [/Judgment]

Guilty on one count.

Punishment: Hat eating time.

Preferable form of proof is Youtube. 

I don't remember who it was, but someone was dead set on Reen's voice not being Ruin, to the point of where they didn't even want it discussed.  I was pretty sure it was Ruin. 

I was discussing this with a friend.  He didn't believe me.  I just gave him the HoA on Sunday, so I can't wait until he gets to that part so I can say "hah, told ya."  He also refused to believe me when I said I thought the HoA was Sazed. 

Meh.