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Shadow Guardian
If Calamity were a Shard in the Cosmere, what intent would he be?
Brandon Sanderson
Oh boy... Oh boy. Have you read this book?
Shadow Guardian
I have not read Calamity yet?
Brandon Sanderson
I don't want to spoil it. Um... *pause* Yeah, I don't really want to spoil it. But it's kind of-- it's like "Vindictiveness" would probably be a good match. This-- Or "Judgement". Maybe Judgement. Calamity's got this impression that people will destroy themselves if he lets them. Does that make sense?
Shadow Guardian
Yeah.
Brandon Sanderson
So it's not either one of those, but it's something close to that.
Questioner
[Question about stacking magic systems against each other, who would win?]
Brandon Sanderson
[Works on magic systems within their own context, when comparing magic systems the situation matters more. Context matters]
i_do_stuff
If Wax bonded with an Honorspren and got to the Second Oath, would he be able to use his Twinborn powers in conjunction with Windrunner powers? Or would they draw from the same "pool of Investiture"?
Brandon Sanderson
He could use them, but I do warn that I don't want to dive far into questions about mixing the magics. That sort of thing is years off in the Cosmere.
Questioner
[In Shadows of Self] there’s the new metal, I guess. I was wondering-- So if someone were to bring a metal from a different planet, say steel from Roshar, would it still be recognizable as steel on that world?
Brandon Sanderson
It would still be, yup. It would be.
Questioner
Because there was mention of it being "of Harmony" right, and that was the difference?
Brandon Sanderson
The thing you gotta remember is that the metals on Mistborn are keys and not the actual source of the power. If they were the source of the power, it wouldn’t work.
Questioner
If you could cross over Mat Cauthon into any other story which one would you do?
Brandon Sanderson
Let's say Twilight. Yeah, Mat plus Twilight would be lots of fun.
Questioner
IF they were to fight with a lightsaber and a Shardblade, which would be able to cut through the other?
Brandon Sanderson
Depends on who’s world you're in, that's what I would say. Is Lucas writing it or am I?
Questioner
Well say you are writing it, since we're--
Brandon Sanderson
If I'm writing it I say they bounce off of each other.
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I know from reading your blog and various other comments that many of your books are in the same cosmos/universe, specifically Mistborn, Elantris, Warbreaker, and Way of Kings. I also am pretty sure that one day you'd like to do a series that ties all the different series/books together into one super-series. So my question is, would the various magic systems work on different worlds? For example, would a Mistborn be able to use his/her abilities in the world Way of Kings is located on?
Brandon Sanderson
It depends on the magic system. They are all related to a kind of "Spiritual DNA" that one gets from their heritage on a specific planet. However, there are ways around that. (Hemalurgy, for example, 'staples' a piece of someone else's soul to your own, and creates a work around to give you access to magic you shouldn't have.) Some of the magics are more regionally tied than others. (In Elantris, you have to access the Dor, which is very regionally influenced.)
The end answer is this: With in-depth knowledge of how the magics work, and their connection, one could probably get them all to work on other planets. It may take effort for some of them.
shadeslayer0930
Can we dare hope for a crossover like [Lift and Wayne] in the future?
Brandon Sanderson
You can hope for such things, but I won't do them "just because." If the timelines align, you will see things like this in the future--but it's probably not going to happen for a while. (Except in certain, specific instances.)
Questioner
You have two characters, Hoid and Vasher, who really stand out even if you don’t know anything about the cosmere. Are people who aren’t cosmere-aware going to be left wondering what the heck is up with them?
Brandon Sanderson
Yeah, probably. But it’s okay to have some mystery, I figure, as long as I don’t let the cosmere stories really distract. If there are occasionally things where you think, “That was weird, I don’t get that” or “That guy’s kind of different.” That’s fine. It’s when you start to feel like everyone else is laughing at a joke you don’t know, when you’re not part of something and you can’t understand the piece of fiction because of it, then we’re in trouble. Unless it’s a side story. Like Mistborn: Secret History, you’ve got to know the cosmere to get most of that, and that’s okay. But the main line books I will write in such a way that… So the Stormlight Archive is the story of Roshar. It’s not necessarily the story of all the different elements influencing Roshar. Maybe someday I’ll do one that has that, but I’ll be very up-front about it.
Questioner
In the new novella for the Stormlight Archive. <Edgedancer.>
Brandon Sanderson
Mhm?
Questioner
When she gets the cart over the edge of the ledge, it mentions that there was black sand on the ground? Was that Hoid, or...?
Brandon Sanderson
That was not Hoid.
Questioner
Was that due to what she did, or...?
Brandon Sanderson
That was Wyndle.
Questioner
Okay, he left black sand?
Brandon Sanderson
Well, his, uh-- he decayed into dust.
Questioner
Okay.
Brandon Sanderson
And so...
Questioner
Okay. Wondering if it was related to White Sand.
Brandon Sanderson
There's something going on there. But no, it is not the white-- it is not sand. I should be careful about use the word sand, particularly black sand. But I was just thinking of Wyndle with that one.
Questioner
Okay, okay.
Brandon Sanderson
That is a false positive on the cosmere connection.
