Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson Podcast

The Dragon-Lift Theory is Dead! | Dragonsteel 2023 Words of Brandon Part 1

Jan 28, 2024

Guests: Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Alyx (Feather), Evgeni (Argent), David. Interesting topics discussed include: Nightblood as a Dawnshard, if Rsyn has a torment, the fighting abilities of Taln, Hoid's ability to use Soulstamps, the Mistborn: Birthright game, spores and fabrials affected by God Metals, dragon magic systems, color and soulcasting, and a game 'Who's That Cosmere Character?'

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Quick takeaways

Dragons do exist in the Stormlight Archive, but none of the main characters are dragons.

Lift and Hoid are both human with modifications that make them unique versions of humans.

Ingesting anti-Lerasium or anti-Atium without being highly invested would result in death.

Awakening a Chasmfiend as a Lifeless would likely require multiple Breaths and the Lifeless Chasmfiend wouldn't be able to form a Nahel bond.

Deep dives

Dragons on Roshar and Other Planets

There have been dragons on Roshar and there may still be some. But don't expect to find dragons among the characters of the Stormlight Archive.

Introduction

2min

Casual Conversation and VIP Access

7min

The Relevance of Connection to the Land

25min

The Effects of Ingesting Anti-Liracium or Anti-Etium

4min

Anti-Matter and Mistborn Abilities

7min

Dragons and Spiritual Integrity

20min

Discussion about the canceled Mistborn video game, Mistborn Birthright

5min

Spiritual Integrity of Metals and Symbiotic Relationships

23min

The Confusion Surrounding the Sentience of Honor Blades

2min

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Manifestation of the Sibling

4min

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Who's That Cosmere Character? - Lopen

20min

Oh my goodness, everyone. We have SO many Words of Brandon episodes ahead of you. We're going out of order, with the Dragonsteel 2023 Spoiler Q&A! And sorry Lift-dragon enjoyers, that theory is dead! We also talk about a surprising amount of Warbreaker stuff, Zane, Mistborn: Birthright, and Alyx solves Silverlight. Some of those are even vaguely relevant to what we are talking about and not just nonsense. This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Alyx (Feather), Evgeni (Argent), and David (Windrunner)! Thanks, Alyx, for being a champ with our nonsense. Dragonsteel 2023 Spoiler Q&A: https://youtu.be/fDm5Hif5rQo?si=rpVcPfWKjlmFsSPQ Our Arcanum collection of the WoBs we discussed: https://wob.coppermind.net/collections/1230/ 00:00 Introduction, Dragonsteel VIP Access for some reason 9:29 Is Nightblood a Dawnshard? 11:57 Does Rsyn have a Torment? 13:22 How good is Taln in a fight really? 16:56 Is Hoid able to use Soulstamps 26:36 Why can't Hoid Skip but Nomad can? (also random SiSG stuff) 34:34 Mistborn burning anti-lerasium 39:41 Making Lifeless out of chasmfiends 46:41 Dragon lift is DEAD (and other dragon WoBs) 1:06:02 Mistborn: Birthright blabbering 1:09:19 Are spores and fabrials affect by God Metals? 1:13:09 Animal bonds with aethers 1:18:02 Black smoke! 1:20:31 Color and Soulcasting 1:29:24 Dragon magic system 1:32:11 Manifested metal and burning it 1:39:41 Who's That Cosmere Character If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:102123174/sounds.rss Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to wtcc@17thshard.com

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Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson Podcast

The Dragon-Lift Theory is Dead! | Dragonsteel 2023 Words of Brandon Part 1

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Dragons on Roshar and Other Planets

Are Lift and Hoid Human?

Can Misborn Ingest Anti-Lerasium or Anti-Atium?

Can Chasmfiends be Awakened with One Breath?

The podcast discusses different aspects of Cosmere characters and their characteristics.

The hosts analyze the unique traits and backgrounds of Cosmere characters.

The episode delves into the complexities of Cosmere characters and their interactions.

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