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Talking about the Cosmere RPG with Johnny O'Neal
In this very special episode, we're joined by Johnny O'Neal of Brotherwise Games to talk about the new Cosmere RPG and its Kickstarter campaign. We also get a first look at some incredible art for the game, so be sure to check out the video for this episode if you're an audio only listener! If you somehow missed that the Kickstarter campaign was a thing, you can check it out at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brotherwise/the-stormlight-archive-rpg. This episode, we have Ian (WeiryWriter), E...
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The Way of Kings: Characters & Relationships | SpanReads
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Who's That Cosmere Character (2024 Edition)
It's been over THREE YEARS since we did the last dedicated Who's That Cosmere Character episode, so it's finally time for Ben to torture us once again with what you all sent in. This episode, we have Ben (Overlord Jebus), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Marvin (Paleo), and Ene (Aon Ene)! Chapters: 0:00:00 Introductions 0:03:46 #1 by Lemerney 0:09:46 #2 by Presto the Magnificent 0:16:07 #3 by Jax Cordella 0:21:30 #4 by Shardblade with a t but Ben didn't say where 0:24:09 #5 by Limbrogger 0:31:27 #6 Ben C...
The Way of Kings: Reactions & Retrospective | SpanReads
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Warbreaker: Cosmere Implications | SpanReads
It's our full cosmere spoiler episode for Warbreaker! Turns out it's a pretty important book. This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), and Ene (AonEne). This episode is all spoilers, but uh... we didn't have Lost Metal out when we recorded this, so the most recent thing was Rhythm of War at the time! Thumbnail is the UK cover of Warbreaker, by Sam Green: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Warbreaker_UK_cover.jpg New SpanReads episodes every Thursday a...
Warbreaker: Magic | SpanReads
This week on SpanReads, we are discussing the colorful magic of Warbreaker! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), and Ene (AonEne). Spoiler policy in this episode is Warbreaker spoilers only. Thumbnail is the Chinese cover of Warbreaker, by the amazing Jian Guo: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Warbreaker_CN_cover_art.jpg New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December! Our release schedule is: June 27th - July 18th: Warbreaker J...
Warbreaker: Characters & Relationships | SpanReads
Next up on SpanReads, we talk about the many characters of Warbreaker, like Lightsong, Siri, Vivenna, and Vasher! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), and Ene (AonEne). Spoiler policy in this episode is Warbreaker spoilers only. Thumbnail is the UK cover of Warbreaker, by Sam Green: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Warbreaker_UK_cover.jpg New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December! Our release schedule is: June 27th - July ...
Mistborn Era 3 Speculation
With Lost Metal closing out Mistborn Era 2, and us now knowing Era 3 is called Ghostbloods, let's talk about what we know about Mistborn: Ghostbloods. Brandon's talked about it a lot over the years. We talk about that and our hopes for the series, along with many, many cold wars. And Discord, of course. This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), Alyx (Feather), and Matt (Comatose). Our Brandon interview that talked about Mistborn Ghostbloods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkCP04Wo1Ho ...
Warbreaker: Reactions & Retrospective | SpanReads
SpanReads, our reread series, returns! We are starting with Warbreaker, and then moving through Stormlight until Wind and Truth comes out! So what did we think of Warbreaker on a reread? Stay tuned to find out! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), and Ene (AonEne). Spoiler policy in this episode is Warbreaker spoilers only. Thumbnail is the US cover of Warbreaker, by the incredible Dan Dos Santos: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:WB_cover_artwor...
Shallan's First Wind and Truth Chapters and C2E2 Words of Brandon
In April, Brandon read the first two Shallan chapters from Wind and Truth at C2E2, and hoooo boy they are exciting! We discuss those and the C2E2 Words of Brandon, meaning we are finally caught up on WoBs--for now! This week, we have Eric (Chaos), Grace (thegatorgirl), Marvin (Paleo), and featuring a special guest, Jason from the channel Jasonioan, who does fantastic, well-produced cosmere content that you should definitely check out. His channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/@jasonioan Here'...
Wind and Truth Predictions & Speculation!
It's time to talk about our thoughts for Stormlight 5, titled Wind and Truth, coming this December! Who's going to die?? This episode we have Eric (Chaos), David (Windrunner), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Verónica (Cheyenne Sedai). Please note we recorded this last June, so newer things like the interlude or the new Shallan chapters aren't mentioned here. But I hope if you read those, you get a kick out of some of our comments :) Here are the relevant posts and readings we did discuss: Prologue: ht...
Who's the Most Invested? | The Final 2023 Words of Brandon
We're finally wrapping up 2023 Words of Brandon, with WoBs hot off the presses like things our Brandon interview last July and other odds and ends. But there's still some interesting stuff, like silver, Reliquaries, and more! This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Ben (Overlord Jebus), and Verónica (Cheyenne Sedai)! Our Brandon interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkCP04Wo1Ho&t Thumbnail art is Backlit by Wonder, by Aliya Chen: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Backlit_by_Wonder_by...
The Last Shard!? | December 2023 Spoiler Stream Words of Brandon Part 2
The Words of Brandon never end, and we are wrapping up the December spoiler stream. This episode we... kind of learn something about the final Shard. We also go on a massive history lesson about it, which is possibly entertaining. There's also tons of Yumi WoBs! Today we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), who doesn't speak this language, and lastly we have David (Windrunner)! Watch the full stream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VryNgoZY7fo Here are the WoBs we talked about i...
Wind and Truth and Find Out! | December 2023 Spoiler Stream Words of Brandon
Brandon held a spoiler livestream for Koloss Head Munching Day 2023 (his birthday). While a lot of questions are apparently going to be answered in book 5 of The Stormlight Archive, Wind and Truth, there still was plenty to talk about dragons, specific Mistborn Era 2 details, and Plato's allegory of the cave! This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), Shannon (Grey), Joshua (jofwu), and Ene (AonEne). Our Arcanum collection of the WoBs we discussed: https://wob.coppermind.net/collections...
Isles of the Emberdark Previews (ft. ReadAndFindOut)
We have the announcement for Secret Project 5, and it's called Isles of the Emberdark, and oh boy... it sure is high cosmere connectivity! There's so much to discuss, so let's dig in. We also discuss the announcement itself, so feel free to skip to 30:52 for discussion of the chapters! This episode we have a very special guest, Steve of the wonderful cosmere YouTube channel, ReadAndFindOut (https://www.youtube.com/c/ReadAndFindOutCosmere), which you should all check out because he does great exp...
Year of Sanderson Retrospective
It's been two years since Brandon's huge Year of Sanderson announcement, so we thought we'd talk about how we feel about it. How tired are we? What was our favorite Secret Project? How were the Year of Sanderson boxes? Do note we recorded this prior to the Words of Radiance leatherbound announcement of yet another Secret Project, so please keep that in mind. There's a new one coming in 2025 and we get a reading on March 21st. This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), Ene (...
Shards Changing Intents?? | Dragonsteel 2023 Words of Brandon Part 3
We're back with more WoBs, and this time it's the last of the Dragonsteel 2023 Words of Brandon. Today we have a grab bag of a bunch of random stuff, like kandra babies, stabbing Hoid with atium, Harmony lying, and the IDENTITY FIELD returns. This episode we have Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), and Grace (thegatorgirl). Our thumbnail today is a piece we commissioned from Ashley Coad (https://www.ashleycoadart.com/). By supporting our Patreon, you can vote on what art we commission every mont...
The GRAND APPARATUS! (And Tons of Hoid WoBs) | Dragonsteel 2023 Words of Brandon Part 2
Today on our eternal string of Words of Brandon episodes, we are continuing to talk about what happened from Dragonsteel 2023. And in this case we learn about the GRAND APPARATUS and a lot of WoBs about Hoid's dating life. Also, there's a legitimately serious Stick discussion. Yes, really. This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Alyx (Feather), Evgeni (Argent), and Joshua (jofwu)! Our thumbnail today is not the Grand Apparatus, but actually Cybertron by Jaime Jasso: https://www.artstatio...
The Dragon-Lift Theory is Dead! | Dragonsteel 2023 Words of Brandon Part 1
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 ...
Hemalurgy
It's time for a Mistborn Shardcast! We have learned a lot of new stuff of Hemalurgy in The Lost Metal, so let's talk in extensive detail about those two chapters, and then talk about Hemalurgy implications for the future! This episode has Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), and David (Windrunner). Chapters: 00:00 Introductions and Show & Tell 4:18 Hemalurgy Fundamentals 16:08 Partial Hemalurgy Spikes 1:03:25 Ars Arcanum 1:55:08 Trellium 2:11:41 Other Thoughts 2:17:50 Who's That Cosmere Character Here...
BONKERS Stormlight 5 Interlude + Interlude Speculation
Brandon read an absolutely insane interlude for Stormlight 5 (now officially Wind and Truth) at Dragonsteel 2023, and so it's only fitting that we have our actually most unhinged Shardcast ever on it. This episode goes places, everyone. Are they insane tangents? Most of them... I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I had in editing it! Obviously, this episode contains Stormlight 5 reading stuff, but there are some Sunlit Man comments in it too. On this episode, we have Eric (Chaos), Evge...
State of the Sanderson 2023
State of the Sanderson for 2023 is out, and so let's do a Shardcast stream discussing it! Featuring a lot of complaining about White Sand. We'll be doing this at a later timeslot than our usual streams, at 3pm Pacific / 6pm Eastern! Read the State of the Sanderson 2023 here: https://www.brandonsanderson.com/state-of-the-sanderson-2023/ 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 Com...
Defiant Reactions: Brandon Stuck the Landing!
Defiant, the fourth Skyward came out on the 21st, and so it's time to talk about it! Did Brandon stick the landing? As it so happens, he absolutely did! This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Jessie (Lady Lameness), and Ene (AonEne). Our next episode will be a livestream on State of the Sanderson! Thumbnail art is the US Defiant cover by Charlie Bowater. Chapters: 00:00 Introductions 1:03 Spoiler-Free Reactions 5:44 Spensa Character Relationships 16:49 Some Complaining 34:48 Gran-Gran 4...
Canticle and Threnody - Sunlit Man Lore Part 2
So much happened in The Sunlit Man, that... well, we needed a second lore episodes discussing all of it. And here it is! In this one, we talk about the what's going on with Aux, how you get from Threnody to Canticle, and how some of Canticle's crazy invested geography really works. Also, we start out with a round of shots, so you know it's all going to go downhill from there. This episode, we have Eric (Chaos), David (Windrunner), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Ala (Rasarr). Thumbnai...
Cytonic: Lore | SpanReads
It's the last SpanReads for the 2023, our last Cytoverse SpanReads, and Defiant is just days away! Last up we are talking about lore in Cytonic, and oh boy there's a lot to discuss! As always for our Skywards Spanreads, we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Ian (Weiry), and Eric (Chaos). Defiant comes out on November 21st! Stay tuned for our Defiant Reactions Shardcast later. Thumbnail is the French cover of Cytonic, by Alain Brion. If you like our content, support us on ...
Cytonic: Characters & Relationships | SpanReads
It's time for characters and relationships in Cytonic, and our longest SpanReads yet! There's just a few Jessie rants, as well as some discussion at the end of general Brandon comments too. As always for our Skywards Spanreads, we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Ian (Weiry), and Eric (Chaos). Only one more week of Cytoverse SpanReads left, and then Defiant comes out on November 21st! Thumbnail is the UK cover of Cytonic, by Sam Green. Chapters: 00:00 Cytonic 1:04:27 Fu...
The Charred and the Torment - Sunlit Man Lore Part 1
So much happened in The Sunlit Man, that we recorded two lore episodes discussing all of it, and honestly, we probably could have done more. In this one, we talk about the Charred, sunhearts, Nomad's abilities, and the Torment. But really, this episode is maybe the most off-the-rails and unhinged we have ever been, while also being the most in-depth lore-wise ever. Get your bingo cards. We open with "Can the Charred talk?" and it goes from there. This episode, we have Eric (Chaos), David (Windru...
Cytonic: Reactions & Retrospective | SpanReads
It's onto our last Cytoverse SpanReads: Cytonic! This is certainly not a controversial book, and we didn't have too much to say... Oh wait, this is one of our longest SpanReads. Also featuring Defiant hopes, some general Brandon comments, and the ocean. As always for our Skywards Spanreads, we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Ian (Weiry), and Eric (Chaos). Only two weeks of Cytoverse SpanReads left, and then Defiant comes out on November 21st! For a recap, see Jessie's ...