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Words of Radiance: Characters and Relationships | SpanReads Aug 29, 2024

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This week on SpanReads, it's time for the characters and character arcs of Words of Radiance! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), David (Windrunner), and Joshua (Jofwu). Spoiler policy in this episode is The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance spoilers only. We're doing a series of Stormlight recap articles on our site, updated through Rhythm of War: https://www.17thshard.com/news/features/stormlight-archive-recap-world-and-history-r1056/ For a deep refresher of the whole book, check out the Coppermind's summary of Words of Radiance: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:Words_of_Radiance Thumbnail is the UK cover of part one of the book, by Sam Green: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:WoR_UK_Part_1_cover.jpg New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December's release of Wind and Truth! Our release schedule is: August 22nd - September 12th: Words of Radiance September 19th - September 26th: Edgedancer October 3rd - October 24th: Oathbringer October 31st - November 7th: Dawnshard November 14th - December 5th: Rhythm of War 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

Cosmere Space Age Part 1 Aug 25, 2024

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== CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR EMBERDARK READINGS == Today, we're looking forward. Faaarr forward, into the future of the cosmere. The first of a two-part conversation diving in on the late-era Cosmere works, looking at technology, who's who in these late game stages, and how all these complicated Shards, planets, and factions are interacting with each other. Stay tuned for Part 2, which will cover some of the heaviest hitters in this era: Roshar and Scadrial. This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Ala (Rasarr)! Thumbnail art by Diego Lopez: https://x.com/diegolopezart/status/1724170988777001273 0:00:00 Intro 0:08:13 Space Age Factions 0:12:04 Nalthis and Awakened Metalminds 0:39:31 Sel 0:59:44 Threnody and the Night Brigade 1:17:39 Dhatri 1:26:13 WTCC 1:45:24 Conclusion and Sign Off --- 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

Words of Radiance: Reactions and Retrospective | SpanReads Aug 22, 2024

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This week on SpanReads, we are onto Words of Radiance, the best Stormlight book, perhaps? Either way, it's pretty stellar! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), David (Windrunner), and Joshua (Jofwu). Spoiler policy in this episode is The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance spoilers only. We're doing a series of Stormlight recap articles on our site, updated through Rhythm of War: https://www.17thshard.com/news/features/stormlight-archive-recap-world-and-history-r1056/ For a deep refresher of the whole book, check out the Coppermind's summary of Words of Radiance: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:Words_of_Radiance Thumbnail is the US cover of the book, by the Michael Whelan: https://www.tor.com/2014/01/23/download-the-revised-words-of-radiance-wallpapers/ New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December's release of Wind and Truth! Our release schedule is: August 22nd - September 12th: Words of Radiance September 19th - September 26th: Edgedancer October 3rd - October 24th: Oathbringer October 31st - November 7th: Dawnshard November 14th - December 5th: Rhythm of War 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

The Way of Kings: Cosmere Implications | SpanReads Aug 15, 2024

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It's time for our full cosmere episode on The Way of Kings, where we can not only talk about later in the series, but also other books too! This episode has spoilers up through Rhythm of War. This episode we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Ian (Weiry), David (Windrunner), and Joshua (Jofwu). We're doing a series of Stormlight recap articles on our site, updated through Rhythm of War: https://www.17thshard.com/news/features/stormlight-archive-recap-world-and-history-r1056/ For a deep refresher of the whole book, check out the Coppermind's summary of The Way of Kings: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:The_Way_of_Kings Thumbnail is the very well-known mainland Chinese cover, by the amazing Jian Guo: https://www.deviantart.com/breath-art/art/way-of-kings-390901693 New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December! Our release schedule is: July 25th - August 15th: The Way of Kings August 22nd - September 12th: Words of Radiance September 19th - September 26th: Edgedancer October 3rd - October 24th: Oathbringer October 31st - November 7th: Dawnshard November 14th - December 5th: Rhythm of War 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

Talking about the Cosmere RPG with Johnny O'Neal Aug 11, 2024

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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), Evgeni (Argent), Verónica (Cheyenne Sedai), and of course Johnny O'Neal as guest! Chapters: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:03:56 Mistborn Deck Building Game Distribution 00:07:25 Shards of Creation 00:08:50 Canonicity of the RPG and future Supplements 00:11:24 Most Fun Bit of Lore to Add 00:16:03 Reasons for Including Mistborn in the Kickstarter 00:18:28 Show and Tell 00:29:18 Mistborn Setting Heroic Paths 00:32:33 Scope of the Scadrial World Guide 00:36:39 State of the Mistborn Adventure Game 00:40:29 Incorporating Mental Health and Disability into the RPG 00:43:35 Future Schedule for the RPG 00:47:53 Coming up with Radiant Ideals 00:50:54 Continuation of Mistborn House War? 00:54:02 Who's That Cosmere Character 01:06:59 Outro 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

The Way of Kings: Magic | SpanReads Aug 08, 2024

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This week on SpanReads, we are discussing the magic of The Way of Kings, which... is actually fairly light, so you get a shorter episode today. This episode we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Ian (Weiry), David (Windrunner), and Joshua (Jofwu). Spoiler policy in this episode is The Way of Kings spoilers only. We're doing a series of Stormlight recap articles on our site, updated through Rhythm of War: https://www.17thshard.com/news/features/stormlight-archive-recap-world-and-history-r1056/ For a deep refresher of the whole book, check out the Coppermind's summary of The Way of Kings: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:The_Way_of_Kings Thumbnail is the 2024 Bulgarian cover, by Yasen Stoilov: https://twitter.com/Yasen_Stoilov/status/1770075742191108536 Yasen's covers are absolutely badass (and I'll be using them in later Stormlight thumbs), check them out: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Coppermind:Artists/Yasen_Stoilov New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December! Our release schedule is: July 25th - August 15th: The Way of Kings August 22nd - September 12th: Words of Radiance September 19th - September 26th: Edgedancer October 3rd - October 24th: Oathbringer October 31st - November 7th: Dawnshard November 14th - December 5th: Rhythm of War 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

The Way of Kings: Characters & Relationships | SpanReads Aug 01, 2024

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This week on SpanReads, we are discussing all the characters of The Way of Kings, and since it is Stormlight, there are just a few to discuss. This episode we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Ian (Weiry), David (Windrunner), and Joshua (Jofwu). Spoiler policy in this episode is The Way of Kings spoilers only. We're doing a series of Stormlight recap articles on our site, updated through Rhythm of War: https://www.17thshard.com/news/features/stormlight-archive-recap-world-and-history-r1056/ For a deep refresher of the whole book, check out the Coppermind's summary of The Way of Kings: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:The_Way_of_Kings Thumbnail is the UK cover of the book, by Sam Green: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:WoK_UK_Part_1_cover.jpg New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December! Our release schedule is: July 25th - August 15th: The Way of Kings August 22nd - September 12th: Words of Radiance September 19th - September 26th: Edgedancer October 3rd - October 24th: Oathbringer October 31st - November 7th: Dawnshard November 14th - December 5th: Rhythm of War 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

Who's That Cosmere Character (2024 Edition) Jul 28, 2024

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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 Changes the Game Completely 0:36:09 #7 by Evelyn Basham 0:37:54 #8 by John Strobel 0:45:52 #9 by Fuyu 0:49:12 #10 by Chance W 0:55:10 #11 by Kaylani 0:57:01 #12 by LadyOfScars (WHO KNOWS WHAT SHE DID) 1:04:33 #13 by Czernobog 1:07:47 #14 by The Cosmere Comrade 1:14:32 #15 by Cody Wolf (prepare to feel old) (My apologies if I spelled your name wrong! Ben didn't give me the emails!) 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

The Way of Kings: Reactions & Retrospective | SpanReads Jul 25, 2024

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This week on SpanReads, we are onto The Way of Kings, the first book of The Stormlight Archive! What did we think of it on a reread? Is it just as much a classic as we all remember? This episode we have Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Ian (Weiry), David (Windrunner), and Joshua (Jofwu). Spoiler policy in this episode is The Way of Kings spoilers only. We're doing a series of Stormlight recap articles on our site, updated through Rhythm of War: https://www.17thshard.com/news/features/stormlight-archive-recap-world-and-history-r1056/ For a deep refresher of the whole book, check out the Coppermind's summary of The Way of Kings: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:The_Way_of_Kings Thumbnail is the US cover of the book, by the Michael Whelan: https://www.tor.com/2010/07/21/the-way-of-kings-wallpapers-from-michael-whelan/ New SpanReads episodes every Thursday all the way until December! Our release schedule is: July 25th - August 15th: The Way of Kings August 22nd - September 12th: Words of Radiance September 19th - September 26th: Edgedancer October 3rd - October 24th: Oathbringer October 31st - November 7th: Dawnshard November 14th - December 5th: Rhythm of War 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

Warbreaker: Cosmere Implications | SpanReads Jul 18, 2024

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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 all the way until December! Our release schedule is: June 27th - July 18th: Warbreaker July 25th - August 15th: The Way of Kings August 22nd - September 12th: Words of Radiance September 19th - September 26th: Edgedancer October 3rd - October 24th: Oathbringer October 31st - November 7th: Dawnshard November 14th - December 5th: Rhythm of War 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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