It's been a while since we've had Brandon on Shardcast, and after the release of Wind and Truth, we are super excited to welcome him back. Brandon shares some of his thoughts about the perception of the book with us and was kind enough to answer (or RAFO) some spoilery questions we've been dying to ask!

Our cast this episode is David (Windrunner), Rosemary (Kaymyth), and Marvin (Paleo). There also is a brief appearance by Evgeni (Argent) to shed some extra light on one of our questions.

00:00 Introductions

01:29 What is Brandon most proud of in Wind and Truth?

05:05 What would Brandon change in Wind and Truth?

09:06 How should we think about the Blackthorn?

10:39 What would Rayse have done if he still held Odium?

13:35 Did Cultivation see the events of Wind and Truth coming?

15:33 Brandon's "big talk" after Wind and Truth

25:57 How is writing Ghostbloods (Mistborn Era 3) going?

33:32 What will the Prelude to the back-half of The Stormlight Archive be titled as?

34:50 Are El and Elodi the same person?

35:59 Will Shallan and Kaladin talk about Helaran?

37:37 How close did Taln get to killing Cultivation?

38:20 How good is Hoid at future sight?

39:16 Was the fire in the Palanaeum related to the Hierocracy?

39:59 Is Szeth praying to an atium geode/crystal?

40:58 Did god metals exist before the Shattering?

42:47 Is Braize's core made of a god metal?

44:53 How do people get on and off Sel?

46:12 How much is Brandon willing to give us on the Fourth Moon?

47:03 How can Dawnshards be tracked?

48:09 Is Heralds access to Fortune due to her double bond or her being the child of a Herald?

49:03 What happened in "Year 0" in the Vorin calendar?

51:00 Has Cusicesh been with the Iriali longer than their stay on Roshar?

51:57 Did Hoid date Medelantorius/Valor?

52:27 How does Brandon feel about people telling him how they found partners through his books?

54:24 Can we expect spoiler streams going forward?

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Today we are talking about mechanics of the Unoathed! And also uh... some other stuff, like the suppressor fabrial, Hemalurgy, and some more Spiritual ripples.

Our cast this episode is Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), and Grace (thegatorgirl).

Thumbnail is our February Patreon commission (cropped to try and hide some spoilers, but check out the full piece) by Gar Leyva: https://www.patreon.com/posts/wind-and-truth-126588166

0:00:00 Intro

0:02:48 The name

0:07:45 So many mechanics

0:46:58 Which spren can make Unoathed?

0:54:46 Why could the other spren do this?

1:16:07 Mishram

1:24:46 expansion of the unoathed

1:31:39 Notum

1:46:25 Unoathed members + future

1:55:57 Final thoughts

2:00:57 Who's That Cosmere Character

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Today we are talking about a huge part of Wind and Truth: Adolin's Azimir plotline! We talk about Adolin, the plotline at large, side characters, and trying not to get too much into mechanics (and failing). Also... maybe too much talk about Abidi.

This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), Ala (Rasarr), and Adim (AAKS)!

The thumbnail is one we commissioned via our Patreon, by the incredible Nozomi. The full version has Adolin and Yanagawn playing Towers, check it out! https://www.patreon.com/posts/wind-and-truth-124995366

0:00:00 Introductions

0:01:31 General Adolin Thoughts

0:19:08 Comparing with Shattered Plains Plotline; Abidi

0:52:44 Gawx

1:00:37 Adolin in the Future

1:36:48 May Aladar

1:44:12 Maya, Unoathed Mechanics, Notum Mechanics

2:09:36 Gezemal

2:13:29 Fatherhood

2:29:32 Final Thoughts

2:37:56 Who's That Cosmere Character

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Last month, we hit 25,000 subscribers! Wow! To celebrate, we did a Q&A liveshow, which we are posting here.

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There were some surprising, unexplained, and straight up weird things in Wind and Truth. Let's talk about them!

This episode we have David (Windrunner), Ian (Weiry), Rosemary(Kaymyth), and Bonnie (Cosmeregirl)!

00:00:00 Introductions

00:00:56 The Fourth Moon

00:46:55 The Well of Control

01:12:34 Crystal Spikes

01:47:12 Taln's Attempt to Kill Cultivation

02:00:47 Who's That Cosmere Character

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It's time to talk about the three Stormlight Lost Tales, the Storydeck stories that came out as card packs at Dragonsteel Nexus. The three are Elsecaller (the Jasnah story during Words of Radiance), King Lopen the First of Alethkar (Lopen and Elhokar at the ending of Words of Radiance), and The Chasmfriends Get a New Pet! (a noncanonical children's story). Dragonsteel later sold the cards separately, but are sold out now. But we hope you enjoy this episode anyway! Listen on to see what we thought of these stories.

Episode does contain some Wind and Truth spoilers during Elsecaller and Lopen segments.

This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), and Ene (AonEne)!

Thumbnail is card art for King Lopen the First of Alethkar, by Marie Seeberger: https://www.instagram.com/p/DD0bPqSIH8k/?img_index=7

Cards are sold out, but the listings are: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/storydeck-box?_pos=4&_sid=aef7e52e2&_ss=r

https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/story-deck-3-packs?_pos=3&_sid=aef7e52e2&_ss=r

0:00:00 Introductions

0:02:51 The Chasmfriends Get A New Pet!

0:14:04 Elsecaller (Some Wind and Truth Spoilers)

0:32:11 Interesting Elsecaller things

0:59:04 Everstorm Stuff

1:18:29 Other Gripes, Matching WoR Epilogue

1:36:25 King Lopen The First of Alethkar (Some WaT Spoilers)

1:47:38 Storydeck format

1:53:42 More Lopen

2:07:41 Who's That Cosmere Character

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Wind and Truth taught us plenty more about the history of Roshar and its inhabitants, so let's catch up to modern-ish times.

This episode we have Evgeni (Argent), David (Windrunner), Joshua (jofwu), Verónica (Cheyenne Sedai), and Adim (AAKS)!

Today's thumbnail is "The Recreance" by Caio Santos: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:The_Recreance_by_Caio_Santos.jpeg

00:00:00 Introduction

00:05:08 7,000 Years Ago: Lead-up to & Founding of the Oathpact

00:38:28 ~6,000 Years Ago: Creation of the Sibling, Urithiru, & the Knights Radiant

01:07:01 4,550 Years Ago: Shattering of the Plains

01:14:50 Fourth Moon Theorizing

01:30:01 4,500 Years Ago: Aharietiam or The Last Desolation

01:37:34 2,000 Years Ago: The False Desolation & the Recreance

02:12:50 "Recent" History: The Era of Solitude

02:29:14 Who's That Cosmere Character

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Well, we sure learned about the deep history of Roshar with Wind and Truth, so let's talk about it now!

This episode we have Evgeni (Argent), David (Windrunner), Joshua (jofwu), Verónica (Cheyenne Sedai), and Adim (AAKS)!

Today's thumbnail is one of our art commissions of Ashyn, by Hugh Hammons: https://www.patreon.com/posts/may-2024-art-108550538

0:00:00 Introduction

0:02:42 10,000 Years Ago: Honor's Arrival

0:29:19 8,000 Years Ago: Odium's Arrival

1:01:12 7,100 Years Ago: Destruction of Ashyn, Exodus

1:24:27 7,050 Years Ago: Shards Make Accommodations, First Desolation Ramps Up

1:50:06 Final Thoughts

2:04:47 Who's That Cosmere Character

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Let's finish up Dragonsteel 2024 Words of Brandon by throwing the Heralds into black holes. Hell, why not Adonalsium, too?

This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Shannon (Grey)!

Chapters:

0:00:00 Introduction

0:01:15 Sel magic location based

0:18:23 Division and microkinesis

0:29:13 The Bands of Mourning

0:30:48 Taln

0:38:38 Heralds in black holes

0:53:11 Larkins

0:57:10 Aluminum and Stormlight leakage

1:04:12 Anti-Stormlight and Dawnshards

1:07:57 RoW in Rall Elorim!?

1:17:09 Aviar

1:20:46 Spren bonding two people

1:28:43 BAM healing broken bonds

1:31:53 All God Metal powers

1:35:43 Autonomy mimicking magics

1:40:07 Kandra mimicking babies

1:46:21 Who's That Cosmere Character

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Another Stormlight book, another Oathpact and Herald Shardcast. Wind and Truth spoilers abound, though!

This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), David (Windrunner), and Grace (thegatorgirl).

Thumbnail is Broken Oath, by Antti Hakosaari, which was in Call to Adventure: Stormlight Archive: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Broken_Oath_by_Antti_Hakosaari.jpg

Chapters:

0:00:00 Introductions

0:01:55 Replacement

0:36:58 Herald Powers, Oathpact Mechanics

0:55:22 New Oathpact

1:23:35 Sibling, Random Back Half Thoughts, Spren Thoughts

1:48:38 Battar and Other Heralds

2:00:19 More Syl Thoughts

2:08:45 Herald Abilities

2:29:01 Final Thoughts

2:38:07 Who's That Cosmere Character

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