We continue sloooowly going through Dragonsteel Nexus 2025 Words of Brandon, where we talk about all sorts of magical science, and I really had to resist putting Pauli Exclusion Principle in the title.

This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), David (Windrunner), and Bonnie (Cosmeregirl)!

The Traveler: http://www.17thshard.com/news/brandon-news/the-traveler-r393/

Our episode on the Traveler: https://youtu.be/z3DLOAPzI04

0:00:00 Introductions

0:02:30 Is Spook the first Ghostblood?

0:07:58 Rosharan time dilation and the Realms

0:17:33 Sazed releasing kandra contracts

0:24:05 Investiture speed limit

0:41:51 Kaladin's conflation with Jezrien

0:46:45 Which Shard runs the best convention?

0:54:18 Strategically changing Shadesmar

1:04:13 Hoid's motives in December?

1:14:13 Soul tar and Shroud mechanics

1:28:55 Kharbranth in the Spiritual Realm

1:49:17 Who's That Cosmere Character

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Oh man, there's just a few WoBs we haven't gone through yet, so now we are doing so! We are going through WoBs from the second half of 2025, going through Nexus WoBs. Today, Brandon just spoils the end of Horneater, and we discuss critical characters like Daggon and Tukks, and spiritual watersheds.

This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), David (Windrunner), and Bonnie (Cosmeregirl)!

This episode does have some brief discussion of Ghostbloods 1 readings.

We also discuss a weird WoB first, and the link to that one is here: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/545-celsius-232-2025/#e16902

Thumbnail art is the Horneater Peaks by the incredible Anthony Avon, for the Cosmere RPG: https://bsky.app/profile/anthonyavonart.bsky.social/post/3lusj6tnewc2q

0:00:00 Introductions

0:04:04 "Pikemetal"?

0:10:10 Koloss in Era 3

0:12:33 Redheads and Horneater Ending

0:22:06 Hoid in Shadows for Silence

0:34:35 Hoid's wife

0:39:01 Crossover Characters in Era 3

0:50:04 Galactic Stalemate, Shards or People?

0:55:30 Shades and Luhel Bonds

1:03:34 Tukks lore

1:10:28 Placing Perpendicularities

1:26:12 Ghostbloods and Retribution

1:34:16 Did Adonalsium Relinquish Its Power?

1:39:48 Is Hoid a Cognitive Shadow?

2:09:21 Shard Intent vs. Vessel

2:17:29 Who's That Cosmere Character

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We had some big news this week, where Apple TV got rights to Mistborn and Stormlight adaptations, and so we wanted to get in and discuss it!

This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), and Verónica (Cheyenne Sedai)!

Original post: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/brandon-sandersons-mistborn-stormlight-archive-movie-tv-1236487271/

Brandon's Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cosmere/comments/1qps9wy/update_from_brandon/

According to Reactor, it's just Mistborn and Stormlight, which we did not know while recording: https://reactormag.com/apple-tv-brandon-sanderson-cosmere-universe-deal-details/

Thumbnail art is the papercraft cover for Mistborn, by Rosie Fowinkle: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:TFE_Dragonsteel_Starter_pack_cover.jpg

0:00:00 Introductions and Show & Tell

0:05:43 The News

0:10:25 How are we feeling?

0:30:16 What do we think of Apple TV as the choice?

0:44:51 Brandon's high level level of involvement

0:57:36 Worried about mainline book progress?

1:09:37 Wanting adaptations, what does success mean?

1:18:57 Measures of success (bad timestamp)

1:25:17 Wrapping up

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Today we're talking about the reading of The Fires of December, the cosmere book coming out in for Nexus 2026, and the Hoid Storybook Crowdfunding Campaign. We are incredibly stoked for the book and we delve right into complex lore topics almost immediately! Full cosmere spoilers are contained within.

This episode we have Shannon (Grey), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Adim (AAKS), Bonnie (Cosmeregirl)!

You can find the reading's text here: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/549/#e17002

If you want Brandon's narration, here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYQYzdLmvIQ

0:00:00 Introductions

0:01:13 Book Blurb + Hoid's Trevails

0:08:32 The Mystery in the Future

0:18:24 Pitching Lore Questions

0:43:06 Time Travel???

0:57:28 Great Prose

1:00:41 The Name December

1:14:54 Final Factoids

1:15:56 Who's That Cosmere Character

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Welcome to the New Year! We're back with a new full Who's That Cosmere Character episode, and it may just be our most entertaining one yet. Enjoy Ben's deviousness as well as inability to hear or recognize the characters guessed, as well as some incredible guesses from our contestants.

Today we have Ben (Overlord Jebus), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Ene (AonEne)!

Chapters:

0:00:00 Introductions

0:02:09 Number 1

0:06:06 Number 2

0:07:55 Number 3

0:14:15 Number 4 (Twist!)

0:16:51 Number 5

0:20:37 Number 6

0:26:00 Number 7

0:32:33 Number 8 (Damn you Mehr)

0:39:39 Number 9

0:42:45 Number 10

0:49:49 Number 11

0:59:23 Number 12 (Twist!)

1:07:03 Number 13

1:07:52 Number 14

1:15:36 Number 15

1:23:02 Number 16 (Twist!)

1:24:57 Conclusion

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We're doing our annual State of the Sanderson live Shardcast! We start by talking about Dragonsteel Nexus, and the news there, before getting into the SotS news topics.

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

State of the Sanderson blog: https://www.brandonsanderson.com/blogs/blog/state-of-the-sanderson-2025

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Well, we learned a bunch about the Sleepless in Isles of the Emberdark, so it's time to finally talk about them in detail. We talk about them on Roshar (with a long digression on the Dawnshard), as well as them in space age, and we end talking about the Grand Apparatus.

Our cast for this episode is Eric (Chaos), David (Windrunner), Grace (thegatorgirl), Bonnie (Cosmeregirl), and Adim (AAKS)!

Thumbnail for this episode is Nikli, by Shuravf: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Nikli_by_Shuravf.jpg

0:00:00 Introductions

0:02:16 Lost Metal leatherbound

0:08:44 Fandom history on the Sleepless

0:16:17 Physiology

0:31:41 Origin Conspiracy Theories

0:40:53 Dawnshard stuff

0:55:30 Sleepless on Roshar stuff

1:35:00 Space Age Stuff

1:54:44 The Grand Apparatus

2:30:40 Who's That Cosmere Character

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We are finally back to talk about the lore from the Stormlight RPG Handbook and World Guide! We go through all the Ideals and some odds and ends too.

This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), Adim (AAKS), and Bonnie (Cosmeregirl)!

Our Previous RPG episode: https://youtu.be/ap_zV-5-ZGk?si=VOIFmDuxVIsl3Sjw

Halloween Livestream (about the Elantris sequels): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkyVNtUNwXU

Thumbnail by Gal Or: https://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/1lf29s1/radiants_of_urithiru_by_gal_or/

0:00:00 Introductions and Show & Tell

0:11:15 News: No More Elantris Sequels!? (Okay, not really)

0:21:40 RPG Lore

0:26:45 What Did We Learn?

0:30:43 Windrunners

0:35:56 Skybreakers

0:37:19 Dustbringers

0:48:36 Edgedancers

0:59:36 Truthwatchers

1:05:23 Lightweavers

1:12:21 Elsecallers

1:18:17 Willshapers

1:25:37 Stonewards

1:36:11 Bondsmiths

1:38:39 Other Lore Stuffs

2:17:37 Who's That Cosmere Character

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A topic too great to be contained to a single episode, the deep-dive into Cosmere dragons continues! It's time for all the things we didn't get to in the first episode, as the cast gets progressively more manic the longer this marathon recording continues.

Today's cast includes Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent) and Bonnie (Cosmeregirl)

Thumbnail art is art of the Spirit Shores, by Esther Hiʻilani Candari: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Isles_of_the_Emberdark/Interior_art#/media/File:Iote_spirit_shores.jpg

0:00:00 Intro/Show and Tell

0:03:50 Dragon Magic and Tech

1:00:45 Dragon Culture

1:22:22 The Spirit Shores

1:35:08 Cultivation

1:42:15 Lesser Dragons

1:49:57 WTCC

2:00:15 Outro

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It's a big topic, and one too great to be contained by a single episode. Today we're doing a deep dive on all the info we have about dragons in the Cosmere, talking about lifecycles and abilities. (And a slight diversion into the Spiritual Realm, because who doesn't love a Spiritual Realm diversion, right?)

Today's cast includes Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent) and Bonnie (Cosmeregirl)

Thumbnail art is Xisis in the Tress of the Emerald Sea interior art by Howard Lyon: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Xisis.jpg

0:00:00 Intro/Show and Tell

0:10:22 Early Dragon Info

0:18:21 Dragon Lifecycle

0:50:44 Dragon Abilities

1:50:50 WTCC and Outro

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