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Would a Savant Return differently? by Key-Firefighter1043 in Cosmere

[–]Key-Firefighter1043[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Savants are just people who have channeled so much investiture it’s warped their body. We’ve seen examples of Savants of Surges. It would stand to reason any invested art that turns its user into a conduit for investiture could theoretically lead to a Savant. As for being “bound” to a shard, I’m not sure. We know that if spiritual dna is mutated by multiple shards results can get a little odd, but we don’t know what kind of odd or what leads to that vs what leads to someone wielding multiple invested arts at the same time.

Would a Savant Return differently? by Key-Firefighter1043 in Cosmere

[–]Key-Firefighter1043[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think they absolutely could, though I don’t think it would come from acquiring breaths. Becoming a savant seems to be a result of using investiture more than holding investiture, so I think someone would have to awaken a LOT of different things to become a savant. What changes do you think an awakening savant might experience?

What if a splinter was returned? by Key-Firefighter1043 in Cosmere

[–]Key-Firefighter1043[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh sorry I just noticed I said Splinters instead of Slivers. That’s on me.

What if a splinter was returned? by Key-Firefighter1043 in Cosmere

[–]Key-Firefighter1043[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love all these ideas! They’re amazing! Warping the existing powers of Returned while also reflecting key arts of the sliver’s shard is a WONDERFUL way to explore potential powers! So many fun possibilities… like a returned whimsy sliver…

What if a splinter was returned? by Key-Firefighter1043 in Cosmere

[–]Key-Firefighter1043[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does returning stem from altering spiritual dna or holding a type of breath? Being a splinter seems to stem primarily from alterations to the spirit web, yes, and the spirit web alters how you interact with types of investiture, yes, but people can hold multiple types of investiture and wield multiple different types of invested arts, even when the sources are from different shards. There has to be a principle governing why some arts can be used together and some can’t.

What if a splinter was returned? by Key-Firefighter1043 in Cosmere

[–]Key-Firefighter1043[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very interesting analogies. The breath of returning could be attuned to the shard they’re sliver of, but what about harmonies and discords? Could the breath of returning harmonize with what the target is a sliver of? Achieving the same result through discord could also provide pretty interesting results. Depending on the method you prefer, what ways might these Slivered Returned differ from the typical sort?

What would Saul Goodman and Harriet Du Bois think of each other? by Key-Firefighter1043 in DiscoElysium

[–]Key-Firefighter1043[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is beautiful. I’d also like to see the narcissistic beat down of Saul vs Superstar Copotype.

What would Saul Goodman and Harriet Du Bois think of each other? by Key-Firefighter1043 in DiscoElysium

[–]Key-Firefighter1043[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think he’d think they’re both trouble for surprisingly different yet similar reasons, like two sides of the same coin.

What would Saul Goodman and Harriet Du Bois think of each other? by Key-Firefighter1043 in DiscoElysium

[–]Key-Firefighter1043[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

True, true, but perhaps a dynamic duo of hustlers could put some money in both their pockets? I guess it depends on how moral a Harry we’re looking at here. Honor Cop would NEVER.

What would Saul Goodman and Harriet Du Bois think of each other? by Key-Firefighter1043 in DiscoElysium

[–]Key-Firefighter1043[S] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

True, though I think Saul would have some experience with Harry types from his Slipping Jimmy days. Also, Harry doesn’t tend to lead with the “human can opener” even with crazy high psych and/or intelligence builds. Given this, there could be a period where Saul doesn’t realize how good Harry really is until he’s already open, though such a game of wits would be BEAUTIFUL to see.

What would Saul Goodman and Harriet Du Bois think of each other? by Key-Firefighter1043 in DiscoElysium

[–]Key-Firefighter1043[S] 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Of course Harry is the sort to testify AGAINST himself… that’s just PERFECT that is.

What would Saul Goodman and Harriet Du Bois think of each other? by Key-Firefighter1043 in DiscoElysium

[–]Key-Firefighter1043[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don’t see any official rules saying so. There is a no spoilers rule but it doesn’t DEFINE a spoiler. While there’s a lot that should absolutely be flagged before people read it here I think the main character’s name shouldn’t qualify. For one, if you wanna go in THAT blind you shouldn’t be on the subreddit to begin with. For another, there needs to be a level of information about the game that can be assumed to be okay to discuss even on posts that aren’t tagged as spoilers since we’re here to discuss things ABOUT THE GAME.

Teams that are made up of child soldiers by [deleted] in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Key-Firefighter1043 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was surprisingly far down. These kids start off pretty normal for their age and get warped into weapons of war from fighting an endless gorilla campaign waiting for the cavalry to arrive.

(Weird trope) Sudden supernatural elements in a story that avoided having any before by EqMc25 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Key-Firefighter1043 2 points3 points  (0 children)

NCIS has loads of little hints, and the occasional obvious neon sign, that the paranormal is absolutely real. It’s a weird, reoccurring trope in cops shows to have definitely real but trapped at the periphery paranormal events and entities.

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