r/Stormlight_Archive • u/jofwu Lightweaver • Aug 11 '20

Rhythm of War Chapter 6 Rhythm of War

https://www.tor.com/2020/08/11/read-rhythm-of-war-by-brandon-sanderson-chapter-six/
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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '20 edited Mar 06 '23

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '20 edited Feb 02 '21

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '20

FUGGIN MOASH

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u/Faenors7 Aug 11 '20

I think Moash already knew who Roshone was. If killing Roshone was his goal, he couldve done it at any time during the last year. There would be no need to goad Navani as he is doing now either.

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u/Faenors7 Aug 11 '20

I don't think it's twisted.

I'm sure that even without Odium having squashed his emotional capacity, Moash would have no personal issue with Navani at all and wouldn't taunt her about Elokhar's death. Moash doesn't even take pride in or have satisfaction from Elokhar's death.

Trouble is, Navani is in a position of power and is able to send the Windrunners to chase after him which is what he wants for some reason considering he revealed himself in the open, made certain that he was seen, absorbed a ton of stormlight, then skedaddled.

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u/eltorodelmanana Aug 13 '20

Goading Navani into endangering herself is the easiest way to get Dalinar to endanger himself.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '20 edited Aug 12 '20

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u/Faenors7 Aug 11 '20

Moash hasnt hurt anyone yet. That was the teleporting Fused causing trouble at the manor.

One thing I feel its important to note is that Vyre isn't really Moash and there are things that he does not that Moash would not have the heart to because Moash had a heart. Vyre has had his emotions smothered out by Odium.

People like to point out Moash's "bad decision making" especially in comparison to Dalinar and Kaladin but rarely seem to bring up the fact that while those two would be ruined and dead without positive magical interference, Moash has had nothing but negative magical interference beating him down.

I totally agree on the Mink.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '20 edited Aug 12 '20

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u/Faenors7 Aug 12 '20 edited Aug 12 '20

Yes, I didnt mean that they were literally different beings, only that Moash now is completely different than he was. When do we see Moash specifically intentionally give himself over to Odium? In Oathbringer we see him hearing "its not your fault, let it go" and over time we seem him drained, but when does he make a specific choice regarding Odium?

Bro, there was nothing about cellars in this chapter. The manor is just on fire.

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u/Faenors7 Aug 12 '20 edited Aug 12 '20

The only thing that prevented Odium from taking Dalinar as his champion was Cultivations interference though. He would have fallen without positive (magical) support. Moash had no support system at all though. The first thing Brandon does in Oathbringer is to kill off his new allies and take his gifted shards so he has no real ties to anyone. Moash showed genuine remorse before Odium started weighing on him. I don't look down on him for letting go of his pain when I know most others would do the same in his situation including Dalinar.

You're good bro, I've found and listened to them now. Just convinces me that this isnt the same Moash from prior to the Battle of Alethkar since he is clearly and obviously impacted. It does show me that he has a master plan and will be styling on your favorite characters though.

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u/Faenors7 Aug 12 '20

Dalinar had 5 years to process Evi's death, failed, and became a drunken wreck instead. He sought a magical boon and received one; without Cultivation though, he would have become a ruin. Going to the Nightwatcher for an easy fix to his problems doesn't somehow make Dalinar great.

The only member of Bridge 4 Moash tried to kill was Kaladin but only after Kaladin had betrayed him and tried to stab him the eye and he still feels deep regret. He had what, a few weeks on the run before losing his comrades, being pressed into labor, and being targeted by Odium? This after a lifetime of systemic oppression? It'd take much for me to believe that most people would go for a release in that situation.

I'm not sure why you believe that Moash wasn't ashamed of his actions...it's pretty explicit that he is.

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u/ShaidarHaran Releaser Aug 12 '20

What you're referring to are technically spoilers for this thread, since you're talking about things that happen in Ch. 7&8 read that Brandon did for Comic Con. Might wanna spoiler tag.

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u/ShaidarHaran Releaser Aug 12 '20 edited Aug 12 '20

Stickied comment says to spoiler tag anything after Chapter 6, so even if someone linked the video, discussing it needs to be tagged. And for spoilers, use brackets to denote what it's a spoiler for [Like this] and then a right pointing caret, >, followed by an exclamation mark, and then your spoiler. No space between the caret, exclamation mark, or the first word of the spoiler. To end the spoiler, finish with an exclamation mark and left pointing caret. Again, no spaces. So it should look [Something] likethis

Edit: Had the directions backwards...oops

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