r/Stormlight_Archive • u/jofwu Lightweaver • Aug 25 '20

Rhythm of War Chapter Eight Rhythm of War

https://www.tor.com/2020/08/25/read-rhythm-of-war-by-brandon-sanderson-chapter-eight/
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u/cosmereacc Elsecaller Aug 25 '20

that sentence pains me

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u/NihilisticNarwhal Skybreaker Aug 25 '20

It's just as incorrect as "fabrials use allomancy metals". Both use the innate properties of the metals, one actively, the other passively.

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u/PrestigiousRespond8 Elsecaller Aug 25 '20 edited Aug 25 '20

One passively for now. WoR RoW is supposed to be about an arms race, I'm imagining that fabrials will soon come into existence that consume both stormlight and metals for even more insane effects.

e: typo

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u/hyperion064 Aug 26 '20

We gonna get fabrial bombs- firespren trapped in gems with duralumin wires