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Questioner
Is there a maximum speed a Coinshot can propel themselves or something else?
Brandon Sanderson
Yes. It will vary slightly based on the strength of the Coinshot, but there are maximum velocities, just kind of-- you would burn yourself up at certain points.
Questioner
So imposed by the laws of physics.
Brandon Sanderson
Yeah, laws of physics are going to-- Those aren't normally going to come in play in Allomancy, because Pushing that hard will be really difficult... But, as we are getting into more mechanical uses of Allomancy, those laws of physics become more and more relevant.
Just to be sure. Wax is wrong, and jumped on conclusions about how Excisors work. Right?
He did jump to some conclusions. Whether he's right or not will have to wait for future books.
Chris King
Does mechanical Feruchemy draw from the user or the machine?
Brandon Sanderson
Let's see if I can phrase this correctly. Feruchemy-- I don't want you to guess everything I'm going to do, then the books won't be interesting for you in the future. When I'm approaching using them mechanically I'm trying to keep to the core principles of the magic as much as possible.
Chaos
You have said the Scadrians on the southern continent does have interaction with the Metallic Arts, but use them in very different ways. Does this mean there are different, for example, Allomantic abilities for those Scadrians? Or is it more a cultural thing?
Brandon Sanderson
The abilities are the same. The way they harness and use them, though, is different...
XMikethetrikeX
Could Marasi's Allomantic grenade mimic Rosharan surges?
Brandon Sanderson
Plausible, with some work.
Nepene
You've said you want to write a book set in the Southern Continent. I did enjoy the Emperor's Soul a lot, so I am curious about you writing that future book. How do they use magic differently, and why should we be excited about reading a book set there?
Brandon Sanderson
The southern continent is where people have discovered how to harness the metallurgic arts in a more mechanical method. (I've hinted several places that this is possible. I've been holding off doing it until we go here.)
Chaos
About the southern continent, would it be possible for other Scadrians to discover this method of using the Metallic Arts, or is it unique to the southern Scadrians?
Brandon Sanderson
It is technology-based rather than genetics based.
Leinton
(paraphrased)
Can you use Hemalurgy to power machinery?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
He was initially confused as to what I meant, so I said I got the idea from thinking about FTL travel, and he said that it was a RAFO, but that I was thinking along the right lines, there needs to be a merger between magic and technology.
Chris King
When are we going to see a mechanical way to use the Metallic Arts?
Brandon Sanderson
Once the technology is appropriately caught up and once I feel like it's right. It's going to be a little while.
Chris King
We've actually had a conversation on the forums about using Lurchers and Coinshots in a way to power a train of sorts... It has inspired some interesting conversations.
Brandon Sanderson
That seems grueling.
Questioner
The third Mistborn series will be the 1980s, and the fourth one will be the space opera one.
Brandon Sanderson
Yep, unless I do a cyberpunk in between.
Questioner
Do we ever see... I know in [The Bands of Mourning] is when we see the Allomantic grenades. Is that a setup to use, like, Allomantic engines for space travel at the end?
Brandon Sanderson
Yep. So, that is a setup for various uses of mechanical Allomancy and Feruchemy, is where we are pushing the technology. We're not there yet, but you should be able to extrapolate from some of those things for the future.
Steeldancer
(paraphrased)
Have you ever heard of the Alcubierre Drive?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
Yes, I know about the Alcubierre drive.
Steeldancer
(paraphrased)
So, if we took two speed bubbles--mechanized, because Allomancers aren't powerful enough to pull it off--could we create a functioning Alcubierre drive?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
You are theorizing in the right direction.
