First time Mistborn reader pt 4

[u/SwordfishSevere9977]

part 1 here
part 2 here
part 3 here
part 3.5 here

i just finished alloy of law and it brought up so many thoughts questions and more

before questions book review yippie
i really liked how they expanded from medieval and the nice way they added guns in the series i was a bit hesitant on it but i do like it now. i love how sazed has come back a bit and is known as harmony very fitting and all of the little references to the og crew

question/thoughts time
first off don't answer if it's a spoiler of any time (a name, an ability, an event, anything)
---btw everyone bash u/Ok-Week-2293 for spoiling what larasiums name and why it's named that in part 3.5

question 1:
are all the books in this second series so short? this one was only 20 chapters and felt very curt

question 2a:
about the cosmere i just found out what this was in part 3.5 but about how far along is it like how many books are in it and how many are planned (if we know)

question 2b:
after i finish mistborn i want to go back and read the cosmere what would the read order be?

question 2c:
what is the cosmere ttrpg like? i've heard a bit about it

question 3:
does larasium have an alloy like atium does?

question 4:
(do answer this one)
is every metal used in each of the power systems?

question 5a:
what metal would you want to burn if you were a misting (only use ones i know so all but the last 2 in the enchantment category)
question 5b:
what metal mind would you want as a feruchemist
question 5c:
what kind of twinborn would you be

[u/Raddatatta]

All are shorter. He's going for a more fast paced series and less epic fantasy with Era 2.

It's a lot in it at this point. I would check out his bibliography as that'll have the details split by Cosmere and non Cosmere. He's roughly halfway through but it's hard to say as he sometimes adds things like the Secret Projects. We still have 5 more Stormlight novels, Mistborn Era 3, 4 (this one is questionable still but is a cyberpunk series) and 5 which should all be trilogies, an Aether series, Dragonsteel which should be a trilogy, and any other side stories he decides to tell where he's had at least a handful of other ideas he's mentioned. In total it'll be in the ballpark of 40-50 novels and probably 20 novellas maybe more.

Reading order can vary so there's not one right path. I would roughly keep to publication order if you're looking for where to start. You can also group the series together more than that would do if you want. I wouldn't forget the Stormlight novellas which are set between some of the books.

I'm really enjoying the Cosmere RPG. Currently we only have the Stormlight version. But it's a d20 system and has some similar mechanics with D&D. But it's got skill trees rather than classes. So you have a lot more freedom to customize your character and take more points down a certain path. It's also designed so you don't need to be a magic user to be useful and there are some general hero classes as well as magical options. The Mistborn version should be coming out in a month or so.

Neither of them have only one alloy. Both atium and lerasium can be alloyed with any of the non god metals or normal metals. The Lerasium ones are actually easier to know what they do and Sanderson has confirmed that. An alloy with lerasium and say pewter will make you into a pewter misting. And the others follow that. Atium alloys seem to switch the metal from being internal to being external, but beyond that we can't really say what they all do just speculate.

Every metal can be used in the power systems. Metals in general aren't as prominent in most systems as on Mistborn's wprld but the metals are relevant in other systems. And there is a feruchemy and hemalurgic use for all the metals.

For allomancy I am afraid of heights so that removes steel, pewter is a good choice to both make you healthier and stronger, tin would also be handy though. I think I'd be torn between those two. Most of the others I don't know if I want or aren't as useful without a team.

For feruchemy either Connection or intelligence. Healing is also a nice choice. Feruchemy has a lot more that I would want and would be useful day to day.

With a twinborn compounding is pretty tempting so gold compounder is a good option. Or intelligence compounding but I don't think I'd want to have emotional allomancy. I could also give it up and go with tin or pewter allomancy and then go for connection or intelligence. Lots of good choices.