Pick an Allomatic power

[Gottesstrafe]

Since i happen to be here i might as well answer.

Silicon itself simply hasnt been factored into the series yet, but glass does exist and it is not affected by coinshots or luchers.

Also a special ability afforded to coinshots when theyre skilled enough is flight by magnetic repulsion. Think about that for a moment.

And for the weight factors, its the weight of the allomancer vs. the weight of the target object(s). Rule of thumb is, heaviest wins. If the target object or the allomancer is braced against a fixed object (a wall) then that is factored in too. Theres also an upper limit on the force a coinshot can exert while braced, else he might end up crushing himself against his wall. The inverse would also apply to luchers.

Ah, then I wouldn't be able to strap a metal board to my feet and use it to fly around over nonmetal environments? Well, can I at least use it to (given the proper spatial awareness) bend bullets around obstacles like in Wanted? Shame about the glass though, it'd have been interesting to use as a smokescreen in the form of glass powder.

 

[ZephrC]

Surely the 'basic' metals should not be alloys? Anyway...

Tin, Pewter or Zinc. In that order of preference. Although... actually, how the fuck to get hold of loads of pewter or zinc? Tin is common but zinc? Uhm... Hmm. Maybe iron instead.

Well, if you live in the US pennies here are made of zinc with a thin copper plating, since zinc is super cheap.

It's also poisonous in fairly moderate doses. Fun times.

That being said, if I get to be immune to the whole poisonous thing I'd probably choose zinc. Actually, there are not a lot of metals that aren't poisonous if you're just straight up eating shavings of them on a regular basis, so that's probably my answer anyway.

 

[DJ_DEnM]

Brass sounds good. I'm surrounded by people who are constantly stressed, and as a result, cranky. This could help a lot of people I know.

 

[gigastar]

Since i happen to be here i might as well answer.

Silicon itself simply hasnt been factored into the series yet, but glass does exist and it is not affected by coinshots or luchers.

Also a special ability afforded to coinshots when theyre skilled enough is flight by magnetic repulsion. Think about that for a moment.

And for the weight factors, its the weight of the allomancer vs. the weight of the target object(s). Rule of thumb is, heaviest wins. If the target object or the allomancer is braced against a fixed object (a wall) then that is factored in too. Theres also an upper limit on the force a coinshot can exert while braced, else he might end up crushing himself against his wall. The inverse would also apply to luchers.

Ah, then I wouldn't be able to strap a metal board to my feet and use it to fly around over nonmetal environments? Well, can I at least use it to (given the proper spatial awareness) bend bullets around obstacles like in Wanted? Shame about the glass though, it'd have been interesting to use as a smokescreen in the form of glass powder.

You wouldnt if you were the one firing the bullet, push or pull only.

But you could redirect a bullet if you were off to the side of its flight path... unless its made of aluminium, which cannot be affected by ironpull or steelpush. And even then unless a coinshot pretty much exerts thier power at full tilt constantly they will be unable to deflect bullets before theyre hit by them. Again, same for lurchers, except they usually wear armour for obvious reasons.

However as a coinshot youll be able to push on your bullets after they leave the gun, effectively giving something like a 9mm bullet the power of a .303 caliber.

 

[Matthew Kjonaas]

I would choose brass so I could tell someone to calm down and they would. Also being about to stop almost anyone that is anger can be good since I am not that strong.

 

[Surpheal]

I would have to say that I would pick using steel.

Why that is can be summarized as such, I have a pocket full of loose change. I will now became a walking artillery battery.

 

[ImperialSunlight]

Zinc, since it would be useful both for creating civil unrest and extreme sexual/romantic lust, which would be useful in various endeavors. Also, unlike many of the others, it doesn't seem to have any significant drawback.

 

[Gottesstrafe]

You wouldnt if you were the one firing the bullet, push or pull only.

But you could redirect a bullet if you were off to the side of its flight path... unless its made of aluminium, which cannot be affected by ironpull or steelpush. And even then unless a coinshot pretty much exerts thier power at full tilt constantly they will be unable to deflect bullets before theyre hit by them. Again, same for lurchers, except they usually wear armour for obvious reasons.

However as a coinshot youll be able to push on your bullets after they leave the gun, effectively giving something like a 9mm bullet the power of a .303 caliber.

Interesting tangent, but the I meant in the sense of pushing the bullet on one end in the back to slightly alter its path. Actually now that I think about it, how precise are these push/pull powers?

 

[gigastar]

Probably Zinc, it has by far the most practical day to day uses. I wouldn't be interested in using it to start a riot (unless i wanted to cause a distraction...) but i could waltz through job interviews and get laid pretty darn easily.

I would choose brass so I could tell someone to calm down and they would. Also being about to stop almost anyone that is anger can be good since I am not that strong.

Zinc, since it would be useful both for creating civil unrest and extreme sexual/romantic lust, which would be useful in various endeavors. Also, unlike many of the others, it doesn't seem to have any significant drawback.

Ok clearing up a misconception you 3 seem to have with the emotional allomancies, if you try to force a persons emotions they will recognise that someone is fucking with them. And being aware that theyre being targeted by an emotional allomancy will kill its effect and often backfire.

The best way to apply emotional allomancy is by getting your target to feel the desired emotions on thier own, then riot the desired emotions or soothe the opposing emotions.

 

[kommando367]

I'll take Zinc. The "rioting" ability fits with my affinity with chaos.

 

[gigastar]

You wouldnt if you were the one firing the bullet, push or pull only.

But you could redirect a bullet if you were off to the side of its flight path... unless its made of aluminium, which cannot be affected by ironpull or steelpush. And even then unless a coinshot pretty much exerts thier power at full tilt constantly they will be unable to deflect bullets before theyre hit by them. Again, same for lurchers, except they usually wear armour for obvious reasons.

However as a coinshot youll be able to push on your bullets after they leave the gun, effectively giving something like a 9mm bullet the power of a .303 caliber.

Interesting tangent, but the I meant in the sense of pushing the bullet on one end in the back to slightly alter its path. Actually now that I think about it, how precise are these push/pull powers?

Still more questions? Too bad i have all the answers.

For an individual metal mass, the ironpull or steelpush is always centered on the objects center of gravity. For metal objects that are connected by a non-fixed joint (such as a hinge) the push/pull effect will apply to the joined pieces seperately.

As for precision, the push/pull effects are launched from the allomancers center of mass (similar to the objects) and as far as precision is concerned as long as a constant effect can be maintained on the object it will stay on course within a certain range, which varies from person to person. The full precision of a steelpush isnt actually commented on in the books, an ironpull however, will always track to the allomancer performing it.

If there are multiple allomancers effecting the same object then of course it will produce a abnormal path. For example two lurchers pulling on the same object will see the object suspended between them.

 

[Headdrivehardscrew]

OK, if I just go by those descriptions, I'm burning pewter and brass already.

My past studies of alchemy and anthroposophy allow me to dismiss all this as harrypotteresque nonsense, though. Ctulhu fhtagn!

 

[2fish]

Really liked Breeze so I choose soother aka Brass.

 

[Asita]

Brass or Zinc for me. Zinc strikes me as easier to work with, however. Trick with either of them, though, is finding the right context to use them in. Were you to just walk up to a someone in a bar and trigger lust, for instance, I'd venture to guess that you're more likely to get crucified than 'lucky'. Small pushes on their emotions while flirting with them, however, stand a far better chance of success. The same idea applies to a riot. You don't just walk up to someone and say "get angry", you'd have to give them reason to be angry and use your power in conjunction with it. Same applies with calming effects. You'd be best served to mask your attempts with activities that one would expect those emotions to rise/drop with. It's a subtle touch that sells it.

 

[WolfThomas]

+1 for Brandon Sanderson book thread. (I'm a big fan of his stuff; if you enjoy Mistborn, Way of Kings is, in my opinion, fantastic)

Of the 8 base metals, I'd probably go tin eye. It has the most non-combat potential, in my opinion.

I seem to be reading his works backwards, I've read Way of Kings, Warbreaker (and the Wheel of Time he finished). I absolutely loved Way of Kings.

It's also poisonous in fairly moderate doses. Fun times.

That being said, if I get to be immune to the whole poisonous thing I'd probably choose zinc. Actually, there are not a lot of metals that aren't poisonous if you're just straight up eating shavings of them on a regular basis, so that's probably my answer anyway.

They address this in the book. Burning the metal inside of you destroys it completely. It's advised they burn off all their metals regularly to avoid having them poison them.