The Cosmere Basics (For Stormlight)

The Cosmere explained! Whether you're a reader of the Stormlight Archive looking for a little more context, a dedicated fan looking to introduce a friend to the Cosmere, or you're trying to brush up on your Cosmere knowledge before reading Rhythm of War, this video seeks to break down the underlying rules that govern Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere in a fun and easily understandable way.

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[nage]

Oh wow, so kaladin's scar not healing is actually not just for aesthetic purposes. Amazing video!

[josephwilliams]

I've always liked to think of realmatic theory as a video game. The physical realm is the game you're playing itself, the cognitive realm is the code and the spiritual realm is like the electricity powering the device.

[Stickarms]

Am now 10 chapters into the Way of Kings, which I started immediately after finishing the era 1 Mistborn trilogy.

This video was not only fantastic for helping me contextualize the unique peculiarities of Roshar, but it also helped me re-contextualize the lore of Scadriel! Like, for example, the fractures in a person's soul allowing for Investiture to seep in and grant the person power explains why in Mistborn, the characters have to experience intense trauma and "snap" before they can use Allomancy.

There are so many other little connections like that I was able to make, too. Thanks a ton for this!! So excited to keep falling down the Sanderson rabbit hole :D

[TheDrewbe]

I leaned so much from this. My appreciation for the Cosmere is even greater now. So much thought went into crafting this universe, I can’t wait to see how far he takes it. Wow.

[adairethompson]

The artwork is on point for a visual person, and the author does a very good job explaining abstract concepts. Her voice reminds me of a flat Janis Ian from Mean Girls, or a dry Willow from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, both of which are cool.

[bennettjones]

I have been looking for something like this FOR AGES. I FINALLY UNDERSTAND THANK YOU

[keithp]

The 12 people who've disliked this video as of now regularly manifest shamespren.

[precisa_]

wow, this video is really helpfull and well made, i'll likely point to it when needing to explain the cosmere to someone

[abdqs]

Wow, I've read Mistborn and Started reading Stormlight but I had no Idea that the Cosmere was this complex, my mind is absolutely blown away. Fantastic Video excellently presented.

[Jevaughn]

Bravo! Wonderfully explained with a unique voice and style. Hope you keep going and I get to brag about subscribing at the ground floor of a great new channel, haha. Journey before destination.

[ericfrancis]

Thanks for this clever, thoughtful, and fun explainer! I just started The Way of Kings and found this information very helpful without being spoilery. :)

[mattmiller]

All I can do is ditto all the last comments. So clear, so listenable, so cohesive. If you taught a college course, I’d sign up regardless of the topic.

[Hugo-qfwb]

This is probably the smoothest introduction to the realmatic theory and the key elements of the cosmere that I've ever seen, kudos to you

[willcarr]

This is my first ever comment on YouTube. Please make more cosmere videos. This was amazing.

[sadhbhauldwyn]

i love this video so much and it's way less spoilery than i initially thought, so i'm defs gonna send it to my friends and partners to try and get them into the cosmere

[greysonjones]

While I gathered most of this over time, it is nice to have it all in one place and you voice some interesting ideas. You have earned yourself one subscriber

[the_well-known_stranger]

I was not expecting this video to be so well written, communicated and all around awesome. You’ve earned a subscriber.

[BigTaxi]

INCREDIBLE video!
I've been a fan of the Cosmere for a while now, and have been able to intuit a lot of this, but this video has really helped me fully understand the whole thing and I've drawn a couple new connections because of it!
All without having to risk being spoiled by the 17th Shard / Coppermind (my curiosity has gotten the better of me once or twice. Wish I could just have all the books now and finish them in one afternoon, though I know I'd just be left hungry for more Cosmere).

[Ruminations]

This video is honestly fantastic. Even as someone who knew all the individual bits explained in this video, just having a single cohesive explanation for how these different concepts interact with each other is very useful making everything more understandable.

[ulflonegren]

Wow thank you for explaining this deep and complex system with all the simple visual aids