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Allomancy (R1): seeded by a constraint noticed in a film (a telekinetic push in a Star Wars duel) - \"If it could only push towards you, or pull towards you\" along a centre of mass - then fused with the setting's era: late-Renaissance/early-industrial periods where alchemy and the periodic table were forming, so he wanted a system with \"the feel of alchemy, but that actually works\" -> ingesting metals, organised as a table. The first book using it was not publishable; on the rewrite he re-cut the powers to fit a heist crew's roles (each thief one power; the protagonist type has all). The Cosmere (R2): a connected universe planned ...","status":"active","body":{"text":"Creator-reported: statements attributed to the creator(s) come from discovery's reading of auto-caption transcript excerpts; the curator checked the video metadata (title, date, length) and any cited documentation pages, not the spoken claims. Nothing was tested; promotional or sponsored framing applies where stated.\n\nBrandon Sanderson on two design origins. Allomancy (R1): seeded by a constraint noticed in a film (a telekinetic push in a Star Wars duel) - \"If it could only push towards you, or pull towards you\" along a centre of mass - then fused with the setting's era: late-Renaissance/early-industrial periods where alchemy and the periodic table were forming, so he wanted a system with \"the feel of alchemy, but that actually works\" -> ingesting metals, organised as a table. The first book using it was not publishable; on the rewrite he re-cut the powers to fit a heist crew's roles (each thief one power; the protagonist type has all). The Cosmere (R2): a connected universe planned behind standalone books, partly a career tactic - an unpublished writer cannot pitch book two of a rejected series, but can pitch another standalone - with continuity retrofitted to the first sold book; each book is written \"so that you don't have to know any of this\", while shared rules (capitalised Identity/Intent concepts, Shards, a recurring traveller character) reward deep readers. Transferable to AI-era world bibles: start from one constrained mechanic, derive its look/period from an intellectual theme, design powers around ensemble roles, and keep cross-work canon optional for any single entry point.\n\nCurator qualifications: Creator-reported: statements attributed to the creator(s) come from discovery's reading of auto-caption transcript excerpts; the curator checked the video metadata (title, date, length) and any cited documentation pages, not the spoken claims. 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The Cosmere (R2): a connected universe planned behind standalone books, partly a career tactic - an unpublished writer cannot pitch book two of a rejected series, but can pitch another standalone - with continuity retrofitted to the first sold book; each book is written \"so that you don't have to know any of this\", while shared rules (capitalised Identity/Intent concepts, Shards, a recurring traveller character) reward deep readers. 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