Q&A from Dragonsteel 2022 - Ep. 80 of Intentionally Blank

Brandon and Dan answer questions from the live audience at Dragonsteel 2022 before being sabotaged by their friend mid-episode.
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Produced by Adam Horne
Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

[@samiam.402]

Daniel Greene just casually walking in on the background.

[@L1ghtweaver]

goblins rise up

[@g.e.causey]

Loved that

[@edwinleskin3112]

He is one smooth goblin

[@samuelleask1132]

The legend himself

[@gudrun5531]

Brandon's discussion about cultural appreciation versus cultural appropriation was so well spoken, and I agree.

[@nothingiseverperfect]

25:34

[@janalewis3030]

If that doesn't scream Author, I don't know what does. Dan: I have to learn to interact with people and [essentially] be less of a hermit. Brandon: I interact with people twice a week! 🤣

[@schroederscurrentevents3844]

As someone who has struggled with depression, Kaladin’s experience was literally spot on. I identified with him over and over and over.

[@CephusW33]

It's how I found out!

[@Jonathan_Wall]

That PB&J question was definitely the best one from the Q&A.

[@ThatCosmereChick]

That was me 😂 thanks

[@austa10]

@@ThatCosmereChick thank you for that gem of a question 😂

[@Bobbalou]

When he said "a certain disheveled goblin host" I literally screamed. So many people I admire on stage at once

[@georgeevans9044]

I got on an Intentionally Blank episode!! Thanks so much for answering my question :D

[@MeMySkirtandI]

45:34 my fifteen seconds of true fame.

[@saraeissa4954]

you're so lucky!!

[@ThatCosmereChick]

It was such a crazy day!! I want to see what pictures you got 😂

[@1987Onslaught]

Everytime Brandon says "and things like that" take a shot

[@bixcs2]

or "Right?" after stating something in answer to a question "I am fascinated by this court case... right?"

[@McCainenl]

I found myself saying this too after listening to too much Intentionally Blank

[@iovoslaviovchev7979]

Or “ummm”

[@pRahvi0]

"if that makes sense"

[@Saint.Saint.Saint.]

“Consume the world.” -Dan Wells 7:16 Okay, on it! Consuming world now! *galactus mode*

[@lyleprince6324]

We need someone to write a fanfic of Dan's Summer Game Retreat, that turns into a Dan Wells style horror story.

[@djbrouwer7712]

As someone who currently lives in Nebraska, my head cannon is now that somewhere in mid western roshar (Urithiru?) there are people who stand outside in the not fully dissipated high storm just to watch.

[@lukesteele4510]

As an addict and someone who was diagnosed with mental issues earlier in life I have appreciated Brandon's approach to debilitateing conditions even though my experience is not centered in a single character, but shares certain issues with several, even people who are portrayed as villans. I would love to give him my feedback on his portrayals of the issues I have struggled with that I saw in his characters. Emily has my number if she wants to arrange a discussion between me and Brandon.

[@Struggler12349]

Aye, to me, Teft, Kaladin and Wayne are his most relatable characters

[@joeybelasco]

Brilliant content. You guys have really nailed down the audio for these live episodes.

[@inkfeats1143]

Behind all those doors is a werefrog 😂

[@richardviguurs5488]

Now I wanna see someone do a food heist at Dan's gaming retreat 😄

[@yakattack93]

Love this podcast it is great that is released right during my lunch break!

[@lucindaharrison]

Dan never disappoints. He's so funny.😆

[@leonthelad3208]

33:50 DANIEL GREENE! THE DISHEVELED GOBLIN! :D

[@zachswanson6643]

Dan is just so effortlessly funny all of the time his talent is wasted in horror 😂

[@dannyfrost8216]

So true

[@Sora13pl]

Trueee

[@dericplummer9272]

Eh I feel horror and humor is actually two sides of a very thin line and he bounces between both very well lol

[@dannyfrost8216]

@@dericplummer9272 that's a good point, not easy to do. But I'm yet to read his books so I'll see

[@LoganKearsley]

Horror is just humor up close--and vice-versa.

[@kaikalter]

It's Daniel Greene

[@TheDiabeticGameMaster]

I am so sad that I don't have the money to attend Dan's game camp. If there are still tickets available by the time of the event I will be there, FOR SURE! But, if not, I guess I will just have to hope he does it again, next year. The idea of getting to just hang out and play games with him and a bunch of other people devoted enough to want to attend something like this just sounds like an UNBELIEVABLE amount of fun. Now, I have a new idea for the sort of crazy event that I would like to run when my books eventually start paying for themselves, lol. That is for being awesome, y'all!

[@mythun6735]

I will never forgive myself for watching this episode today instead of yesterday...tickets are already sold out.

[@TheDiabeticGameMaster]

@@mythun6735 damn. Haha. So I did look at it during the all important window. Oh well. Being poor sucks, lol

[@danwells9305]

We're definitely doing it again in future years :)

[@TheDiabeticGameMaster]

@@danwells9305 that's great to hear! I'll have to keep a look out; I cannot wait!

[@mythun6735]

@@danwells9305 Thanks Dan! Happy to hear.

[@Adam_okaay]

11:40 Dan- What are these even gonna be used for? Narrator- it was at that moment they realized Ben had been taking them on a long con, and he now had eternal possession of their undying souls.

[@ThatCosmereChick]

I have the ones I was given on my Instagram. 😂 please go share so we can spread it all over the internet 😈

[@citizensguard3433]

6:19 "Where do you get your ideas from?" (Essentially) ...where's the ghost of Norm Macdonald when you need him?

[@aguy3129]

I love that brandon gets outfamed by dan in his own convention

[@myrojyn]

The Lopen is obviously the best leader

[@SirGentlemanXII]

✨ Stormlightmemes cosplaying as Brandon ✨

[@ThatCosmereChick]

Straight up iconic 😂

[@Panamaniac3D]

I hope you guys find time to watch and talk about Andor. I am dying to hear your thoughts on it.

[@hathat7230]

As a dominion addict who is just barely starting MTG, I take your comment personally, Brandon.

[@soya7955]

The shade towards JK Rowling 😂

[@hassansmallah]

0:33 how do you plan a complex reveal? 2:58 what do you think abt speed reading? 4:06 what's your favorite none role playing board game? 5:28 can we get podcast cards? 6:05 where do you get ideas? 6:40 Ben 7:36 what do you have Ben? 9:00 What is Dan's job? 11:28 plz sign here! 12:29 would you release mistborn prime? 13:53 plz sign here 2!

[@Lowebotz]

Stormin' decent of you.

[@iamdew802]

Did Ben come up with this whole pictures from the back while the Q&A continues on the fly?!? What an amazing idea!

[@darcicoleauthor]

No, he had it planned 😂 in the hours before the podcast he was asking around for people to invite up.

[@brennabreithaupt4224]

I saw him and his wife drawing on them in an editing panel that morning 😂

[@jeffchandler8834]

Saved for later :eyes: Gotta finish Lost Metal first

[@kyrroti]

This is completely unrelated to the book release

[@jeffchandler8834]

@@kyrroti Good to know, thanks. I only have 1hr45 minutes left, though, so I might as well knock it out first.

[@ttt5020]

Yep^ There is mention of someone being someone’s decendent in Lost Metal, but thats it! Can skip the question about irl people making cameos in book if dont want to know.

[@godminnette2]

There's no TLM spoilers in this, if you're wondering

[@chrismitchell2984]

Cultural exchange is a very well put response. It's hugely important and not very many talk about it.

[@charles3840]

Seeing Ben and Daniel Greene interact in the background is rather funny.

[@jasonlandow9291]

Do you guys think Dan is a fan of Brandon's work? I have trouble telling lol

[@1987Onslaught]

Of course he would. He wouldn't accept to work on his world if he didn't like it

[@saraeissa4954]

It's hard not to like Brandon's stuff it's really conventional. I can see him being critical with Brandon's character writing though so maybe he'll zhuzh up the characters a bit more with some grey-GRRM style writing

[@psi0nics956]

I think they do, the same way two friends who are both creatives do. Often critical of each other, but that comes from knowing each other well in their weaknesses AND their strengths.

[@annejia5382]

i gasped loudly and instantly when i heard disheveled 😆💚

[@atzilus]

🤣🤣 The Goblin king strikes again!

[@sacattaq]

"oh no, this is my job now, I'm supposed to interact with other human beings." -Pretty much anyone going to work these days.

[@waggy401]

My first thought when they say down? They're on the wrong sides! lol

[@cbpd89]

Wingspan and Dominion are my faves! Woohoo!

[@saintjimmy456]

"Where do you get your ideas?" I'm not even a writer and I'm sick of this question

[@Tsagan]

Yeah, it is really missing the point of what make them work. The skill and hard work it takes to develop them. The ideas themselves are barely past the starting point.

[@ThatCosmereChick]

Just posted some of the pictures they signed that day on my Instagram. If anyone wanted to see what they were signing. 😂 also, I made a tiktok about the experience. 😅

[@GalaxyElfJess]

I want to see! Is your handle the same as yours here on KZbin?

[@ThatCosmereChick]

@@GalaxyElfJess yes! It is the same. @that.cosmere.chick

[@enki4589]

I love Dominion!!!

[@almogdov]

Everyone where there, Ben was there, and the crowd didn't shout 'How's that Ben?'. I'm disappointed

[@ThatCosmereChick]

Ooooh we need to start a trend at future conventions

[@sonicdude210]

Stormin’ finally! Been waiting with baited breaths for this rustin’ panel

[@lotustheblooming]

Any idea when the Spoiler Q and A from Dragonsteel con will be posted?

[@Michael20089]

Sadly I think b money said it wouldn't be

[@mre677]

Brandon should watch Andor

[@tgibridays]

I'd love for them to discuss it on the podcast.

[@reflexjat3822]

@@tgibridaysDan says he hated it

[@tgibridays]

@@reflexjat3822 where was that? What were his reasons?

[@francesccampos1343]

I don't understand all this "cultural aproppiation" thing from the US. Humanity has evolved with different cultural interchanges and specially the US is a good example of that, you can't appropiate the other regions culture even if you want to and specially if you are not from there. Food is one of the most appropiated aspects that changes between regions and countries trying to copy them and adapting it to local tastes time and time again, what is the problem with that? the original food will still exist in the country where it has its origin, and the people there will laugh at the atrocities they do to it in other places. XD I heard with the game Ghost of Tsushima there was controversion with that and even japanese people and creators congratulated the creators of it for the good job they did with the game (they couldn't care less if the creators were japanese or not). Can someone explain the problem with this to me pls? here in europe (or at least in my country) such terms we see them as absurd with all the different cultures that have inhabited our territories over thousands of years.

[@TheLordofMetroids]

Cultural appropriation is less a wide thing and more a "I took the idea of these Kubuki masks from Japan, but I'm going to pretend I invented it and it's mine, no one else came up with it, and now I am selling it." Which is of course wrong, and messed up, and should be stopped, but a lot of people are way to... trigger happy about it I guess, and seeing anyone who uses any aspect of a culture as appropriation, which is factually incorrect.

[@francesccampos1343]

@@TheLordofMetroids You mean like selling pizza or pasta without being italian? i mean what's wrong with importing cool ideas from other countries that don't get offered in yours and make them known to the general public? and get profit from it. I'm from spain and everywhere abroad i see people selling spanish paella that has literally nothing to do with the original, with chorizo, beef and many other strange ingredients on it but people in my country (or at least the huge majority) won't consider it "appropiating our culture" just a bad attempt of copying one of the good things that are hard to come by outside of our country. Celebrating Halloween in europe can be considered "cultural appropiation"? Or movies about Greek mythology from not greek companies? Thor can be considered cultural appropiation too? Culture has been historically something that people have shared and mixed on many occasions, taking the good/cool things from other cultures and incorporating them to grow and improve, like inventions or rule systems such as democracy.

[@TheLordofMetroids]

@@francesccampos1343 No, If you acknowledge the culture you got it from, its not appropriation. It's only appropriation when you intend to diminish, or hide the other culture with your selling of the product. Using your pizza example. It's "I invented pizza, this isn't Italian, no one in the world before me invented Pizza."

[@nonethelesszero7950]

Cultural appropriation refers to the use of important cultural realities (from some other culture) in a way that gives you a benefit while not giving honor to the culture of origin--or, even worse--dishonoring the culture of origin. If a different culture has an important symbol or way of living and you use to be cool in your culture while inherently being disrespectful to the other culture, you're appropriating culture. Food rarely crosses this line unless it is a very special food with a special meaning in the culture of origin. Here's a better hypothetical: some culture has a symbolic way of dressing that is meant to convey purity and honor. Some people elsewhere use that style of dress in a movie as a prop to a series of illicit seduction scenes (which inherently has the opposite meaning of purity and honor). It's fundamentally disrespectful to the original culture.

[@francesccampos1343]

@@nonethelesszero7950 I can understand this if it were the people from that specific culture the ones who complain, not some random people who has nothing to do with that culture who think they act as the morality judges. As i said with Ghost of Tsushima the ones complaining were americans while Japanese people were proud about the job they did reflecting their nation.

[@Kabissz]

Csekély esély, hogy megtalálja, de szevasz jó ízlésű magyar vándor! /Long shot that they'll see this, but greetings well read Hungarian traveler!/

[@llauram3650]

Waittt, did we get to see the result of Ben's thing??

[@ThatCosmereChick]

I have the pictures posted on my Instagram. I was one of the lucky ones. ❤

[@cosmerejunkie7931]

I love Sanderson haha

[@BoMwarriorVlog]

25:44 There's no such thing as cultural "appropriation", just appreciation. 🙄😒

[@gulliverbear]

Brandon grew up in hurricane country

[@KyleDavisMusic]

What is a "prime" version?

[@wolfsongbymoonlight]

An early draft of a book that was never released and was later completely rewritten or in some cases had parts cannibalized to go into other books. Nothing in them is considered canon but they are fun "curiosities" for some folks, I think especially aspiring writers to see "behind the curtain" at how a story evolves.

[@KyleDavisMusic]

@@wolfsongbymoonlight Thank you kindly!

[@Rafdi13]

That was so fun

[@callum7081]

33:50 goblin spotted

[@3up3rn0va]

Man it'd be a dream to go to one of these conventions! Maybe someday. 😅

[@davidschrodt507]

Is the character, shallan, intended to convey someone with DID?

[@ViperRT99]

The photos have their heads on the wrong side.

[@tylerb7353]

I hate to ask this but what is Dan's last name? I recently got into Brandon's novels and would like to check out the other authors here as well

[@ProtossChad]

Wells

[@TheJukejuke]

My wife and I LOVE Last Night on Earth! It was the first board game we ever bought together ind it’s still our favorite.

[@Solikyre]

I TAPPED TO FAST

[@jamcdonald120]

43:45 not werm or hrathan?

[@longshot9757]

If not quite first, than close. Also, that intro always gets me smiling.

[@IdRatherBePiping]

Ask Steve Erikson about using RPG characters lmao

[@SouperCatLord]

woo!

[@mndrew1]

Do we get a link to the pictures they were taking onstage?

[@ThatCosmereChick]

I was one of those lucky people!! 🥰 I have my picture posted on my Instagram. Also, I’m putting together a reaction video right now that I’ll be posting on my tiktok.

[@butyoucouldbefire5803]

We were using our phones to take them so they’re not all in one place but a bunch of them are about to be posted on instagram and tiktok.

[@jamcdonald120]

18:55 nerd and PROUD!

[@evilkiller298]

Srbi...

[@Eval999]

Speed reading doesn't actually exist.

[@SomeTomfoolery]

Super great to hear love for Dominion!

[@ramblingdad7764]

Love Dominion!

[@drakean8]

Me listening to old episodes waiting for the new one to drop

[@SarcasmFiend23]

Me feeling seen

[@lukesteele4510]

I agree that Kaladin is a better leader. Wax is my favorite leader. Kel would be third.

[@zenthepoet.]

Adoooonalsium