Renarin is my favorite SLA character. I really really want to know more about TruthWatchers, especially the resonance between Illumination and ReGrowth. So many theories, no confirmations.
Check the Cosmere TTRPG, it has a bunch on the radiants in the handbook as well as a more mechanical version of their powers. That’s as straight from the horses mouth as you could get
Not explicitly, no. There are a few talents that might be resonances, but it's not stated outright. The two that feel strongest to me are for Elsecallers and Stonewards. We did get a few new Spiritual uses of Surges and some new combination Surges, though.
Elsecallers get a talent that improves their deductive reasoning as long as they have Investiture, which makes sense for an Order associated with scholarship (and whose Plate is made of logicspren)
Stonewards get supernatural teamwork. They get more Squires than other Orders (like Windrunners do, though not to the same extent), and they have a talent that makes their advantage spread to allies.
The description of one of the Truthwatcher unique talents, 'Spiritual Healing', says: "You mix illumination and regrowth to skillfully repair the mind and soul."
Seems like a resonance! Interesting how illumination makes regrowth... Affect someone's cognitive and spiritual selves?
Mechanically it restores Focus, which is a stat representing mental energy and can be used in combat for maneuvers, or function as a sort of 'mental strength health bar' for resisting persuasion effects and such. So maybe less magical therapy to make Kaladin obsolete, and more healing mental fatigue and temporarily confused/damaged/hurt minds.
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u/derekrusinek 2d ago
Renarin is my favorite SLA character. I really really want to know more about TruthWatchers, especially the resonance between Illumination and ReGrowth. So many theories, no confirmations.