We should compile a list of things we know about the Oath Rod. One thing is that it significantly shortens the lifespan of the swearer. But what if the swearer is immortal? 50% of infinity is still infinity.
It seems the common school of thought is that the shortened lifespan is due to the Oaths, but maybe the Oaths only take hold by "consuming" part of the swearers life. Mesaana's "life" is pretty weird, what with being immortal now and existing outside of time while the bore was sealed. So maybe she's immune in a way.
This doesn't entirely satisfy me, since it's not really a "method" of defeating the Rod.
It seems the common school of thought is that the shortened lifespan is due to the Oaths, but maybe the Oaths only take hold by "consuming" part of the swearers life. Mesaana's "life" is pretty weird, what with being immortal now and existing outside of time while the bore was sealed. So maybe she's immune in a way.
This doesn't entirely satisfy me, since it's not really a "method" of defeating the Rod.
Is the DO's promise of immortality a straight-up lie? Does it refer to transmigration, so they still age and die, and then are moved into a new body? Or are they truly immortal, immune to aging?
But you're right, it doesn't really defeat the Oath Rod.
"And it breaks my heart to look around, and see the unimpressed; who can't believe the emperor is dressed"~Fastball
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How did Mesaana beat the Oath Rod?
- 17/07/2010 10:26:42 AM
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That isn't tricking the oath rod, the way I'm understanding his answer. That's tricking humans *NM*
- 17/07/2010 10:29:52 AM
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I don't think
- 17/07/2010 05:29:59 PM
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As mentioned above, your theory is not about defeating Oath Rod.
- 17/07/2010 06:42:38 PM
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Re: As mentioned above, your theory is not about defeating Oath Rod.
- 20/07/2010 02:02:05 PM
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Re: "Mesanna did have oathes, just not the 3 AS ones". No she didn't
- 20/07/2010 04:04:28 PM
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Re: "Mesanna did have oathes, just not the 3 AS ones". No she didn't
- 20/07/2010 06:02:40 PM
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Re: "Mesanna did have oathes, just not the 3 AS ones". No she didn't
- 20/07/2010 07:26:20 PM
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I think this is a tricky issue
- 18/07/2010 05:50:50 PM
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Re: I think this is a tricky issue
- 18/07/2010 07:28:51 PM
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Perhaps she pressed, and held the on/off switch, so that the Oaths never triggered? *NM*
- 19/07/2010 09:50:13 PM
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Or she didn't swear on it, because she's a servant.
- 18/07/2010 11:05:08 PM
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but BS would not have told us to think about defeating the oath rod then....
- 19/07/2010 04:10:56 PM
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What about the True Power?
- 19/07/2010 06:30:57 AM
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A true power invisible glove is better than a one power invisible glove. *NM*
- 20/07/2010 07:46:48 PM
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I doubt Mesaana stands high enough to have TP access right now. She's probably the lowest FS. *NM*
- 20/07/2010 07:55:31 PM
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Yeah I realize what I presented was kinda the opposite of what I was going for.
- 20/07/2010 02:15:46 AM
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I just thought of the most obvious way around it.
- 20/07/2010 06:17:34 PM
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Wouldn't work
- 20/07/2010 08:03:52 PM
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I agree, but...
- 20/07/2010 08:20:33 PM
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This makes me wonder what would happen to a woman in a Link
- 20/07/2010 08:37:12 PM
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Re: Wouldn't work
- 20/07/2010 09:11:50 PM
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I think the OR is tied to a channelers connection to the OP and nothing else
- 20/07/2010 09:22:51 PM
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Re: I think the OR is tied to a channelers connection to the OP and nothing else
- 20/07/2010 09:44:12 PM
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Off-topic question:
- 21/07/2010 09:07:12 PM
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I'm fairly certain that the ability can't be sensed until they are very close to touching
- 21/07/2010 09:29:54 PM
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What about immortality?
- 20/07/2010 08:03:21 PM
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Depends on how she is immortal.
- 21/07/2010 09:09:49 PM
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