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Probably Sidious Send a noteboard - 16/09/2009 06:31:27 PM
I suspect that our disagreement lies in our interpretation of what the lower tiers are capable of. As far as I'm concerned, male and female channelers are functionally equivalent - even if you take Linking into account (this is not as much as an advantage as it seems) or explore sex-specific special abilities (perhaps women can draw cold/moisture into their bodies without harm the same way men draw heat in?), but, correct me if I'm wrong, I think you still conceive of having a greater ability to handle a larger volume of Power as a gulf that is never quite bridged.


I think that men are a little stronger than women overall, if you take everything into account. I still think that channeling follows natural laws where males move independently and are powerful, whereas women move in groups and are less powerful. The most poignant quote comes from CoT where Sashelle wonders whether she and her Sister can handle the Ash'aman together. I think that adequately explains the average male-female relationship, which of course was based originally on Asmodean's statement on male-female strength.

At the highest levels there are males and females of very great strength, and that we agree on, but I still think that an average woman has almost no chance against the average man in channeling, much like in the physical world.
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Or... Shannow - 13/09/2009 08:41:23 PM 1033 Views
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I agree 101%. *NM* Yvves - 14/09/2009 03:49:51 AM 552 Views
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the other reason NaClH2O - 13/09/2009 03:24:24 PM 965 Views
So is graendal similar to lanfear then? Shannow - 13/09/2009 05:41:42 PM 972 Views
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Doesn't Graendal have an Angreal now? Rurouni_Kenshin - 17/09/2009 03:29:10 AM 1088 Views
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Excellent point *NM* Shannow - 13/09/2009 10:35:08 PM 561 Views
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Hm? When? *NM* beetnemesis - 14/09/2009 09:04:10 PM 469 Views
tPoD, when she compelled Cyndane and Moghedien. *NM* fionwe1987 - 14/09/2009 10:19:23 PM 509 Views
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Using Compulsion on someone doesn't seem mechanically different beetnemesis - 14/09/2009 09:03:41 PM 928 Views
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But Graendal confronted her... twice! *NM* fionwe1987 - 13/09/2009 07:48:29 PM 479 Views
Apparently only the third time counts *NM* Sidious - 13/09/2009 08:00:37 PM 529 Views
But the third time's supposed to be lucky. So that won't count either. *NM* fionwe1987 - 13/09/2009 11:26:18 PM 545 Views
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No falsely... fionwe1987 - 13/09/2009 11:25:40 PM 1231 Views
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And, of course, the male and female OP strength ranks might not even correlate that much RugbyPlayingAshaman - 14/09/2009 04:41:58 PM 939 Views
They correlate on some critical points Sidious - 14/09/2009 06:57:43 PM 1146 Views
That's not exactly what I'm referring to. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 15/09/2009 04:36:29 PM 905 Views
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I think, outside of semantics, our main disagreement doesn't lie amid the higher tiers RugbyPlayingAshaman - 16/09/2009 03:53:09 PM 903 Views
Probably Sidious - 16/09/2009 06:31:27 PM 1048 Views
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Re: Probably RugbyPlayingAshaman - 18/09/2009 07:03:09 PM 1341 Views
Ahh the old debate... fionwe1987 - 17/09/2009 12:42:36 AM 974 Views
Re: Ahh the old debate... Sidious - 17/09/2009 05:26:52 AM 935 Views
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He's special the same way any individual is special. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 14/09/2009 11:36:42 PM 1069 Views
Re: He's special the same way any individual is special. Sidious - 15/09/2009 08:36:20 AM 1028 Views
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Re: He's special the same way any individual is special. Sidious - 15/09/2009 06:47:45 PM 1036 Views
The more interesting question is... AgentOrange - 14/09/2009 06:34:11 PM 926 Views
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Ah yes, that makes sense, and would be great! *NM* Sidious - 14/09/2009 07:40:29 PM 885 Views
Yeah. Though I think its no competition. Graendal has got to be better than a walking tree! fionwe1987 - 14/09/2009 07:50:09 PM 937 Views
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I've never underestimated Graendal Sidious - 14/09/2009 09:42:49 PM 1008 Views
Yeah... her frivolity was always a red flag for me too. fionwe1987 - 14/09/2009 10:18:40 PM 1052 Views
To me, she is the most lethal. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 15/09/2009 05:18:10 PM 785 Views
Yup... fionwe1987 - 15/09/2009 06:39:20 PM 844 Views
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Bah! She's an idiot! fionwe1987 - 15/09/2009 07:06:06 PM 953 Views
only in love *NM* Sidious - 15/09/2009 07:23:29 PM 907 Views
Graendal did not beat me and Moghedien Lanfear - 15/09/2009 05:59:39 PM 1047 Views
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Ummm... how do we know? fionwe1987 - 15/09/2009 06:40:57 PM 1056 Views
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Hmmm... fionwe1987 - 15/09/2009 07:07:45 PM 1158 Views
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