First off I'm well aware of Talents and how they work, but I still think there are some things about them that don't make much sense.
For instance yes you can be incredibly gifted athleticly, but could you really become a champion level basketball athlete if you never or hardly ever played basketball? Like if someone who has a Talent for Shielding, but really never had a lot of practice, it seems hard to believe. Also, to have that Talent and not have a high strength in Spirit?
Another thing that bothers me is how exactly do you figure out what your Talent is assuming you have one? If you don't happen to ever weave a particular weave you may never find your Talent. Perhaps everyone has a Talent and they just havent figured out what it is yet, or perhaps it's a weave that they will never weave, or a weave that doesn't exist even.
Another thing is if you have a Talent in Shielding shouldnt you also have a Talent in other weaves that use a lot of Spirit?
Do you really have a Talent in a particular weave, OR do you have a Talent in a Power or two, so that somehow you can use less Spirit, but have such a skill with it that you can outdo people who have greater Spirit than you?
Do your parents or grandparents give you similar Talents, or is it solely the Wheel that determines it?
What happens when someone with a Talent is in a Link? Can the person guiding the Link use their Talent, or can only the person with the Talent use it? If the person guiding it can use the Talent, shouldnt they see somehow what is making it a 'Talent', as opposed to how they use the same weave? For example if my Pillar of Fire takes 'X' amount of Fire to be 20 feet tall, and then when I link with someone I only need 'X' minus some amount of Fire to achieve the same effect. They must be able to compare and contrast their weave against this weave and study what is making it a Talent, no?
For instance yes you can be incredibly gifted athleticly, but could you really become a champion level basketball athlete if you never or hardly ever played basketball? Like if someone who has a Talent for Shielding, but really never had a lot of practice, it seems hard to believe. Also, to have that Talent and not have a high strength in Spirit?
Another thing that bothers me is how exactly do you figure out what your Talent is assuming you have one? If you don't happen to ever weave a particular weave you may never find your Talent. Perhaps everyone has a Talent and they just havent figured out what it is yet, or perhaps it's a weave that they will never weave, or a weave that doesn't exist even.
Another thing is if you have a Talent in Shielding shouldnt you also have a Talent in other weaves that use a lot of Spirit?
Do you really have a Talent in a particular weave, OR do you have a Talent in a Power or two, so that somehow you can use less Spirit, but have such a skill with it that you can outdo people who have greater Spirit than you?
Do your parents or grandparents give you similar Talents, or is it solely the Wheel that determines it?
What happens when someone with a Talent is in a Link? Can the person guiding the Link use their Talent, or can only the person with the Talent use it? If the person guiding it can use the Talent, shouldnt they see somehow what is making it a 'Talent', as opposed to how they use the same weave? For example if my Pillar of Fire takes 'X' amount of Fire to be 20 feet tall, and then when I link with someone I only need 'X' minus some amount of Fire to achieve the same effect. They must be able to compare and contrast their weave against this weave and study what is making it a Talent, no?
This message last edited by malekithe on 07/03/2011 at 09:41:49 AM
Talents don't make much sense
- 07/03/2011 09:34:56 AM
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Re: Talents don't make much sense
- 07/03/2011 03:51:17 PM
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I have a slightly different view on your last two points
- 07/03/2011 07:30:43 PM
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Re: I have a slightly different view on your last two points
- 08/03/2011 01:29:46 PM
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thanks for the quote ... truly appreciate it
- 08/03/2011 05:07:19 PM
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Re: thanks for the quote ... truly appreciate it
- 08/03/2011 08:59:18 PM
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I don't find it all that complicated of far fetched
- 09/03/2011 04:34:03 PM
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Re: I don't find it all that complicated of far fetched
- 10/03/2011 03:00:05 PM
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seems to me a non-sentient entity would be less likely to give abilities to a specific individual
- 10/03/2011 09:28:36 PM
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One thought on the Sea Folk example
- 08/03/2011 07:27:15 PM
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also very possible ... I'm just thinking "outloud" so to speak
- 09/03/2011 04:32:08 PM
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No worries - 'thinking out loud' and going on tangents are my favorite hobbies here 
- 09/03/2011 05:54:42 PM
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- 09/03/2011 05:54:42 PM
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I don't think they are supposed to make 'sense', really. Maria gave info about Talents in a Q&A
- 07/03/2011 04:05:40 PM
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Gateway Talent?
- 07/03/2011 08:19:12 PM
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Re: Gateway Talent?
- 08/03/2011 11:15:55 PM
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It doesn't break the rule so much as shows that the rules aren't as universal as we thought
- 09/03/2011 04:15:20 PM
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