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Re: Strength in the OP: the Encyclopedia chapter is out! fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 25/06/2015 05:49:52 PM

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It is an interesting read, but I would like to see the actual rankings of characters

I think you're speculation is right, the only comment I have is that the end passage of the text seems to be contradicted by the following passage, which in of itself doesn't quite make sense so is likely incorrect, and whether the no shouldn't be in there, so that the dexterity does make them a match:

"Still, one-on-one, looking only at pure strength and avoiding the advantages of dexterity, length of practice and skill, the top level for a man was usually no more than a match for the top level for a woman"


I suspect they are using dexterity two ways here. There's the dexterity that comes with experience, which men can also gain, and there's the inherent dexterity advantage women have. In the passage above, they're talking about acquired dexterity, so if you remove all that, the top woman and top man are pretty much the same, which lines up with what RJ said before.

I do wish they'd been clearer on this, though.

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Strength in the OP: the Encyclopedia chapter is out! fionwe1987 - 24/06/2015 09:56:33 PM 2134 Views
Re: Strength in the OP: the Encyclopedia chapter is out! gban007 - 25/06/2015 08:01:04 AM 1029 Views
Re: Strength in the OP: the Encyclopedia chapter is out! fionwe1987 - 25/06/2015 05:49:52 PM 1142 Views
That still would not make sense Joel - 25/06/2015 09:22:48 PM 1115 Views
It would fionwe1987 - 01/07/2015 07:17:09 PM 1143 Views
However many ways they meant "dexterity," ALL are precluded by saying, "pure strength" Joel - 02/07/2015 12:09:11 AM 1192 Views
Re: That still would not make sense Onarishma - 01/10/2015 11:54:06 PM 1211 Views
Re: Strength in the OP: the Encyclopedia chapter is out! darius_sedai - 25/06/2015 05:23:32 PM 1331 Views
I suspect... fionwe1987 - 25/06/2015 05:47:59 PM 1149 Views
Re: I suspect... darius_sedai - 25/06/2015 06:33:10 PM 1223 Views
Yeah, a comprehensive scale restricted to AS would not be comprehensive Joel - 25/06/2015 09:22:36 PM 1135 Views
Re: Yeah, a comprehensive scale restricted to AS would not be comprehensive darius_sedai - 25/06/2015 09:56:22 PM 1092 Views
Sorilea can GRASP the Source reliably; there is no indication she can USE it Joel - 27/06/2015 08:19:19 PM 1144 Views
Re: Sorilea can GRASP the Source reliably; there is no indication she can USE it darius_sedai - 29/06/2015 07:58:55 PM 1020 Views
Since she looks her age I suspect reaching it is almost entirely due to natural longevity Joel - 29/06/2015 09:16:21 PM 991 Views
Not when you consider Morgase darius_sedai - 30/06/2015 09:02:35 PM 1046 Views
Morghase did use her ability to effect, when unencumbered by Tower nonsense fionwe1987 - 01/07/2015 07:22:47 PM 1360 Views
Re: Morghase did use her ability to effect, when unencumbered by Tower nonsense darius_sedai - 01/07/2015 10:32:13 PM 1148 Views
Sorilea has been at it far longer than Morgase Joel - 02/07/2015 12:21:55 AM 1081 Views
Re: Sorilea has been at it far longer than Morgase darius_sedai - 08/07/2015 03:26:43 AM 1053 Views
Re: Sorilea has been at it far longer than Morgase Joel - 09/07/2015 02:25:58 AM 1076 Views
RJ did say... fionwe1987 - 09/07/2015 07:13:01 AM 982 Views
True, but that only makes slowings imprecise nature harder to gauge Joel - 10/07/2015 02:51:45 AM 1385 Views
Morgase spent nearly 2 years in the Tower darius_sedai - 09/07/2015 03:22:06 PM 1315 Views
And countless hours of frustrated focus to--fleetingly--grasp the source ONCE (i.e. less than twice) Joel - 10/07/2015 02:51:53 AM 1192 Views
doesn't make sense as you describe it darius_sedai - 10/07/2015 04:42:31 PM 958 Views
It does not make sense as Jordan describes it either Joel - 10/07/2015 09:00:36 PM 1162 Views
I agree with all of this fionwe1987 - 10/07/2015 05:21:40 PM 1010 Views
You are wise Joel - 10/07/2015 09:06:16 PM 1055 Views
But the scale was only applicable for Aes Sedai; they are the only ones to whom strength matters Cannoli - 25/06/2015 11:10:45 PM 1071 Views
It MATTERS to everyone; just because it is irrelevant to a hierarchy does not make it absolutely so Joel - 27/06/2015 08:44:07 PM 1050 Views
The problem with that fionwe1987 - 01/07/2015 07:26:53 PM 1269 Views
66 levels for women + 6 ( ? ) for men Terez - 27/06/2015 10:58:16 AM 1241 Views
theory, lesser strength increases the likely hood of a very specific sometimes untapped talent? Aleksis Michael - 30/06/2015 12:25:45 AM 1045 Views
Developed skills are distinct from innate Talents (in Randland, literally) but I would still say no Joel - 30/06/2015 01:21:25 PM 964 Views
This thing is all over the place Shannow - 30/06/2015 02:39:01 PM 1189 Views
Re: This thing is all over the place darius_sedai - 30/06/2015 09:39:43 PM 1124 Views
Some of it is... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2015 08:10:00 PM 1255 Views
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