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Developed skills are distinct from innate Talents (in Randland, literally) but I would still say no Joel Send a noteboard - 30/06/2015 01:21:25 PM

View original postthe one power strengths, heres a interesting thought, what if the reason some are weaker generally is because they have, or because they were so weak, have one ultimate talent developed, or type of skill, where as higher strengths goes with less ultimate talents in one area and more spread out across several of the powers but less honed for the most part

Precisely BECAUSE skill and strength are developed, but Talents innate.


View original postthe female channeler with shields, has a very specific type of channeling skill, that probably worsens a lot of her potential with other types of techniques, sort of like each person is a paint brush, made with different types of material, and sizes of brush, and shaping of said brush, some people are honed for a specific type of paint like acrylic or water colors and excel at specific tasks, others are more or less closer to a jack of all trades, and depending on their type of brush and bristling, are sometimes even very excellent at one or several of their jack of all trade stuff.

That is more like how most people are strong with some flows but not others, and men generally stronger with Fire and Earth, women with Air and Water, while average strength in Spirit is roughly equal. A channeler can work with Fire weaves all day, every day and never get one whit stronger or more skilled with Water--but will necessarily become more deft and (initially) powerful in EACH weave that uses Fire. Everyone is inherently built to be stronger and more dexterous with some flows than others, like the brushes, overall strength builds with use until it peaks and Talents are all-or-nothing, but skill is always subject to improvement. The weakest channelers can never develop much skill even if they HAVE a Talent, because they cannot channel the Power with sufficient consistency and quality to exercise and thereby improve their skill.

For the record, just my two cents; sometimes (OK, often) when I try to be thorough and definite it comes off as trying to be authoritative.

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