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You are wise Joel Send a noteboard - 10/07/2015 09:06:16 PM

View original postI only brought up the Wise One aging thing as a tangent.

Well, I am the last person to ever criticize a tangent; they are too often criticized and mischaracterized as non sequiturs, IMHO.


View original postIt is worth nothing that in the notes, per Terez, Moiraine's strength after her time with the Finns is the lowest strength level. She is weaker than Morghase, and weaker than Sorelia. She doesn't have any difficulty grasping the source, of course. I suspect Moiraine is about as strong as Leanne was with Forkroot, and that Morghase/Sorelia would be around where Egwene was with Forkroot.

THAT is certainly interesting, and (with Moiraines demonstrated post-Finn ability) "strongly" argues the biggest factors in Sorilea displaying more ability than Morgase was more training and experience, not necessarily more strength.

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Strength in the OP: the Encyclopedia chapter is out! fionwe1987 - 24/06/2015 09:56:33 PM 1940 Views
Re: Strength in the OP: the Encyclopedia chapter is out! gban007 - 25/06/2015 08:01:04 AM 845 Views
Re: Strength in the OP: the Encyclopedia chapter is out! fionwe1987 - 25/06/2015 05:49:52 PM 944 Views
That still would not make sense Joel - 25/06/2015 09:22:48 PM 938 Views
It would fionwe1987 - 01/07/2015 07:17:09 PM 976 Views
However many ways they meant "dexterity," ALL are precluded by saying, "pure strength" Joel - 02/07/2015 12:09:11 AM 1003 Views
Re: That still would not make sense Onarishma - 01/10/2015 11:54:06 PM 1007 Views
Re: Strength in the OP: the Encyclopedia chapter is out! darius_sedai - 25/06/2015 05:23:32 PM 1109 Views
I suspect... fionwe1987 - 25/06/2015 05:47:59 PM 954 Views
Re: I suspect... darius_sedai - 25/06/2015 06:33:10 PM 1008 Views
Yeah, a comprehensive scale restricted to AS would not be comprehensive Joel - 25/06/2015 09:22:36 PM 926 Views
Re: Yeah, a comprehensive scale restricted to AS would not be comprehensive darius_sedai - 25/06/2015 09:56:22 PM 891 Views
Sorilea can GRASP the Source reliably; there is no indication she can USE it Joel - 27/06/2015 08:19:19 PM 950 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 837 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 788 Views
Not when you consider Morgase darius_sedai - 30/06/2015 09:02:35 PM 875 Views
Morghase did use her ability to effect, when unencumbered by Tower nonsense fionwe1987 - 01/07/2015 07:22:47 PM 1172 Views
Re: Morghase did use her ability to effect, when unencumbered by Tower nonsense darius_sedai - 01/07/2015 10:32:13 PM 951 Views
Sorilea has been at it far longer than Morgase Joel - 02/07/2015 12:21:55 AM 876 Views
Re: Sorilea has been at it far longer than Morgase darius_sedai - 08/07/2015 03:26:43 AM 844 Views
Re: Sorilea has been at it far longer than Morgase Joel - 09/07/2015 02:25:58 AM 874 Views
RJ did say... fionwe1987 - 09/07/2015 07:13:01 AM 795 Views
True, but that only makes slowings imprecise nature harder to gauge Joel - 10/07/2015 02:51:45 AM 1212 Views
Morgase spent nearly 2 years in the Tower darius_sedai - 09/07/2015 03:22:06 PM 1050 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 955 Views
doesn't make sense as you describe it darius_sedai - 10/07/2015 04:42:31 PM 774 Views
It does not make sense as Jordan describes it either Joel - 10/07/2015 09:00:36 PM 979 Views
I agree with all of this fionwe1987 - 10/07/2015 05:21:40 PM 856 Views
You are wise Joel - 10/07/2015 09:06:16 PM 858 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 871 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 836 Views
The problem with that fionwe1987 - 01/07/2015 07:26:53 PM 1085 Views
66 levels for women + 6 ( ? ) for men Terez - 27/06/2015 10:58:16 AM 1054 Views
theory, lesser strength increases the likely hood of a very specific sometimes untapped talent? Aleksis Michael - 30/06/2015 12:25:45 AM 837 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 757 Views
This thing is all over the place Shannow - 30/06/2015 02:39:01 PM 985 Views
Re: This thing is all over the place darius_sedai - 30/06/2015 09:39:43 PM 918 Views
Some of it is... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2015 08:10:00 PM 1045 Views
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