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Re: Let's have a survey! Seven questions, give your opinions kHz1000 Send a noteboard - 28/12/2015 01:53:00 PM

View original postThe best parts were when he occasionally came up with some clever bit of channeling, though those were few and far between

I guess to me it read more like fan fiction. At least the Gateway tricks, the rest I don't recall. But he did say he liked working with different magic systems and their limitations, so maybe the brilliance just escaped me * shrug *
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6. How is it possible there were so many Black sisters? I read somewhere that it was roughly 200 persons, making the Black ajah almost as large as the Red.


View original postBecause the Aes Sedai are appallingly amoral. They deliberately undermine their initiates' formative development to leave them only loyal to the Tower, with no moral code except a trio of carefully formulated restrictions that are designed to be evaded, while not even bothering to pretend to pay more than lip service to the letter of those rules, or denying violating the spirit of them as thoroughly as possible. Their entire society is focused on the accumulation of power, making influence and status the most valuable commodities among them. All other commodities or values are either provided in abundance or excised from their value system, at least to the extent that the Tower's interests supersede any other considerations. In such a system, pursuit of power, status and influence within the Tower and among the Aes Sedai is the only real value or "good" permitted to them.

I'm sure a lot of the Black sisters must have been horribly disappointed, then. It didn't seem like they got any added power from joining, besides Alviarin. Just tasks and punishments.



View original postWith the Black Tower now a thing, and apparently likely to continue under a man who seems to be perceived as the greatest living hero in the world, based on Logain's personal growth and Min's viewing of him, the influence of the White Tower can't help but wane.

I though it was supposed to be "whole and stronger than ever".
View original postThe Sea Folk's only advantage henceforth is their navigation abilities, and Kin Tovere's work, and others like it will soon lead to that being eroded.

And yet their own Prophecies seem to promise them quite a bright future. "All seas will be theirs" and so on.
View original postA lot of people will take the option of getting rich and joining the Kin, over the prestige of the Towers.

Why on earth? I'm sure there's money to be made in the Kin, but wouldn't AS still be among the top 1 % earners in their world? I think Moiraine thought that the Tower's allowance is so generous that many nobles make do with less.
With that in mind, their bargain with Nynaeve and Elayne is positively generous

It seems that they suffered from the hot weather just as much as anyone else. Any reasonable person would have leapt at the chance to help.
She was the most evil of persons, QED. You don't need the Dark One to indulge in vice, instead she betrayed humanity for power.

I doubt she ever considered it that way. She would have been completely content for the DO to be trapped forever, as long as she got to enjoy some added benefits from the BA.



Aiel

Well, it was all probably the will of the Pattern.
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Let's have a survey! Seven questions, give your opinions kHz1000 - 26/12/2015 08:46:07 PM 2606 Views
My answers gban007 - 27/12/2015 02:55:35 AM 1585 Views
Re: Let's have a survey! Seven questions, give your opinions darius_sedai - 27/12/2015 04:42:28 PM 1694 Views
Re: Let's have a survey! Seven questions, give your opinions kHz1000 - 27/12/2015 09:01:33 PM 1686 Views
Black Ajah darius_sedai - 28/12/2015 02:44:04 AM 1595 Views
Mine Sidious - 27/12/2015 10:39:08 PM 1719 Views
Re: Mine kHz1000 - 28/12/2015 12:57:23 AM 1652 Views
Re: Mine Sidious - 28/12/2015 09:51:54 AM 1446 Views
Re: Mine kHz1000 - 28/12/2015 02:02:33 PM 1469 Views
Re: Let's have a survey! Seven questions, give your opinions Cannoli - 28/12/2015 12:40:49 PM 1942 Views
Re: Let's have a survey! Seven questions, give your opinions kHz1000 - 28/12/2015 01:53:00 PM 1795 Views
Re: Let's have a survey! Seven questions, give your opinions Cannoli - 29/12/2015 11:35:09 AM 1544 Views
Re: Let's have a survey! Seven questions, give your opinions kHz1000 - 29/12/2015 05:12:46 PM 1551 Views
So about Egwene... Sidious - 28/12/2015 04:26:47 PM 1783 Views
Re: So about Egwene... Cannoli - 28/12/2015 10:52:29 PM 1656 Views
Why do you bother? *NM* darius_sedai - 29/12/2015 01:23:10 AM 916 Views
Seriously... fionwe1987 - 29/12/2015 01:30:34 AM 1557 Views
Sadly I have to agree Sidious - 29/12/2015 08:46:58 AM 1640 Views
You people are the insane ones Cannoli - 29/12/2015 11:21:24 AM 1629 Views
Re: You people are the insane ones Sidious - 29/12/2015 12:10:51 PM 1727 Views
Re: You people are the insane ones Cannoli - 30/12/2015 11:25:09 AM 1651 Views
Yet it's Mesaana who forces the head to head confrontation with Egwene darius_sedai - 30/12/2015 05:25:00 PM 1727 Views
I don't get the "circumstances being created" argument anyway... fionwe1987 - 31/12/2015 02:53:14 AM 1446 Views
Re: I don't get the "circumstances being created" argument anyway... Sidious - 31/12/2015 06:28:33 AM 1583 Views
Damn stupid WoT, never working out the way you think it should! Cannoli - 04/01/2016 01:38:45 AM 1614 Views
So you agree, Egwene eliminated on of the Forsaken in a direct conflict darius_sedai - 04/01/2016 03:28:35 AM 1451 Views
Yeah. I just don't see how it redounds to her credit, or is particularly impressive. Cannoli - 04/01/2016 07:17:20 AM 1694 Views
Re: Yeah. I just don't see how it redounds to her credit, or is particularly impressive. darius_sedai - 04/01/2016 03:59:18 PM 1654 Views
Re: Yeah. I just don't see how it redounds to her credit, or is particularly impressive. Sidious - 04/01/2016 04:19:00 PM 1614 Views
Well, to put things in context fionwe1987 - 04/01/2016 04:28:00 PM 1657 Views
Re: Well, to put things in context Sidious - 04/01/2016 07:05:27 PM 1919 Views
That's not the worst argument given how lame many of them were darius_sedai - 04/01/2016 06:37:44 PM 1822 Views
Uh oh Sidious - 04/01/2016 07:03:08 PM 2302 Views
*grabs Dewars* *NM* darius_sedai - 04/01/2016 08:24:05 PM 1013 Views
Re: You people are the insane ones Sidious - 30/12/2015 06:22:02 PM 1780 Views
Apparently, Egwene shouldn't have killed the Sharans... fionwe1987 - 31/12/2015 02:56:08 AM 1680 Views
it's just an excuse to not give credit to a character he doesn't like darius_sedai - 31/12/2015 04:44:17 AM 1841 Views
Exactly. The double standard has always existed in Cannoli's rants. fionwe1987 - 31/12/2015 05:31:42 AM 1788 Views
Yes well I've only recently started to realize how distasteful it is Sidious - 31/12/2015 06:27:26 AM 1879 Views
Wow... the board was alive 5 years ago! fionwe1987 - 31/12/2015 08:34:03 AM 1719 Views
LOL ... Someday you'll come to realize how right we were!!! *NM* darius_sedai - 31/12/2015 05:23:18 PM 1021 Views
How is this a concession? Cannoli - 04/01/2016 08:05:38 AM 1899 Views
Re: How is this a concession? Sidious - 04/01/2016 10:49:20 AM 1915 Views
You can dislike Cannoli, you can claim his arguments are biased... TyrReborn - 31/12/2015 07:09:55 PM 1724 Views
Offended? No, I find it funny, in a needs medication way darius_sedai - 31/12/2015 07:50:28 PM 1614 Views
It is possible gban007 - 01/01/2016 05:59:51 AM 1741 Views
It's also possible that he created a bunch of sock puppet handles to pat himself on the back darius_sedai - 01/01/2016 06:53:27 AM 1764 Views
Re: It's also possible that he created a bunch of sock puppet handles to pat himself on the back Sidious - 01/01/2016 08:43:43 AM 1698 Views
She's. Not. A. Real. Person. Cannoli - 02/01/2016 01:49:37 AM 1707 Views
Re: She's. Not. A. Real. Person. Sidious - 02/01/2016 04:16:39 AM 1683 Views
Re: She's. Not. A. Real. Person. lilltempest - 08/01/2016 10:33:22 PM 1669 Views
Fair enough gban007 - 01/01/2016 09:31:47 AM 1456 Views
Where did I say someone who reads his posts are dumb or something? darius_sedai - 01/01/2016 05:15:30 PM 1587 Views
Not directly gban007 - 01/01/2016 09:09:05 PM 1525 Views
And yet I'm being told I'm the one acting offended darius_sedai - 02/01/2016 01:15:15 AM 1436 Views
See, this is the crap I'm talking about. TyrReborn - 01/01/2016 06:20:16 PM 1595 Views
Re: See, this is the crap I'm talking about. Sidious - 01/01/2016 07:25:38 PM 1735 Views
Okay, Mark, all kidding and stuff aside, you're being the asshole, here. Cannoli - 02/01/2016 03:49:08 AM 1698 Views
Okay... Sidious - 02/01/2016 04:50:24 AM 1524 Views
About insults... fionwe1987 - 02/01/2016 05:04:47 AM 1513 Views
I don't know where to even respond about all this! darius_sedai - 02/01/2016 07:39:43 PM 1548 Views
Re: I don't know where to even respond about all this! Sidious - 03/01/2016 10:39:10 AM 1531 Views
LOL ... Love it *NM* darius_sedai - 03/01/2016 04:17:02 PM 844 Views
Re: Okay... Cannoli - 02/01/2016 12:55:37 PM 1763 Views
Um, I think you are going a bit far with your assumptions darius_sedai - 01/01/2016 07:35:23 PM 1535 Views
Cannoli's the one who got offended. fionwe1987 - 31/12/2015 09:23:45 PM 1488 Views
Yeah, because I was talking about the books, and then you three started talking about me. Cannoli - 02/01/2016 03:55:23 AM 1552 Views
Re: Yeah, because I was talking about the books, and then you three started talking about me. fionwe1987 - 02/01/2016 04:56:36 AM 1484 Views
Re: You can dislike Cannoli, you can claim his arguments are biased... Sidious - 01/01/2016 08:41:18 AM 1523 Views
Right? Hell, I was semi-mocking YOU for even bothering to get into it with Cannoli! *NM* darius_sedai - 01/01/2016 05:20:58 PM 779 Views
Re: You people are the insane ones fionwe1987 - 29/12/2015 02:13:32 PM 1522 Views
Re: You people are the insane ones Cannoli - 30/12/2015 11:50:13 AM 1806 Views
Re: You people are the insane ones fionwe1987 - 30/12/2015 05:07:09 PM 1644 Views
My admittedly scratch memory gban007 - 31/12/2015 08:32:51 AM 1568 Views
Re: My admittedly scratch memory fionwe1987 - 31/12/2015 08:47:58 AM 1597 Views
Thanks gban007 - 01/01/2016 06:14:45 AM 1500 Views
One thing... fionwe1987 - 01/01/2016 06:42:10 AM 1442 Views
Re: One thing... Sidious - 01/01/2016 08:49:00 AM 1467 Views
Re: One thing... fionwe1987 - 01/01/2016 01:40:21 PM 1506 Views
We need a term for stuff like that. I nominate "pulling a Brandon" because "BS" is so common. Cannoli - 02/01/2016 02:13:19 AM 1540 Views
Interesting gban007 - 01/01/2016 09:18:43 AM 1462 Views
Re: Interesting darius_sedai - 01/01/2016 05:29:38 PM 1502 Views
Re: Interesting gban007 - 01/01/2016 06:50:26 PM 1464 Views
Or perhaps a mixed circle could figure it out darius_sedai - 01/01/2016 07:40:02 PM 1525 Views
Maybe it's like a broken bone? gban007 - 01/01/2016 09:10:26 PM 1455 Views
Re: Maybe it's like a broken bone? darius_sedai - 02/01/2016 01:13:05 AM 1507 Views
Re: My admittedly scratch memory Cannoli - 02/01/2016 02:10:44 AM 1715 Views
Here we go with the selective criticisms again... fionwe1987 - 02/01/2016 04:23:47 AM 1614 Views
It's not selective to point out legitimate differences in circumstances. Cannoli - 02/01/2016 12:25:07 PM 1787 Views
not true, the Sul'dam's mission was to capture or kill as many marath'damane as they could darius_sedai - 02/01/2016 08:49:28 PM 1457 Views
How are they supposed to do that without a'dam? Cannoli - 04/01/2016 01:45:52 AM 1555 Views
enemy combatant in an active hot zone darius_sedai - 04/01/2016 03:34:15 AM 1491 Views
Only if they were germane to the issue... fionwe1987 - 03/01/2016 09:32:22 AM 1482 Views
Timing of the creation of the three oaths gban007 - 03/01/2016 08:22:12 PM 1486 Views
Re: Timing of the creation of the three oaths darius_sedai - 03/01/2016 08:56:35 PM 1636 Views
Cheers gban007 - 03/01/2016 09:50:41 PM 1483 Views
Re: Cheers darius_sedai - 03/01/2016 10:35:34 PM 1602 Views
Re: Only if they were germane to the issue... Cannoli - 04/01/2016 07:15:58 AM 1568 Views
Q.E.D. fionwe1987 - 04/01/2016 12:29:58 PM 1823 Views
Re: Q.E.D. Sidious - 04/01/2016 02:41:19 PM 1706 Views
Interesting... fionwe1987 - 28/12/2015 02:31:33 PM 1549 Views
Re Perrin gban007 - 29/12/2015 07:24:41 AM 1618 Views
Perrin is right almost all the time. How is he not smart? Cannoli - 04/01/2016 08:26:18 AM 1736 Views
Re: Perrin is right almost all the time. How is he not smart? kHz1000 - 04/01/2016 01:44:53 PM 1610 Views
Re: Perrin is right almost all the time. How is he not smart? Cannoli - 07/01/2016 12:24:28 AM 1891 Views
Re: Let's have a survey! Seven questions, give your opinions Morning - 18/01/2016 04:40:03 PM 1341 Views
Re: Let's have a survey! Seven questions, give your opinions Morning - 18/01/2016 04:44:10 PM 1348 Views
Overrated characters Morning - 06/02/2016 04:24:55 PM 1363 Views
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