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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 2574 Views
My answers gban007 - 27/12/2015 02:55:35 AM 1556 Views
Re: Let's have a survey! Seven questions, give your opinions darius_sedai - 27/12/2015 04:42:28 PM 1664 Views
Re: Let's have a survey! Seven questions, give your opinions kHz1000 - 27/12/2015 09:01:33 PM 1652 Views
Black Ajah darius_sedai - 28/12/2015 02:44:04 AM 1561 Views
Mine Sidious - 27/12/2015 10:39:08 PM 1691 Views
Re: Mine kHz1000 - 28/12/2015 12:57:23 AM 1627 Views
Re: Mine Sidious - 28/12/2015 09:51:54 AM 1418 Views
Re: Mine kHz1000 - 28/12/2015 02:02:33 PM 1443 Views
Re: Let's have a survey! Seven questions, give your opinions Cannoli - 28/12/2015 12:40:49 PM 1915 Views
Re: Let's have a survey! Seven questions, give your opinions kHz1000 - 28/12/2015 01:53:00 PM 1753 Views
Re: Let's have a survey! Seven questions, give your opinions Cannoli - 29/12/2015 11:35:09 AM 1517 Views
Re: Let's have a survey! Seven questions, give your opinions kHz1000 - 29/12/2015 05:12:46 PM 1524 Views
So about Egwene... Sidious - 28/12/2015 04:26:47 PM 1758 Views
Re: So about Egwene... Cannoli - 28/12/2015 10:52:29 PM 1622 Views
Why do you bother? *NM* darius_sedai - 29/12/2015 01:23:10 AM 894 Views
Seriously... fionwe1987 - 29/12/2015 01:30:34 AM 1529 Views
Sadly I have to agree Sidious - 29/12/2015 08:46:58 AM 1614 Views
You people are the insane ones Cannoli - 29/12/2015 11:21:24 AM 1604 Views
Re: You people are the insane ones Sidious - 29/12/2015 12:10:51 PM 1700 Views
Re: You people are the insane ones Cannoli - 30/12/2015 11:25:09 AM 1613 Views
Yet it's Mesaana who forces the head to head confrontation with Egwene darius_sedai - 30/12/2015 05:25:00 PM 1633 Views
I don't get the "circumstances being created" argument anyway... fionwe1987 - 31/12/2015 02:53:14 AM 1415 Views
Re: I don't get the "circumstances being created" argument anyway... Sidious - 31/12/2015 06:28:33 AM 1560 Views
Damn stupid WoT, never working out the way you think it should! Cannoli - 04/01/2016 01:38:45 AM 1586 Views
So you agree, Egwene eliminated on of the Forsaken in a direct conflict darius_sedai - 04/01/2016 03:28:35 AM 1422 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 1656 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 1617 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 1575 Views
Well, to put things in context fionwe1987 - 04/01/2016 04:28:00 PM 1624 Views
Re: Well, to put things in context Sidious - 04/01/2016 07:05:27 PM 1897 Views
That's not the worst argument given how lame many of them were darius_sedai - 04/01/2016 06:37:44 PM 1774 Views
Uh oh Sidious - 04/01/2016 07:03:08 PM 2280 Views
*grabs Dewars* *NM* darius_sedai - 04/01/2016 08:24:05 PM 995 Views
Re: You people are the insane ones Sidious - 30/12/2015 06:22:02 PM 1752 Views
Apparently, Egwene shouldn't have killed the Sharans... fionwe1987 - 31/12/2015 02:56:08 AM 1649 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 1807 Views
Exactly. The double standard has always existed in Cannoli's rants. fionwe1987 - 31/12/2015 05:31:42 AM 1743 Views
Yes well I've only recently started to realize how distasteful it is Sidious - 31/12/2015 06:27:26 AM 1835 Views
Wow... the board was alive 5 years ago! fionwe1987 - 31/12/2015 08:34:03 AM 1690 Views
LOL ... Someday you'll come to realize how right we were!!! *NM* darius_sedai - 31/12/2015 05:23:18 PM 1006 Views
How is this a concession? Cannoli - 04/01/2016 08:05:38 AM 1866 Views
Re: How is this a concession? Sidious - 04/01/2016 10:49:20 AM 1877 Views
You can dislike Cannoli, you can claim his arguments are biased... TyrReborn - 31/12/2015 07:09:55 PM 1697 Views
Offended? No, I find it funny, in a needs medication way darius_sedai - 31/12/2015 07:50:28 PM 1580 Views
It is possible gban007 - 01/01/2016 05:59:51 AM 1708 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 1733 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 1666 Views
She's. Not. A. Real. Person. Cannoli - 02/01/2016 01:49:37 AM 1673 Views
Re: She's. Not. A. Real. Person. Sidious - 02/01/2016 04:16:39 AM 1655 Views
Re: She's. Not. A. Real. Person. lilltempest - 08/01/2016 10:33:22 PM 1638 Views
Fair enough gban007 - 01/01/2016 09:31:47 AM 1422 Views
Where did I say someone who reads his posts are dumb or something? darius_sedai - 01/01/2016 05:15:30 PM 1545 Views
Not directly gban007 - 01/01/2016 09:09:05 PM 1493 Views
And yet I'm being told I'm the one acting offended darius_sedai - 02/01/2016 01:15:15 AM 1402 Views
See, this is the crap I'm talking about. TyrReborn - 01/01/2016 06:20:16 PM 1552 Views
Re: See, this is the crap I'm talking about. Sidious - 01/01/2016 07:25:38 PM 1684 Views
Okay, Mark, all kidding and stuff aside, you're being the asshole, here. Cannoli - 02/01/2016 03:49:08 AM 1646 Views
Okay... Sidious - 02/01/2016 04:50:24 AM 1498 Views
About insults... fionwe1987 - 02/01/2016 05:04:47 AM 1489 Views
I don't know where to even respond about all this! darius_sedai - 02/01/2016 07:39:43 PM 1504 Views
Re: I don't know where to even respond about all this! Sidious - 03/01/2016 10:39:10 AM 1494 Views
LOL ... Love it *NM* darius_sedai - 03/01/2016 04:17:02 PM 822 Views
Re: Okay... Cannoli - 02/01/2016 12:55:37 PM 1737 Views
Um, I think you are going a bit far with your assumptions darius_sedai - 01/01/2016 07:35:23 PM 1490 Views
Cannoli's the one who got offended. fionwe1987 - 31/12/2015 09:23:45 PM 1455 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 1527 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 1454 Views
Re: You can dislike Cannoli, you can claim his arguments are biased... Sidious - 01/01/2016 08:41:18 AM 1491 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 762 Views
Re: You people are the insane ones fionwe1987 - 29/12/2015 02:13:32 PM 1487 Views
Re: You people are the insane ones Cannoli - 30/12/2015 11:50:13 AM 1769 Views
Re: You people are the insane ones fionwe1987 - 30/12/2015 05:07:09 PM 1614 Views
My admittedly scratch memory gban007 - 31/12/2015 08:32:51 AM 1542 Views
Re: My admittedly scratch memory fionwe1987 - 31/12/2015 08:47:58 AM 1569 Views
Thanks gban007 - 01/01/2016 06:14:45 AM 1475 Views
One thing... fionwe1987 - 01/01/2016 06:42:10 AM 1407 Views
Re: One thing... Sidious - 01/01/2016 08:49:00 AM 1433 Views
Re: One thing... fionwe1987 - 01/01/2016 01:40:21 PM 1471 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 1511 Views
Interesting gban007 - 01/01/2016 09:18:43 AM 1430 Views
Re: Interesting darius_sedai - 01/01/2016 05:29:38 PM 1465 Views
Re: Interesting gban007 - 01/01/2016 06:50:26 PM 1433 Views
Or perhaps a mixed circle could figure it out darius_sedai - 01/01/2016 07:40:02 PM 1492 Views
Maybe it's like a broken bone? gban007 - 01/01/2016 09:10:26 PM 1429 Views
Re: Maybe it's like a broken bone? darius_sedai - 02/01/2016 01:13:05 AM 1475 Views
Re: My admittedly scratch memory Cannoli - 02/01/2016 02:10:44 AM 1688 Views
Here we go with the selective criticisms again... fionwe1987 - 02/01/2016 04:23:47 AM 1585 Views
It's not selective to point out legitimate differences in circumstances. Cannoli - 02/01/2016 12:25:07 PM 1759 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 1428 Views
How are they supposed to do that without a'dam? Cannoli - 04/01/2016 01:45:52 AM 1527 Views
enemy combatant in an active hot zone darius_sedai - 04/01/2016 03:34:15 AM 1452 Views
Only if they were germane to the issue... fionwe1987 - 03/01/2016 09:32:22 AM 1446 Views
Timing of the creation of the three oaths gban007 - 03/01/2016 08:22:12 PM 1454 Views
Re: Timing of the creation of the three oaths darius_sedai - 03/01/2016 08:56:35 PM 1596 Views
Cheers gban007 - 03/01/2016 09:50:41 PM 1450 Views
Re: Cheers darius_sedai - 03/01/2016 10:35:34 PM 1568 Views
Re: Only if they were germane to the issue... Cannoli - 04/01/2016 07:15:58 AM 1532 Views
Q.E.D. fionwe1987 - 04/01/2016 12:29:58 PM 1789 Views
Re: Q.E.D. Sidious - 04/01/2016 02:41:19 PM 1681 Views
Interesting... fionwe1987 - 28/12/2015 02:31:33 PM 1521 Views
Re Perrin gban007 - 29/12/2015 07:24:41 AM 1588 Views
Perrin is right almost all the time. How is he not smart? Cannoli - 04/01/2016 08:26:18 AM 1694 Views
Re: Perrin is right almost all the time. How is he not smart? kHz1000 - 04/01/2016 01:44:53 PM 1576 Views
Re: Perrin is right almost all the time. How is he not smart? Cannoli - 07/01/2016 12:24:28 AM 1843 Views
Re: Let's have a survey! Seven questions, give your opinions Morning - 18/01/2016 04:40:03 PM 1308 Views
Re: Let's have a survey! Seven questions, give your opinions Morning - 18/01/2016 04:44:10 PM 1308 Views
Overrated characters Morning - 06/02/2016 04:24:55 PM 1333 Views
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