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There is no basis for that conclusion... Shannow Send a noteboard - 12/11/2009 02:02:37 PM
It stands to reason that this would reduce how far back the balefire reaches


Based on the evidence we have thus far, the power of the balefire is directly proportional to the amount of time erased from the Pattern. And the Power of the balefire, in turn, appears to be directly proportional to the thickness of the bar of balefire used.

Moiraine killed Be'lal with a bolt of balefire as thick as her little finger. It took out a couple of seconds of the Pattern.

Rand killed Ra'vin with a bolt of balefire as thick as a man's body. According to Sanderson, it burned between 15 minutes and half an hour backwards through the Pattern.

To take out an entire Castle, it stands to reason that the balefire probably had to be hundreds of metres in diameter.

That's exponentially greater than what was done to Rahvin.
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Sanderson's understanding of angreal is totally wrong... Shannow - 12/11/2009 11:10:57 AM 1818 Views
You should include quotes TheCrownless - 12/11/2009 11:42:20 AM 988 Views
The angreal magnifies the power of the individual holding it, not that of the entire circle. Shannow - 12/11/2009 11:57:20 AM 1062 Views
Re: The angreal magnifies the power of the individual holding it, not that of the entire circle. Watcher - 12/11/2009 12:37:46 PM 965 Views
Sure, I agree... Shannow - 12/11/2009 12:45:33 PM 925 Views
Re: The angreal magnifies the power of the individual holding it, not that of the entire circle. TheCrownless - 12/11/2009 02:27:41 PM 952 Views
Please elaborate... Shannow - 12/11/2009 02:42:17 PM 935 Views
On the basis that we dont agree on the use of sa'angreals on a group. TheCrownless - 12/11/2009 03:02:29 PM 918 Views
OK, I'll humour you. This once. Shannow - 12/11/2009 05:18:57 PM 943 Views
How generous of you. TheCrownless - 12/11/2009 07:51:54 PM 1020 Views
Scrap that TheCrownless - 12/11/2009 08:32:36 PM 906 Views
Rand Balefires a whole castle Insomdeon - 12/11/2009 01:10:05 PM 1089 Views
There is no basis for that conclusion... Shannow - 12/11/2009 02:02:37 PM 968 Views
I could have sprayed TheCrownless - 12/11/2009 02:28:41 PM 926 Views
Ever notice the "sa" in sa'angreal? fionwe1987 - 12/11/2009 03:09:30 PM 1077 Views
It stands for Super Amazing. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 12/11/2009 04:10:02 PM 432 Views
I was under the assumption it was super awesome but oh well. *NM* Blaine - 13/11/2009 06:08:36 AM 479 Views
There's never been any indication that sa'angreal work through a different mechanism to angreal... Shannow - 12/11/2009 04:51:13 PM 1032 Views
It has always been a viable theory, and Sanderson seems convincing...EDIT: RJ's take fionwe1987 - 12/11/2009 08:21:17 PM 1014 Views
Wrong place *ignore* Sidious - 12/11/2009 08:45:32 PM 906 Views
Do you still stick by the exponential theory? TheCrownless - 12/11/2009 08:52:31 PM 860 Views
I do *NM* Sidious - 12/11/2009 09:05:56 PM 386 Views
Good, 'cos it's bloody good. *NM* TheCrownless - 12/11/2009 10:56:30 PM 403 Views
Re: Wrong place *ignore* taura-tierno - 27/12/2009 06:14:51 PM 908 Views
sa'angreal and angreal are only different in terms of the magnitude of their effects *NM* Marshall - 12/11/2009 06:56:43 PM 423 Views
Re: Ever notice the "sa" in sa'angreal? TheUltimateReality - 12/11/2009 07:48:37 PM 953 Views
You are missing two important points PatAtt - 12/11/2009 05:09:35 PM 1139 Views
Response to both points... Shannow - 12/11/2009 05:57:11 PM 995 Views
In fact, I've just read the actual report, and Sanderson didn't say anything near what you quoted. Shannow - 12/11/2009 06:06:39 PM 869 Views
Re: Look at how similar descriptions of angreal and Sa'angreal affects are in the books. Tedtheman - 12/11/2009 07:34:16 PM 950 Views
I completely agree with you Shannow Marshall - 12/11/2009 07:01:29 PM 891 Views
Sidious' "One Power Dynamics" Corwin - 12/11/2009 08:10:41 PM 1412 Views
Oh, also Corwin - 12/11/2009 08:15:56 PM 941 Views
As long as you reference him, I doubt he'd mind. *NM* Marshall - 12/11/2009 08:36:59 PM 420 Views
there's a slight problem with your theory Jim - 12/11/2009 08:19:25 PM 837 Views
Probably Sidious - 12/11/2009 09:05:31 PM 1282 Views
Agreed, with one point Marshall - 12/11/2009 09:25:09 PM 865 Views
Some ways the fixed amount theory could work... fionwe1987 - 13/11/2009 12:33:04 AM 914 Views
There is an argument for a minimum strength argument in the Great Hunt Ryan - 13/11/2009 03:26:11 AM 917 Views
Re: Some ways the fixed amount theory could work... Tedtheman - 13/11/2009 07:00:15 PM 816 Views
Re: Sanderson's understanding of angreal is totally wrong... Tedtheman - 13/11/2009 07:11:34 PM 903 Views
Yes it's also been mentioned before in earlier books BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 12:51:51 AM 814 Views
Re: Yes it's also been mentioned before in earlier books taura-tierno - 27/12/2009 06:37:47 PM 841 Views
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