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Wrong place *ignore* Sidious Send a noteboard - 12/11/2009 08:45:32 PM
I nearly made a post about this, but decided not to because Brandon himself said he was unsure how they worked. According to Brandon angreal may be multipliers but sa'angreal provide a fixed amount of the One Power.

I also don't agree with this. The first evidence we have of this is Siuan saying that a strong Aes Sedai could crumple the walls of Tar Valon with Vora's sa'angreal. That means that a weak one would not, and therefore not all channelers gain the same amount of saidar from the sa'angreal, which strongly indicates that Vora's wand is a multiplier.

Secondly, when Elza draws on Callandor through Narishma, it glows like a flame. When Rand uses it, it is so bright that you can't even see that it's a sword. It's another indication that Rand gains more from Callandor.

As for Egwene, it's possible that if the leader of the circle gets hold of a sa'angreal or angreal, the whole circle is augmented. This is further substantiated by the scene where Siuan Heals Mat while using Vora's wand, and in the end every Aes Sedai is tired and sweating - another indication that they all drew on great amounts of saidar for a prolonged time. I'm not sticking up for this theory too much, but I do think it's a possibility.
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Sanderson's understanding of angreal is totally wrong... - 12/11/2009 11:10:57 AM 1819 Views
You should include quotes - 12/11/2009 11:42:20 AM 989 Views
The angreal magnifies the power of the individual holding it, not that of the entire circle. - 12/11/2009 11:57:20 AM 1063 Views
Re: The angreal magnifies the power of the individual holding it, not that of the entire circle. - 12/11/2009 12:37:46 PM 965 Views
Sure, I agree... - 12/11/2009 12:45:33 PM 926 Views
Re: The angreal magnifies the power of the individual holding it, not that of the entire circle. - 12/11/2009 02:27:41 PM 952 Views
Please elaborate... - 12/11/2009 02:42:17 PM 936 Views
On the basis that we dont agree on the use of sa'angreals on a group. - 12/11/2009 03:02:29 PM 918 Views
OK, I'll humour you. This once. - 12/11/2009 05:18:57 PM 943 Views
How generous of you. - 12/11/2009 07:51:54 PM 1020 Views
Scrap that - 12/11/2009 08:32:36 PM 906 Views
Rand Balefires a whole castle - 12/11/2009 01:10:05 PM 1090 Views
There is no basis for that conclusion... - 12/11/2009 02:02:37 PM 969 Views
I could have sprayed - 12/11/2009 02:28:41 PM 926 Views
Ever notice the "sa" in sa'angreal? - 12/11/2009 03:09:30 PM 1078 Views
It stands for Super Amazing. *NM* - 12/11/2009 04:10:02 PM 432 Views
I was under the assumption it was super awesome but oh well. *NM* - 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... - 12/11/2009 04:51:13 PM 1033 Views
It has always been a viable theory, and Sanderson seems convincing...EDIT: RJ's take - 12/11/2009 08:21:17 PM 1015 Views
Wrong place *ignore* - 12/11/2009 08:45:32 PM 907 Views
Do you still stick by the exponential theory? - 12/11/2009 08:52:31 PM 861 Views
I do *NM* - 12/11/2009 09:05:56 PM 386 Views
Good, 'cos it's bloody good. *NM* - 12/11/2009 10:56:30 PM 403 Views
Re: Wrong place *ignore* - 27/12/2009 06:14:51 PM 908 Views
Re: Ever notice the "sa" in sa'angreal? - 12/11/2009 07:48:37 PM 953 Views
You are missing two important points - 12/11/2009 05:09:35 PM 1140 Views
I completely agree with you Shannow - 12/11/2009 07:01:29 PM 892 Views
Sidious' "One Power Dynamics" - 12/11/2009 08:10:41 PM 1412 Views
Oh, also - 12/11/2009 08:15:56 PM 941 Views
As long as you reference him, I doubt he'd mind. *NM* - 12/11/2009 08:36:59 PM 420 Views
there's a slight problem with your theory - 12/11/2009 08:19:25 PM 838 Views
Probably - 12/11/2009 09:05:31 PM 1282 Views
Agreed, with one point - 12/11/2009 09:25:09 PM 865 Views
Some ways the fixed amount theory could work... - 13/11/2009 12:33:04 AM 914 Views
Re: Some ways the fixed amount theory could work... - 13/11/2009 07:00:15 PM 816 Views
Re: Sanderson's understanding of angreal is totally wrong... - 13/11/2009 07:11:34 PM 903 Views
Yes it's also been mentioned before in earlier books - 19/11/2009 12:51:51 AM 815 Views
Re: Yes it's also been mentioned before in earlier books - 27/12/2009 06:37:47 PM 841 Views

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