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Re: Learning traveling will help the Seanchan, but the AS still have the advantage. randfandom Send a noteboard - 17/12/2009 01:39:32 AM
Traveling was a great tactical advantage for the AS, but everyone knew the Seanchan would eventually learn it. But there's a simple reason why the Aes Sedai still have a huge tactical advantage over the Seanchan: AES SEDAI CAN LINK, THE SEANCHAN CANNOT.

This isn't such a great advantage, because they can set hundreds of damane to open gateways simultanously. Rand employs this tactic all the time with his Ash'aman, who also can't link, and he still manages to move large armies around very quickly.

Moreover, the Aes Sedai are hampered by the Three Oaths. They can't use force against those who only try to capture them, rather than kill. Even Egwene will probably not be able to fight in the same way again, having since taken the Oaths. I suppose they can let the soldiers do the fighting and provide a shield against damane attacks only, but even this stretches the oaths, if the Seanchan take care not to threaten the Aes Sedai's life.

Linking can however come handy in defense, as Egwene demonstrated - if all Aes Sedai and novices link, the Seanchan can't shield any of them, so will not be able to capture any more, except by the occasional isolated one.
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Learning traveling will help the Seanchan, but the AS still have the advantage. Logain - 17/12/2009 01:13:32 AM 1882 Views
Bryne will without a doubt be in charge darius_sedai - 17/12/2009 01:28:02 AM 967 Views
Re: Learning traveling will help the Seanchan, but the AS still have the advantage. randfandom - 17/12/2009 01:39:32 AM 1124 Views
Linking provides another benefit. Logain - 17/12/2009 02:02:05 AM 1041 Views
Wow, if that happens, I will be her biggest fan *NM* BlackAdder - 17/12/2009 02:10:01 AM 555 Views
Me too! Destroying the White Tower would make even me like Egwene. *NM* Cannoli - 17/12/2009 11:36:03 AM 491 Views
Ideally, both would be destroyed! Along with the rest of Randland. Muahahahahaha!! BlackAdder - 18/12/2009 12:40:55 AM 986 Views
What an utterly stupid idea. Cannoli - 17/12/2009 11:35:24 AM 975 Views
Your facts are incorrect. Logain - 17/12/2009 02:41:42 PM 1002 Views
They were losing at Dumai's Wells. That's why they had to tie off Rand's shield Cannoli - 17/12/2009 08:18:32 PM 998 Views
There is a way to get around the "first strike" limitation. BlackAdder - 17/12/2009 05:25:05 PM 949 Views
The army of Night, fighting against the Seanchan Empire, surely have linked channelers redhand - 18/12/2009 04:34:52 AM 1558 Views
Is that the Superpower they're looking for all along? *NM* BlackAdder - 17/12/2009 02:02:25 AM 474 Views
No, the superpower is the "atomic bomb-like" weapon at the Kin's farm that melted sand. Logain - 17/12/2009 03:10:01 AM 1069 Views
it was Elayne who failed to unravel the weave, not Avi *NM* Jim - 17/12/2009 08:14:34 PM 526 Views
another linking advantage Kieran - 17/12/2009 02:10:56 AM 910 Views
All that will do is take the best fighters out of action. Cannoli - 17/12/2009 11:55:55 AM 979 Views
I have to agree with Cannoli on this, but with a twist. Logain - 17/12/2009 02:46:03 PM 1018 Views
Why mace of air? BlackAdder - 17/12/2009 05:58:32 PM 929 Views
I can't compete with deathgates to outer space, but damane can be rehabilitated. Logain - 17/12/2009 08:10:17 PM 877 Views
So can soldiers. Lots of Taraboners, Altarans, etc in Seanchan army. BlackAdder - 17/12/2009 10:08:32 PM 951 Views
Oh, yes. Because damane NEVER fight soldiers, and would thus ignore them. Cannoli - 17/12/2009 09:00:41 PM 992 Views
Re: All that will do is take the best fighters out of action. randfandom - 17/12/2009 07:38:55 PM 916 Views
Re: All that will do is take the best fighters out of action. Cannoli - 17/12/2009 08:49:28 PM 871 Views
Re: All that will do is take the best fighters out of action. Kieran - 19/12/2009 06:10:26 PM 1172 Views
Do you really think the Aes Sedai would let them control the circles if they had a say? Cannoli - 21/12/2009 08:23:46 PM 997 Views
Re: Do you really think the Aes Sedai would let them control the circles if they had a say? Kieran - 22/12/2009 02:04:11 AM 900 Views
Why did you post this? Light in the Night - 17/12/2009 09:35:09 AM 1007 Views
I have not read Darius Sedai's post. Sorry. *NM* Logain - 17/12/2009 02:49:20 PM 465 Views
What post are you talking about? Logain - 17/12/2009 04:57:14 PM 795 Views
Re: What post are you talking about? darius_sedai - 17/12/2009 11:31:06 PM 951 Views
Here it is Light in the Night - 18/12/2009 12:42:45 AM 895 Views
I actually brought it up in an earlier thread too *NM* darius_sedai - 18/12/2009 12:46:56 AM 453 Views
thanks for the credit... PS I'm a guy *NM* darius_sedai - 18/12/2009 12:10:56 AM 501 Views
Ooops Light in the Night - 18/12/2009 12:48:22 AM 919 Views
I'm totally teasing you ... I added the "sedai" to be snarky darius_sedai - 18/12/2009 12:55:51 AM 1327 Views
Yeah, I don't get that: Fantasy gender-nuetral honorific, plus Real World male name = female? Cannoli - 18/12/2009 05:35:17 AM 965 Views
Cannoli sedai? *NM* Sidious - 18/12/2009 02:15:18 PM 908 Views
what about the oaths blue1 - 17/12/2009 01:24:57 PM 950 Views
The oaths stand as no bar. Logain - 17/12/2009 02:48:32 PM 939 Views
Asha'man can' link either and they didn't have a problem moving an army Jim - 17/12/2009 08:16:48 PM 1008 Views
Rand's campaign lasted more than a week. The AS could move the entire army in 5 minutes. Logain - 17/12/2009 08:28:40 PM 977 Views
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