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The army of Night, fighting against the Seanchan Empire, surely have linked channelers redhand Send a noteboard - 18/12/2009 04:34:52 AM
And the victory of the EVA showed that linking is not a silver bullet. Sure, 20 strong damanes can not shield a circle of 10 linkered average strength channelers. But the damanes can send 20 clubs of air from all different directions to knock out the channelers and remove them from the link. Or prolong the battle until exhaustion kicks in and the strength of the link becomes too weak.

A lion certainly can be defeated by a pack of wild dogs. Surprise attack, or sniper attack is used today very effectively.

In a head-to-head fair fight, surely the linked channelers will win. But in the battle field, no one care about dueling or fairness.

Let us look at the example of Alivia. I can make a reasonable argument that she is not born under the rule of the Seanchan Empire. The speed she embraced freedom makes it much more likely she was free, or even a ruler like Elaida before her capture. Thus she was likely captured by damanes weaker than her. If damanes can capture Alivia, they surely have proven methods to deal with stronger channelers or a link.

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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 1423 Views
Bryne will without a doubt be in charge darius_sedai - 17/12/2009 01:28:02 AM 755 Views
Re: Learning traveling will help the Seanchan, but the AS still have the advantage. randfandom - 17/12/2009 01:39:32 AM 904 Views
Linking provides another benefit. Logain - 17/12/2009 02:02:05 AM 833 Views
Wow, if that happens, I will be her biggest fan *NM* BlackAdder - 17/12/2009 02:10:01 AM 455 Views
Me too! Destroying the White Tower would make even me like Egwene. *NM* Cannoli - 17/12/2009 11:36:03 AM 381 Views
Ideally, both would be destroyed! Along with the rest of Randland. Muahahahahaha!! BlackAdder - 18/12/2009 12:40:55 AM 767 Views
What an utterly stupid idea. Cannoli - 17/12/2009 11:35:24 AM 752 Views
Your facts are incorrect. Logain - 17/12/2009 02:41:42 PM 798 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 751 Views
There is a way to get around the "first strike" limitation. BlackAdder - 17/12/2009 05:25:05 PM 722 Views
The army of Night, fighting against the Seanchan Empire, surely have linked channelers redhand - 18/12/2009 04:34:52 AM 1323 Views
Is that the Superpower they're looking for all along? *NM* BlackAdder - 17/12/2009 02:02:25 AM 369 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 828 Views
it was Elayne who failed to unravel the weave, not Avi *NM* Jim - 17/12/2009 08:14:34 PM 430 Views
another linking advantage Kieran - 17/12/2009 02:10:56 AM 696 Views
All that will do is take the best fighters out of action. Cannoli - 17/12/2009 11:55:55 AM 744 Views
I have to agree with Cannoli on this, but with a twist. Logain - 17/12/2009 02:46:03 PM 805 Views
Why mace of air? BlackAdder - 17/12/2009 05:58:32 PM 722 Views
I can't compete with deathgates to outer space, but damane can be rehabilitated. Logain - 17/12/2009 08:10:17 PM 673 Views
So can soldiers. Lots of Taraboners, Altarans, etc in Seanchan army. BlackAdder - 17/12/2009 10:08:32 PM 699 Views
Oh, yes. Because damane NEVER fight soldiers, and would thus ignore them. Cannoli - 17/12/2009 09:00:41 PM 688 Views
Re: All that will do is take the best fighters out of action. randfandom - 17/12/2009 07:38:55 PM 661 Views
Re: All that will do is take the best fighters out of action. Cannoli - 17/12/2009 08:49:28 PM 624 Views
Re: All that will do is take the best fighters out of action. Kieran - 19/12/2009 06:10:26 PM 932 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 744 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 648 Views
Why did you post this? Light in the Night - 17/12/2009 09:35:09 AM 789 Views
I have not read Darius Sedai's post. Sorry. *NM* Logain - 17/12/2009 02:49:20 PM 365 Views
What post are you talking about? Logain - 17/12/2009 04:57:14 PM 596 Views
Re: What post are you talking about? darius_sedai - 17/12/2009 11:31:06 PM 724 Views
Here it is Light in the Night - 18/12/2009 12:42:45 AM 679 Views
I actually brought it up in an earlier thread too *NM* darius_sedai - 18/12/2009 12:46:56 AM 347 Views
thanks for the credit... PS I'm a guy *NM* darius_sedai - 18/12/2009 12:10:56 AM 404 Views
Ooops Light in the Night - 18/12/2009 12:48:22 AM 698 Views
I'm totally teasing you ... I added the "sedai" to be snarky darius_sedai - 18/12/2009 12:55:51 AM 1095 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 746 Views
Cannoli sedai? *NM* Sidious - 18/12/2009 02:15:18 PM 697 Views
what about the oaths blue1 - 17/12/2009 01:24:57 PM 740 Views
The oaths stand as no bar. Logain - 17/12/2009 02:48:32 PM 720 Views
Asha'man can' link either and they didn't have a problem moving an army Jim - 17/12/2009 08:16:48 PM 783 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 782 Views
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