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Let's try matching that with the actual text darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 22/12/2009 03:01:36 PM
First let me say that you have a gift for hyperbole ... the BWB says this about Channelers:

"The majority were fairly weak" ... nothing about the VAST majority being VERY weak ... the entire point in that quote is to show that Strong Channelers were not all that common, but that they did miraculous things, things like rediscover Traveling and Cuendillar, or make ter'angreal etc...

Another example of how strong Egwene is in relation to the Forsaken...

In tFoH she rows out to see the Sea Folk in Cairhien, where she ends up shielding a WF (or possibly 2), and lifting 3 people into the air before hitting some maximum height (and notes that she had the Strength to go higher, but it was not possible). When you estimate 125lb per person (being conservative) that's 375lbs PLUS a shield she's just woven... okay, what's the big deal...

Let's look at Nynaeve in WH, she tells Rand that she cannot lift both Rand and Lan at the same time, she notes that the Well she is using has enough of the OP to accomplish the task since it would be just over half to saidar to accomplish the feat. What can Rand and Lan weigh combined? 450lbs?

That seems to make Egwene in the ball park of 85% of Nynaeve's strength, so maybe about 80% of Lanfear. If you have an example in the text where Egwene cannot perform a task very closely to Nynaeve please share it with me, but thus far in the series I've seen no reason to believe that her level is in any way "average".

As for Lanfear vs. E/R/L, she wouldn't be as strong as the 3 of them! Semirhage can't be that far below Lanfear and she was held by 3 AS that are all far weaker than them! There is no way Lanfear is more than a match in Raw strength for the 3 strongest AS if Semirhage is not a match for 3 "average" ones.

Lanfear can certainly accomplish any OP related task that Rand could, but she would not have his Raw strength, only be as effective when you factor in dexterity. My system was devised to illustrate men and women on the same "effective" level do not have the same actual strength, nothing more.
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I've been playing with some numbers since we've been having all of these OP strength debates darius_sedai - 20/12/2009 06:34:05 PM 1460 Views
There are 21 levels, not 100. More later. *NM* fionwe1987 - 20/12/2009 07:23:18 PM 541 Views
RJ has said a number of times that the 21 level scale darius_sedai - 20/12/2009 07:35:25 PM 840 Views
Few glaring errors... Shannow - 20/12/2009 09:04:55 PM 1032 Views
Re: Few glaring errors... darius_sedai - 21/12/2009 07:52:18 AM 980 Views
You don't get it, do you... Shannow - 21/12/2009 08:19:00 AM 953 Views
Didn't you claim that Eggy+Rom+Lel cannot match a male forsaken? Now they can match Lanfear? fionwe1987 - 21/12/2009 04:14:32 PM 831 Views
That only strengthens my point. Shannow - 21/12/2009 06:23:39 PM 882 Views
No it does not. fionwe1987 - 28/12/2009 02:45:42 AM 922 Views
What you are missing is that darius_sedai - 21/12/2009 06:46:04 PM 899 Views
I'm not missing it at all.. Shannow - 21/12/2009 06:58:04 PM 924 Views
Let's try matching that with the actual text darius_sedai - 22/12/2009 03:01:36 PM 891 Views
Not correct... Shannow - 22/12/2009 03:29:24 PM 970 Views
Believe as you like, I'm not here to convince you to otherwise, I'm stating how I read the evidence darius_sedai - 22/12/2009 06:01:24 PM 869 Views
You're reading the evidence wrong. Shannow - 22/12/2009 06:27:17 PM 867 Views
RJ also pointed out that Alivia's skill set as a weapon came in handy darius_sedai - 22/12/2009 07:40:35 PM 865 Views
I thought a power law distribution is much more likely, TBH redhand - 20/12/2009 09:39:21 PM 939 Views
Yes. It essentially refers to a skewed histogram - biased to the lower end of the range... Shannow - 20/12/2009 09:53:18 PM 961 Views
Corrections Shadowkiller - 21/12/2009 01:48:43 AM 998 Views
No... Shannow - 21/12/2009 07:47:58 AM 873 Views
True, the application of this model is inconsistent *NM* Shadowkiller - 21/12/2009 02:34:26 PM 656 Views
Not if you point out that the average AS is not as strong as the overall average channeler darius_sedai - 25/12/2009 04:30:17 AM 872 Views
yet RJ has said flat out that OP strength is on an Bell Curve. Meaning the majority of channelers darius_sedai - 21/12/2009 07:36:22 AM 843 Views
Perhaps... Phelix - 21/12/2009 07:52:13 AM 947 Views
I've always hated bell curves Ryan - 21/12/2009 03:56:26 PM 859 Views
The most logical answer is that the average AOL channeler was stronger than the current average... Shannow - 21/12/2009 06:36:07 PM 896 Views
and that in no way maps to any kind of Bell Curve darius_sedai - 22/12/2009 06:02:41 PM 738 Views
Why? Shannow - 22/12/2009 06:34:25 PM 888 Views
Can you provide the quote where RJ tells us the darius_sedai - 22/12/2009 07:45:04 PM 781 Views
Always go back to the evidence... Shannow - 22/12/2009 09:03:42 PM 935 Views
I'll respond when you can actually provide a few actual quotes to support any of this darius_sedai - 23/12/2009 03:20:44 PM 843 Views
Name an item you dispute and I will provide the quote.... Shannow - 23/12/2009 05:19:49 PM 839 Views
it's addressed below darius_sedai - 23/12/2009 05:23:58 PM 841 Views
I've been looking into this a bit... and you really do overstate things to suit your arguments darius_sedai - 24/12/2009 06:15:44 PM 878 Views
And in looking for quotes for another thread I came across this gem darius_sedai - 29/12/2009 09:54:34 PM 853 Views
Nice! It proves what I've been saying for ages... fionwe1987 - 29/12/2009 10:13:41 PM 871 Views
Which is why I contend that they are about 80% of Lanfear darius_sedai - 29/12/2009 10:16:07 PM 874 Views
I wasn't trying to rip him a new one. Phelix - 22/12/2009 09:38:43 PM 769 Views
I don't think we have a representative sample of the mode in this population RugbyPlayingAshaman - 22/12/2009 08:35:23 PM 909 Views
Except that gateway size is used multiple times by characters to judge comparative strength... Shannow - 22/12/2009 09:21:07 PM 894 Views
Re: Except that gateway size is used multiple times by characters to judge comparative strength... RugbyPlayingAshaman - 22/12/2009 11:32:21 PM 996 Views
I agree that it's practically impossible to determine strength darius_sedai - 23/12/2009 03:19:49 PM 877 Views
How convenient. And by the way, it is NOT tied to a Talent. Anyone who is strong enough, can Travel. *NM* Shannow - 23/12/2009 04:36:24 PM 486 Views
Seriously go re-read the series, how can you have missed that Traveling is a Talent? darius_sedai - 23/12/2009 04:54:51 PM 786 Views
It is a weave, the knowledge of which guarantees that you can use it, if you are strong enough... Shannow - 23/12/2009 05:35:36 PM 879 Views
Yet every AS can Heal to a degree and Cloud Dancing involves weaves too darius_sedai - 23/12/2009 05:41:42 PM 905 Views
Lews Therin can't Heal. Aginor can't Heal. If you don't have the Talent, you can't do it. *NM* Shannow - 23/12/2009 05:52:02 PM 506 Views
LTT and Aginor have "Little Ability" with Healing darius_sedai - 23/12/2009 06:02:13 PM 921 Views
Because the channelers THEMSELVES don't use Healing to judge each other's strength... Shannow - 23/12/2009 06:06:58 PM 838 Views
The Channelers state that there is a minimum level of strength to make the Weave work darius_sedai - 23/12/2009 06:11:55 PM 998 Views
Beonin's Gateway darius_sedai - 23/12/2009 06:30:25 PM 864 Views
No, it makes her 25% as strong as Rand! Thanks for proving my model to be virtually perfect! Shannow - 23/12/2009 06:36:53 PM 824 Views
Nope, Beonin shouldn't be that strong! darius_sedai - 23/12/2009 06:48:30 PM 803 Views
This is true, however... lyringlas - 23/12/2009 04:55:48 PM 922 Views
Aviendha's gateway size doesn't decrease. She is just less energy efficient in creating it... Shannow - 23/12/2009 05:30:17 PM 1240 Views
Aviendha is suffering from the second weave limitation darius_sedai - 23/12/2009 05:37:45 PM 968 Views
Conceded. My faulty memory is to blame in this case. But it doesn't change the rule... Shannow - 23/12/2009 06:01:33 PM 800 Views
I'll give you that there is a stength limitation to Traveling darius_sedai - 23/12/2009 06:06:41 PM 811 Views
Why do the characters in the books judge each other's strength on gateway size then? *NM* Shannow - 23/12/2009 06:08:17 PM 455 Views
Re: Why do the characters in the books judge each other's strength on gateway size then? darius_sedai - 23/12/2009 06:20:18 PM 828 Views
And there you have it...Thank you. Shannow - 23/12/2009 06:27:24 PM 850 Views
And linked with Romanda and Lelaine darius_sedai - 23/12/2009 06:34:42 PM 835 Views
Sorry. That's pure speculation on your part. *NM* Shannow - 23/12/2009 06:38:43 PM 467 Views
No more than yours is! darius_sedai - 23/12/2009 06:49:57 PM 856 Views
That entire passage is in the context of strength... Shannow - 23/12/2009 07:55:50 PM 752 Views
You need to re-read some of this stuff darius_sedai - 23/12/2009 11:01:15 PM 940 Views
Re: I don't think we have a representative sample of the mode in this population Abunderment - 26/12/2009 12:38:43 PM 848 Views
Re: I don't think we have a representative sample of the mode in this population *NM* Abunderment - 26/12/2009 12:41:01 PM 438 Views
Re: I don't think we have a representative sample of the mode in this population darius_sedai - 26/12/2009 06:37:50 PM 860 Views
Goodness Abunderment - 31/12/2009 03:37:23 AM 867 Views
I'm working within the context of what we've been told by the author darius_sedai - 31/12/2009 03:43:31 AM 810 Views
Since you love Wiki so much darius_sedai - 31/12/2009 03:55:09 AM 815 Views
No you are not Abunderment - 31/12/2009 03:58:28 AM 867 Views
Dude we're discussion works of fiction darius_sedai - 31/12/2009 04:08:12 AM 922 Views
Dumb Bell Distribution of Mongoloid Turings Abunderment - 31/12/2009 04:36:50 AM 955 Views
Back to school AS, and you will be able to do this Abunderment - 26/12/2009 12:34:39 PM 826 Views
The problem we're working with is that RJ says strength follows a Bell Curve distribution darius_sedai - 26/12/2009 03:29:26 PM 844 Views
And RJ knew his maths (and you don't) Abunderment - 31/12/2009 03:22:09 AM 894 Views
I'm not the one who said OP strength followed a Bell Curve Distribution darius_sedai - 31/12/2009 03:34:55 AM 854 Views
You are the one who is MIS-USING his statement Abunderment - 31/12/2009 03:44:26 AM 837 Views
darius_sedai - 31/12/2009 03:48:20 AM 1116 Views
The pathos of Darius Abunderment - 31/12/2009 04:26:15 AM 880 Views
Is Lanfear the strongest?(now) knightmarea7x - 29/12/2009 12:46:13 AM 766 Views
Re: Is Lanfear the strongest?(now) darius_sedai - 29/12/2009 04:21:47 PM 846 Views
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