What level had you placed Siuan at pre-stilling? I had her at 2.5 (same as Moiraine) and dropped her to a 1.1 after Nyn Healed her because she still seemed stronger than Daigain (who I have at a 1.0) but was weaker than pretty much every other Aes Sedai (and yes, I'm going somewhere with this). We know that if a man Heals a stilled woman (or a woman Heals a gentled man), the channeler goes back to full strength. I'm of the opinion that when a woman Heals a woman (or man Heals a man) that, rather than dropping to the minimum channeling level, the channeler gets a percentage of his/her power back (say between 45-50%) and that the stronger a channeler is, the closer to the 50% they would reach. So, say Egwene was stilled and then Healed by a woman, she would probably end up around the level Siuan was at before she was stilled, if not just a big lower (cutting her power in half, or just a bit less than half). We're actually using this in a RPG so I'm curious to see your opinion on the matter. Another player felt the character who was stilled and Healed by the someone of the same gender should be around Daigian's strength, if not lower, despite her being stronger in the OP beforehand.
I put Siuan's original strength at 25, and her post-healing strength at 8. I think Aes Sedai strength ranges from 5 to 25, with Daigian at 5.
Siuan used to be able to lift three times her body weight, now she can't even lift Gareth. We know that she's less than half of her original strength (she wants Nynaeve to get her back up to there) but this quote hints that she's only about a third as strong. We know from the quote that she is not the weakest woman in Salidar, so Aes Sedai fall even below one third of her original strength - and Daigian is probably much weaker than any other Sister because of her determination to be an Aes Sedai.
Thus I'd place Daigian at 5, or 20% of Siuan's original strength. Most Accepted fall between 1 and 10 I think, which explains why thirteen women can shield most men, and why the thirteen weakest Aes Sedai (around 10-15) can shield any man.
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One Power strength - critical analysis of previous posts and some further ideas
- 03/01/2010 07:59:24 AM
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I support your view, with maybe a few comments to add...
- 03/01/2010 02:58:05 PM
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where is this phantom quote of Egwene "not standing a chance"
- 03/01/2010 05:20:20 PM
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Here's the real quote
- 03/01/2010 05:38:59 PM
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Well that quote perfectly illustrates the skewed way in which you interpret the evidence...
- 03/01/2010 06:18:22 PM
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I also think the quote is specific
- 03/01/2010 06:34:38 PM
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Skill not Strength is the key that and the potential that another FS was with her
- 03/01/2010 06:51:46 PM
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Bah
- 03/01/2010 07:13:01 PM
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Who's arguing that?
- 03/01/2010 07:34:21 PM
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What ARE you arguing?
- 03/01/2010 07:43:06 PM
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That there is far more to strength in her quote!
- 03/01/2010 08:05:20 PM
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Re: That there is far more to strength in her quote!
- 04/01/2010 09:40:05 AM
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and where do I ever say Elayne is only a small step below Moghedien?
- 04/01/2010 03:08:37 PM
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You more than imply it with your own list
- 04/01/2010 03:39:06 PM
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and you are fixated on simple strength to the exclusion of everything else
- 04/01/2010 05:05:54 PM
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Re: and you are fixated on simple strength to the exclusion of everything else
- 04/01/2010 06:46:45 PM
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Tiny Unimportant Objection to "Bell Curve" Point
- 03/01/2010 03:09:55 PM
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Re: Tiny Unimportant Objection to "Bell Curve" Point
- 03/01/2010 04:39:25 PM
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I've got a slightly revised opinion than my last post
- 03/01/2010 05:16:39 PM
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Re: I've got a slightly revised opinion than my last post
- 03/01/2010 06:31:09 PM
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It's actually not that complicated ... simple math actually
- 03/01/2010 07:08:52 PM
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Yes, but to think that RJ put that much effort into it is improbable
- 03/01/2010 07:19:13 PM
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I'm being harsh with one poster who continues to mis-quote things!
- 03/01/2010 07:56:17 PM
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Re: I'm being harsh with one poster who continues to mis-quote things!
- 04/01/2010 09:50:38 AM
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Re: I'm being harsh with one poster who continues to mis-quote things!
- 04/01/2010 03:26:10 PM
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Re: I'm being harsh with one poster who continues to mis-quote things!
- 04/01/2010 03:52:19 PM
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You are talking out of both sides of your mouth
- 04/01/2010 05:09:15 PM
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Dude
- 04/01/2010 06:21:28 PM
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Dude, please go back to Fionwe's post
- 04/01/2010 06:35:03 PM
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A reply...
- 03/01/2010 06:02:33 PM
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The Tower sample is skewed allright, but to the upper side of the strength range...
- 03/01/2010 06:36:45 PM
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Re: A reply...
- 03/01/2010 07:09:55 PM
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I think distance is related to Strength
- 03/01/2010 07:21:46 PM
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Re: A reply...
- 03/01/2010 08:38:07 PM
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I agree with most of this
- 03/01/2010 08:19:37 PM
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Re: I agree with most of this
- 04/01/2010 10:19:12 AM
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amusing side note
- 04/01/2010 05:22:39 AM
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Which is exactly what I envisage the AOL distribution to have looked like...
- 04/01/2010 07:03:51 AM
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Re: Which is exactly what I envisage the AOL distribution to have looked like...
- 04/01/2010 03:29:47 PM
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It may sound silly, but did you look at One Power values in the Wheel of Time CCG?
- 05/01/2010 12:56:41 AM
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Re: It may sound silly, but did you look at One Power values in the Wheel of Time CCG?
- 05/01/2010 07:33:21 AM
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