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It may sound silly, but did you look at One Power values in the Wheel of Time CCG? Tom Send a noteboard - 05/01/2010 12:56:41 AM
The game was produced in close collaboration with Jordan.

All Forsaken typically roll 4 dice for One Power (Ishamael and Lanfear get 5, though). Elaida gets 3. Egwene the Accepted gets 2. Elayne the Accepted gets 2. Liandrin gets 2. Moiraine gets 2. Nynaeve gets 2 (Moghedien gets 4 - I checked). Rand starts with 2 but "Rand the King" gets a whopping 5. Siuan as Amyrlin gets 3. Verin gets 2. Leane gets 2. Alanna gets 2.

While Rand, Elayne, Egwene and Nynaeve might have fluctuating values, the others give at least an approximation of relative strength. If Ishamael gets 5 dice and Siuan and Elaida get 3, but Moiraine and most other Aes Sedai only get 2, it gives you a way of quantifying One Power ability. The issue is whether we consider that each additional die adds an arithmetic rise in ability or a geometric one. Theoretically, it should only be arithmetic, but a good argument can be made that one would have to take the statistical odds of getting the number of successes needed to "succeed" at tasks in the game with each number of dice and turn that into a power scale.
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One Power strength - critical analysis of previous posts and some further ideas - 03/01/2010 07:59:24 AM 2669 Views
I support your view, with maybe a few comments to add... - 03/01/2010 02:58:05 PM 1330 Views
Re: I support your view, with maybe a few comments to add... - 03/01/2010 04:37:56 PM 1166 Views
where is this phantom quote of Egwene "not standing a chance" - 03/01/2010 05:20:20 PM 1028 Views
Here's the real quote - 03/01/2010 05:38:59 PM 1060 Views
Well that quote perfectly illustrates the skewed way in which you interpret the evidence... - 03/01/2010 06:18:22 PM 1087 Views
I also think the quote is specific - 03/01/2010 06:34:38 PM 1071 Views
Skill not Strength is the key that and the potential that another FS was with her - 03/01/2010 06:51:46 PM 1060 Views
Bah - 03/01/2010 07:13:01 PM 1008 Views
Who's arguing that? - 03/01/2010 07:34:21 PM 970 Views
What ARE you arguing? - 03/01/2010 07:43:06 PM 1035 Views
Precisely... - 03/01/2010 07:56:24 PM 967 Views
Just like Asmos killer - 03/01/2010 08:00:21 PM 1099 Views
That there is far more to strength in her quote! - 03/01/2010 08:05:20 PM 925 Views
Re: That there is far more to strength in her quote! - 04/01/2010 09:40:05 AM 1134 Views
and where do I ever say Elayne is only a small step below Moghedien? - 04/01/2010 03:08:37 PM 1042 Views
You more than imply it with your own list - 04/01/2010 03:39:06 PM 1059 Views
and you are fixated on simple strength to the exclusion of everything else - 04/01/2010 05:05:54 PM 1025 Views
Re: and you are fixated on simple strength to the exclusion of everything else - 04/01/2010 06:46:45 PM 1437 Views
there are no absolutes - 04/01/2010 08:49:46 PM 1467 Views
I agree with Darius Sedai. - 06/01/2010 07:49:10 PM 918 Views
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Calm down, please... - 03/01/2010 07:11:11 PM 1131 Views
I'm not upset - 03/01/2010 07:33:00 PM 1036 Views
Tiny Unimportant Objection to "Bell Curve" Point - 03/01/2010 03:09:55 PM 1174 Views
Re: Tiny Unimportant Objection to "Bell Curve" Point - 03/01/2010 04:39:25 PM 1098 Views
Which makes sense - 03/01/2010 05:15:24 PM 1007 Views
Really? - 03/01/2010 06:09:22 PM 963 Views
All I'm saying is that information on the internet should - 04/01/2010 06:08:27 AM 965 Views
I've got a slightly revised opinion than my last post - 03/01/2010 05:16:39 PM 1269 Views
Lanfear quote - 03/01/2010 05:37:50 PM 1038 Views
Read RJ's quote again... - 03/01/2010 06:13:42 PM 978 Views
Nothing is perfect - 03/01/2010 06:33:44 PM 1149 Views
Re: I've got a slightly revised opinion than my last post - 03/01/2010 06:31:09 PM 1193 Views
It's actually not that complicated ... simple math actually - 03/01/2010 07:08:52 PM 1038 Views
Yes, but to think that RJ put that much effort into it is improbable - 03/01/2010 07:19:13 PM 1076 Views
I'm being harsh with one poster who continues to mis-quote things! - 03/01/2010 07:56:17 PM 986 Views
Re: I'm being harsh with one poster who continues to mis-quote things! - 04/01/2010 09:50:38 AM 1110 Views
Re: I'm being harsh with one poster who continues to mis-quote things! - 04/01/2010 03:26:10 PM 1155 Views
Re: I'm being harsh with one poster who continues to mis-quote things! - 04/01/2010 03:52:19 PM 1028 Views
You are talking out of both sides of your mouth - 04/01/2010 05:09:15 PM 985 Views
Dude - 04/01/2010 06:21:28 PM 932 Views
Dude, please go back to Fionwe's post - 04/01/2010 06:35:03 PM 1007 Views
Re: Dude, please go back to Fionwe's post - 04/01/2010 06:49:42 PM 961 Views
Then how can you know? - 04/01/2010 08:17:46 PM 1063 Views
A reply... - 03/01/2010 06:02:33 PM 993 Views
The Tower sample is skewed allright, but to the upper side of the strength range... - 03/01/2010 06:36:45 PM 1180 Views
I agree - Aes Sedai are stronger in the Power - 03/01/2010 07:26:45 PM 1378 Views
Re: A reply... - 03/01/2010 07:09:55 PM 1107 Views
I think distance is related to Strength - 03/01/2010 07:21:46 PM 1022 Views
Maybe, but to what conclusion? - 03/01/2010 07:29:39 PM 991 Views
OOps, missed part of the quote ... sorry about that! - 03/01/2010 07:59:20 PM 957 Views
Re: A reply... - 03/01/2010 08:38:07 PM 1187 Views
Re: A reply... - 04/01/2010 10:10:13 AM 1135 Views
So many double standards. - 04/01/2010 09:02:23 PM 1029 Views
I agree with most of this - 03/01/2010 08:19:37 PM 1135 Views
Re: I agree with most of this - 04/01/2010 10:19:12 AM 1063 Views
amusing side note - 04/01/2010 05:22:39 AM 985 Views
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 1510 Views

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