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Re: It may sound silly, but did you look at One Power values in the Wheel of Time CCG? taura-tierno Send a noteboard - 05/01/2010 07:33:21 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.


Isn't that system obviously flawed, since we know it doesn't reflect the strengthts? You know. Moiraine and Egwene being equal, along with Liandrin? And only 1 dice separating Elaida from Lanfear, even though we know there are several levels between them (Meilyn, Cadsuane, Egwene&Elayne, Nynaeve, etc.)
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One Power strength - critical analysis of previous posts and some further ideas - 03/01/2010 07:59:24 AM 2771 Views
I support your view, with maybe a few comments to add... - 03/01/2010 02:58:05 PM 1407 Views
Re: I support your view, with maybe a few comments to add... - 03/01/2010 04:37:56 PM 1246 Views
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Here's the real quote - 03/01/2010 05:38:59 PM 1136 Views
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Who's arguing that? - 03/01/2010 07:34:21 PM 1066 Views
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Precisely... - 03/01/2010 07:56:24 PM 1057 Views
Just like Asmos killer - 03/01/2010 08:00:21 PM 1190 Views
That there is far more to strength in her quote! - 03/01/2010 08:05:20 PM 1006 Views
Re: That there is far more to strength in her quote! - 04/01/2010 09:40:05 AM 1207 Views
and where do I ever say Elayne is only a small step below Moghedien? - 04/01/2010 03:08:37 PM 1119 Views
You more than imply it with your own list - 04/01/2010 03:39:06 PM 1151 Views
and you are fixated on simple strength to the exclusion of everything else - 04/01/2010 05:05:54 PM 1117 Views
Re: and you are fixated on simple strength to the exclusion of everything else - 04/01/2010 06:46:45 PM 1542 Views
there are no absolutes - 04/01/2010 08:49:46 PM 1562 Views
I agree with Darius Sedai. - 06/01/2010 07:49:10 PM 1001 Views
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I'm not upset - 03/01/2010 07:33:00 PM 1130 Views
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Which makes sense - 03/01/2010 05:15:24 PM 1074 Views
Really? - 03/01/2010 06:09:22 PM 1056 Views
All I'm saying is that information on the internet should - 04/01/2010 06:08:27 AM 1050 Views
I've got a slightly revised opinion than my last post - 03/01/2010 05:16:39 PM 1352 Views
Lanfear quote - 03/01/2010 05:37:50 PM 1117 Views
Read RJ's quote again... - 03/01/2010 06:13:42 PM 1052 Views
Nothing is perfect - 03/01/2010 06:33:44 PM 1238 Views
Re: I've got a slightly revised opinion than my last post - 03/01/2010 06:31:09 PM 1287 Views
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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 1162 Views
I'm being harsh with one poster who continues to mis-quote things! - 03/01/2010 07:56:17 PM 1078 Views
Re: I'm being harsh with one poster who continues to mis-quote things! - 04/01/2010 09:50:38 AM 1188 Views
Re: I'm being harsh with one poster who continues to mis-quote things! - 04/01/2010 03:26:10 PM 1238 Views
Re: I'm being harsh with one poster who continues to mis-quote things! - 04/01/2010 03:52:19 PM 1114 Views
You are talking out of both sides of your mouth - 04/01/2010 05:09:15 PM 1058 Views
Dude - 04/01/2010 06:21:28 PM 1020 Views
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Re: Dude, please go back to Fionwe's post - 04/01/2010 06:49:42 PM 1048 Views
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A reply... - 03/01/2010 06:02:33 PM 1069 Views
The Tower sample is skewed allright, but to the upper side of the strength range... - 03/01/2010 06:36:45 PM 1267 Views
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Re: A reply... - 03/01/2010 07:09:55 PM 1200 Views
I think distance is related to Strength - 03/01/2010 07:21:46 PM 1098 Views
Maybe, but to what conclusion? - 03/01/2010 07:29:39 PM 1064 Views
OOps, missed part of the quote ... sorry about that! - 03/01/2010 07:59:20 PM 1048 Views
Re: A reply... - 03/01/2010 08:38:07 PM 1278 Views
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So many double standards. - 04/01/2010 09:02:23 PM 1126 Views
I agree with most of this - 03/01/2010 08:19:37 PM 1220 Views
Re: I agree with most of this - 04/01/2010 10:19:12 AM 1156 Views
amusing side note - 04/01/2010 05:22:39 AM 1057 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 1594 Views
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 1172 Views

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