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Re: as we've discussed in the past, it's very loose darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 09/01/2010 09:05:01 PM
I deleted the arguments that are purely opinion... no use going in circles over the our personal interpretations ... suffice to say I disagree with how you take words like "amazing" to mean Nynaeve must be 2x as strong. And we've not got a comparative quote about how brightly Egwene or Elayne shine, in fact we've never even seen them draw to full potential unaided so it's practically impossible to use quotes like that to quantify their strength.

In short, RJ's choice of adjectives doesn't cut it for me :)

Elayne and Egwene also comment on how massively complex Healing seems at one point or another, yet now they are re-discovering Traveling and making Ter'angreal. Egwene notes how she thought she'd never be able to weave 12 flows at once, yet now she can ... IMO Nynaeve and Rand started out at very close to full potential early in the series and Egwene/Elayne started from scratch.

I don't really think that the Air-lifting thing works, for the following reasons...

1. Nynaeve may be considering the limitations of the well, and not her own ability. We don't know how it works.


She flat out states that lifting them both would take half of the saidar in the Well. Seems pretty straight forward to me.

2. Nynaeve is unskilled in everything except Healing, according to Cadsuane.


We're talking brute force here, not some intricate weave, skill isn't exactly necessary to pick something up and move it.

3. Nynaeve may have been perturbed by the height of the building - Egwene herself says that height is a limitation when lifting things.


Yet Egwene hoisted the SF women "Some ten or twelve paces above the surface" that's 3 or more Stories of a building. Even the Palaces in WoT are described as only about 4 Stories tall ... Nynaeve was only lifting Rand and Lan to a 3rd floor room, that's pretty much the exact same height Egwene describes.
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Is Rand logical when he estimates female danger? Sidious - 07/01/2010 03:34:05 PM 1737 Views
Basically you have to be ready for anything! darius_sedai - 07/01/2010 03:45:31 PM 1069 Views
Yep. Send Daigian in Linked with 12 of her buddies (one of whom is holding an angreal) & hes screwed RugbyPlayingAshaman - 07/01/2010 05:19:03 PM 1303 Views
Miscommunication seems to be a major theme of the series *NM* darius_sedai - 07/01/2010 07:17:16 PM 518 Views
As well as missed opportunities. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 07/01/2010 09:27:56 PM 997 Views
yes, the Amyrlin story line could have been wrapped up much earlier! darius_sedai - 07/01/2010 09:55:30 PM 1125 Views
Yeah, I really wish his vision had been pushed. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 07/01/2010 10:16:15 PM 933 Views
ROFL darius_sedai - 08/01/2010 01:01:03 AM 892 Views
Re: ROFL RugbyPlayingAshaman - 08/01/2010 02:43:50 PM 944 Views
For a major theme, it sure is surprising Wotmaniac Reborn - 08/01/2010 04:10:22 AM 991 Views
really? miscommunication seems to be woven into just about every sentence darius_sedai - 08/01/2010 04:53:48 AM 938 Views
Re: really? miscommunication seems to be woven into just about every sentence Wotmaniac Reborn - 08/01/2010 04:10:04 PM 1029 Views
Re: Is Rand logical when he estimates female danger? Datakim - 07/01/2010 03:48:14 PM 1103 Views
Thanks for pointing to that Taim incident... its another proof... fionwe1987 - 07/01/2010 04:15:33 PM 1084 Views
I always like to think that Egwene, Elayne and Aviendha Linked can match Rand. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 07/01/2010 05:26:35 PM 994 Views
Those three... fionwe1987 - 07/01/2010 05:35:24 PM 954 Views
I think this is probably close darius_sedai - 07/01/2010 07:19:40 PM 1118 Views
Sidious - 07/01/2010 08:51:15 PM 1118 Views
HA! fionwe1987 - 07/01/2010 09:01:14 PM 1085 Views
Re: HA! Sidious - 08/01/2010 11:37:06 AM 1103 Views
Re: HA! fionwe1987 - 08/01/2010 04:21:01 PM 920 Views
d'oh ... you've got him there darius_sedai - 08/01/2010 05:35:15 PM 854 Views
Hmm... Sidious - 09/01/2010 03:02:04 PM 922 Views
Re: Hmm... darius_sedai - 09/01/2010 04:47:05 PM 1027 Views
Re: Hmm... Sidious - 09/01/2010 05:06:06 PM 1041 Views
as we've discussed in the past, it's very loose darius_sedai - 09/01/2010 06:20:26 PM 1144 Views
Re: as we've discussed in the past, it's very loose Sidious - 09/01/2010 07:32:57 PM 3277 Views
Re: as we've discussed in the past, it's very loose darius_sedai - 09/01/2010 09:05:01 PM 1131 Views
Re: as we've discussed in the past, it's very loose Sidious - 09/01/2010 09:15:32 PM 1244 Views
Re: as we've discussed in the past, it's very loose darius_sedai - 10/01/2010 02:06:09 AM 1051 Views
There are issues, of course! fionwe1987 - 09/01/2010 06:17:08 PM 1271 Views
Re: There are issues, of course! Sidious - 09/01/2010 07:18:03 PM 1214 Views
I think I fall in between you guys darius_sedai - 09/01/2010 08:46:58 PM 1135 Views
Getting tired of this merry go round, but here we go again... Shannow - 07/01/2010 09:08:59 PM 1016 Views
Don't get on it! It causes insanity. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 07/01/2010 09:29:15 PM 937 Views
d'uh darius_sedai - 07/01/2010 09:57:30 PM 1012 Views
For the last time! fionwe1987 - 07/01/2010 09:50:16 PM 1200 Views
it's about EFFECTIVE strength Fionwe (jk) darius_sedai - 07/01/2010 10:05:48 PM 889 Views
I don't think they were that bad back then, but still... fionwe1987 - 07/01/2010 10:11:46 PM 998 Views
and he's gone out of his way IMO to show that it's a stupid darius_sedai - 07/01/2010 10:41:03 PM 1056 Views
Re: I don't think they were that bad back then, but still... Sidious - 08/01/2010 11:38:48 AM 903 Views
I'd actually go with Elayne in matters of battle. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 08/01/2010 02:47:34 PM 1022 Views
Wow, I wasn't expecting that Sidious - 08/01/2010 02:55:53 PM 1103 Views
I'm not too impressed with the Forsaken so far. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 08/01/2010 03:30:43 PM 913 Views
I'm tempted to go with Taim too, but... fionwe1987 - 08/01/2010 04:25:52 PM 975 Views
If Elayne had wanted Taim dead, he and his minions would have been dead darius_sedai - 08/01/2010 05:41:29 PM 1041 Views
The reverse would be true too, though... fionwe1987 - 08/01/2010 05:50:02 PM 915 Views
But she just heard Taim say to basically stand down darius_sedai - 08/01/2010 06:05:43 PM 1005 Views
But... fionwe1987 - 08/01/2010 08:53:11 PM 1181 Views
Ah but Elayne also knew they knew Rand wouldn't allow it darius_sedai - 08/01/2010 10:40:45 PM 1025 Views
That whole lack of communication thing made my eye twitch. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 08/01/2010 11:00:25 PM 1047 Views
or just painfully stupid! darius_sedai - 08/01/2010 11:10:37 PM 871 Views
Re: But... Heiko - 10/01/2010 03:20:12 AM 1058 Views
Re: Is Rand logical when he estimates female danger? RugbyPlayingAshaman - 07/01/2010 05:13:48 PM 915 Views
I think he is illogical towards all danger, regardless of gender. amirebram - 07/01/2010 06:39:37 PM 929 Views
Do fat kids run marathons? No. And no Rand isn't logical when he estimates female danger. *NM* callandor1000 - 07/01/2010 06:44:08 PM 578 Views
It's all kind of irrelevant. Cannoli - 08/01/2010 11:28:46 PM 1208 Views
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