But still, the effect is the same, isn't it?
The gateway stays open.
The gateway stays open.
My point in asking was to determine if permanently tied off gateways could be set up as transportation/communication aids for normal people, and to relieve the pressure on the channelers from having to do all the gateways each time one is needed. Since Rand's method of blocking Aviendha's gateway was failing visibly, it would not suffice for the purpose which I would have used a tied off gateway. I was seeking confirmation that if you wove a gateway and tied it off, it would stay that way indefinitely. I will be posting a thread fairly soon contemplating the possibilities of this weave, and I wanted to see if it was possible or if I was forgetting something in the books that rendered the idea moot.
I don't think it will make much of a difference. Every time the Ash'aman whine that they are too tired, it's because they can't actually form a gateway. Travelling requires a lot of saidin or saidar, so if they hold it or tie it off, they still need to reach high up in their potential to weave it, and that's tough for anyone who is exhausted.
Grady could probably tie off the gateway, but making the gateway is half the battle. Of course, it depends on how big the convoy is - if he needs to hold it open for hundreds of men then tying it off will make a huge difference.
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Can gateways be tied off?
- 07/04/2010 11:52:42 PM
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Sammael
- 08/04/2010 01:49:08 AM
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Thanks, I remember that now. He tied off all but the last one... *NM*
- 08/04/2010 02:51:35 AM
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Yup they can be....
- 08/04/2010 06:25:28 AM
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Uh, yes. Can't believe you forgot this one.
- 08/04/2010 08:36:04 PM
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Re: Uh, yes. Can't believe you forgot this one.
- 08/04/2010 09:03:35 PM
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Aha! Pie on my face!
- 09/04/2010 12:42:47 AM
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Not for my purposes.
- 10/04/2010 03:42:37 AM
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Re: Not for my purposes.
- 10/04/2010 10:38:05 AM
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