Fanatic Templar raised an intriguing question in the "Nynaeve's stupidity and the test for Aes Sedai" thread. His scenario made me roll on the floor laughing my ass out just thinking about it. So simple yet so devious.
Here's the quote:
So how many Aes Sedai, Accepted and Warders will the tower lose if a nefarious channeler left a couple of arches and stars in dangerous spots within the White Tower?
Would any particular group be more prone to this trap and suffer heavier losses than the rest?
Who would be the ideal (i.e. most lethal) choice for the announcer's voice?
How will the incident be reported in the Tower's history books
Please add your Aes Sedai light-bulb joke. It had better be good enough to die for!
Here's the quote:
I could wipe out the entire White Tower with nothing more than minor Illusion. create an illusory arch or star over a cliff, maybe have a ghostly voice say "the way back will come only once, be steadfast," and there goes the entire White Tower off the cliff. People who haven't paid attention may think that I'm joking, that I'm exaggerating, but I'm not. The Aes Sedai perceive the cliff, they perceive that this is a stupid idea, but none of them would be there if they hadn't consistently demonstrated the ability to ignore reason and everything they perceive as evidence of the real world in order to throw themselves into that arch. They would throw themselves off that cliff, because the only other alternative is that they never came out of those testing ter'angreal. This is the simple fact. I couldn't make it up if I tried.
So how many Aes Sedai, Accepted and Warders will the tower lose if a nefarious channeler left a couple of arches and stars in dangerous spots within the White Tower?
Would any particular group be more prone to this trap and suffer heavier losses than the rest?
Who would be the ideal (i.e. most lethal) choice for the announcer's voice?
How will the incident be reported in the Tower's history books
Please add your Aes Sedai light-bulb joke. It had better be good enough to die for!
How many Aes Sedai does it take
- 08/12/2010 02:40:04 PM
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I tried to think of a witty response...
- 10/12/2010 08:05:27 PM
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