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It doesn't break the rule so much as shows that the rules aren't as universal as we thought RugbyPlayingAshaman Send a noteboard - 09/03/2011 04:15:20 PM
Basically, if you have a Talent for something, the limitations that face normal channelers don't apply to you, so the restrictions based on raw strength, training level and flow affinity are trumped by your Talent. Even then, a high enough level of training with a weave may lead to results that border on the level of a Talent, as in with Berowin for example. We actually don't know if she has a Talent for Shielding, only that she practiced that weave and is extremely skilled with it.

This is why I think RJ was very insistent on the idea that skill/training was extremely important. The Forsaken were finely balanced because they came from a time when the level of training for channeling was so high that most of them literally were evenly matched, despite differences in Talent, strength in the One Power and temperament.
"Those who think they have no time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness."
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Talents don't make much sense - 07/03/2011 09:34:56 AM 1827 Views
I agree - 07/03/2011 01:18:13 PM 742 Views
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I have a slightly different view on your last two points - 07/03/2011 07:30:43 PM 801 Views
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thanks for the quote ... truly appreciate it - 08/03/2011 05:07:19 PM 763 Views
Re: thanks for the quote ... truly appreciate it - 08/03/2011 08:59:18 PM 808 Views
I don't find it all that complicated of far fetched - 09/03/2011 04:34:03 PM 664 Views
One thought on the Sea Folk example - 08/03/2011 07:27:15 PM 664 Views
also very possible ... I'm just thinking "outloud" so to speak - 09/03/2011 04:32:08 PM 661 Views
No worries - 'thinking out loud' and going on tangents are my favorite hobbies here - 09/03/2011 05:54:42 PM 627 Views
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It doesn't break the rule so much as shows that the rules aren't as universal as we thought - 09/03/2011 04:15:20 PM 680 Views

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