View original postI only brought up the Wise One aging thing as a tangent.
Well, I am the last person to ever criticize a tangent; they are too often criticized and mischaracterized as non sequiturs, IMHO.
View original postIt is worth nothing that in the notes, per Terez, Moiraine's strength after her time with the Finns is the lowest strength level. She is weaker than Morghase, and weaker than Sorelia. She doesn't have any difficulty grasping the source, of course. I suspect Moiraine is about as strong as Leanne was with Forkroot, and that Morghase/Sorelia would be around where Egwene was with Forkroot.
THAT is certainly interesting, and (with Moiraines demonstrated post-Finn ability) "strongly" argues the biggest factors in Sorilea displaying more ability than Morgase was more training and experience, not necessarily more strength.
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Strength in the OP: the Encyclopedia chapter is out!
24/06/2015 09:56:33 PM
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25/06/2015 08:01:04 AM
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Re: Strength in the OP: the Encyclopedia chapter is out!
25/06/2015 05:49:52 PM
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That still would not make sense
25/06/2015 09:22:48 PM
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It would
01/07/2015 07:17:09 PM
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However many ways they meant "dexterity," ALL are precluded by saying, "pure strength"
02/07/2015 12:09:11 AM
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Re: Strength in the OP: the Encyclopedia chapter is out!
25/06/2015 05:23:32 PM
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I suspect...
25/06/2015 05:47:59 PM
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Yeah, a comprehensive scale restricted to AS would not be comprehensive
25/06/2015 09:22:36 PM
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Re: Yeah, a comprehensive scale restricted to AS would not be comprehensive
25/06/2015 09:56:22 PM
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Sorilea can GRASP the Source reliably; there is no indication she can USE it
27/06/2015 08:19:19 PM
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Re: Sorilea can GRASP the Source reliably; there is no indication she can USE it
29/06/2015 07:58:55 PM
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Since she looks her age I suspect reaching it is almost entirely due to natural longevity
29/06/2015 09:16:21 PM
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Not when you consider Morgase
30/06/2015 09:02:35 PM
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Morghase did use her ability to effect, when unencumbered by Tower nonsense
01/07/2015 07:22:47 PM
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Re: Morghase did use her ability to effect, when unencumbered by Tower nonsense
01/07/2015 10:32:13 PM
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Sorilea has been at it far longer than Morgase
02/07/2015 12:21:55 AM
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Re: Sorilea has been at it far longer than Morgase
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Re: Sorilea has been at it far longer than Morgase
09/07/2015 02:25:58 AM
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RJ did say...
09/07/2015 07:13:01 AM
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True, but that only makes slowings imprecise nature harder to gauge
10/07/2015 02:51:45 AM
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Morgase spent nearly 2 years in the Tower
09/07/2015 03:22:06 PM
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And countless hours of frustrated focus to--fleetingly--grasp the source ONCE (i.e. less than twice)
10/07/2015 02:51:53 AM
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I agree with all of this
10/07/2015 05:21:40 PM
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You are wise
10/07/2015 09:06:16 PM
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But the scale was only applicable for Aes Sedai; they are the only ones to whom strength matters
25/06/2015 11:10:45 PM
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It MATTERS to everyone; just because it is irrelevant to a hierarchy does not make it absolutely so
27/06/2015 08:44:07 PM
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theory, lesser strength increases the likely hood of a very specific sometimes untapped talent?
30/06/2015 12:25:45 AM
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Developed skills are distinct from innate Talents (in Randland, literally) but I would still say no
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