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Re: One thing... fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 01/01/2016 01:40:21 PM

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Another rubbish thing is that Vora's wand didn't have a buffer. It's actually retarded and not much more than for plot value. I have strong doubts that any sa'angreal would pass quality control without a buffer.

I agree that the fact the lack of buffer was not mentioned is a huge gaping plot hole. Egwene used it like a hundred times on screen, and she never thought about the risks? No one warned her?

But I don't think its implausible that there were extremely powerful sa'angreal made towards the end of the War that weren't perfect. We know the CK didn't have buffers, and it may be that other strong sa'angreal like Callandor and Vora's Wand also had this problem in the end.


Callandor lacked a part of a buffer that allowed the taint to be magnified. I suspected years ago that this meant that it was TP sa'angreal, but even Callandor is safer than Vora's wand.

No, Callandor has no Saidin buffer. That's why you need to be in a link with 2 women to use it safely.
Another point is that if Egwene matched Taim exactly then Vora's Wand is stronger than Sakarnen, which is also kind of strange considering the massive emphasis placed on even Callandor. It makes even less sense then that she couldn't shield him.

The shield thing makes no sense, agreed.

But the matching thing can work. So far as I know, sa'angreal let you draw a set amount, no matter your potential. It is conceivable Vora's Wand was made to match D'jet.

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Why do you bother? *NM* darius_sedai - 29/12/2015 01:23:10 AM 620 Views
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I don't get the "circumstances being created" argument anyway... fionwe1987 - 31/12/2015 02:53:14 AM 951 Views
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Damn stupid WoT, never working out the way you think it should! Cannoli - 04/01/2016 01:38:45 AM 1131 Views
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Yeah. I just don't see how it redounds to her credit, or is particularly impressive. Cannoli - 04/01/2016 07:17:20 AM 1168 Views
Re: Yeah. I just don't see how it redounds to her credit, or is particularly impressive. darius_sedai - 04/01/2016 03:59:18 PM 1071 Views
Re: Yeah. I just don't see how it redounds to her credit, or is particularly impressive. Sidious - 04/01/2016 04:19:00 PM 1118 Views
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*grabs Dewars* *NM* darius_sedai - 04/01/2016 08:24:05 PM 724 Views
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Apparently, Egwene shouldn't have killed the Sharans... fionwe1987 - 31/12/2015 02:56:08 AM 1181 Views
it's just an excuse to not give credit to a character he doesn't like darius_sedai - 31/12/2015 04:44:17 AM 1337 Views
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LOL ... Someday you'll come to realize how right we were!!! *NM* darius_sedai - 31/12/2015 05:23:18 PM 737 Views
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You can dislike Cannoli, you can claim his arguments are biased... TyrReborn - 31/12/2015 07:09:55 PM 1250 Views
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It is possible gban007 - 01/01/2016 05:59:51 AM 1220 Views
It's also possible that he created a bunch of sock puppet handles to pat himself on the back darius_sedai - 01/01/2016 06:53:27 AM 1199 Views
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She's. Not. A. Real. Person. Cannoli - 02/01/2016 01:49:37 AM 1214 Views
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Where did I say someone who reads his posts are dumb or something? darius_sedai - 01/01/2016 05:15:30 PM 942 Views
Not directly gban007 - 01/01/2016 09:09:05 PM 1042 Views
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Okay, Mark, all kidding and stuff aside, you're being the asshole, here. Cannoli - 02/01/2016 03:49:08 AM 1116 Views
Okay... Sidious - 02/01/2016 04:50:24 AM 1058 Views
About insults... fionwe1987 - 02/01/2016 05:04:47 AM 1010 Views
I don't know where to even respond about all this! darius_sedai - 02/01/2016 07:39:43 PM 982 Views
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Um, I think you are going a bit far with your assumptions darius_sedai - 01/01/2016 07:35:23 PM 985 Views
Cannoli's the one who got offended. fionwe1987 - 31/12/2015 09:23:45 PM 1004 Views
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My admittedly scratch memory gban007 - 31/12/2015 08:32:51 AM 1015 Views
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One thing... fionwe1987 - 01/01/2016 06:42:10 AM 943 Views
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Re Perrin gban007 - 29/12/2015 07:24:41 AM 1111 Views
Perrin is right almost all the time. How is he not smart? Cannoli - 04/01/2016 08:26:18 AM 1255 Views
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