Only a couple of points where I differ and the differences are not great.



I agree with all of this.



I've always ranked the channelers on a ten point scale rather than a 100 point scale, but it is easily converted. The average AS strength that I have always believed is almost dead on with yours (a 2.1; i.e., 21 rather than 20). Egwene (and Elayne and Avi) I had pegged at a 5.0, which meshes with yours. Nynaeve, however, I've had at 8.0.

Even with BS's comments regarding there only being six channelers stronger than Nynaeve, I think the 8.0 rating fits because I've always been of the opinion that a one point difference (ten points on your scale) is a fairly significant difference. Two full points of difference would allow the stronger channeler to crush shields made by weaker channelers and enable them to slam a shield into place even if the weaker channeler is holding the One Power. The latter belief is mainly the reason I put Nynaeve at 8.0 rather than 9.0 - personally, I think Rand is strong enough to shield Nyn while she's holding the OP. Placing Rand at 10 (strongest possible channeler), means Nyn would have to be an 8.0. (I think Semi and Mesaana are also at 8.0, but Graendal is only slightly stronger, like 8.2 - I'd also put Sharina's potential there as well, which makes the claim that her potential is greater than Nyn's accurate but doesn't make her exceptionally stronger).

The only other point I disagree on is Lanfear. I've always been of the opinion that the only channelers who are at a 10 strength (effective strength, just as you work with) are Rand and Moridin/Ishamael. I've always put Lanfear at a 9.9, which is just a hair less than Rand. I also have Demandred, Taim, and Logain on that level as well. Demandred is there for obvious reasons (him always being just a bit weaker, shorter, etc. than Lews Therin) and the others fit as well to me. It would also make sense for Lanfear's personality...she was always going off about how she was as good as him, as though she had something to prove. In that respect, she's almost like a female Demandred.



I completely agree with this as well. It's been pointed out too many times that Nyn is significantly stronger than Egwene/Elayne/Avi. And though I know there was a time when Nyn couldn't shield Elayne while Elayne was holding the OP, I think that was because Nyn had not reached her potential yet. Now, I think she could slam a shield on Elayne (or Egwene or Avi) while the other was channeling and it would work simply because of brute strength.

Also just one thing I want to point out: I know in another subthread in this thread, you made a comment that Nyn is "weak" in everything but Healing, but I disagree. She is merely untrained and hasn't bothered (until lately) to learn anything else. When she was training with Daigian she was able to repeat every weave Daigian taught her on the first try. That is not a sign of weakness. If anything, I think her strength gives her a natural affinity for channeling, which is why she can copy any weave right off the bat (same with Rand, Logain, and other strong channelers). She just hasn't cared enough to put forth effort in the past.

I'd like your opinion on something too. It's more theoretical crap, so bear with me...

What level had you placed Siuan at pre-stilling? I had her at 2.5 (same as Moiraine) and dropped her to a 1.1 after Nyn Healed her because she still seemed stronger than Daigain (who I have at a 1.0) but was weaker than pretty much every other Aes Sedai (and yes, I'm going somewhere with this). We know that if a man Heals a stilled woman (or a woman Heals a gentled man), the channeler goes back to full strength. I'm of the opinion that when a woman Heals a woman (or man Heals a man) that, rather than dropping to the minimum channeling level, the channeler gets a percentage of his/her power back (say between 45-50%) and that the stronger a channeler is, the closer to the 50% they would reach. So, say Egwene was stilled and then Healed by a woman, she would probably end up around the level Siuan was at before she was stilled, if not just a big lower (cutting her power in half, or just a bit less than half). We're actually using this in a RPG so I'm curious to see your opinion on the matter. Another player felt the character who was stilled and Healed by the someone of the same gender should be around Daigian's strength, if not lower, despite her being stronger in the OP beforehand.