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Re: It may sound silly, but did you look at One Power values in the Wheel of Time CCG? taura-tierno Send a noteboard - 05/01/2010 07:33:21 AM
The game was produced in close collaboration with Jordan.

All Forsaken typically roll 4 dice for One Power (Ishamael and Lanfear get 5, though). Elaida gets 3. Egwene the Accepted gets 2. Elayne the Accepted gets 2. Liandrin gets 2. Moiraine gets 2. Nynaeve gets 2 (Moghedien gets 4 - I checked). Rand starts with 2 but "Rand the King" gets a whopping 5. Siuan as Amyrlin gets 3. Verin gets 2. Leane gets 2. Alanna gets 2.

While Rand, Elayne, Egwene and Nynaeve might have fluctuating values, the others give at least an approximation of relative strength. If Ishamael gets 5 dice and Siuan and Elaida get 3, but Moiraine and most other Aes Sedai only get 2, it gives you a way of quantifying One Power ability. The issue is whether we consider that each additional die adds an arithmetic rise in ability or a geometric one. Theoretically, it should only be arithmetic, but a good argument can be made that one would have to take the statistical odds of getting the number of successes needed to "succeed" at tasks in the game with each number of dice and turn that into a power scale.


Isn't that system obviously flawed, since we know it doesn't reflect the strengthts? You know. Moiraine and Egwene being equal, along with Liandrin? And only 1 dice separating Elaida from Lanfear, even though we know there are several levels between them (Meilyn, Cadsuane, Egwene&Elayne, Nynaeve, etc.)
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One Power strength - critical analysis of previous posts and some further ideas - 03/01/2010 07:59:24 AM 2436 Views
I support your view, with maybe a few comments to add... - 03/01/2010 02:58:05 PM 1144 Views
Re: I support your view, with maybe a few comments to add... - 03/01/2010 04:37:56 PM 952 Views
where is this phantom quote of Egwene "not standing a chance" - 03/01/2010 05:20:20 PM 842 Views
Here's the real quote - 03/01/2010 05:38:59 PM 897 Views
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Precisely... - 03/01/2010 07:56:24 PM 807 Views
Just like Asmos killer - 03/01/2010 08:00:21 PM 890 Views
That there is far more to strength in her quote! - 03/01/2010 08:05:20 PM 754 Views
Re: That there is far more to strength in her quote! - 04/01/2010 09:40:05 AM 964 Views
and where do I ever say Elayne is only a small step below Moghedien? - 04/01/2010 03:08:37 PM 858 Views
You more than imply it with your own list - 04/01/2010 03:39:06 PM 876 Views
and you are fixated on simple strength to the exclusion of everything else - 04/01/2010 05:05:54 PM 811 Views
Re: and you are fixated on simple strength to the exclusion of everything else - 04/01/2010 06:46:45 PM 1202 Views
there are no absolutes - 04/01/2010 08:49:46 PM 1263 Views
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I'm not upset - 03/01/2010 07:33:00 PM 842 Views
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Which makes sense - 03/01/2010 05:15:24 PM 841 Views
Really? - 03/01/2010 06:09:22 PM 779 Views
All I'm saying is that information on the internet should - 04/01/2010 06:08:27 AM 811 Views
I've got a slightly revised opinion than my last post - 03/01/2010 05:16:39 PM 1072 Views
Lanfear quote - 03/01/2010 05:37:50 PM 887 Views
Read RJ's quote again... - 03/01/2010 06:13:42 PM 807 Views
Nothing is perfect - 03/01/2010 06:33:44 PM 961 Views
Re: I've got a slightly revised opinion than my last post - 03/01/2010 06:31:09 PM 1002 Views
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I'm being harsh with one poster who continues to mis-quote things! - 03/01/2010 07:56:17 PM 798 Views
Re: I'm being harsh with one poster who continues to mis-quote things! - 04/01/2010 09:50:38 AM 913 Views
Re: I'm being harsh with one poster who continues to mis-quote things! - 04/01/2010 03:26:10 PM 983 Views
Re: I'm being harsh with one poster who continues to mis-quote things! - 04/01/2010 03:52:19 PM 854 Views
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Dude - 04/01/2010 06:21:28 PM 760 Views
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Re: Dude, please go back to Fionwe's post - 04/01/2010 06:49:42 PM 806 Views
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A reply... - 03/01/2010 06:02:33 PM 813 Views
The Tower sample is skewed allright, but to the upper side of the strength range... - 03/01/2010 06:36:45 PM 959 Views
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Re: A reply... - 03/01/2010 07:09:55 PM 935 Views
I think distance is related to Strength - 03/01/2010 07:21:46 PM 850 Views
Maybe, but to what conclusion? - 03/01/2010 07:29:39 PM 827 Views
OOps, missed part of the quote ... sorry about that! - 03/01/2010 07:59:20 PM 767 Views
Re: A reply... - 03/01/2010 08:38:07 PM 962 Views
Re: A reply... - 04/01/2010 10:10:13 AM 951 Views
So many double standards. - 04/01/2010 09:02:23 PM 846 Views
I agree with most of this - 03/01/2010 08:19:37 PM 934 Views
Re: I agree with most of this - 04/01/2010 10:19:12 AM 876 Views
amusing side note - 04/01/2010 05:22:39 AM 796 Views
It may sound silly, but did you look at One Power values in the Wheel of Time CCG? - 05/01/2010 12:56:41 AM 1249 Views
Re: It may sound silly, but did you look at One Power values in the Wheel of Time CCG? - 05/01/2010 07:33:21 AM 893 Views

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