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shadow-dancer
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posted September 11, 2002 08:55 AM
I know that
a channeler can sense another channeler, and can sense their
strength by a weavesight roll. Does it also take a weavesight
roll to be able to sense the ability to channel in another or
is it just an innate ability? Also can a channeler only sense
the ability in someone who actually channels? By this I mean
would the initiate in my party be able to sense that the
sul'dam they will meet tonight is a potential channeler as
well as the fact that her damane can channel?
Thanks
in advance - its been a long day hope I make
sense!
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Xythlord
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posted September 11, 2002 09:47 AM
The
following are a mixture of house rules that I have devloped
and material from the PotD.
In general, women displayed
the ability to channel, or to learn, at a far younger age then
their male counterparts. For a women, this ability appeared at
any age from puberty, or approximately twelve or thirteen, to
twenty-one. A female channeler can feel the inborn ability to
channel and relative strength of another woman who could
channel within five or ten feet. To find those who could not
yet channel, but who had the ability to learn, it was
necessary to establish a resonance. The female Aes Sedai drew
lightly on the One Power to channel a small weave (level 0),
it is then up to the candidate to feel for the Power. If she
has any ability to learn, she would feel the resonance of the
Aes Sedai’s flow, at that point the tester was also able to
feel the candidate and immediately know her
potential.
A man usually does not manifest trainability
until at least the age of sixteen, but he retained the
potential to show the inborn ability to channel until his mid
to late twenties. In both cases, the ability to learn –as
opposed to the inborn spark – would lie dormant until whatever
age. A man who had the ability to learn gave off a resonance
whenever saidin was channeled within close proximity. This
resonance could be felt only by another man, and only while he
was embracing the Power himself. The candidate himself usually
also felt nothing. The tester usually channels a small flame
(level 0) while waiting to feel the resulting resonance. If he
felt the “echo”, he knew the other man had the spark. This
usually takes about ten to fifteen minutes, if the candidate
is focused on the flame, or up to thirty if not. There is no
way to tell how much potential ability an individual has. Only
through training and experience could a mans strengths and
abilities be known, often leaping up suddenly until he reached
his limits.
Measuring the One Power DC Task 15
Identify the ability to channel 20 Determine the general
degree of talent 25 Determine the precise degree of
talent
As a full round action, a channeler may make a
Weavesight check to assess the degree of channeling talent in
another. Although this ability works with female channelers at
all times, male channelers may only detect how strong the
character is when he has seized saidin. This degree of talent
is measured as the sum of the subject’s Intelligence bonus,
Wisdom bonus, Charisma bonus, and levels in channeling class.
A check result of 15 or more tells the viewer whether
the subject has one or more levels of initiate or wilder. It
does not reveal how many levels the subject has or of what
class.
A check result of 20 or more gives one of three
results: the subject is significantly less powerful than the
viewer; the subject is significantly more powerful than the
viewer or about the same as the viewer. Compare the degree of
talent, 4 or more less causes the subject to feel “weaker”,
within 3 either way feels “about equal” and 4 or more greater
is “stronger”. The viewer does not learn the exact
total.
A check result of 25 or more tells the viewer
precisely how much stronger their total degree of talent is in
relation to the viewer. It does not relate the totals in
attribute scores nor the subjects channeling class
level.
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