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Milosh
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posted November 05, 2002 01:31 PM      Profile for Milosh   Email Milosh    Edit/Delete Post
Would a bunch of Lvl 1 Chars. know about Far Madding location? I just cant figure if they would or not * Bonk Self * [Confused]
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posted November 05, 2002 01:44 PM      Profile for Shadowkiller      Edit/Delete Post
Depends where they come from and what kind of education they have. For instance, a noble from Tear who has been educated since he was old enough to talk probably knows whereas a shepherd from the back alleys of Two Rivers probably doesn't. Its all up to the GM. If you really want to push it, you can base it on Knowledge(Geography).

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posted November 05, 2002 02:51 PM      Profile for drothgery      Edit/Delete Post
Anyone except the most provincial of characters should have at least a vague idea where all the Great Cities (Maradon, Shol Arabela, Chachin, Fal Moran, Tar Valon, Bandar Eban, Caemlyn, Cairhein, Tanchico, Jhenna, Amador, Ebou Dar, Far Madding, Lugard, Illian, Tear, Mayene) are. Even Two Rivers hicks like Mat and Rand had seen Ban al'Vere's old map.

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posted November 05, 2002 03:01 PM      Profile for Freya      Edit/Delete Post
quote:
Originally posted by drothgery:
Anyone except the most provincial of characters should have at least a vague idea where all the Great Cities are.

Somehow I didn't get the impression Milosh meant that exactly. I figured Milosh was refering to the fact that Far Madding has a huge ter'angreal that can detect channeling anywhere within the city. And that those caught doing it are removed, etc. (my memories for the specifics are vague at best...)

As for whether characters would know about that...I agree with Shadowkiller on the Knowledge(local/Geography) use for those not of the region. Anyone born in the region Far Madding is a part of would have a much higher chance of knowing, whereas someone born there would, of course, know it intimately. [Big Grin]

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posted November 05, 2002 03:09 PM      Profile for Melriken   Email Melriken    Edit/Delete Post
** post shouldnt be here **

[ November 05, 2002, 03:10 PM: Message edited by: Melriken ]

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posted November 05, 2002 05:03 PM      Profile for drothgery      Edit/Delete Post
As for knowing about the ter'angreal ...

I'd think any initiates of the Aes Sedai tradition, and anyone from Far Madding or the plains of Maredo should know about it. Otherwise make it a high-DC knowledge(arcana) check.

What the ter'angreal does (it could be more than one) is...
1) Shows all channeling within a certain radius.
2) Prevents all channeling within a smaller radius.

It's not possible to channel in Far Madding except by using a Well.

[ November 05, 2002, 05:06 PM: Message edited by: drothgery ]

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posted November 06, 2002 08:30 AM      Profile for Milosh   Email Milosh    Edit/Delete Post
Thanks for all the reply's but Sadow Killer and Freya hit the bullseye with thier respons Thank you peep's!! [Bounce]
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posted November 07, 2002 09:16 PM      Profile for shining_sword   Email shining_sword    Edit/Delete Post
Speaking of Far Madding, as the all-knowing GM I'm supposed to be, I somehow can't remember what the books told of the place - and my players are heading that way next. Can someone please help refresh my memory or point me to the right chapter???

[Confused]

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posted November 07, 2002 10:46 PM      Profile for Shadowkiller      Edit/Delete Post
Winters Heart covered Far Madding the most. I'd say most of the second half of the book as I remember putting it down at page 300(out of 600) when E/A/M bonded Rand just before he took off towards there.

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posted November 08, 2002 06:36 AM      Profile for The Great Gray Skwid   Email The Great Gray Skwid    Edit/Delete Post
Far Madding in a nutshell (my male wilder's from there [Devilish] ):

The city is on an island in the middle of a lake in a large valley encircled by hills. Being a trade city, there are gates headed towards each of the major cities for which it is on the crossroads (Illian, Tear, Cairhien, and Caemlyn). Far Madding has a female dominated, mercantile culture. Men wear their hair long, gathered back with a clasp/barette/tie, and tend to be both subservient and protective of the women. Women own almost all property and are the proprietors of almost all business. The phrase "female chauvinist pigs" comes to mind... [Wink]

At the center of the city is a complex which houses both the meeting chambers for the ruling council, and Far Madding's ter'angreal. The ter'angreal have two main functions. One is a stedding-like One Power inhibition, effecting saidar users within a radius somewhat greater than that of the lake, and effecting saidin users all the way out into the hills surrounding the valley. The second function is that of a detection mechanism. Any channelling anywhere near the city (out to an undefined radius greater than that preventing saidin channelling) is indicated on table-like ter'angreal that can be used to pinpoint the location of the channelling through triangulation.

The people of Far Madding have unusual attitudes towards channelers, in that they more or less don't care. A person is a person, to them. An initiate can expect only the attention due them based on their reputation, a wilder probably would not attract notice in the least.

HTH! [Cthulhu]

[ November 08, 2002, 06:36 AM: Message edited by: The Great Gray Skwid ]

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posted November 09, 2002 01:29 PM      Profile for Rand alThor   Email Rand alThor    Edit/Delete Post
W..o..w. That was amazingly informative. I can't wait to think up some excuse to send off my PC's to Far Madding now. [Devilish] [Red Mana]

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