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Topic: Is it just me
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Kun Al'Araan
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posted August 08, 2002 02:28 PM
When in the
book did any character used ward against shadowspawn or ward
against the one power or against people ? I mean why would a
forsaken bother to slice the weave thrown at him if he could
just protect himself from the one power ? What Moiraine often
did in the book was putting ward that would just warn them of
incoming, shadowspawn or people not the two at the same time.
Why wouldn't they just casted ward against shadowspawn tied it
off, and then go find a warm soft bed in shadar logoth ? So
maybe i'm wrong but these weave seems weird to me.
Kun
AL'Araan
PS : for the master ward it is even worst why
even bother in a fight ?
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JosephKell
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posted August 08, 2002 03:34 PM
They did
explain this.
In the beginning of the Great Hunt (and
in Eye of the World), she says that should could put a barrier
to stop shadowspawn from coming to them, however doing so
would alert certain types that can sense channeling (Fades),
so sure they are safe, but they are stuck too and at the time
they didn't know how to gate so they would be
screwed.
And Ward against people was used at the Battle
of Dumi's Well, how else do you think the asha'man kept the
Shado from rushing like a wave among the Aes Sedai caravan?
(That is how my channeler learned a bunch of
weaves, at the battle of Dumi's well)
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Kun Al'Araan
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posted August 09, 2002 04:59 AM
Well they
actually used harden air or master ward but not ward against
people or else all the aiel could have used their bow to touch
them. The harden air spell is well enought and simple enough
so that every ashaman could cast it easily.
So ok ward
against shadowspawn exist, but what about the others ?
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drothgery
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posted August 09, 2002 06:52 AM
Moiraine
used Ward Against People on her room in Fal Dara; Liandrin and
Anaiya could not enter it. In that conversation, it was
strongly implied that you could ward a place to allow only
channelers or only
non-channelers.
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Kun Al'Araan
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posted August 09, 2002 07:25 AM
Ok so ward
against people and shadowspawn exist but what about ward
against the one power ??
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Xythlord
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posted August 09, 2002 07:49 AM
I believe
the Ward Against the One Power was used by Rand when he and
Moiraine were fighting Lanfear. He made a ward that kept her
from channeling at the people on the dock and kept them from
getting in.
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Stiletto
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posted August 09, 2002 01:52 PM
I think
what Kun wants to know is, why not ward around yourself then
fry your opponent? because your channeling would be useless
against the other person, it would just create a stalemate
(and stalemate isn't enough for Forsaken, nae'blis is a one
person position. )
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Kun Al'Araan
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posted August 09, 2002 02:55 PM
Then why
not ward a Lan type character and yourself and use him to kill
a channeller, just like a gholamexcept much simplier
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JosephKell
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posted August 09, 2002 03:17 PM
Ward
Against One Power is weaved onto the ground I do believe,
unless kept as concentration. And also some channelers have
Ward Bore, letting them cut through weaves they can
see.
If Ward Against [blank] is area if tied off then
the armsman will have to come out of it to get me, or if it is
THAT big i can just step in and weave a ward against people
around him/her and laugh then use immolation on
him/her.
When I can't channel I run, when I can't run,
I scream for help, when I can't scream for help I try to cut a
deal, and when all else fails: cry like a little girl and beg
for mercy. And if THAT doesn't work... I make my peace with
the world and try the whole thing over
again!
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Kixie
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posted August 09, 2002 05:14 PM
Ward
against the one Power is (as a i see it) just a sheild to keep
the power from coming in (absorbs or reflects power attacks.)
I play an online WoT game (http://www.wheeloftimerp.com) and
that's one of the weaves taught sometimes in Accepted
lessons.
~Kixie
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CdtData
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posted August 10, 2002 08:07 AM
But Ward
Against the One Power is most likely only effective against
direct Power attacks. Would weaves like Lightning still get
through? I think they would. And would Earthquake still rock
the ground beneath the person? I think so, too.
The
warding Rand used against Lanfear was Master Ward. Not only
did it stop the One Power from leaving, no one could penetrate
it. They were left pounding on the dome, but couldn't get
through.
What this game really needs is the detection
wards Moiraine set. I think I might work on those rules
tonight.
Dustin
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Xythlord
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posted August 10, 2002 08:12 AM
just wait a
few more days when Under the Dragons Banner gets posted. It
has several new wards with some of the stuff you are looking
for.
Teaser Circle of Sounds Deflecting the Shoot
Forbiddance Hidden Words Shield (Revised) Slice
Weave Ward Against
Intrusion
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