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masterkorgin
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posted April 12, 2003 09:06 AM      Profile for masterkorgin      Edit/Delete Post
Ok in the books it was pretty much impossible to break a shield that stopped you from using the one power. In game is it possible? Or are they shielded until it is dropped?? Any answers would be greatly appreciated. I GM today.

Reason I ask is because Naeneve(sp) tried as hard as she could to break the shielding and couldn't

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Xythlord
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posted April 12, 2003 09:31 AM      Profile for Xythlord   Email Xythlord    Edit/Delete Post
Well this subject can be approached in a couple of different ways. So let me start off that yes you can break a shield on you after you have been cut off from the source.

  • First off, according to the books a channeler that is much weaker than you, who is holding a shield, can have that shield broken. This is illistrated when Elayne was shielded in Ebou Dari and expressed surprise that the Kin who had shielded her was able to hold the shield despite how much weaker she was.
  • Second, a tied off shield can be broken by a channeler who knows how to "unravel the knots", as seen in the Dumai's Wells example of Rand.
  • Finally, a shield is broken when the channeler holding it looses concntration.
You can find a better set of rules for the shielding weave in the netbook Under the Dragons Banner HERE

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masterkorgin
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posted April 12, 2003 09:45 AM      Profile for masterkorgin      Edit/Delete Post
Nice, thank you very much! [Smile] I appreciate it. this will definatly help.

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drothgery
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posted April 12, 2003 09:14 PM      Profile for drothgery      Edit/Delete Post
quote:
Originally posted by Xythlord:
Well this subject can be approached in a couple of different ways. So let me start off that yes you can break a shield on you after you have been cut off from the source.

  • First off, according to the books a channeler that is much weaker than you, who is holding a shield, can have that shield broken. This is illistrated when Elayne was shielded in Ebou Dar and expressed surprise that the Kin who had shielded her was able to hold the shield despite how much weaker she was.

Elayne wasn't at all surprised that Garenia/Zarya was able to hold a shield on her, though Garenia wouldn't have been able to shield Elayne if Elayne had been holding the power. Garenia is about as strong as Moiraine, and so quite capable of holding someone who isn't all that much stronger.
What was surprising was that Berowin, who was probably on the edge of being too weak too reach the shawl, was able to hold Nynaeve. Berowin has a strong Talent for sheilding; no matter what variant shielding rules you use, this should normally be impossible. A 5 ini/1 wil (a reasonable Berowin) can't hold an 8 wil/7 ini/2 AS
(a reasonable Nynaeve) without a special talent or a powerful angreal.

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