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Clever Uses Of Travel Gateways: A Memory Of Light Spoilers
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TB
2013-03-08 07:17:42 UTC
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Clever uses of Gateways:

By Aes Sedai and damane: Horizontal gateways set well above the
battlefield for scouting purposes. I'm surprised that no one thought
to hurl fireballs down through those gates at enemy troops, and that
the Forsakens didn't duplicate that tactic.

Gates used to send messages.

Talking through Gates.

The Seanchan flying through Gates.

Huge Sharan armies pouring through miles wide Gates!

By Asha'man and AS: Sending fireballs, lava, and cannonballs through
the old fashioned vertical gates. Venting cannon smoke through
horizontal Gates.

Androl making a Gate in front of himself to send enemy weaves through
to the backs of his enemies!

Gates used to protect from balefire.

I'm surprised that there weren't damane/sul'dam pairs on raken hurling
fireballs down on the enemy.
Contro
2013-03-09 16:22:27 UTC
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By Aes Sedai and damane: Horizontal gateways set well above the
battlefield for scouting purposes. I'm surprised that no one thought
to hurl fireballs down through those gates at enemy troops, and that
the Forsakens didn't duplicate that tactic.
Gates used to send messages.
Talking through Gates.
The Seanchan flying through Gates.
Huge Sharan armies pouring through miles wide Gates!
By Asha'man and AS: Sending fireballs, lava, and cannonballs through
the old fashioned vertical gates. Venting cannon smoke through
horizontal Gates.
Androl making a Gate in front of himself to send enemy weaves through
to the backs of his enemies!
Gates used to protect from balefire.
I'm surprised that there weren't damane/sul'dam pairs on raken hurling
fireballs down on the enemy.
The odd thing about gateways that seemed to not be an issue in aMoL was
that people could touch the sides of gateways...I thought that if you
did that, you'd be sliced...it seems that it wasn't an issue, which I
thought odd. I could be remembering incorrectly though from previous
books in the series.
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Sir F.A. Rien
2013-03-10 15:59:24 UTC
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The odd thing about gateways that seemed to not be an issue in aMoL was
that people could touch the sides of gateways...I thought that if you
did that, you'd be sliced...it seems that it wasn't an issue, which I
thought odd. I could be remembering incorrectly though from previous
books in the series.
Toucan read? Who 'splains it to Timmette?
TB
2013-03-10 21:03:23 UTC
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The odd thing about gateways that seemed to not be an issue in aMoL was
that people could touch the sides of gateways...I thought that if you
did that, you'd be sliced...it seems that it wasn't an issue, which I
thought odd.  I could be remembering incorrectly though from previous
books in the series.
Toucan read? Who 'splains it to Timmette?
The Wheel of Time series Rocks!
Chucky @ Work
2013-03-11 06:02:23 UTC
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The odd thing about gateways that seemed to not be an issue in aMoL was
that people could touch the sides of gateways...I thought that if you
did that, you'd be sliced...it seems that it wasn't an issue, which I
thought odd. I could be remembering incorrectly though from previous
books in the series.
When did someone touch the side of a gateway?

I thought it was only the opening gateway that sliced you, and that
was still happening ... but once open, I think you still need to avoid
the edges.



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Contro
2013-03-16 11:58:03 UTC
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The odd thing about gateways that seemed to not be an issue in aMoL was
that people could touch the sides of gateways...I thought that if you
did that, you'd be sliced...it seems that it wasn't an issue, which I
thought odd. I could be remembering incorrectly though from previous
books in the series.
When did someone touch the side of a gateway?
I can't remember exactly, but I'm sure when looking over the
battlefield, people were holding on to the sides etc, and in other
instances too.
Post by Chucky @ Work
I thought it was only the opening gateway that sliced you, and that
was still happening ... but once open, I think you still need to avoid
the edges.
Yes, I'm quite sure the edges were not to be touched!
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Sir F.A. Rien
2013-03-16 19:04:32 UTC
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I thought it was only the opening gateway that sliced you, and that
was still happening ... but once open, I think you still need to avoid
the edges.
Yes, I'm quite sure the edges were not to be touched!
Awwwwww ... live dangerously!
Chucky @ Work
2013-03-18 07:23:01 UTC
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The odd thing about gateways that seemed to not be an issue in aMoL was
that people could touch the sides of gateways...I thought that if you
did that, you'd be sliced...it seems that it wasn't an issue, which I
thought odd. I could be remembering incorrectly though from previous
books in the series.
When did someone touch the side of a gateway?
I can't remember exactly, but I'm sure when looking over the
battlefield, people were holding on to the sides etc, and in other
instances too.
Gah, no, can't remember that ever happening.
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Post by Chucky @ Work
I thought it was only the opening gateway that sliced you, and that
was still happening ... but once open, I think you still need to avoid
the edges.
Yes, I'm quite sure the edges were not to be touched!
Agreed.



- ***@w
--
13 of 12, the CMM Collective
CHOW:
http://stchucky.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/chow-a-dance-with-dragons/
Give a hoot, read my book:
http://stchucky.wordpress.com/2012/07/18/arsebook-my-rear-in-status-2011/
Sir F.A. Rien
2013-03-18 15:37:10 UTC
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I thought it was only the opening gateway that sliced you, and that
was still happening ... but once open, I think you still need to avoid
the edges.
Yes, I'm quite sure the edges were not to be touched!
Agreed.
Didi Timmette put up a sign?
TB
2013-03-18 21:35:38 UTC
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I thought it was only the opening gateway that sliced you, and that
was still happening ... but once open, I think you still need to avoid
the edges.
Yes, I'm quite sure the edges were not to be touched!
Agreed.
Didi Timmette put up a sign?
No I did not put up any warning signs saying "Don't Touch The Sides Of
Gateways!".
Ilya the Recusant
2013-04-13 15:29:32 UTC
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On Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:35:38 -0700 (PDT), TB
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Post by Sir F.A. Rien
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Post by Chucky @ Work
I thought it was only the opening gateway that sliced you, and that
was still happening ... but once open, I think you still need to avoid
the edges.
Yes, I'm quite sure the edges were not to be touched!
Agreed.
Didi Timmette put up a sign?
No I did not put up any warning signs saying "Don't Touch The Sides Of
Gateways!".
Yeah sorry, that was my bad.

Ilya

Ilya the Recusant
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first learned that typical Americans were assholes.
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Aaron
2013-03-29 13:55:25 UTC
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The odd thing about gateways that seemed to not be an issue in aMoL was
that people could touch the sides of gateways...I thought that if you
did that, you'd be sliced...it seems that it wasn't an issue, which I
thought odd. I could be remembering incorrectly though from previous
books in the series.
When did someone touch the side of a gateway?
I can't remember exactly, but I'm sure when looking over the
battlefield, people were holding on to the sides etc, and in other
instances too.
Gah, no, can't remember that ever happening.
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Post by Chucky @ Work
I thought it was only the opening gateway that sliced you, and that
was still happening ... but once open, I think you still need to avoid
the edges.
Yes, I'm quite sure the edges were not to be touched!
Agreed.
Not in any sense other than a doorframe isn't to be touched, IIRC. Which is to say, I believe you can trip or be bonked by the edge of an open gateway, as I think happened in a previous book, but a gateway isn't a fucking vibro-blade cutting everything that touches the edge, all the time. What a horrible idea that would be! RJ would never write something so stupid!

-Aaron
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