Winged_Wolf
03-23-2007, 03:18 PM
miri
12-18-2005, 06:33 PM
Just how important is you're birth-switch in relation to potential?
johngault22
12-18-2005, 06:51 PM
from what I understand, it isn't that important for nons ,partials or born-ons but for specialities I think being one enhances their potential in certain areas of abilities.
miri
12-18-2005, 08:16 PM
But can't anyone learn anything? Or are Specialties superior in their given switch? Can't enough training (or transmutation) rival, or even surpass, genes?
Goliath
12-18-2005, 09:05 PM
It seems to me that a Specialty has some abilities that are naturally developed and they can use them without any training. The problem is in controlling and understanding the ability. Also, if one is already specialized in one or a few abilities, it becomes more difficult to take on new ones. However, just because someone is a Specialty, it does not mean that they have overall more or less potential than Nons, Partials, or Born-ons. The same goes for the other switches. The bottom line is that we don't have a great deal of solid conclusive research done to be able to know for sure the potentials and limits of birth switches, if there are any. Just as there is not enough evidence to conclusively say that any race, gender, hair colour, or any other physical attribute is a clear sign of someone's birth switch. All that has been observed are trends.
I also do not know everything we have found and I have not seen any of the research. What I have written here is just what I have learned and how I understand the information on the Psion Guild's site.
Hope that helps.
Winged_Wolf
12-18-2005, 09:42 PM
Excellent post, Goliath. That's exactly right...potential isn't dictated by birthswitch, at least not that we've seen thus far. Innate ability--what you START with--is to a large degree. But there's a tremendous amount of variability between individuals.
Even for most specialities, the main reason why it's more important for them to know their switch is so they can learn to effectively use their unique capabilities, turning them into a benefit rather than a detriment.
12-18-2005, 06:33 PM
Just how important is you're birth-switch in relation to potential?
johngault22
12-18-2005, 06:51 PM
from what I understand, it isn't that important for nons ,partials or born-ons but for specialities I think being one enhances their potential in certain areas of abilities.
miri
12-18-2005, 08:16 PM
But can't anyone learn anything? Or are Specialties superior in their given switch? Can't enough training (or transmutation) rival, or even surpass, genes?
Goliath
12-18-2005, 09:05 PM
It seems to me that a Specialty has some abilities that are naturally developed and they can use them without any training. The problem is in controlling and understanding the ability. Also, if one is already specialized in one or a few abilities, it becomes more difficult to take on new ones. However, just because someone is a Specialty, it does not mean that they have overall more or less potential than Nons, Partials, or Born-ons. The same goes for the other switches. The bottom line is that we don't have a great deal of solid conclusive research done to be able to know for sure the potentials and limits of birth switches, if there are any. Just as there is not enough evidence to conclusively say that any race, gender, hair colour, or any other physical attribute is a clear sign of someone's birth switch. All that has been observed are trends.
I also do not know everything we have found and I have not seen any of the research. What I have written here is just what I have learned and how I understand the information on the Psion Guild's site.
Hope that helps.
Winged_Wolf
12-18-2005, 09:42 PM
Excellent post, Goliath. That's exactly right...potential isn't dictated by birthswitch, at least not that we've seen thus far. Innate ability--what you START with--is to a large degree. But there's a tremendous amount of variability between individuals.
Even for most specialities, the main reason why it's more important for them to know their switch is so they can learn to effectively use their unique capabilities, turning them into a benefit rather than a detriment.