Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-27810039-20160217103443/@comment-27810039-20160221130652

Blaziken rjcf wrote: DavidMunroe wrote: Blaziken rjcf wrote: Like I said, Gwen being an Anodite explains her innate ability. She was able to pick up and use Hex's staff (only usable by a master magician) in two seconds flat without having studied magic. Being an Anodite and a magician are not mutually exclusive. This is a reaffirmation that doesn't adhere to a plethora of instances replete within AF in which she could have benefitted from her predisposition to magic in a combat situation in the case that her anodite powers had been rendered ineffectual. There's no clear distinction between the two which presents them as coexisting facets of her character--it just doesn't add up, especially in light of what other characters have said and what Gwen herself has stated and accomplished. Belaboring the obvious here, but ultimately this is a case of an initial retcon that undergoes retraction throughout the series' progression. Where are these "plethora of instances replete within AF (...)"? You're using extremely vague terminology, without any concrete examples. I don't want to assume it's intentional, but it sure seems like it.

Her mana shields are, 6/10, obliterated by varying adversaries, and instead of utilizing a spell to effectively ward them off, she defers to the mana standbys and gets her arse handed to her.