Here's something that confuses me. The Black Ajah, Siuan, Leane and Nynaeve were all using copies of the dream ter'angreal--i.e. ones that only allow you to channel a minute trickle. So how were they throwing around blasts like they were in the Dream Battle?

 

Since nearly everyone was using copies Elayne had made, they were mostly on an equal footing. Another point is that they weren't using weaves that directly relied on relative strength (i.e. trying to shield the black sisters), so T'A'R helped augment the intended effects.

 

Be that as it may, the channeling going on there did seem a bit over the top.

 

-- dwn

At least a third of the Dream Ter'angreal stolen by Sheriam were copies of the twisted ring which does allow channeling.

In A Good Soup

p. 517 and p. 520

Shipped and unshipped are used backwards.

When you unship oars you get the blades

out of the boat and put them in the water.

Shiping the oars means to put the blades back into the boat.