implying that Sauron actually considered that his opponents might be female
In most magic systems, spells with more limited scope (e.g. just male humans) have a stronger effect when they do apply (or are just cheaper), for the sake of balance - but it’s also just basic logic IMO. Sauron was never omnipotent.
No I didn’t. You assumed that his intent was to defend from “all humans”. I argued that his intent might very well have been to defend from “all male humans” because it might have been an acceptable tradeoff.
Playing by intent vs RAW. I much prefer intent
But RAW is funny
RAW is the domain of rules lawyers, who i dont respect in principle.
Okay fair. I forget most people have probably had worse experiences with that
Especially when someone pulls off some bullshit like conditional immortality.
implying that Sauron actually considered that his opponents might be female
In most magic systems, spells with more limited scope (e.g. just male humans) have a stronger effect when they do apply (or are just cheaper), for the sake of balance - but it’s also just basic logic IMO. Sauron was never omnipotent.
I think you replied to the wrong person
No I didn’t. You assumed that his intent was to defend from “all humans”. I argued that his intent might very well have been to defend from “all male humans” because it might have been an acceptable tradeoff.