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That's where I think the factor of intent mattering coming in. If you believe that the oath is meant to constrain your writing as well, and you know you're trying to weasel out of something that does apply, then you probably won't be able to do it (because you know you're really disobeying). But...

Oh, no question. I asked because I'm thinking of running a Wheel of Time tabletop roleplaying game someday, and "can I lie in writing" is the kind of question my players will ask eventually. If they think their character could actually do it, then any subsequent consequences are on their head . . .

Thanks, all, and apologies for being slow to respond -- I need to train Google's spam filter not to catch notifications from this forum, apparently. And thanks to Ilverin Sedai for moving the thread. This all makes sense, especially the reminder that intent factors significantly into the oaths'...

@Nadezhda al'Lanahrin (ahhh, I've figured out how to invoke people!) -- yes, I can; I just thought that was more for people doing re-reads rather than general lore questions. Should I repost this over there?

(Apologies if this isn't the right board for this question. It was the most suitable one I could find; I'm still at visitor status.) The poetic wording of the first oath implies a rather obvious loophole, which is that it theoretically allows an Aes Sedai to write as many lies as she likes. Can...