I think I may have spotted a contradiction/inconsistency. In “The Magic of Recluce” it says “The greatest strength of chaos is its ability to thwart complexity” but when Lerris observes everything about woodworking seems made to make it as complicated as possible Sardit answers “Of course it’s complicated. Do you want your work to fall apart at the first touch of chaos?” Have I missed something?

Sheer force of chaos can overcome anything not well-built, or even something well-built of weak materials. But sheer force of chaos cannot overcome a complex structure of superior materials that are also order-braced.