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<blockquote data-quote="Argyle King" data-source="post: 6359323" data-attributes="member: 58416"><p>It's worth mentioning that the wizards of Middle Earth are more akin to angelic/divine beings. Even then, the amount of magic used by a character like Gandalf is somewhat minimal for the most part. To put it another way... a ring which causes the wearer to be invisible is a major magic item in the setting. In a D&D setting, that same ring would likely be a common item purchased from a shop in town. </p><p></p><p>It's been quite a while since I've read The Hobbit, but I believe it literally took an army to combat Smaug. He was able to ravage an entire town by himself. Arguably, the only reason he was able to be defeated was due to Bard being an exceptional archer; Bard having knowledge of a specific weakness, and then also having possession of a special arrow on top of all of that. By comparison; in a D&D campaign, Smaug would have been easily defeated by an adventuring party of 4-5 PCs.</p><p></p><p>To be fair, what works in a novel and what works in a rpg aren't always the same. Things often need to work differently to better fit different mediums. Still, I do think it's reasonable to argue that Middle Earth is closer to low fantasy than a lot of the other things I'm familiar with. Tolkier is still far more 'high fantasy' than the gritty writing style of R. Howard (which I personally love,) but Tolkien's writing is (in my opinion) a bit more grounded than a lot of other things. Though, to be completely honest, I'm a bit behind the times when it comes to reading more modern fantasy, and I'm willing to accept that my opinion might change upon *reading other materials. </p><p></p><p></p><p>*I'm open to suggestions for things to read. I could certainly use some new books on my shelf.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Argyle King, post: 6359323, member: 58416"] It's worth mentioning that the wizards of Middle Earth are more akin to angelic/divine beings. Even then, the amount of magic used by a character like Gandalf is somewhat minimal for the most part. To put it another way... a ring which causes the wearer to be invisible is a major magic item in the setting. In a D&D setting, that same ring would likely be a common item purchased from a shop in town. It's been quite a while since I've read The Hobbit, but I believe it literally took an army to combat Smaug. He was able to ravage an entire town by himself. Arguably, the only reason he was able to be defeated was due to Bard being an exceptional archer; Bard having knowledge of a specific weakness, and then also having possession of a special arrow on top of all of that. By comparison; in a D&D campaign, Smaug would have been easily defeated by an adventuring party of 4-5 PCs. To be fair, what works in a novel and what works in a rpg aren't always the same. Things often need to work differently to better fit different mediums. Still, I do think it's reasonable to argue that Middle Earth is closer to low fantasy than a lot of the other things I'm familiar with. Tolkier is still far more 'high fantasy' than the gritty writing style of R. Howard (which I personally love,) but Tolkien's writing is (in my opinion) a bit more grounded than a lot of other things. Though, to be completely honest, I'm a bit behind the times when it comes to reading more modern fantasy, and I'm willing to accept that my opinion might change upon *reading other materials. *I'm open to suggestions for things to read. I could certainly use some new books on my shelf. [/QUOTE]
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