Gandalf

[Klaus]

While we're at it, let's go the Full Monty:

- Gandalf: deva preserving invoker/flame of hope.
- Aragorn: half-elf valorous bard/ranger
- Boromir: human guardian fighter/warlord
- Gimli: dwarf greatweapon fighter
- Legolas: elf archer ranger/battle archer

 

[Garthanos]

While we're at it, let's go the Full Monty:

- Gandalf: deva preserving invoker/flame of hope.
- Aragorn: half-elf valorous bard/ranger
- Boromir: human guardian fighter/warlord
- Gimli: dwarf greatweapon fighter
- Legolas: elf archer ranger/battle archer

Any other ideas about the other characters out there?
Making the hobbits blanket rogues I object to.
I find Frodo more warlord like (inspiring allies).
Even bilbo finding the chink in Smaugs armor
and giving it to Bard was like a long distance
warlord trick... ;-)
and both merri and pippin seem to multiclass in
to fighter later... and sam maybe into warlord.

House Rules Zone : I can see changing the magic system so
that detecting magic use over a distance is easier... and similar things.

 

[Saagael]

I always though Pippin would be a rogue with multiclass bard, and Merry is a rogue multiclassed as fighter. Sam is fighter multiclassed (or hybrid) warlord, and Frodo is... tough to place. I'd most likely go with warlord or fighter.

I don't recall many situations where Frodo actually fought and won against some big baddie (it was always Sam who seemed to save the day), so I'm not sure if a melee class is right for him.

 

[Garthanos]

- Aragorn: half-elf valorous bard/ranger

Is there specific abilities that have you pulling for the bard route?
I certainly saw the half-elf fairly easily.

 

[Garthanos]

I always though Pippin would be a rogue with multiclass bard, and Merry is a rogue multiclassed as fighter. Sam is fighter multiclassed (or hybrid) warlord, and Frodo is... tough to place. I'd most likely go with warlord or fighter.

I don't recall many situations where Frodo actually fought and won against some big baddie (it was always Sam who seemed to save the day), so I'm not sure if a melee class is right for him.

Right and that is loosely why a warlord may work better than some others
all inspiration and guidance - fewer personal actions. (I havent looked at actually building him).
In the stories sometimes heroic characters inspire others to heroic action... or are why the other characters are heroic at all... would either Sam or Gollumn have been involved or pivotol without Frodo?

One skinning of a character who gives there allies openings to attack is
that they arent really very competant in fighting just inspiring enough (people worry about them) and lucky enough that there actions make and reveal openings for there allies... they seem to miss all the time ;-)

 

[Ryujin]

The Hobbits have always struck me as being inspirational characters. I see them as:

Bilbo - Trickster Rogue
Frodo - Inspiring Warlord
Samwise - Trickster Rogue (Fighter multi)
Merry - Trickster Rogue (Warlord multi)
Pippin - Trickster Rogue (Bard multi)

Given the amount of sneaking around that the Hobbits do, I tend to think of them as Rogues first. The multi-classing for Merry and Pippin is based on flavour, more than logic. Merry inspired Eowyn to kill the Ringwraith by hobbling him. Merry kept Denethor going longer than he should have, with song.

 

[Klaus]

Is there specific abilities that have you pulling for the bard route?
I certainly saw the half-elf fairly easily.

Charisma-based weapon attacks (including ones for the bow), "healing hands", the lore of the Numenoreans, his skill in cross-country travel (a reskinned "SOng of Travel") and his inspiration skills ("Rise, Men of the West!"). A Valorous Bard is pretty much a warlord, at any rate.

Of course, as a bard he'd get access to Combat Virtuoso, allowing him to use Charisma for all attack powers from any class he takes. In fact, he might not even need to be a ranger.

Plus, the first thing he does when he gets crowned? He SINGS!

 

[Ryujin]

Except that Strider comes off as anything but Charismatic, to the Halflings.

 

[abyssaldeath]

Except that Strider comes off as anything but Charismatic, to the Halflings.

They did find him very intimidating.

 

[Ryujin]

They did find him very intimidating.

Point.