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Hey Belzamus: Ancalagon converts to 67 HD under the MERP Guidelines. I forget Fingolfin's exact level at the moment but he's a bear of a character. He would easily best Gothmog (Balrog) or Ancalagon in melee combat. Matter of fact he would best just about anyone but Manwe, Tulkas, Morgoth...

It's been years since I locked my 3E Epic Handbook away in some file yet to be found but I seem to recall that in the preface Gandalf (I'm not sure if White or Grey) was named as an example of an epic character. Anyone have the citation?

Hey U_K!:) I can abide by all of the foregoing although I am no Tolkien scholar. BTW, I am kind of surprised that no one has asked about the high elves, dragons, vampires, or werewolves.:p

Well said. In many ways the Witch-king and Gandalf are merely avatars or more likely aspects of greater beings.

In the RPG it makes clear thst all of the Istari's levels apply to their relatively limited abilities in Middle Earth and were they to visit Aman or the like then there levels would rise by as much as a factor of six.

Gandalf the White is Level 33 but much, much tougher than Gandalf the Grey. That said, I feel it's pretty clear that the Witch-king was at least the equal of Gandalf the White if not more powerful by a significant margin.

That's not a misprint. It was cited in Angus McBride's Characters of Middle Earth. That said there is a more experienced version of Gimli later identified as Level 12 (AD&D levels).

Hey Alzrius, All of the following levels and hit dice are reported in 1st Ed. AD&D terms. The Fellowship of the Ring Frodo - Level 8 Sout/Rogue Samwise - Level 6 Scout/Thief Legolas - Level 19 Fighter Gimli - Level 5 Fighter Aragorn - Level 18 Ranger Boromir - Level 13 Fighter Merry - Level...

Hey Dude!:) That's very helpful. As I mentioned earlier the MERP system has official guidelines for converting AD&D levels (aka 1st edition D&D levels) to MERP and vice versa. If anyone has questions regarding the equivalent AD&D levels of specific characters from Middle Earth I'll do my...

On that note can you let me know the following estimates of the damage it would require to destroy: A Galaxy A Universe A Multiverse All Multiverses. :)

Hey U_K :) I hope everything is going well in your world. It's been quite awhile since my last post but was hoping to get back in the loop. Specifically I have been toying with the MERP system, which is more less a slightly boiled down version of Rolemaster. One great aspect of the MERP...

Hey U_K! :) Speaking of the Tarrasque, there is a thread on the general 4e page where a group of (IIRC) 5 PCs soundly thrashed the Big T w/o taking a single point of damage. Very early into the comprehensive read, I am impressed with PC powers versus what I've seen in the MM. What do you...

Hey U_K! :) Both Elites and Solos get the same +2 bonuses to three of the four defenses. However, Elites must allocate those bonuses to their strongest defenses while Solos have full leeway. ;) I hope you feel better dude.

Sweet; is that a solo monster U_K? I would be interested in a playtest report v. Orcus.

That's interesting. I think where I'm going is not a suggestion that 4e is internally imbalanced, but that, as to 3.5, that powers appear more powerful at first blush. Thanks again.