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<blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 4090669" data-attributes="member: 5834">reStandard trope of fantasy novels. Gandalf was the strongest in Lord of the Rings. Raistlin in Dragonlance. Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk both ruled by wizards. Willow had a wizard as the most powerful figures. I can't think of many fantasy novels where wizards or wizard types didn't rule the roost.I agree. Not real fun in a game, but I don't consider DnD a game in the normal sense of the word. I consider it an exercise in joint storytelling. Which means that the goal is not for every class to be of equal power, but for every player to have an equal part in defeating the antagonist. That is the job of the DM. I make sure to give every character a chance to shine. Wizards need help as much as any other class. Though they may be able to win in a one on one fight, that doesn't matter much when a Balor or something of the kind of coming after you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celtavian, post: 4090669, member: 5834"] [b]re[/b] Standard trope of fantasy novels. Gandalf was the strongest in [i]Lord of the Rings[/i]. Raistlin in [i]Dragonlance[/i]. Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk both ruled by wizards. Willow had a wizard as the most powerful figures. I can't think of many fantasy novels where wizards or wizard types didn't rule the roost. I agree. Not real fun in a game, but I don't consider DnD a game in the normal sense of the word. I consider it an exercise in joint storytelling. Which means that the goal is not for every class to be of equal power, but for every player to have an equal part in defeating the antagonist. That is the job of the DM. I make sure to give every character a chance to shine. Wizards need help as much as any other class. Though they may be able to win in a one on one fight, that doesn't matter much when a Balor or something of the kind of coming after you. [/QUOTE]

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