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<blockquote data-quote="Zweischneid's Wrath" data-source="post: 1286063" data-attributes="member: 14661"><p>Well, coming from the lore side of things, the "magic" of the "Wizards" (which according to Tolkien is a word decending from "Istari") is divine in nature.</p><p></p><p>They are envoys of the Valar (closest thing to gods in ME) and their powers reflect that. Radagast the brown certainly came from a Valar of Nature, Saruman from on of the most powerful and Gandalf originally was the least important and least powerful.</p><p></p><p>So the Wizards (Istari) can be portrayed pretty good with D20 Classes that feature divine Magic. Druids (Radagast) Clerics ("You shall not pass" = "Forbiddance"?) or Disciples. </p><p>And for Gandalf the White, I'd certainly use a handfull of levels as Paladin (instead of a Bard) (His loyal steed Shadowfax, divine white Aura, inspires courage in his friends and other people, utter fearless, wielder of holy light, lots of charisma, cures madness and disease, etc.., etc.. you name it)</p><p></p><p>Also, while the 5 Istari are certainly a breed of their own, send from the celestial shores of the West (Aasimar, half-celestials?) there are other magic-users in ME too.</p><p></p><p>Elfs for one wield alot of magic (again divine, there is no "arcane" in the classical sense in ME) due to their close bonds with the Valar. (Lembas, Glowing Swords, The "Summoning of the River" as was done by Elrond (Book) / Arwen (Movie).</p><p></p><p>Sauron chooses a Sorcerer (synonymus with evil in ME) to lead his Armies at the Morannon ("the black Gate" - this character didn't appear in the Movie) and the Rings (besides the "One") were, after all created by men, elves and dwarfs.</p><p></p><p>So magic besides the 5 Istari, while rare, is certainly possible and doesn't require a seperate race.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zweischneid's Wrath, post: 1286063, member: 14661"] Well, coming from the lore side of things, the "magic" of the "Wizards" (which according to Tolkien is a word decending from "Istari") is divine in nature. They are envoys of the Valar (closest thing to gods in ME) and their powers reflect that. Radagast the brown certainly came from a Valar of Nature, Saruman from on of the most powerful and Gandalf originally was the least important and least powerful. So the Wizards (Istari) can be portrayed pretty good with D20 Classes that feature divine Magic. Druids (Radagast) Clerics ("You shall not pass" = "Forbiddance"?) or Disciples. And for Gandalf the White, I'd certainly use a handfull of levels as Paladin (instead of a Bard) (His loyal steed Shadowfax, divine white Aura, inspires courage in his friends and other people, utter fearless, wielder of holy light, lots of charisma, cures madness and disease, etc.., etc.. you name it) Also, while the 5 Istari are certainly a breed of their own, send from the celestial shores of the West (Aasimar, half-celestials?) there are other magic-users in ME too. Elfs for one wield alot of magic (again divine, there is no "arcane" in the classical sense in ME) due to their close bonds with the Valar. (Lembas, Glowing Swords, The "Summoning of the River" as was done by Elrond (Book) / Arwen (Movie). Sauron chooses a Sorcerer (synonymus with evil in ME) to lead his Armies at the Morannon ("the black Gate" - this character didn't appear in the Movie) and the Rings (besides the "One") were, after all created by men, elves and dwarfs. So magic besides the 5 Istari, while rare, is certainly possible and doesn't require a seperate race. [/QUOTE]
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