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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ranger REG" data-source="post: 2115802" data-attributes="member: 533">I dunno. I mean if we go by D&D convention, it kinda suck that a low-level wizard can only cast 4 spells (on average) a day, and can't pretty much do anything else. Not to belittle Gandalf and Saruman who are pretty high level and come from a stock that magic are more natural to them than an average book-learning wizard.Granted, D&D not only derived from Tolkien's works but other fantasy works as well, including folklore, mythologies, legends, and superstitious tales. All we need to do is narrow it down to be Tolkien-specific. Of course, I prefer to deviate from D&D (as most posters here agree) and use a different model for magic. It has to be subtle but powerful (like when Gandalf managed to weaken a portion of the bridge so the tremendous weight of the Balrog would give and collapse underfoot ... yet Gandalf remain on the intact portion of the bridge).That's the beauty of d20: it gives flexibility.</blockquote>