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<blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 7945715" data-attributes="member: 6779310"><p>TOR's mechanics make even the most powerful magic users of the non-(high-elves & istari) not even as powerful as a level 1 wizard. The magic is subtle and all pervasive... but Gandalf really is comparable to a 5th level AD&D wizard with Int 20. (I suspect his dump stat, however, was Wisdom.) The special effects rule of high elves is pretty subtle, too...</p><p></p><p>His "fireball" doesn't even kill the goblins in The Hobbit; it stuns and pains them, but doesn't kill them. Most of his magic is easily subsumed with cantrips in AD&D 1e+GHA, 3e, 4e, or 5e... but that stunning burst feels more like a fireball converted from damage to (level)d6 individuals stunned for 1d6 rounds.</p><p></p><p>The D&D magic is much more flashy than any of Tolkien's but the Istari, and even then, the Istari we see (Radagast and Gandalf) seem to be pretty weak by D&D terms. The only thing Gandalf routinely does with his magic is cast light on his staff, and igniting his pipe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aramis erak, post: 7945715, member: 6779310"] TOR's mechanics make even the most powerful magic users of the non-(high-elves & istari) not even as powerful as a level 1 wizard. The magic is subtle and all pervasive... but Gandalf really is comparable to a 5th level AD&D wizard with Int 20. (I suspect his dump stat, however, was Wisdom.) The special effects rule of high elves is pretty subtle, too... His "fireball" doesn't even kill the goblins in The Hobbit; it stuns and pains them, but doesn't kill them. Most of his magic is easily subsumed with cantrips in AD&D 1e+GHA, 3e, 4e, or 5e... but that stunning burst feels more like a fireball converted from damage to (level)d6 individuals stunned for 1d6 rounds. The D&D magic is much more flashy than any of Tolkien's but the Istari, and even then, the Istari we see (Radagast and Gandalf) seem to be pretty weak by D&D terms. The only thing Gandalf routinely does with his magic is cast light on his staff, and igniting his pipe. [/QUOTE]
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