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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Razz0putin" data-source="post: 2109711" data-attributes="member: 11856"><p>As for the original question I think the cleric is unpopular because it's a support role as many have said.  As for what Gandalf is well lets look at what he does and let me start by saying I don't care what merp says or the dictionary says It ain't a perfect fit and the dictionary definition of a cleric really wouldn't apply to the niche that is D&D.  Anyway as far as gandalf's abilities hmm seems to talk to insects and be freinds with animals sounding druidish now isn't he certainly seems to be in touch with nature.  Turning the wraith that's a cleric ability looks like he was warding himself against a demon when fighting the balrog could go cleric or mage there tending towards cleric.  Did a nifty fiery sword again could go either way.  goes around advising people about life and death and the afterlife sounds more like a cleric than a wizard.  Frees certain people from control of dark forces sounds more like a cleric than a wizard and as sombody said serves a higher power.  Okay he doesn't wear armor you got me there however a lot of characters in fiction fight without armor so I'd just chalk that up to a game neccessity in most cases.  So in the end if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck even if somebody in the narrative calls it a witch it's a duck</p></blockquote><p></p>