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<blockquote data-quote="AFGNCAAP" data-source="post: 1947819" data-attributes="member: 871">If you want a fair amount of work to do, then consider using the Generic Classes from Unearthed Arcana; essentially have 3 basic class concepts instead of the core classes of the PHb &amp; other books.&nbsp; Many of the LOTR characters would basically be multi-classed PCs of one sort or another.&nbsp; For example:Gandalf: expert [scholarly]/spellcaster (or expert/divine spellcaster/arcane spellcaster)Frodo: expert (linguist &amp; generally well-educated gentleman)Samwise: expert/warrior (or even a straight-up warrior, with a lot of ranks in Profession [gardener])Merry: expertPippin: expertAragorn: expert/warrior (focusing on the ranger from the wild aspect)Legolas: warriorGimli: warriorBoromir: warriorEowyn: warriorEomer: warriorTheoden: warriorDenethor: expertFaramir: expert/warrior (seemed to be more of a well-educated nobleman)Elrond: expert [scholar]/spellcaster (focused on role of a seer)Galadriel: expert/spellcasterArwen: expert [noble/aristocrat]Saruman: expert [scholar/tech]/spellcaster (maybe divided up as arcane/divine as well)Grima Wormtongue: expert [spy/speaker]Names orcs &amp; uruk-hai: warriors (never really shown any other sort of orckind)Mouth of Sauron: expert [speaker]Nazgul: a mix.&nbsp; Some may just be warriors; the Witch-King could be a warrior/spellcaster or even an expert/warrior/spellcaster.Bilbo: expertThorin Oakenshield: warriorThe other dwarves: warriors or expert/warriors.Beorn: warriorBard the Bowman: warrior (archery-focused)Radigast: expert [nature]/spellcasterWith the generic classes, it's more or less selecting the right feats or class-ability feats for the characters.&nbsp; After the rise of the 4th age, I'd keep all spellcasters as arcane (the elves &amp; Istari may have had some divine spellcasters, but they really had close ties with the Powers).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AFGNCAAP, post: 1947819, member: 871"] If you want a fair amount of work to do, then consider using the Generic Classes from [I]Unearthed Arcana[/I]; essentially have 3 basic class concepts instead of the core classes of the PHb & other books. Many of the LOTR characters would basically be multi-classed PCs of one sort or another. For example: Gandalf: expert [scholarly]/spellcaster (or expert/divine spellcaster/arcane spellcaster) Frodo: expert (linguist & generally well-educated gentleman) Samwise: expert/warrior (or even a straight-up warrior, with a lot of ranks in Profession [gardener]) Merry: expert Pippin: expert Aragorn: expert/warrior (focusing on the ranger from the wild aspect) Legolas: warrior Gimli: warrior Boromir: warrior Eowyn: warrior Eomer: warrior Theoden: warrior Denethor: expert Faramir: expert/warrior (seemed to be more of a well-educated nobleman) Elrond: expert [scholar]/spellcaster (focused on role of a seer) Galadriel: expert/spellcaster Arwen: expert [noble/aristocrat] Saruman: expert [scholar/tech]/spellcaster (maybe divided up as arcane/divine as well) Grima Wormtongue: expert [spy/speaker] Names orcs & uruk-hai: warriors (never really shown any other sort of orckind) Mouth of Sauron: expert [speaker] Nazgul: a mix. Some may just be warriors; the Witch-King could be a warrior/spellcaster or even an expert/warrior/spellcaster. Bilbo: expert Thorin Oakenshield: warrior The other dwarves: warriors or expert/warriors. Beorn: warrior Bard the Bowman: warrior (archery-focused) Radigast: expert [nature]/spellcaster With the generic classes, it's more or less selecting the right feats or class-ability feats for the characters. After the rise of the 4th age, I'd keep all spellcasters as arcane (the elves & Istari may have had some divine spellcasters, but they really had close ties with the Powers). [/QUOTE]

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