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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 7696915" data-attributes="member: 996">Well, there was a staff, so that's more evidence than for a bomb, FWTW.&nbsp; But, from a slightly different angle, isn't it fair to say that the few things Gandalf did with his staff up to and destroying the bridge, might have been inspiration for the Staff of the Magi (including its retributive strike), and the things he did with his new staff after could have been inspiration for the Staff of Power.&nbsp; Both magic items do a lot more (typical for D&amp;D, really), but are consistent with the powers displayed.&nbsp; hehRemember, he was working without the Silmarilion, and going by what the character displayed.&nbsp; Sure, a 5th level magic-user could have done what Gandalf did in LotR, as far as actual spell-casting ability displayed.&nbsp; A higher level D&amp;D magic user in a similar scenario could have done a lot more, and probably would have.&nbsp; It just illustrated that D&amp;D magic-users didn't emulate the 'high fantasy' genre very well, and already had gone beyond the pale.&nbsp; There was a tendency to translate almost any literary character as very high level, and possessing rule-breaking special abilities, class combinations, levels and the like, especially in Giants in the Earth.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 7696915, member: 996"] Well, there was a staff, so that's more evidence than for a bomb, FWTW. But, from a slightly different angle, isn't it fair to say that the few things Gandalf did with his staff up to and destroying the bridge, might have been inspiration for the Staff of the Magi (including its retributive strike), and the things he did with his new staff after could have been inspiration for the Staff of Power. Both magic items do a lot more (typical for D&D, really), but are consistent with the powers displayed. heh Remember, he was working without the Silmarilion, and going by what the character displayed. Sure, a 5th level magic-user could have done what Gandalf did in LotR, as far as actual spell-casting ability displayed. A higher level D&D magic user in a similar scenario could have done a lot more, and probably would have. It just illustrated that D&D magic-users didn't emulate the 'high fantasy' genre very well, and already had gone beyond the pale. There was a tendency to translate almost any literary character as very high level, and possessing rule-breaking special abilities, class combinations, levels and the like, especially in Giants in the Earth. [/QUOTE]

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