What was Gandalf's XP level?

[Thanee]

Gandalf was a celestial without class levels.

Oh, and LotR *does* *not* *work* with D&D rules.

Bye
Thanee

 

[WizarDru]

Gandalf was a celestial without class levels.

Oh, and LotR *does* *not* *work* with D&D rules.

Well, duh. I mean, if you're going to go that route, you could always refer him to the Lord of the Rings d20 game, which has Gandalf's stats.

 

[Driddle]

High or low level, why didn't he ever cast Magic Missile? Should have been a no-brainer.

 

[Odhanan]

can you estimate Gandalf's experience level based on his abilities and actions through the LotR series?

No.

Like someone said above, the characters of the Lord of the Rings are unique. Even more so is Gandalf/Olórin, particularly. You could say like others above "that's a Celestial with or without levels of spellcaster" or whatever other interpretation you might come up with, it's fine, but D&D such as it is just cannot translate what a Maia and thus an Istari is.

Saying "Celestial" would be a rough, vulgar approximation. Yes, Gandalf is closer in concept to an archangel than a demi-god, but that doesn't mean a Celestial is what we're looking for.

 

[HellHound]

5th level Magic-user

Yep.

According to the novels anyways (and Dragon magazine), the movie makes him a little higher, because of the telekinesis spell, which makes him level 9.

 

[diaglo]

Yep.

According to the novels anyways (and Dragon magazine), the movie makes him a little higher, because of the telekinesis spell, which makes him level 9.

nah, that was an unseen servant spell moving the stuff around for him.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Saying "Celestial" would be a rough, vulgar approximation. Yes, Gandalf is closer in concept to an archangel than a demi-god, but that doesn't mean a Celestial is what we're looking for.

No? Celestial is a class of critters, not a terribly specific definition. It's certainly possible he's not a Celestial in D&D terms, but there's nothing really that rules it out, either.

Anyway, I'd love to get a link to the Col's write-up (no Search function on this account).

 

[WizarDru]

No? Celestial is a class of critters, not a terribly specific definition. It's certainly possible he's not a Celestial in D&D terms, but there's nothing really that rules it out, either.

Anyway, I'd love to get a link to the Col's write-up (no Search function on this account).

It used to be a hosted site here, but died due to lack of participation, I think. It might be in the archives, but I don't know how to find it. Tried searching without luck, and the old links don't work.

One thing I thought interesting was one of the suggestions that all characters should be forced to alternate a spellcasting class with a melee class every other level...that is to say that Gandalf would have to be a FTR10/WIZ10, for example. It was an interesting idea I always found appealing, though I've never tried it.

 

[ThirdWizard]

Ranger 3/Paladin 2/Sorcerer 4

 

[Emirikol]

Abjurer-14/Paladin-8

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