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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 6658313" data-attributes="member: 82106"><p>Actually I think the 20th level Fighter, Lord Robilar, was the most powerful character in Greyhawk. Caster centricism constantly increased over time. In the early OD&D days it was typical to very strictly enforce casting restrictions, make the casters acquire and use material components, obey rules like only casting from a stable place, requiring a round per level of spell that was being cast, etc. It was actually quite hard to be a caster in OD&D, especially when the only real way to enhance survival was the wearing of armor that was forbidden to casters (you didn't get extra HP for CON, or extra AC for DEX). Just sitting on a moving wagon or riding a horse totally negated ALL chance of casting, even in 1e. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't see anything in either fiction or myth/folklore to uphold this. Certainly magic is a powerful force in all of those sources, but Conan is always stronger than Thulsa Doom, Grendel is slain by Beowulf using a sword, and all of Gandalf's power can't help him cast the One Ring into Mount Doom.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 6658313, member: 82106"] Actually I think the 20th level Fighter, Lord Robilar, was the most powerful character in Greyhawk. Caster centricism constantly increased over time. In the early OD&D days it was typical to very strictly enforce casting restrictions, make the casters acquire and use material components, obey rules like only casting from a stable place, requiring a round per level of spell that was being cast, etc. It was actually quite hard to be a caster in OD&D, especially when the only real way to enhance survival was the wearing of armor that was forbidden to casters (you didn't get extra HP for CON, or extra AC for DEX). Just sitting on a moving wagon or riding a horse totally negated ALL chance of casting, even in 1e. I don't see anything in either fiction or myth/folklore to uphold this. Certainly magic is a powerful force in all of those sources, but Conan is always stronger than Thulsa Doom, Grendel is slain by Beowulf using a sword, and all of Gandalf's power can't help him cast the One Ring into Mount Doom. [/QUOTE]
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