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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 8029148" data-attributes="member: 177">It is a balrog.&nbsp; Balor is a D&amp;D term, and while they are themed on the Balrog, we should not mistake the one for the other.The LOTR is not D&amp;D.&nbsp; D&amp;D is inspired in part by LotR, but also many other things, and is also supposed to be a playable game.&nbsp; So, if you are expecting the game to perfectly emulate everything that happens in those books, you're going to be disappointed.&nbsp; It isn't a reasonable expectation.Quite possibly, as we'll note in a sec....The word you want is probably &quot;faker&quot;.&nbsp; In modern use, a &quot;fakir&quot; is a type of Hindu or Muslim religious ascetic.Again, that's probably not the word you want.So, here's the thing - Gandalf is a minor angel.&nbsp; A &quot;Maiar&quot; in Tolkien's terms.&nbsp; So, we can have a few explanations:1) The other characters in the Fellowship probably range from 1st level to 10th, and the falling damage there would surely kill them.&nbsp;&nbsp; Gandalf is the only one who's this massive 20th level (or equivalent CR, as he probably isn't a PC).&nbsp; Sure, they think he's gong to die, because they've never seen someone of his power before.&nbsp; Gandalf, however, knows his chances here, and he's okay with the risk.&nbsp; And maybe the GM didn't roll so hot on the falling damage.2) He does die.&nbsp; And he's either resurrected or death means something a bit different where he comes from (because, as noted before - angel).3) For reasons Gandalf actually mentions in the books, he is restricted in use of his power - if he uses too much, Sauron will know where he is, and the jig, as they say, will be up.&nbsp; If he's about to die anyway, though, it hardly matters, so he busts out a whole whopping feather fall on the way down.&nbsp; But, since Tolkien isn't writing about his angels, but about people, that's off screen.4) Both the Balrog and Gandalf are angelic beings.&nbsp; On the way down, their struggle becomes more metaphorical than physical, and they never really hit bottom anyway.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 8029148, member: 177"] It is a [I]balrog[/I]. Balor is a D&D term, and while they are themed on the Balrog, we should not mistake the one for the other. The LOTR is not D&D. D&D is [I]inspired in part by[/I] LotR, but also many other things, and is also supposed to be a playable game. So, if you are expecting the game to perfectly emulate everything that happens in those books, you're going to be disappointed. It isn't a reasonable expectation. Quite possibly, as we'll note in a sec.... The word you want is probably "faker". In modern use, a "fakir" is a type of Hindu or Muslim religious ascetic. Again, that's probably not the word you want. So, here's the thing - Gandalf [I]is a minor angel[/I]. A "Maiar" in Tolkien's terms. So, we can have a few explanations: 1) The other characters in the Fellowship probably range from 1st level to 10th, and the falling damage there would surely kill them. Gandalf is the only one who's this massive 20th level (or equivalent CR, as he probably isn't a PC). Sure, they think he's gong to die, because they've never seen someone of his power before. Gandalf, however, knows his chances here, and he's okay with the risk. And maybe the GM didn't roll so hot on the falling damage. 2) He does die. And he's either resurrected or death means something a bit different where he comes from (because, as noted before - angel). 3) For reasons Gandalf actually mentions in the books, he is restricted in use of his power - if he uses too much, Sauron will know where he is, and the jig, as they say, will be up. If he's about to die anyway, though, it hardly matters, so he busts out a whole whopping feather fall on the way down. But, since Tolkien isn't writing about his angels, but about people, that's off screen. 4) Both the Balrog and Gandalf are angelic beings. On the way down, their struggle becomes more metaphorical than physical, and they never really hit bottom anyway. [/QUOTE]

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