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<blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 9328527" data-attributes="member: 7035894">Kinda yes, kinda no. It's really hard to draw direct parallels between a game like D&amp;D, with a need for tactical game mechanics, and a work of art like LotR, IMO.For instance, Gandalf's magical powers sometimes seem paltry, like the smoke bang he makes to escape a bunch of goblins. But then again he's also a literal demigod who can beat a balrog (also a demigod) that was powerful enough to singlehandedly overthrow a dwarf kingdom. And you have elves like Ecthelion who were essentially just fighters but also could take down a balrog 1v1.As far as going for a low magic game, I say go for it, if that's your thing. I'm not having a problem with magic breaking the game, so I don't see a need. But then I consider a 20th level Echo Knight as fearsome a character as a 20th level evocation wizard. As I posted earlier, I'll take my 2024 Way of Mercy monk over a spell caster of similar level 9 times out of 10.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Clint_L, post: 9328527, member: 7035894"] Kinda yes, kinda no. It's really hard to draw direct parallels between a game like D&D, with a need for tactical game mechanics, and a work of art like LotR, IMO. For instance, Gandalf's magical powers sometimes seem paltry, like the smoke bang he makes to escape a bunch of goblins. But then again he's also a literal demigod who can beat a balrog (also a demigod) that was powerful enough to singlehandedly overthrow a dwarf kingdom. And you have elves like Ecthelion who were essentially just fighters but also could take down a balrog 1v1. As far as going for a low magic game, I say go for it, if that's your thing. I'm not having a problem with magic breaking the game, so I don't see a need. But then I consider a 20th level Echo Knight as fearsome a character as a 20th level evocation wizard. As I posted earlier, I'll take my 2024 Way of Mercy monk over a spell caster of similar level 9 times out of 10. [/QUOTE]

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