• Rhaedas
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    418 months ago

    Reminded me of an old Reddit post (the old database is still useful to search for) showing Gandalf’s true nature. Dude wasn’t a wizard, he was a multiclass fighter with an 18 in INT.

    • @AEsheron
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      8 months ago

      Was about to post it. Always wanted to actually make that character, but all my friends moved off of 3.5 before I got a chance.

  • @fluckx
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    228 months ago

    They killed eachother though. So he had to run all the way back to loot.

  • @samus12345
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    218 months ago

    You really think any of them were high enough level to take on that Balrog? He was looking out for them! No group XP in LotR, otherwise Gandalf could have spent a few days powerleveling them beforehand.

    • @[email protected]
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      58 months ago

      Also they were on similar level, Gandalf and the balrog, it’s a boss enemy he’d be on fairly equal footing if he was allowed to be his full divine abilities. The rest may have been able to take it on if they were willing to die, since I believe that’s the only way that balrogs were killed in the past by great elf warriors.

      • @samus12345
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        68 months ago

        No rezzes in LotR (unless you’re a Maia like Gandalf), so definitely not worth it. The quest was too important!

          • Zagorath
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            28 months ago

            I’m fairly sure that this is technically true, but basically only because Tolkien accidentally named two different characters Glorfindel and decided to explain it away.

            • @[email protected]
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              28 months ago

              My favorite is how Fëanor was such a shitty little kid that his mom asked the gods to invent death so she could get some sleep.

  • @[email protected]
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    178 months ago

    To be fair he did solo the boss, so he deserves the experience and loot.

    Gandalf is OG dungeon carry.

  • oce 🐆
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    98 months ago

    And he got the crazy expensive white dye to show off!

    • @dovahking
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      48 months ago

      Well it was a hidden boss. So, of course, the reward would be something exceptional.

    • @model_tar_gz
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      38 months ago

      Tell me more about this white “dye”.

      • oce 🐆
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        18 months ago

        You need to farm for a life time to afford it.

  • @[email protected]
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    88 months ago

    If the Dwarves hadn’t dug too deep, Gandolf would never have become The White. You’re welcome, Middle Earth.

  • @Dagnet
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    88 months ago

    Like kicking people out of the instance just before the loot drops