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I know that the magic isn't necessarily lore-consistent, but I'm trying to make it a little more practical. And I do have a storyline. A good one, if I do say so myself.

Well, I think that's not a good way to go about it. You can have practicality without magic.

So, Gideon, are you going to look over the character sheets from Me, Imp, and Greenlantern?

Epic, before I add you, your character is allowed one more skill, so go ahead and add that.


As one Tolkien fan to another, how do you think it might be better portrayed? This is essentially how it is done in the War in the North video game, but of course it may have some lore-breakers.

Well, I can't argue with adding another skill, can I? Done.

Anything not written by Tolkien himself is fan fiction to me. It may be good, but a lot can go wrong. The War in the North was one of the latter cases.

I agree, the game itself is crap, but the concept is interesting. My previous question stands.

I already answered your question with my first post. Magic should be reserved for those able to practice it. Maia and Valar.

Ah, I know what I'll do.

EDIT: I'm going to need those of you with magic to have another look at it, because I've slightly changed a few things.

You know, Eltee was to start a LotR RP before this and someone wanted to make a magician. I said the same things I said now, and mentioned that humans cannot use magic but they can have knowledge of it. This would make a class useless in combat, so maybe you could make lore-master a skill instead of a class.

Is this lore-master sort of power considered magic? I'm under the impression that it's simply skilled manipulation of the world around you.

It's exactly what it implies. You know a great deal of lore. You help others with your knowledge by providing information on enemies, wounds etc.

I'm torn. I want to keep something similar to magic in the RP, but I also want to be lore accurate at the same time.

I would opt for the second. Magic could be in the game, just not used by players. The lore-masters would be essential for facing magical foes, provide counsel for the others, have healing skills etc. It wouldn't be so bad, and it would make the RP read much more like the books.

All right, I'll leave the lore-master in as more of a cleric/healer sort of class.

I edited my character sheet to reflect the changes you made. If you could edit them into the OP, that would be good.

Ah, thank you, Epic.

It doesn't say that I'm controlling Linanden, can you change that gideon? Please.

Name: Inzilbêth
Race: Man
Gender: F
Class: Ranger
Attributes
Str: 12
Con: 14
Dex: 14
Wis: 14
Int: 12
Cha: 14
Fighting Style: Sword-and-Shield, Marksman
Skills: Athletics, History, Perception, Speechcraft
Weapons: A steel longsword, a long dagger, throwing knives.
Personality: Inzi is focused, quiet, and mistrustful by nature. She is far more focused on her own survival than that of her comrades, although that will likely change as she comes to know them. She has a deep-seated cultural distrust for Elves.
Background: Inzi is the daughter of a wealthy noble in the Black Numenorean stronghold of Umbar, the home of the fleets of Corsairs that assail Gondor in the south. She fled North, as her family faced prosecution for opposing alliance with Sauron and his hordes of Orcs and, in her eyes, uncivilized eastern barbarians. She has made it her goal to fight Sauron's evil in any way she can after her family was butchered. Nevertheless, despite the involuntary exile she faced at the hands of her fellows, she loves her culture and her nation, and believes that it can be great once more... And, perhaps, even be good.

Awesome. Accepted, everyone so far.

Name: Ránen Erinqua (Lone wanderer, in Quenya)
Sex: M
Race: Silvan (Wood-elf)
Attributes:
Strength: 14
Constitution: 15
Dexterity: 22
Intelligence: 18
Wisdom: 15
Charisma: 10
Fighting style:He uses a light, elven long bow and a self made short bow, preferring to snipe from cover. The short bow has blades attached to both ends, for a quick defence. He has a large quiver of elven arrows that he only uses for "important" shots, othewise he he makes his own, of lesser quality (lack of materials). He also uses a short, elven blade for various things as well as close combat during which he prefers to dance around, parrying and dodging to wear the foe out before striking.
Skills: Acrobatics, Nature, Stealth, Perception
Weapons: See fighting style.
Spells: None
Personality: His life has given him a few quirks that one might not expect from an elf. He is often sarcastic and even a bit arrogant, though pleasant with persons whose company he enjoys. He also becomes quiet and distant from time to time, at which point he is prone to anger, if disturbed repeatedly. He is also overly violent in combat for an Elf.

Backstory: A descendant of Thranduil, he was once a prince in Mirkwood. He tells little of himself, but it is obvious that something dark happened in his past, something that drove him away of his people. He has been wandering the woods alone for quite some time. If spied on while in solitude, he can often be seen taking out an amulet from beneath his garb, looking at it intently. What this means is known to none of his companions, though it seems to be a link to his shrouded past.
Appearance: A long, slim face, gifted with the natural beauty of the elves. His nose is slightly crooked (really, really slightly) and his lips thin. His hair is of a dark brown colour, falling just above the elbows in the back, and shoulder length in the front. He keeps his face free by tieing the hair at the front of his head together in the back. Height 5"9, Weight 152 llbs
Clothing and Armour: A simple, dark green travelling cloak over mithril chainmail and greaves, tall black leather boots. He also sometimes wears a set of leather gloves (when climbing or in cold places).

Note: I may have to change up the backstory later since this was originally written for a different RP. No time or willpower now.