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lucifron44
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The miss use of Eliminster as a vendor makes me worried about what they might do to other iconic characters.
Russian leaderboard first page. The proof.
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PS just be happy you didn't need to wait for hours/days and fill out endless series of forms to meet him.
A city to protect
innocents to save
"Why?" They ask "they hate you"
We're heroes it's what we do.
*patiently waiting on Paragon City*
I wouldn't call this a misuse. The only other way he could be used is as a one time talk to event and that would have been a disappointment.
Elminster is Gandalf on steroids.
See Gandalf died fighting a single Pit Fiend. Elminster went to hell and lived to tell the tale. Although he didn't do that much destruction since he was busy pretending to be a captive he did have The Simbul come and I am pretty sure some princes of the nine hells peed their pants seeing a crazy haired woman floating around hell screaming, 'WHERE IS ELMINSTER!?"
Pretty sure it looked something like this. And just remember, she is not more powerful than Elminster.
You're right. M4 is going to come with an epic storyline, especially if WotC is pushing it.
It's all fun and games until someone casts Mordenkainen's Disjunction.
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Gandalf fought a Valaraukar (the destroyer of Khazad-Dum & Durin's Bane), not a lowly pit fiend, died and then came back to tell the tale... Though let's see though Garrulous old Mage, dressed in Grey with a Sword and Staff... Gandalf was owning mobs before Elminster born
A city to protect
innocents to save
"Why?" They ask "they hate you"
We're heroes it's what we do.
*patiently waiting on Paragon City*
Edwin Odesseiron once said it best. "Elminster this, Elminster that. Give *me* 2000 years and a pointy hat and I'll kick his <font color="orange">HAMSTER</font>!"
Sincerely, Mordenkainen.
A rose by any other name still smells as sweet.
Giving a pit fiend a name and a title doesn't change the fact he's a pit fiend. As stated the term Balrog was not used in D&D due to Tolkien proprieties but a Balrog is a Pit Fiend or Balor right down to the common depictions of the flaming whip.
The Simbul cut through them like a hit knife through butter. They might as well have been the flies and her the swatter.
hope Elminster is not a Control Wizard or he will have a baaaaad time fighting some tyran dragons...
Regardless a Valaraukar/Balrog is neither a pit fiend nor a Balor, no matter how close D&D copy the idea... As for the Simbul, when a good story doesn't work... Let's go munchkin
A city to protect
innocents to save
"Why?" They ask "they hate you"
We're heroes it's what we do.
*patiently waiting on Paragon City*
He was like, I want it! I want it! I want it now!!
If you are referring to what Elminster looks like,... well what they are using in game is his original concept art. If you look at the cover for 'Spellfire' you will find he looks very much like what they put in game.
He has had many artistic incarnations over the years (and even spent years of his life as a woman). So he can look different.
True. 'The' Balrog was the same race as Gandalf and the wizards, just in a different form. In fact the Balrog would have won if Gandalf hadn't the Elvin ring of power:fire to protect him from its fire.
Pit fiends are inspired on the concept of the Balrog.
Trying to argue who is more powerful is sort of silly. Gandalf is a sort of lesser angel. Elminster is a super powerful fighter/rogue/cleric/wizard, with god essence in his veins, Both from quite different worlds. Don't even try my friend.
Its kinda like going on the STO forums and starting a debate over what ship would win, Enterprise or an Imperial Super Star Destroyer.
Also, the skirmish showcases how incompetent the city guards are! (An unfortunate requirement for gameplay I think ^_^).
Elminister is drawn more as Gandalf the grey rather than Elminster.
Take a look at these
Elminster wears red, not grey......how could they get somthing sooo wrong...
Ftr1 = Fighter
Rog 2 = Rogue
Cleric 3
Wiz 20 = Wizard
Acm 5 = Archmage
Epic 4
so as you can see back in 2001 he had other stuff already for dnd 3e.....
Don't have the stats for 4e....
And as for him not doing stuff ....
"The strongest of Mystra Chosen rarely moves directly against his foes, preferring to work through younger and more vigorous heroes."
He helped found the harpers and is well also a good dancer and actor
I mean, almost everyone playing the game has killed a ton of pit fiends. They're not that special. Now massed packs of erinyes, on the other hand...
Read the novel Elminster the making of a mage. He learns all these classes. It is cannon. Thanks for playing.
For the same reasons gods rarely walk the earth and deal with things directly. If he did all the BIG nasty villans would come out too. And cause massive collateral damage. This happens in every book where he intervenes directly.