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LordElrond
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Post subject: The Balrog compared to Gandalf
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:55 pm
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Joined: Sun Dec 16, 2012 4:21 pm Posts: 1614 Location: Watford, UK
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Hi guys, I've just been thinking that, how come Gandalf managed to defeat the Balrog single handedly in Tolkien's world, when, in sbg, Gandalf has no chance of killing a Balrog on his own?
Thoughts?
How could we balance this out?
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BizzareWarstar
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Post subject: Re: The Balrog compared to Gandalf
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 5:39 pm
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Joined: Sat Sep 27, 2008 5:15 am Posts: 309 Location: Ireland
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Hi LordElrond, White Dwarf issue 281 featured a mini game for SBG called 'Duel on Zirak-Zigil', it has rules in it that lets you have a balanced fight between Gandalf and the Balrog.
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SuicidalMarsbar
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Post subject: Re: The Balrog compared to Gandalf
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 5:50 pm
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Joined: Sun Apr 24, 2011 1:14 am Posts: 1712
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Yeah, as BizarreWarstar said, GW have always thrown in a special rules the gandalf can cast 'sorcerous blast' on the bridge to defeat the balrog and plummet them both to their doom.
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LordElrond
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Post subject: Re: The Balrog compared to Gandalf
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 6:26 pm
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LordElrond
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Post subject: Re: The Balrog compared to Gandalf
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:52 pm
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Joined: Sun Dec 16, 2012 4:21 pm Posts: 1614 Location: Watford, UK
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Yeah, I guess so. I just wondered if gw had given special rules to gandalf for a specific scenario, which I now know that they have
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Knight of Umbar
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Post subject: Re: The Balrog compared to Gandalf
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 3:27 pm
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Joined: Thu Dec 13, 2012 2:59 pm Posts: 17
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Gandalf also proclaims to the Balrog that he is the "Servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame or Anor. You can not pass. The Dark Fire will not avail you flame of Udun." then the balrogs flames diminished.
That being said, I have no doubt that Gandalf could weaken the Balrogs flames, and I think part of his plan after dousing his flame was to bring him to the top of the mountain to fight him in the frost and wind and light (more so than a cave at least), thereby robbing him of his greatest weapons of fire and shadow. Still an epic fight that saw Gandalf "die" but I think part of it was that he played his hand very well.
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