I think a lot of DnD players forget that there are whole planes/divine realms filled with nothing but elves tbh. I don’t think dwarves have one (planes they presumably get allowed into Moradin’s realm). Seems a little unfair.

Tolkien spent quite a lot of time justifying it…

Nah the elves think the humans are resources.

Not knowing dwarves hold grudges?

Believe it or not, also a grudgin’

But consider:

Bear

I’m told that the moment the action economy doesn’t favor you you lose so I’m afraid the boars win since the goddamn liberals regulated personal defense fireballs and said that “no one needs the ability to cast cloudkill in their daily life”

I think the comic is pretty clear

Different system

Default rules state that stats can not go below zero, extra negatives will only go into effect if buffs are applied such as +2 baby clothes

That you think this is a clever response says a lot.

This is going to surprise you, but the ropes adventurers would use and gym ropes aren’t the same thing either other than their ability to rip the skin off your hands.

Is this the exact kind they would use?

No, but it’s close enough to point out the weights listed for gear are basically arbitrary.

Kids do it literally every day in gym class, and sometimes on the way back down they do learn some valuable lessons about abrasion and doing things you’ve seen on TV.

I do think there’s an unspoken assumption for adventurers that they wear gloves for this and many more reasons.

The classic blunder

Obviously it’s the owner that gets castrated for not teaching their cat about the obvious social benefits

Anyone with a cat on Ozempic that opposes universal healthcare should be publicly castrated.

Well if lice did it that does sound like the kind of mistake they’d make they’re super bad at math

Lol

And he starts with creatures of power… Which in Tolkien are always creatures of spirit, especially in the First Age.

Fair enough in the sense that their exact origin isn’t stated so I can’t point to a passage and call you a damn casual. I will note that breeding them doesn’t mean they didn’t start as some kind of ainur or whatever.

I’m curious how you think Ancalagon the Black is a pure product of animal husbandry though.

The Witch-King can fight a wizard for the same reason elves can fight and kill the greatest dragons and balrogs themselves. Binding creatures of spirit into physical form both weakens them and makes them vulnerable to other creatures built of both natures. If anything, as a wraith, he has an advantage in Tolkien rules.

That the Witch King is the equal of a balrog/Maia is not a stretch… Gandalf bring afraid of him even if he is a threat is the stretch, but I’d also argue that’s not being shown in the scene.