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Old 05-23-2011, 03:43 PM   #11
Galadriel55
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By the AQ character generation rules, any elf inclined to learn could sense power, but very very few dwarves, hobbits or ordinary men could do so. I could see a moderately strict game master saying no hobbit or dwarf could learn spells, including sense power.
How is "sensing power" a spell? And I doubt that Elves learned that many spells - they learned crafts, nature, they became more skilled at things, but not spells.


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Anyway, should Frodo put on the Ring and thus gain the ability to sense power,
But does the Ring give the ability to sense power?


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There are many with strong honorable characters who can't use spells.
I don't recall too many that do. There are hardly any instances when actual spells are used - the only ones I remember are Gandalf lighting the fire on Caradhras and when wolves attacked them before Moria.

There is also "mellon", but anyone who knew how to say the word could open the Gates with it. It's not a special ability.


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Take off the Ring, Frodo would no longer be able to sense their magic power, but could sense their inherent nobility.
The two are often connected. You might also have noticed that Aragorn was the one with the healing powers, and not Glorfindel. The latter also had some skill in that area, true. But still, Aragorn's hands do wonders with athelas; magic.

Glorfindel faced the Nazgul. Aragorn did that, and in addition he looked in the Palantir. That's not really magic, it's willpower. But it is still magical.


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In short, I would agree that certain people radiate magical power.
I'd say that all people do, except that some do more or clearer than others.

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I would question whether a typical hobbit, dwarf or human would be able to sense it.
If it's "bright" enough. As an example, reread the little chat Frodo had with Sam about magic and Elves in Lothlorien.

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Also, while those with magical power will often have some form of noble spirit, the link between nobility and occult power is not a fixed lock.
No, but such power is often passed on by lineage, as is noble spirit. Not always, but often.
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