The Force vs Magic

Originally posted by Ms.Marvel

the problem with LotR magic is that a lot of it is implied and subtle. very little actual practical combat abilities are available to wizards that would be helpful in a modern day environment. for all of gandalfs abilities even as gandalf the white he was pretty much getting ready to die in minas tirith against the orcs. the sheer fact that he fights with his staff and a sword a thousand times more often than he uses magic pretty much speaks for itself.

Originally posted by Nephthys
No, becuase that only works in a video game and all of them had legitimate reasons -' Ones a God, ones a Demi-God, ones a Uber Demon and the other is immune to magic as well as a fledgling Demi-God(but is still a big pansy anyway)'.

I agree. I have though remembered that the Mage could simply go Etheral, which would mean that all of Lukes attacks miss, Force or otherwise.

Yeah, which makes it hard to use game rules in actual battles. Personally I'd ignore it but whatevs.

Which could equally be negated by Contingency stopping time, disintegrating him, imprisoning him, nuking him, flaying him and petrifying him the [b]Instant the battle starts. [/B]

So then what stops you from just freezing every enemy and dismembering them? Because it often takes multiple hits to kill an enemy, right? Well, although that's the gameplay reason, surely there must be a canon explanation...

...And how long does this spell last, does it work on all attacks, etc...

Which could equally be negated to the mage being thrown across the battlefield, crushed, and lightning-ed. Or Luke creates an illusion of himself being somewhere else.

Could a Force shield protect a powerful Master, Sith or Jedi from massive damage? During the fight with Caedus, Luke raised a Force shield to protect himself from Force lightning. Could it be argued that a Force shield provide some protection against magic attacks?