[Cerek the Barbaric]

There has been a lot of debate and discussion concerning spellcasters in recent threads, and these 3 gentlemen seem to be the popular consensus for the MOST powerful wizards around.

So...which one of these 3 do you think is the most powerful....

Elminster - He is the consort to Mystra, Mistress of Magic and is basically designed to be unbeatable in BG and the Forgotten Realms both.

Gandalf - Stood toe-to-toe with a Balrog and lived to tell about it. He also fought off the Nine Riders by himself (although the battle isn't seen by the hobbits or Aragorn). Finally, he swings a powerfully magicked sword in addition to his spellcasting. abilities.

Raistlin Majere - Defeated the goddess, Tiamet, on her home plane by himself. Any other questions?

Gandalf and Elminster never killed a diety...then again, they never tried to either.

For sheer power, I would probably have to go with Elminster.

Anybody that has played PnP knows that - if a DM says an NPC is unbeatable - then they are. Pure and simple. The party WILL lose if they ignore the DM's advice.