The following are the stats of a few selected characters from the Decipher RPG sourcebook The Fellowship of the Ring. I noted them down out of interest in the character generation and experience rules -- specifically in how well they matched the characters of the books.
What strikes me about these characters is the enormous cost they pay for breadth of ability, compared to their primary abilities. For example, a warrior with only 4 advancements might easily do better in combat than Aragorn, who has 68 (!!) advancements.
NAME: Frodo Baggins RACE: Hobbit ORDER: Noble ATTRIBUTES: REACTIONS: Bearing 8 (+1) Stamina (Str/Vit) +3 Initiative ?? Nimbleness 6 (+0) Swiftness (Nim/Per) +2 Defense ?? Perception 9 (+1) Willpower (Brg/Wit) +4 Health ?? Strength 4 (+0) Wisdom (Brg/Per) +4 Reknown 0 Vitality 8 (+1) Courage ? Wits 9 (+1) Corruption 2 ADVANCEMENTS: 6 ORDER ABILITIES: Deference SKILLS: Armed Combat: Blades +3, Craft: Cooking +3, Insight +5, Language: Quenya +2, Language: Sindarin +2, Language: Westron (Common, Hobbit-dialogue) +6, Lore: History (Hobbits) +6, Lore: Realm (The Shire) +7, Lore: Rings of Power +1, Observe (Spot) +6, Perform: Perform Verse +3, Stealth (Hide) +6, Survival (Forest) +5 EDGES: Allies 6, Elf-friend, Faithful (the Wise), Favour of Fortune, Hoard 3 (Bilbo's treasure), Incorruptible, Resolute
NAME: Gandalf RACE: Istari ORDERS: Magician, Wizard ATTRIBUTES: REACTIONS: Bearing 16 (+5) Stamina (Str/Vit) +4 Initiative ?? Nimbleness 10 (+2) Swiftness (Nim/Per) +4 Defense ?? Perception 14 (+4) Willpower (Brg/Wit) +8 Health 14 Strength 10 (+2) Wisdom (Brg/Per) +7 Reknown 40 Vitality 10 (+2) Courage 6 Wits 16 (+5) ADVANCEMENTS: 66 ORDER ABILITIES: Dwimmer-craft (Fiery Missile, Kindle Fire), Final Strike, Imposing, Mastery of Magic, Sense Power, Spellcasting 14, Spell Specialty (Fire), Staff, Staff of Power, Wizard's Heart, Wizardly Power SPELLS: Animal Messengers, Beast Speech, Blinding Flash, Break Binding, Burning Sparks, Create Light (60-ft radius), Display of Power, Enhance Food, Evoke Awe (no gesture or incantations), Fiery Missile, Finding and Returning, Fireshaping, Flame of Anor, Guarding-spell, Imitation-spell, Ithildin-fire, Kindle Fire (range and multiple objects), Lightning, Mind-speech (ability), Naming, Opening-spell, Quench Fire, Resist Fear, Shatter, Shutting-spell, Smoke-weaving, Spellbinding (multiple targets), Spoken Thoughts (ability), Sundering, Transformation, Veil, Voice of Command, Watershaping, Wizard's Fist, Wizard's Hand, Word of Command SKILLS: Armed Combat: Blades +7, Armed Combat: Clubs +7, Craft: Fireworks +7, Debate (Negotiate) +10, Healing (Treat Illness) +6, Inquire (Converse) +6, Insight +10, Inspire +12, Intimidate (Power) +15, Language: Adunaic +4, Orkish +4, Quenya +6, Silvan +6, Sindarin +6, Wargs +4, Westron (Common) +6, Lore: Realm (Arnor, Eriador, Gondor, Wilderland) +6, History (Dwarves, Elves, Hobbits, Men) +10, Magic +12, Moria +4, Rings of Power +6, Observe (Spot) +8, Persuade (Oratory) +10, Ranged Combat: Thrown Weapons +5, Ride (Horse) +6, Search +5, Survival (Forests, Plains, Mountains) +6, Teamster (Carts) +3, Weather-sense +4 EDGES: Allies 10, Armour of Heroes, Charmed Life, Curious, Elf-friend, Faithful (The West), Favour of Fortune 3, Incorruptible, Indomitable, Keen-eyed, Night-eyed 1, Stern, Strong-willed, Wakefulness, Wise FLAWS: Duty (aid the Free Peoples to resist the Shadow), Enemies (Sauron and his servants)
NAME: Aragorn RACE: Human ORDERS: Warrior, Noble,
Ranger, Captain
ATTRIBUTES: REACTIONS:
Bearing 14 (+4) Stamina (Str/Vit) +5 Initiative 14
Nimbleness 10 (+2) Swiftness (Nim/Per) +4 Defense 12
Perception 12 (+3) Willpower (Brg/Wit) +6 Health 14
Strength 10 (+2) Wisdom (Brg/Per) +4 Reknown 14
Vitality 12 (+3) Courage 7
Wits 10 (+2)
ADVANCEMENTS: 68
ORDER ABILITIES: Air of Command, Deference, Evasion, Fires of
Devotion, Hard March, Hero's Strength, Protector (Eriador), Swift
Strike, Tactics, Warrior Born, Wilderness Lore
SKILLS: Armed Combat: Blades +10, Climb +6, Debate (Parley) +7,
Guise +5, Healing (Herbal Remedies) +10, Inquire (Converse) +7,
Inspire +12, Intimidate (Majesty) +12, Insight +10, Jump +6,
Languages: Adunaic +3, Black Speech +2, Orkish (dialect) +4,
Orkish (alternate dialect) +2, Quenya +6, Rohiric +4, Sindarin +6,
Westron (Common) +8, Lore: Realm (Arnor, the East, Eriador, Gondor
Rohan) +4, Moria +2, Mimicry (Beasts) +4, Observe (Spot) +10, Perform:
Compose Verse +6, Persuade (Oratory) +8, Ranged Combat: Bows +6,
Ranged Combat: Thrown Weapons +4, Ride (Horse) +8, Run +7, Sea-craft
(Sailing) +5, Search +6, Siegecraft (Catapult) +6, Stealth (Sneak) +8,
Survival (Forests, Mountains, Plains) +10, Swim +4, Track (Orcs) +12,
Weather-sense +5
EDGES: Allies 8, Armour of Heroes, Command 2, Elf-friend, Faithful
(the Wise/the West), Fell-handed (+1 vs Orcs), Foresighted, Healing
Hands, Honour's Insight, Incorruptible, Quick Draw, Rank 2, Resolute,
Stern, Strong-willed, Swift Recovery, Valiant, Valour, Wakefulness,
Warrior's Heart, Warwise, Woodcrafty
FLAWS: Duty (to defeat Sauron and claim the throne of the Reunited
Kingdom), Enemies (...), Love (Arwen)
NAME: Legolas RACE: Elf ORDERS: Warrior, Archer ATTRIBUTES: REACTIONS: Bearing 9 (+1) Stamina (Str/Vit) +4 Initiative ?? Nimbleness 14 (+4) Swiftness (Nim/Per) +7 Defense ?? Perception 14 (+4) Willpower (Brg/Wit) +5 Health 13 Strength 8 (+1) Wisdom (Brg/Per) +4 Reknown 5 Vitality 12 (+3) Courage 5 Wits 12 (+3) ADVANCEMENTS: ?? ORDER ABILITIES: Deadly Shot, Far Shot, Favored Weapon (Longbow, Shortbow), Mighty Shot, Swift Shot, Swift Strike SKILLS: Acrobatics (Balance) +8, Armed Combat: Blades +6, Climb +8, Insight +6, Jump +7, Languages: Quenya +4, Silvan +4, Sindarin +6, Westron (Common) +4, Lore: History (Elves) +5, Realm (Mirkwood) +6, Observe (Spot) +10, Perform: Sing +4, Ranged Combat: Bows +12, Ride (Horse) +4, Run +7, Search +3, Stealth (Sneak) +10, Survival (Forests) +8 EDGES: Accurate, Armor of Heroes, Dodge, Fair, Keen-eyed, Swift Recovery FLAWS: Enemy (Orcs)