The Oldest Question: Bag End Edition

Okay, maybe not the oldest. But an old one; applying character classes/levels/characteristics to favorite protagonists from movies and or books.

Today: Bilbo Baggins

The Bilbo Baggins we meet at the beginning of The Hobbit clearly has no PC class levels. As I see it, there are three potential choices; Commoner, Expert, or Aristocrat. Bilbo is a man of leisure; he has staff (the Gamgees) lives off his parents' money, and has no craft or job as far as we know, and is an expert at nothing. I think he's clearly a 1st level Aristocrat, and his stats look something like this;

Str 8, Dex 15, Con 16, Wis 14, Int 12, Cha 13

I think Con and Wis have to be well above average because of how well he deals with the Ring- remember, further on down the line, Bilbo becomes the only person ever to willingly give up the Ring after holding it for more than a brief time. He also shows some real hardiness on the trip to the Lonely Mountain. I wavered on his Intelligence, but honestly, in the Riddle Game he relies on Wisdom, and "what have I got in my pocket" was a complete fluke.

His 1st level skills, I think, are as follows (Aristocrat gets 4 skill points, +1 for Int)
Hide +2
Move Silently +2
Knowledge: Local-Shire +4
Knowledge: Geography +2
Knowledge: History +2
Craft: Cooking +2
Perform: Sing +2

Sometime early in the trip he definitely breaks the PC-class barrier and starts taking levels in Rogue (probably maxing out somewhere around 5 or 6) and starts beefing up Hide and Move Silently, as well as adding Sleight of Hand. I do not think he ever picks up Open Locks or Disable Device.

I also think one can make a convincing argument that somewhere on the trip through Mirkwood he attains a level or two in Ranger, with Favored Enemy: Vermin.

By the time he gets to the Lonely Mountain he probably looks something like this:
Aristocrat 1/Rogue 5/Ranger 2, with maxed out Hide and Move Silently, and some points into Balance, Jump, Survival, and Climb (he dances around those trees in the battle against the spiders with aplomb) having added points into Dexterity and Charisma, for a new stat block of
Str 8, Dex 16, Con 16, Wis 14, Int 12, Cha 14.

He has also acquired two super-nifty magic items:
+2 Mithril Chain Shirt (Small-Size)
+3 Orcbane Short Sword (Sting)

And one super powerful treacherous artifact; the Ring. For now though, it functions merely as a Ring of Improved Invisibility, a handy item for a Rogue/Ranger.

Eventually as Bilbo comes home he retires from active adventuring and multiclasses even further, taking levels in Bard, probably no more than 2. So he'd finish his career as an Aristocrat 1/Rogue 5/Ranger 2/Bard 2. Thankfully he has managed to avoid the dreaded multiclass experience penalty. As a Bard he focuses on Perform: Poetry, and also I believe takes some ranks in Craft: Cartography (as we all know, a fine traditional skill for Hobbits of all sorts to have).

There you have it; Bilbo Baggins reduced to a set of D&D stats. Enjoy.