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Originally Posted by Fifth Element  Yes, but someone with a +30 Swim can do things far beyond anything that can be considered a "simple task". Arguably that makes them heroic. |
Not true. One could make the argument that Michael Phelps has a +30 swim skill. That makes him athletic, not heroic.
If he were to dive into a whirlpool to save a drowning baby, that makes him heroic.
If he calmly strolls into the shallow end to help save a drowning 27 year old in water-wings (look, I'm not the best swimmer
), that doesn't make him a hero, it makes the other guy a default virgin.
However, if a five year old who just finished her third swimming lesson dives in to save said 27 year old, that would make her a hero.
Heroism is self-sacrifice for the greater good. If there's no possible failure, then you didn't really sacrifice anything.
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