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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 9027194" data-attributes="member: 4937"><p>Regardless of game system, I do this by controlling the size of the stage.</p><p></p><p>As starting characters, they are the most important people in the immediate environment. As their renown increases, these young but gifted persons are recognized as local heroes and as some of the most capable people in their local community - certainly the most capable people still in the prime of their youth and health. Plus, those people in the community who are considered important, are often considered important for handling administrative matters, or performing some trade, or for skill in rhetoric or business. None of that necessarily translates to a lot of skill in delving into the depths of the earth and fighting cosmic horrors. Sure, people in the community might respect an 80 year old great-grandmother for her long-accomplished life and treasure trove of local knowledge, but she probably isn't spry enough to be spelunking in some cold and muddy cave anymore.</p><p></p><p>As the characters grow in power and renown, so does the scope of the story they find themselves in. They go from being one of the groups fighting against the dark powers (or whatever it is they are doing) to THE group fighting against the dark powers - the one that matters, the one that keeps going where all the others have failed, the one that all the others look up to. And if along the way, there are at every point somewhere out there characters more powerful than these characters, well they are currently engaged in their own stories - they aren't central to this one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 9027194, member: 4937"] Regardless of game system, I do this by controlling the size of the stage. As starting characters, they are the most important people in the immediate environment. As their renown increases, these young but gifted persons are recognized as local heroes and as some of the most capable people in their local community - certainly the most capable people still in the prime of their youth and health. Plus, those people in the community who are considered important, are often considered important for handling administrative matters, or performing some trade, or for skill in rhetoric or business. None of that necessarily translates to a lot of skill in delving into the depths of the earth and fighting cosmic horrors. Sure, people in the community might respect an 80 year old great-grandmother for her long-accomplished life and treasure trove of local knowledge, but she probably isn't spry enough to be spelunking in some cold and muddy cave anymore. As the characters grow in power and renown, so does the scope of the story they find themselves in. They go from being one of the groups fighting against the dark powers (or whatever it is they are doing) to THE group fighting against the dark powers - the one that matters, the one that keeps going where all the others have failed, the one that all the others look up to. And if along the way, there are at every point somewhere out there characters more powerful than these characters, well they are currently engaged in their own stories - they aren't central to this one. [/QUOTE]
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