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<blockquote data-quote="Cadence" data-source="post: 9176693" data-attributes="member: 6701124"><p>It feels to me like it isn't being martial that's the big issue, or that options that are the big issue - it is what mundane is and what power sources are and who the distinction matters to.</p><p></p><p>In a world where folks are using ki or rage or sisu or whatnot I expect those users to do big things that would be supernatural in our world and at least Extraordinary (EX) in PF 1e.</p><p></p><p>I've said in another thread or two awhile back, that I want to know what the non-magic using equivalent of Olympic track and field and swimming and archery athletes of the game world are like. It feels like if the characters are doing physical feats well beyond what that world's champion specialists in those feats then they aren't mundane anymore. Some people don't think it's a problem if the martials aren't mundane and/or don't think it's a problem if the background Olympic athlete of the game world is well beyond our world's... and others do.</p><p></p><p>It doesn't feel like there exists a game where one can "balance" a fighter limited vaguely by our worlds physical things (ack, no, don't bring up falling damage! just go with it) and a Wizard who can reliably cast wish.</p><p></p><p>Does 5e even try to? (Insert person who thinks I mean the 5e martials are already supernatural compared to our world and vaguely balanced with wizards, and insert another person who thinks the opposite on both counts).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cadence, post: 9176693, member: 6701124"] It feels to me like it isn't being martial that's the big issue, or that options that are the big issue - it is what mundane is and what power sources are and who the distinction matters to. In a world where folks are using ki or rage or sisu or whatnot I expect those users to do big things that would be supernatural in our world and at least Extraordinary (EX) in PF 1e. I've said in another thread or two awhile back, that I want to know what the non-magic using equivalent of Olympic track and field and swimming and archery athletes of the game world are like. It feels like if the characters are doing physical feats well beyond what that world's champion specialists in those feats then they aren't mundane anymore. Some people don't think it's a problem if the martials aren't mundane and/or don't think it's a problem if the background Olympic athlete of the game world is well beyond our world's... and others do. It doesn't feel like there exists a game where one can "balance" a fighter limited vaguely by our worlds physical things (ack, no, don't bring up falling damage! just go with it) and a Wizard who can reliably cast wish. Does 5e even try to? (Insert person who thinks I mean the 5e martials are already supernatural compared to our world and vaguely balanced with wizards, and insert another person who thinks the opposite on both counts). [/QUOTE]
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