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<blockquote data-quote="ExploderWizard" data-source="post: 6353956" data-attributes="member: 66434"><p>The D&D genre is certainly not rooted in reality. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /> High level characters are certainly superhuman compared to a normal person in the world. An 8th level fighter was called a superhero after all. In the D&D context, superhero doesn't have to mean the four color comics type. The superhero title referred to such a character because he/she could fight with the power of 8 normal men at arms. Viewed in those terms, being able to battle through damage that would have killed seven regular men and still keep on fighting, well that IS certainly superheroic and not at all realistic. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The D&D genre as I described it is based on early TSR versions of the game and how it was originally conceived and played. </p><p></p><p>The majority of the player base today may no longer play that way, although there are quite a few that still do as evidenced by the popularity of OSR products. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If that is your wish for the setting yes. Personally I wouldn't give housecats the combat stats they are given in AD&D but very high level fighters defeating giants single-handedly is very appropriate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ExploderWizard, post: 6353956, member: 66434"] The D&D genre is certainly not rooted in reality. :lol: High level characters are certainly superhuman compared to a normal person in the world. An 8th level fighter was called a superhero after all. In the D&D context, superhero doesn't have to mean the four color comics type. The superhero title referred to such a character because he/she could fight with the power of 8 normal men at arms. Viewed in those terms, being able to battle through damage that would have killed seven regular men and still keep on fighting, well that IS certainly superheroic and not at all realistic. The D&D genre as I described it is based on early TSR versions of the game and how it was originally conceived and played. The majority of the player base today may no longer play that way, although there are quite a few that still do as evidenced by the popularity of OSR products. If that is your wish for the setting yes. Personally I wouldn't give housecats the combat stats they are given in AD&D but very high level fighters defeating giants single-handedly is very appropriate. [/QUOTE]
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