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Batman's biggest superpower is he was born wealthy, and not just comfortable but preeminently wealthy. That and he apparently has an 18...

Rand al'Thor and Luke Skywalker are just about the worst zero to hero examples one could come up with. They are good at just about...

Well, one answer might be that ability scores don't obey a bell curve in the general population. If there were a general lack of...

This I would tend to agree with, albeit it varies a bit depending on the campaign/game. But I generally want highly competent...

It was a pleasure meeting you, sir. Maybe after some time off your battery will recharge or maybe this hobby just ran its course for...

For the last several years, I have been analyzing the successes and failures of each of my campaigns as they ended in a series of...

It's a shame that PC exceptionalism only has those two poles and nothing in between.

But that's only because Rand doesn't know he can cast "burning hands". The first time Rand crosses blade with in a Heronmark, he levels...

Rand al'Thor was NEVER normal. Rand just thought he was normal. Rand's story arc is about figuring out just how not normal in any...

I think there is a difference between "exceptional in potential" and "exceptional in competency/capability", and I think it is important...

That certainly isn't true for Aragorn, and questionable for the Shadow at the start of his "PCness."

I feel like there is an excluded middle here. Exceptional does not necessarily mean Superman level. The Shadow is exceptional. So is...

Even Luke isn't a complete N00b. Biggs, who has been to the Imperial Academy and thus been formally trained, and who is competent...

Obviously the first. The second is a pernicious myth that contributes to “hustle culture” and other societal ills.

In any system I like the PC to be slightly above average to begin the game. In D&D in particular, with its Bildungsroman and Heroes'...