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<blockquote data-quote="the-golem" data-source="post: 5503677" data-attributes="member: 87242">I think the general concensus is that PCs are &quot;the best of the best&quot; in a fantasy world, the kind of thing that comes along once in a century.&nbsp;I recall an instance at one of my sessions in which one player wanted to toss a knife deftly behind him, striking the monster. Another PC went on this tyrade about how impossible that'd be. The first guy said (something to the effect of) &quot;If i can throw this pencil behind my back, without looking, and strike this door&quot; then my character should be able to do something at least as capable, if not more.&quot;&nbsp; So the player demonstrated that he could, and that by extension, the PC should be able to also.&nbsp;What Wik is saying is that if it seems impossible &quot;in the real world&quot; doesn't necesarily mean it is. If I can practically do it myself, then my PC should be able to without an issue. Because otherwise, as he said, the PC ends up being less capable than the player, and who wants to play someone that is less than themselves.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the-golem, post: 5503677, member: 87242"] I think the general concensus is that PCs are "the best of the best" in a fantasy world, the kind of thing that comes along once in a century. I recall an instance at one of my sessions in which one player wanted to toss a knife deftly behind him, striking the monster. Another PC went on this tyrade about how impossible that'd be. The first guy said (something to the effect of) "If i can throw this pencil behind my back, without looking, and strike this door" then my character should be able to do something at least as capable, if not more." So the player demonstrated that he could, and that by extension, the PC should be able to also. What Wik is saying is that if it seems impossible "in the real world" doesn't necesarily mean it is. If I can practically do it myself, then my PC should be able to without an issue. Because otherwise, as he said, the PC ends up being less capable than the player, and who wants to play someone that is less than themselves. [/QUOTE]

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