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<blockquote data-quote="ZombieRoboNinja" data-source="post: 4280496" data-attributes="member: 54843">This was a big turnoff for me initially, but I kind of worked myself around by considering how &quot;tiers&quot; play into things.A level 21+ character is an Epic Hero. That means that he's the metaphorical Chuck Norris of the game world. It says &quot;superheroic&quot; right in the PHB. Even if he's a martial character he can perform feats that no mere human could attempt. A plain old iron portcullis is beneath his notice, whatever his class may be. So in other words, if you're going to even consider playing at this level, you've got to be willing to handwave mundane details.The paragon tier is a bit trickier. I'd consider someone like Legolas or Aragorn from LOTR to be a paragon character: he's got his own schtick, but you'd never be surprised to see him do something badass in any given field. The basic point to keep in mind here is that every PC class is first and foremost and ADVENTURER class. You don't get to be a level 30 wizard by studying really really hard, because the PHB class &quot;Wizard&quot; is really something like &quot;Adventurer-Wizard.&quot; You get there by kicking a metric ton of ass, which means you can probably handle most situations well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ZombieRoboNinja, post: 4280496, member: 54843"] This was a big turnoff for me initially, but I kind of worked myself around by considering how "tiers" play into things. A level 21+ character is an Epic Hero. That means that he's the metaphorical Chuck Norris of the game world. It says "superheroic" right in the PHB. Even if he's a martial character he can perform feats that no mere human could attempt. A plain old iron portcullis is beneath his notice, whatever his class may be. So in other words, if you're going to even consider playing at this level, you've got to be willing to handwave mundane details. The paragon tier is a bit trickier. I'd consider someone like Legolas or Aragorn from LOTR to be a paragon character: he's got his own schtick, but you'd never be surprised to see him do something badass in any given field. The basic point to keep in mind here is that every PC class is first and foremost and ADVENTURER class. You don't get to be a level 30 wizard by studying really really hard, because the PHB class "Wizard" is really something like "Adventurer-Wizard." You get there by kicking a metric ton of ass, which means you can probably handle most situations well. [/QUOTE]

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