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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8747787" data-attributes="member: 23751">Probably because magic overcomes reality by definition.  Magic can be used to fly when you don't have wings.  Magic can be used to see someone 1000 miles away.  Magic can be used to hurl lightning from your fingers.Now, when it comes to what the spells do, if it shouldn't have an effect due to realism, I'm going to apply it.  If the party is in a room with reflective walls, don't cast lightning bolt.  The old 3e shatter would do nothing to a rope.  Realism applies to effects, but not what magic is capable of.That's impossible, since magic by definition breaks realism in some way with every spell.  Fighters just plain don't do that.  Swinging a sword doesn't break realism.  Disarming, tripping, etc. don't break realism. A lot of what the class does doesn't break realism, unlike wizards who do it with pretty much every action.That's not to say at higher levels a fighter's training can't pass beyond the natural and into the supernatural and break realism, but it's never going to be equal, because they are two very different classes with very different foci.</blockquote>