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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Herschel" data-source="post: 5490862" data-attributes="member: 78357">Actually, your answer is off base to begin with. Way back in 1E they explained how PCs were "a cut above" normal humans and why you wouldn't see an army of first-level fighters, for example. PCs have always been extraordinary. Take attribute scores, for example. "normal" or "average" is from 9-11. In 1E, you may have a character with only a 9 in their primary attribute and teh rest of their stats lower, but how many times do/did people actually PLAY those characters for any length of time? Try to learn new spells with a 9 INT as you level and see how many you actually learn.  Then take gear. Using a fighter as an example, a suit of chainmail was often more than an average person could ever afford, let alone adding that shining shield and nifty sword. Most soldiers were given cloth or leather and a spear. The nobles were the ones who could afford the metal armor.   Then take starting money. PCs START w/ more cash than many average people would make in their lives. PCs start in a higher tax bracket and it's only upwards from there.  In 4E, they're generally not quite as extraordinary even though they have more HP and generally good attributes (with only one negative possible most times). The system differentiates a little more as town guards now have a couple of levels to reflect their martial training over other people.  That said, PCs have always started as extraordinary folks, but they've never been superheroic at first level. That's been pretty much a constant.</blockquote>

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