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Brainstorming a "Phil. of 4e 101" resource
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<blockquote data-quote="MoutonRustique" data-source="post: 6676354" data-attributes="member: 22362"><p>Diablo actually works beautifully to explain tiers of play :</p><p></p><p><strong>Act I = heroic</strong> (you're helping a village and venturing in "regular" environments)</p><p><strong>Act II = high heroic to paragon</strong> (you're helping a major city and venturing in more magical and dangerous environments)</p><p><strong>Act III = paragon to low epic</strong> (you're the main force in a siege against demons and eventually venture into hell itself)</p><p><strong>Act IV = epic</strong> (storming the gates of heaven to battle the greatest lords of hell is pretty textbook epic)</p><p></p><p>Ok, so it's not <em>perfect</em> (being 3 divided in 4), but it's a pretty good starting spot - especially since Act 1 and Act 4 are so good examples. IMO.</p><p></p><p>My examples would probably go something along :</p><p></p><p><strong>Heroic</strong>: <em>Willow</em>, the first hour of <em>Record of Lodoss Wars</em>, <em>The Witcher</em> novels, Robin Hood, Diablo III Act I, <em>The Black Company</em>-the Company itself</p><p></p><p><strong>Paragon</strong>: books 4 to 10 of <em>Wheel of Time</em>, most of the <em>Death Gate cycle</em>, <em>The Expendables</em> for some reason, Diablo III Act III, LotR: Aragorn, Legolass and Gimli, the second half of <em>Record of Lodoss Wars</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Epic</strong>: the end parts of many high-fantasy novels, <em>The Black Company</em>-the Named sorcerers, Diablo III Act IV</p><p></p><p>... yeah, that list is bad. I'll ponder on it some more...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MoutonRustique, post: 6676354, member: 22362"] Diablo actually works beautifully to explain tiers of play : [B]Act I = heroic[/B] (you're helping a village and venturing in "regular" environments) [B]Act II = high heroic to paragon[/B] (you're helping a major city and venturing in more magical and dangerous environments) [B]Act III = paragon to low epic[/B] (you're the main force in a siege against demons and eventually venture into hell itself) [B]Act IV = epic[/B] (storming the gates of heaven to battle the greatest lords of hell is pretty textbook epic) Ok, so it's not [I]perfect[/I] (being 3 divided in 4), but it's a pretty good starting spot - especially since Act 1 and Act 4 are so good examples. IMO. My examples would probably go something along : [B]Heroic[/B]: [I]Willow[/I], the first hour of [I]Record of Lodoss Wars[/I], [I]The Witcher[/I] novels, Robin Hood, Diablo III Act I, [I]The Black Company[/I]-the Company itself [B]Paragon[/B]: books 4 to 10 of [I]Wheel of Time[/I], most of the [I]Death Gate cycle[/I], [I]The Expendables[/I] for some reason, Diablo III Act III, LotR: Aragorn, Legolass and Gimli, the second half of [I]Record of Lodoss Wars[/I] [B]Epic[/B]: the end parts of many high-fantasy novels, [I]The Black Company[/I]-the Named sorcerers, Diablo III Act IV ... yeah, that list is bad. I'll ponder on it some more... [/QUOTE]
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