Are you being serious? If 5th to 6th level represents the peak of "reality" then some of us should be able to throw a fireball by now.
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Tons of people can, all you need is a flame thrower =p
But in all seriousness, as I'd hope you'd be able to figure out, I was really referring to the skill system and, to a lesser degree, the physical combat side of things, although the number of 'mooks' a 5th level character can handle simultaneously and singlehandedly might be pushing the limits of what actual great swordmasters of the past, even the Cyranos and Musashis, were capable of.