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<blockquote data-quote="fenriswolf456" data-source="post: 5872663" data-attributes="member: 6687664">That would be dependent on the system and story. At least in 4E, I see little to suggest world creation in the Epic Tier. Characters are certaily powerful, but I'm not seeing such godhood until Level 30+.&nbsp;Considering the magic-poor realm of Middle Earth, I would certainly peg a demi-god like Sauron as an Epic level threat, perhaps low Epic for the trilogy since a lot of his power is tied up in the One Ring. But it's apparent that Epic for you is a step beyond what I see presented in the PHBs.&nbsp; &nbsp;You're twisting the intent of the statement. It wouldn't be metagaming at all, since the character did not die the first time, it's prefectly reasonable and realistic that they would think they wouldn't die if they were by chance exposed to it again.&nbsp;It's not so reasonable for someone to think &quot;Oh, I didn't die the first time, that must mean that I never will.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;That seems a logical fallacy to me. Just because you haven't died, doesn't mean you can't. I cross the street a dozen times a day without dying, but I certainly wouldn't just blindly step out into the road everytime I do.&nbsp;&nbsp;It comes down to play style at this point. I see it totally opposite. If a player plays their character as afraid of getting hurt, but does it anyway, I think they're roleplaying much better than the player who's a daredevil because they knows the game rules won't allow them to be in danger.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fenriswolf456, post: 5872663, member: 6687664"] That would be dependent on the system and story. At least in 4E, I see little to suggest world creation in the Epic Tier. Characters are certaily powerful, but I'm not seeing such godhood until Level 30+. Considering the magic-poor realm of Middle Earth, I would certainly peg a demi-god like Sauron as an Epic level threat, perhaps low Epic for the trilogy since a lot of his power is tied up in the One Ring. But it's apparent that Epic for you is a step beyond what I see presented in the PHBs. You're twisting the intent of the statement. It wouldn't be metagaming at all, since the character did not die the first time, it's prefectly reasonable and realistic that they would think they wouldn't die if they were by chance exposed to it again. It's not so reasonable for someone to think "Oh, I didn't die the first time, that must mean that I never will." That seems a logical fallacy to me. Just because you haven't died, doesn't mean you can't. I cross the street a dozen times a day without dying, but I certainly wouldn't just blindly step out into the road everytime I do. It comes down to play style at this point. I see it totally opposite. If a player plays their character as afraid of getting hurt, but does it anyway, I think they're roleplaying much better than the player who's a daredevil because they knows the game rules won't allow them to be in danger. [/QUOTE]

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