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<blockquote data-quote="Dour-n-Taciturn" data-source="post: 5889051" data-attributes="member: 6692615"><p>I'm reminded of that scene in the recent "Immortals" where Theseus is meeting with Hyperion (don't get me started on how badly they fudged the original story), the man (not a Titan as per the original...) who killed his mother in cold blood. As Theseus realizes who Hyperion is, he lunges at him, but halts as Hyperion's troops all draw their bows against him.</p><p></p><p>Now, what level was this version of Theseus? If he was 10th level or less, keep in mind that he was not wearing any armor or magic items, and the archers were say around 3rd level, they may still pose enough of a threat for him to not charge in without pause.</p><p></p><p>The same film had the gods coming down from Mt. Olympus and intervening in some of the battles. Such characters would be at least 20th level, were wearing armor, and are deities, so those same archers would pose no threat. In the same film, Poseidon jumped off Mt. Olympus and dove into the sea, creating a tidal wave (he did survive handily).</p><p></p><p>So based on this cinematic trope alone, we have two disparate tiers of power. D&D should be able to demonstrate both, and does.</p><p></p><p>I also seem to recall Johnathan Harker jumping off the edge of Dracula's mountain castle walls, falling into a river below; he was brought back to health by the nuns who later found him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dour-n-Taciturn, post: 5889051, member: 6692615"] I'm reminded of that scene in the recent "Immortals" where Theseus is meeting with Hyperion (don't get me started on how badly they fudged the original story), the man (not a Titan as per the original...) who killed his mother in cold blood. As Theseus realizes who Hyperion is, he lunges at him, but halts as Hyperion's troops all draw their bows against him. Now, what level was this version of Theseus? If he was 10th level or less, keep in mind that he was not wearing any armor or magic items, and the archers were say around 3rd level, they may still pose enough of a threat for him to not charge in without pause. The same film had the gods coming down from Mt. Olympus and intervening in some of the battles. Such characters would be at least 20th level, were wearing armor, and are deities, so those same archers would pose no threat. In the same film, Poseidon jumped off Mt. Olympus and dove into the sea, creating a tidal wave (he did survive handily). So based on this cinematic trope alone, we have two disparate tiers of power. D&D should be able to demonstrate both, and does. I also seem to recall Johnathan Harker jumping off the edge of Dracula's mountain castle walls, falling into a river below; he was brought back to health by the nuns who later found him. [/QUOTE]
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