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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 5719704" data-attributes="member: 996">I don't think it's a very helpful thing to go into for most games.  It doesn't really matter if the King of one place can beat the Emperor of another unless they actually duke it out at some point.  Vague descriptions like 'paragon of might' or 'arcanist of matchless power' or whatnot can do until it actually matters.Still, it can be fun exercise, and give you a feel for your world that can serve to give you inspiration for how things might unfold as the campaign progresses.I'd go with the existing 'levels,' though I'd 'translate' them (re-stat an Heroic level solo as a Paragon level Standard of the same exp value, for instance) if I ever really needed stats to use vs the PCs.  Neverwinter is a single city fallen on very hard times, it makes sense that it's a smaller pond than the rest of the Realms, and it's biggest fish aren't that big.Paragon is supposed to deal with the scale of kingdoms and empires or even a whole world.  FR's 'high power' tradition clearly intends to tweak that, though.  Maybe, those epic-level types have power and influence and parts to play in more far-reaching stories?  They're not just ruling empires but coniving to become gods?  That sort of thing, I suppose.</blockquote>