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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightlord" data-source="post: 4155174" data-attributes="member: 62931">Which is why I said there is an acceptable amount of realism in D&D. I don't understand where you're getting the idea that everthing is unrealistic. And with a game that has wizards and elves running about, I fail to see how it is possible to retain a vast amount of what we would define as "realistic". People in our world do not fling fireballs out of their hands and their is only one species on the planet, ie humans. And people in D&D do indeed do things that we would consider normal and realistic: They eat, they sleep, they fight, they breathe air, they fall in love, they deal in politics, they attempt to survive, most do not break the laws of physics, and most certainly do not rise and claim the title of "hero". But again, being heavy in the fantasy department, D&D does not conform to many of our norms, as it shouldn't due to the previous examples. Realism is there, it's simply not highlighted because the fantasy part is more fun and relevant.As for 3E realism vs 4E realism: They are pretty much the same. Everyone pretty much does the same thing, just in a different way. Fighters still pull off astounding manuevers (like Great Cleave and Whirlwind Attack in 3E) in 4E and Wizards still hurl fireballs at their foes just like they did in 3E.</blockquote>