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How is the Wizard vs Warrior Balance Problem Handled in Fantasy Literature?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5493501" data-attributes="member: 22779"><p>Which point though DannyA?</p><p></p><p>I've noticed something of a drift here. At the start of this conversation, it was that fighters were basically the same as normal humans, just a bit better. IOW, a 1st level fighter literally was the farmboy just off the turnip truck.</p><p></p><p>When that was pretty soundly disproved (1st level fighter has access to abilities that no normal human can possibly have, 1st level fighter can survive damage that no normal human can survive, just to name two elements) suddenly "normal human" got changed to Batman.</p><p></p><p>Y'know what? I don't really even consider someone like Michael Jordan to be a normal human. I mean, I could train sixteen hours a day for most of my life and still not be as good of a basketball player as he is. Batman would routinely crush MJ on the court. Then he'd turn around and kick Hoyce Gracies ass and then compare notes with Bill Gates on how to create the next version of Windows.</p><p></p><p>And the funny thing is, Batman, from a certain perspective is a normal human. He doesn't have any super powers. But, while 100% factually accurate to call Batman a normal human, it's false in all the ways that actually matter.</p><p></p><p>But, hey, if you're saying that a 1st level fighter is Batman, then, basically, we're saying the same thing. Because whether you want to say Batman or Hercules, they're both not even in the same ZIP code as an average commoner.</p><p></p><p>Which was my point all the way along.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 5493501, member: 22779"] Which point though DannyA? I've noticed something of a drift here. At the start of this conversation, it was that fighters were basically the same as normal humans, just a bit better. IOW, a 1st level fighter literally was the farmboy just off the turnip truck. When that was pretty soundly disproved (1st level fighter has access to abilities that no normal human can possibly have, 1st level fighter can survive damage that no normal human can survive, just to name two elements) suddenly "normal human" got changed to Batman. Y'know what? I don't really even consider someone like Michael Jordan to be a normal human. I mean, I could train sixteen hours a day for most of my life and still not be as good of a basketball player as he is. Batman would routinely crush MJ on the court. Then he'd turn around and kick Hoyce Gracies ass and then compare notes with Bill Gates on how to create the next version of Windows. And the funny thing is, Batman, from a certain perspective is a normal human. He doesn't have any super powers. But, while 100% factually accurate to call Batman a normal human, it's false in all the ways that actually matter. But, hey, if you're saying that a 1st level fighter is Batman, then, basically, we're saying the same thing. Because whether you want to say Batman or Hercules, they're both not even in the same ZIP code as an average commoner. Which was my point all the way along. [/QUOTE]
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