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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 5495735" data-attributes="member: 18280">Not if we model the stories.In the Conan stories, it is clear that (1) Conan is a mortal human.  The first thing that we are told about him is that he is long dead.(2) Supernatural forces have an interest in his doings......but not because he was born as a demi-god or chosen one; rather they are interested in him because his actions make him important to their goals in the world.Thus, his hit points and saving throws rise not only due to personal power, but to some level of divine protection.  And, likewise, he is directly (and occasionally explicitly) used by the good gods of the setting to deal with their foes, who serve the evil gods.But, since Conan is not himself supernatural, he sometimes requires the aid of those who are in order to defeat them.  This is a theme in the first Conan story, and is a major theme/plot point of the only REH Conan novel.RC</blockquote>