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<blockquote data-quote="Monayuris" data-source="post: 7956419" data-attributes="member: 6859536">I'm not a fan of amatuer acting classes either.I was referring to the power level of the characters in GoT vis a vis combat capability and physical capability, not anything to do about the politics of the books. Last time I checked, when Jon Snow had to fight the white walkers, he didn't sprout luminescent wings, fly into the air, and shoot fire beams out of his eyes.This confirms my point relating to the fundamental differences in expectations I often have with 5E.I don't want a play a D&amp;D game where the default is to make the PCs the heroes via their abilities. That sounds like there is a expectation of the PCs should always win and never fail. It also seems to state an expectation where the character's abilities are what is important. My character isn't a hero just because I created it. My character might become a hero if it does heroic acts in the face of adversity in challenging environment. My character might also die in a pit trap in the dark dungeon and be forgotten. How well I play the game will determine which fate will come to pass. PBR, really?!? I thought they all moved on to Carling Black Label. The beer analogy is silly and your dig at nostalgia and that it is a hipster fad is also silly.It's all about preference. You prefer heroic larger than life cinematic action. I don't.I prefer a more realistic approach to the game. I don't want superheroes in D&amp;D, I want mortal level characters. I want to have my success at the game be based more on the choices I make as a player as opposed to the powers my character has on the character sheet. You call that survival horror and akin to playing Call of Cthuhlu, I call that playing D&amp;D.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Monayuris, post: 7956419, member: 6859536"] I'm not a fan of amatuer acting classes either. I was referring to the power level of the characters in GoT vis a vis combat capability and physical capability, not anything to do about the politics of the books. Last time I checked, when Jon Snow had to fight the white walkers, he didn't sprout luminescent wings, fly into the air, and shoot fire beams out of his eyes. This confirms my point relating to the fundamental differences in expectations I often have with 5E. I don't want a play a D&D game where the default is to make the PCs the heroes via their abilities. That sounds like there is a expectation of the PCs should always win and never fail. It also seems to state an expectation where the character's abilities are what is important. My character isn't a hero just because I created it. My character might become a hero if it does heroic acts in the face of adversity in challenging environment. My character might also die in a pit trap in the dark dungeon and be forgotten. How well I play the game will determine which fate will come to pass. PBR, really?!? I thought they all moved on to Carling Black Label. The beer analogy is silly and your dig at nostalgia and that it is a hipster fad is also silly. It's all about preference. You prefer heroic larger than life cinematic action. I don't. I prefer a more realistic approach to the game. I don't want superheroes in D&D, I want mortal level characters. I want to have my success at the game be based more on the choices I make as a player as opposed to the powers my character has on the character sheet. You call that survival horror and akin to playing Call of Cthuhlu, I call that playing D&D. [/QUOTE]

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