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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 6790130" data-attributes="member: 15700">A lot of times we like to put our literary comparisons at a super high level, when there's really no evidence to do so.&nbsp; Is Conan a 15th or 20th level equivalent?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; I'm trying to remember (I'll admit it's been a long while), but I think some of the toughest fights he's had were against a stegosaurus (which he had to poison to beat because he couldn't go toe to toe with it), and a giant ape that just about killed him (I want to say there were chains or something involved there).&nbsp; Most everything he's fought would be the equivalent of CR 1/2 or 1/4 creatures.If you look at the evidence and do the best comparison you can, most of our literary heroes would be no higher than level 10 or so.&nbsp; I remember an article in Dragon way back when that had Gandalf as a 5th level wizard lol.&nbsp; But really, what's wrong with that?&nbsp; Back when levels had names, a 4th level fighter was a &quot;hero&quot;.&nbsp; To put it into context, a 4th level PC can go toe to toe with a brown bear.&nbsp; How many people do you know can do that?&nbsp; That's definitely what I'd call a &quot;hero'.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 6790130, member: 15700"] A lot of times we like to put our literary comparisons at a super high level, when there's really no evidence to do so. Is Conan a 15th or 20th level equivalent? Why? I'm trying to remember (I'll admit it's been a long while), but I think some of the toughest fights he's had were against a stegosaurus (which he had to poison to beat because he couldn't go toe to toe with it), and a giant ape that just about killed him (I want to say there were chains or something involved there). Most everything he's fought would be the equivalent of CR 1/2 or 1/4 creatures. If you look at the evidence and do the best comparison you can, most of our literary heroes would be no higher than level 10 or so. I remember an article in Dragon way back when that had Gandalf as a 5th level wizard lol. But really, what's wrong with that? Back when levels had names, a 4th level fighter was a "hero". To put it into context, a 4th level PC can go toe to toe with a brown bear. How many people do you know can do that? That's definitely what I'd call a "hero'. [/QUOTE]

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