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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BeauNiddle" data-source="post: 4289472" data-attributes="member: 836">I think it's because they've tried to tie the levels together thematically.Heroic is where you fight in the local area against creatures that threaten life and limb.Paragon is where you fight the masterminds and manipulators that threaten freedom and libertyEpic is where you face of against the gods and demons that drive the ideas that have been threatening existence itself.Why is flight limited to Paragon, why is long range teleport limited to epic, etc.If you fight Drow at low level they run the risk of loosing any gravitas they have and become just colour shaded elves (or worse colour altered kobolds). Powerful enemies need powerful abilities to challenge powerful protagonists.Also remember that scaling in 4th ed is better so you can send 11th level threats against 6th level parties.I for one like the fact they have written theme changes into the rules - fighting 'Yet Another Bigger Orc' at 20th gets dull fast.</blockquote>