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<blockquote data-quote="Paul Farquhar" data-source="post: 7844859" data-attributes="member: 6906155">Lets look at a few examples:(admittedly not a fighter) Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit. 1st level rogue at the start of the story. He has no training in that department - he is basically one of the idle rich - but Gandalf spots an inherent aptitude. Later on in the story, after gaining a few levels, he is battling it out solo against giant spiders (who already took out all the trained fighters). There is no training montage, no mention of anyone teaching him which end to hold a sword. Gandalf is his mentor, but he doesn't teach any specific rogue skills.Another example. Aliens. We have a ship full of highly trained professional soldiers, who get slaughtered, half of them in the space of few minutes. Who is it that goes in and defeats the enemy boss, duel wielding military grade weaponry? Ellen Ripley, a junior officer on a cargo ship with no military training.In the universe of stories military experience don't mean jack.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Paul Farquhar, post: 7844859, member: 6906155"] Lets look at a few examples: (admittedly not a fighter) Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit. 1st level rogue at the start of the story. He has no training in that department - he is basically one of the idle rich - but Gandalf spots an inherent aptitude. Later on in the story, after gaining a few levels, he is battling it out solo against giant spiders (who already took out all the trained fighters). There is no training montage, no mention of anyone teaching him which end to hold a sword. Gandalf is his mentor, but he doesn't teach any specific rogue skills. Another example. Aliens. We have a ship full of highly trained professional soldiers, who get slaughtered, half of them in the space of few minutes. Who is it that goes in and defeats the enemy boss, duel wielding military grade weaponry? Ellen Ripley, a junior officer on a cargo ship with no military training. In the universe of stories military experience don't mean jack. [/QUOTE]

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