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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 9071751" data-attributes="member: 58172">For me, the &quot;mid tier&quot; (levels 9-12) is highly significant, and is its own genre that is distinct from either the Professional tier (levels 5-8) or the Grandmaster tier (levels 13-16).For comparison, a setting like Game of Thrones is mostly Student tier (levels 1-4) with the most powerful individuals somewhere in the Professional tier (levels 5-8).In my eyes, Beowulf stats well as a Master tier Fighter (levels 9-12), around level 12, tho some argue higher because of the monsters that he defeats. I view those monsters as shapeshifter Berserkar, who are likewise Master tier.The Tolkien setting focuses on the characters who are mostly in the Professional tier (levels 5-8). Gandalf himself is anomalous, and I prefer to stat him as a Legend tier (levels 17-20) Devotion Paladin.Legolas is easily a Master tier Fighter (levels 9-12), with an Elf Prestidigitation cantrip to keep him looking clean and polished. His marksmanship (marksfolkship?) is quasi superhuman, like Batman.Despite Aragorn being an inspiration for the Ranger class, he seems to be a simple Fighter probably Professional tier (levels 5-8). Someone mentioned him healing? If so, this can be a feat, an Elf ancestry, or a magic item.Actually, because of the Charisma and Intelligence of Aragorn, I feel he is a much better inspiration for the 4e Warlord class, than any Ranger class.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 9071751, member: 58172"] For me, the "mid tier" (levels 9-12) is highly significant, and is its own genre that is distinct from either the Professional tier (levels 5-8) or the Grandmaster tier (levels 13-16). For comparison, a setting like Game of Thrones is mostly Student tier (levels 1-4) with the most powerful individuals somewhere in the Professional tier (levels 5-8). In my eyes, Beowulf stats well as a Master tier Fighter (levels 9-12), around level 12, tho some argue higher because of the monsters that he defeats. I view those monsters as shapeshifter Berserkar, who are likewise Master tier. The Tolkien setting focuses on the characters who are mostly in the Professional tier (levels 5-8). Gandalf himself is anomalous, and I prefer to stat him as a Legend tier (levels 17-20) Devotion Paladin. Legolas is easily a Master tier Fighter (levels 9-12), with an Elf [I]Prestidigitation[/I] cantrip to keep him looking clean and polished. His marksmanship (marksfolkship?) is quasi superhuman, like Batman. Despite Aragorn being an inspiration for the Ranger class, he seems to be a simple Fighter probably Professional tier (levels 5-8). Someone mentioned him healing? If so, this can be a feat, an Elf ancestry, or a magic item. Actually, because of the Charisma and Intelligence of Aragorn, I feel he is a much better inspiration for the 4e Warlord class, than any Ranger class. [/QUOTE]

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