Hello everyone,
A question that is bothering me because I just finished reading Lords of Olympus and I don't understand an important aspect that was already an issue to me in ADRPG.
About Abilities, it is said that a character ranks in his generation. For my example, let's say Ted's character has spent the most creation points in Might and so he is First Class in Might. He then beats every other player characters in this particular field in one-on-one contest, cause they're in his generation.
Now what happens if Ted's character enters a contest with one of the elder gods? Let's say Prometheus, who is Olympian Class in Might.
Does Ted's character wins because First Class is better than Olympian Class, no matter who he fights?
Does Ted's character loose because despite the fact he's better in Class, Prometheus is from an older generation?
What if the contest is with a High-Numbered Class god like Bia?
I just don't get it, and the way the player characters fit into the scale of the Elder Amberites was already a problem for me in ADRPG. I was told theRPGPundit did a great work at this in LoO but i just don't get it. It looks like i fall in the same old issue : the rank system is great for PvP, but becomes a real headache for PvE.
Can anyone enlighten me with a simple explanation please?