In the previous version of Dragon In Ninth Heaven, there was a deliberate attempt to escalate the power level of characters. This was aimed at matching the power demonstrated by the characters in the source comics. It was achieved by using “chi allocation”, where a character used their internal energy to increase the damage of their strikes, and reduce the damage of incoming strikes. This is a very common theme in Chinese martial arts which is particularly emphasised in the comic and cinema mediums.
As characters become more and more powerful, their abilities relative to each other remain roughly the same. However, opponents of lower levels quickly become insignificant threats and the environment quickly becomes a canvas that shows the effects of any battle.
For the D&D 4E version of the game I am wondering if this is necessary.
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