Talk:Beowulf/@comment-67.87.140.74-20130314022342/@comment-1321146-20130316164122

Ah, but then you're messing with the very fabric of the hero's tale.

If the hero has better stats than the monster, there's no story. You'd expect him to slay the beast. Only if the monster is fierce and powerful, stronger than the hero, and apparantly impossible for any man to overcome, will the feat of doing so nonetheless make the man into a hero.