Quote Originally Posted by Darth Paul View Post
Maybe that also accounts for how strong fantasy heroes seem compared to the common folk we know, and how they can frequently leap such great distances, etc. If they live on slightly smaller, hence less massive worlds, the gravity should be slightly less than Earth's 1G. Not enough that people will float around as if they're doing a moonwalk, but enough that they can do Olympic-level feats (while wearing armor and carrying heavy gear) as a routine thing.
John Carter, Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs, is a classic example within the swords and sorcery genre.