Why aren't mortals more powerful than gods?

[ijuinkun]

If you read the Scribble Tale very very carefully, you will see that what you wrote is, narrowly speaking, probably true. It says so.

To be explicit and fill in some mechanics details with highly speculative concretes: yes, a 100 HP mortal can stand toe to toe against the Snarl and survive longer than a 10000 HP god. Presumably for the exact reason you said.

But in other respects, no, the >100th level god is more powerful because...power is power and levels are power and levels are levels blah blah blah.

A mortal would be more resistant to being unmade, but in turn can not deal out enough damage alone to do more than annoy the Snarl. Even all of the potential possible allies of the OOTS fighting together are not going to do more than "hold off the Snarl for a few moments so that the new seal can be formed".