Dimensional tiering

[Hat_mchat]

I know this is like the oldest topic of discussion and controversy here, but i still got some things i don't get.

What i don't get is how a higher dimensional being can affect a lower dimensional being. Now I've heard people explain "they can affect the higher dimensional structure in which the lower dimensional structure exists", but i don't see how this is possible. The typical example is tearing a piece of paper in which 2D planes exist, but why would tearing this 3D space, governed by 3D physics, be affected by forces and matter that operate in three dimensions. This may be a case of misunderstanding the example, but suppose a 2D plane lie within the paper, and i tore it, i don't see why my force would affect a masless object that doesn't interact with electromagnetism (a 3D force). I feel like the argument made for higher dimensional power is purely geometric and doesn't apply any physics (the foundatioms on which every other power on this site is based)

 

[ZacharyGrossman273]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyuNrm4VK2w

 

[Hat_mchat]

Thanks for the bump but i feel there is a less time consuming explanation than a nearly 2 hour long film

 

[Antvasima]

Fiction simply does not usually make sense in this regard, and higher-dimensional entities can interract with lower beings via avatars. My apologies but that is the best explanation that you are likely to get.

 

[Hat_mchat]

So when you use dimensional tiering, do you only use it for characters who are shown able to interact with lower dimensions?

 

[Antvasima]

Not per definition, but all higher-dimensional fictional characters have to be able to manifest in 3D for regular people to interact with them.

 

[Hat_mchat]

Ok that makes sense to me. As long as they're shown to be able to interact in some way with a lower dimension

 

[Antvasima]

Well, they would still be scaled to higher tiers otherwise, but there wouldn't be much point to feature characters that cannot be seen in stories.