Lopen posted... For the record I do think using this rule should be done with some caution
Like yes trying to even scale is good but for characters like Yawgmoth there are certain x factors where it simply isn't fair to just make the characters equal and see what they'd do. Part of why Yawgmoth is so evil is his ambition. He ascended to godhood from mortal by executing a very extensive list of atrocities to get there. He then became such a corrupting influence that he literally blights the world upon death, which is not because it's just an inherent thing he was born with but that he did so much evil that this happened-- most entrants in this bracket, if "put in his position" simply wouldn't do that because they don't have the amount of evil mojo to do it and putting them as "equals" gives them evil cred they frankly never earned in their own canon and it's a lot of speculation to assume they would be able to.
At some point you have to wonder where in the timeline it's fair to stick the other guy. Game of Thrones guy could potentially worse in Yawgmoth's position but what is there to suggest he has the scheming cred and drive that he could reach that level.
I know this is a blowout and this isn't super worth talking about right now but that's my soapbox. (Honestly this is not all this post but also partially the Morgoth match being so stompy that put me on this tirade)
I'm not voting in this one, as I don't know GOT well enough and I don't want to read spoilers cause i want to watch the show... might even do a watchthrough topic
But the idea of evening the scales goes both ways. It's not just "Give Ramsey Bolton the same power as Yawgmoth, and consider what he would do" but also "Bring Yawgmoth down to the level of Ramsey Bolton, and what would he do?" And that's where his ambition would come into play.