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Can DnD ever approximate the heroic literature?
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<blockquote data-quote="BluWolf" data-source="post: 110624" data-attributes="member: 627"><p>I understand and cannot refute the accurate points you all have made regarding the sort of play dictated by the rules. </p><p></p><p>However, I think heroic play can still occur and is more dependant on story line and plot than on mechanics. It is not easy thing to do to build a campaign to the point were player's are morally challenged rather than tactically.</p><p></p><p>Standing down the barrel of a charging orcish horde just because you can is not heroic. Standing there and getting slaughtered isn't very heroic either.</p><p></p><p>But standing there becasue your character knows ther is no other morally acceptable solution and some how managing to survive is.</p><p></p><p>About a year and half ago, our campaign reached a storyline end point that resulted in our PCs leading hte city of Loudwater in a battel versus a demon lead goblinoid army. We were outclassed, outgunned and split up on all sides.</p><p></p><p>The GM (Faust if anyone knows him) had set the stage cunningly to put each of us a position of moral and physical dilema.</p><p></p><p>Each PC conducted himself accordingly and we still talk about that session today.</p><p></p><p>They don't happen often but they do happen. I think its one of the big reasons why I continue to play this game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BluWolf, post: 110624, member: 627"] I understand and cannot refute the accurate points you all have made regarding the sort of play dictated by the rules. However, I think heroic play can still occur and is more dependant on story line and plot than on mechanics. It is not easy thing to do to build a campaign to the point were player's are morally challenged rather than tactically. Standing down the barrel of a charging orcish horde just because you can is not heroic. Standing there and getting slaughtered isn't very heroic either. But standing there becasue your character knows ther is no other morally acceptable solution and some how managing to survive is. About a year and half ago, our campaign reached a storyline end point that resulted in our PCs leading hte city of Loudwater in a battel versus a demon lead goblinoid army. We were outclassed, outgunned and split up on all sides. The GM (Faust if anyone knows him) had set the stage cunningly to put each of us a position of moral and physical dilema. Each PC conducted himself accordingly and we still talk about that session today. They don't happen often but they do happen. I think its one of the big reasons why I continue to play this game. [/QUOTE]
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