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<blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 4860868" data-attributes="member: 2067"><p>In most of my games, saving the world is, sooner or later, what they want to do.</p><p></p><p>Not just because the world will end, either.</p><p></p><p>Gil-focused mercenaries save the world because there will be a life of luxury for them if they do it.</p><p></p><p>Lovelorn Ted Baxters save the world because of all the drooling fangirls (or maybe just that one aloof girl in the party...)</p><p></p><p>Cool old dudes save the world so that the next generation can enjoy it, so that they leave a legacy for the youth of the planet.</p><p></p><p>Folks with a Mysterious Past save the world because doing so will help them define who they are now, regardless of who they were before.</p><p></p><p>Atoners save the world because that is the only way they can make up for the evils they've done.</p><p></p><p>Perfectionists save the world because it is the highest demonstration of their skill as warriors/crafters/whatever.</p><p></p><p>"Saving the world" gets you what you want. It also lets you conquer your weaknesses and fears. On one level, it's allegory, which makes sense in a fantasy setting: you represent one of the millions of reasons to continue to live in a world where death wants to end it all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="I'm A Banana, post: 4860868, member: 2067"] In most of my games, saving the world is, sooner or later, what they want to do. Not just because the world will end, either. Gil-focused mercenaries save the world because there will be a life of luxury for them if they do it. Lovelorn Ted Baxters save the world because of all the drooling fangirls (or maybe just that one aloof girl in the party...) Cool old dudes save the world so that the next generation can enjoy it, so that they leave a legacy for the youth of the planet. Folks with a Mysterious Past save the world because doing so will help them define who they are now, regardless of who they were before. Atoners save the world because that is the only way they can make up for the evils they've done. Perfectionists save the world because it is the highest demonstration of their skill as warriors/crafters/whatever. "Saving the world" gets you what you want. It also lets you conquer your weaknesses and fears. On one level, it's allegory, which makes sense in a fantasy setting: you represent one of the millions of reasons to continue to live in a world where death wants to end it all. [/QUOTE]
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