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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dr. Strangemonkey" data-source="post: 767642" data-attributes="member: 6533">I have to say that I am not a big Campbell fan.  But the journey did seem to keep Lucas in his place, and I have to give any theory that uses the phrases 'devourer of worlds' or 'world eater' some props.Knew a guy once who fit those descriptions to a t.Don't really know enough about DnD heroes, but I would not be surprised at all if the heroes of DnD fiction are, in fact, coming to comprise their own archetype.Every genre tends towards its own conventions and eventually a characteristic and unique type of protagonist.   While DnD may be slow in doing this as it sees itself as too deeply indebted to other genres and productive modes the fact is that this differences will make themselves felt.I mean, how many heroic journeys have the ensemble cast present in the Dragonlance chronicles?  Sure this is relatively early work and the characters each have their own archetypes to work through, but the overall arc of the story is really dependent on their interaction and work together.</blockquote>