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<blockquote data-quote="William Ronald" data-source="post: 1329004" data-attributes="member: 426">Nightfall:&nbsp; A good definition. Heroes often do what many consider to be impossible or difficult.Rath Lorien: An &quot;Average Joe&quot;, or in the Lord of the Rings, an &quot;Average Sam&quot; can be quite heroic.&nbsp; Sometimes what makes a character heroic is discovering their true potential for courage and goodness.&nbsp; Many heroes do not intend to be heroes, but just try to do the right thing.I would like to recommend two books that can provide insights into heroism and have given me a few ideas over the years.&nbsp; &quot;The Hero with A Thousand Faces&quot; by Joseph Campbell and &quot;The Golden Bough&quot; by Sir James Frazier.&nbsp; The first looks at heroic archetypes through a variety of cultures, and the second looks at beliefs and practices in several past and relatively recent societies.&nbsp; Both can be mined by DMs and players for many good ideas.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="William Ronald, post: 1329004, member: 426"] Nightfall: A good definition. Heroes often do what many consider to be impossible or difficult. Rath Lorien: An "Average Joe", or in the Lord of the Rings, an "Average Sam" can be quite heroic. Sometimes what makes a character heroic is discovering their true potential for courage and goodness. Many heroes do not intend to be heroes, but just try to do the right thing. I would like to recommend two books that can provide insights into heroism and have given me a few ideas over the years. "The Hero with A Thousand Faces" by Joseph Campbell and "The Golden Bough" by Sir James Frazier. The first looks at heroic archetypes through a variety of cultures, and the second looks at beliefs and practices in several past and relatively recent societies. Both can be mined by DMs and players for many good ideas. [/QUOTE]

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