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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 6373144" data-attributes="member: 1210">I'm late to the party here, but I'd say that there are a number of differences between an adventurer and a hero.A hero stands for something, probably succeeds in his or her endeavors, seeks a greater goal than mere personal enrichment or power and usually dies, if at all, in a particularly dramatic fashion.An adventurer is out for him- or herself, whether seeking riches, power, knowledge or whatever. An adventurer might succeed or might fail; while a hero will not die in a meaningless fashion, an adventurer very well may. Most fantasy centers around heroes. In the Wheel of Time, the heroes are caught in a series of epic quests. They seek to protect the world, or pieces of it, or their friends and family. They are hereos.Here and there, especially in old sword & sorcery novels, you'll see more mercenary protagonists. Conan seeks to rob the Tower of the Elephant not because it will save the world, but because it is there. He is an adventurer.  [MENTION=91812]ForeverSlayer[/MENTION], do I have your meaning about right? It's a distinction that I absolutely agree with, and I definitely think different versions of D&D encourage one style of pc over the other. 5e seems to make room for both. I think. *crosses fingers*</blockquote>