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<blockquote data-quote="Edena_of_Neith" data-source="post: 634468" data-attributes="member: 2020">To ReprisalPosted by Reprisal&nbsp; Reprisal&nbsp; Member&nbsp;&nbsp; Registered: Jan 2002&nbsp;&nbsp; Location: BC, Canada&nbsp;&nbsp; Posts: 182&nbsp; Welcome Back! &nbsp; Hey Edena, &nbsp; Another excellent post on your part.&nbsp; To be honest, I've not much to say because it seems to have been said before I even got here.&nbsp; &nbsp; So, I'll keep it short. &nbsp; I agree with whomever said that heroism is an issue of player and character, rather than system, but at the same time, I don't believe that this was truly what Edena meant. Simply using the term &quot;D&amp;D&quot; can mean a myriad of things now... but that's neither here nor there.&nbsp; To me, heroism is not the act in and of itself, but rather the intention behind that act. Why someone chooses to do something is perhaps more important than the decision to do it, or failing that, the act itself.&nbsp; Does that even make sense?&nbsp; &nbsp; From Edena to Reprisal&nbsp; Gods, it's good to see you again, Reprisal!&nbsp; Reprisal, I am embarrassed.&nbsp; I have forgotten the name of your character in the first IR.&nbsp; And that character, aside from Forrester the Humanoid Champion and King, is the most famous name in all of Realmspace.&nbsp; What was his name?&nbsp; He was Speaker of the Parliament of the United Commonwealth of Toril, and leader of the Technomancy prior to that.&nbsp; A cathedral stands now above his tomb, and the Church of Mercy - hundreds of millions strong - canonized him long ago, and in his memory they strive for peace, unity, good-will and the other ideals he fought for.&nbsp; And incidentally, these words (above) answer your post.&nbsp; Yes, heroism is about intention.&nbsp; To be blunt, anyone can try something foolish.&nbsp; However, there are those who try what is perceived as foolish, but they have their motivations ... and these are the figures that have changed the world.&nbsp; (Jonas Salk deliberately infected himself with AIDS, trying to find a cure for it.&nbsp; This is the man who halted Polio.&nbsp; I would never call this man a fool, and I think the term heroic can be applied to this person.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Edena_of_Neith, post: 634468, member: 2020"] [b]To Reprisal[/b] Posted by Reprisal Reprisal Member Registered: Jan 2002 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 182 Welcome Back! Hey Edena, Another excellent post on your part. To be honest, I've not much to say because it seems to have been said before I even got here. So, I'll keep it short. I agree with whomever said that heroism is an issue of player and character, rather than system, but at the same time, I don't believe that this was truly what Edena meant. Simply using the term "D&D" can mean a myriad of things now... but that's neither here nor there. To me, heroism is not the act in and of itself, but rather the intention behind that act. Why someone chooses to do something is perhaps more important than the decision to do it, or failing that, the act itself. Does that even make sense? From Edena to Reprisal Gods, it's good to see you again, Reprisal! Reprisal, I am embarrassed. I have forgotten the name of your character in the first IR. And that character, aside from Forrester the Humanoid Champion and King, is the most famous name in all of Realmspace. What was his name? He was Speaker of the Parliament of the United Commonwealth of Toril, and leader of the Technomancy prior to that. A cathedral stands now above his tomb, and the Church of Mercy - hundreds of millions strong - canonized him long ago, and in his memory they strive for peace, unity, good-will and the other ideals he fought for. And incidentally, these words (above) answer your post. Yes, heroism is about intention. To be blunt, anyone can try something foolish. However, there are those who try what is perceived as foolish, but they have their motivations ... and these are the figures that have changed the world. (Jonas Salk deliberately infected himself with AIDS, trying to find a cure for it. This is the man who halted Polio. I would never call this man a fool, and I think the term heroic can be applied to this person.) [/QUOTE]

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