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<blockquote data-quote="Imaro" data-source="post: 3390764" data-attributes="member: 48965"><p>Hey guys been away for awhile but now I'm baaaack.</p><p></p><p>I don't agree here with this definition of coolness.(I will admit now that "heroic" may not have been the right word to use for this thread) now back to what I was saying. Coolness has no effect on being heroic, except in how the heroic part is accomplished. Let's take the LotR movies. I think both Frodo and Aragorn are heroic, I don't however think they're both cool. Aragorn has a "coolness factor" about him(even when the Worg takes him over the cliff in the second movie and he crawls out of the lake half dead he's cool). Frodo and Sam seem more "bumbling" in many ways. Yes they are of just as stern stuff as Aragorn(especially by the last movie) but they are never as cool as him. I think coolness is the way in which a heroic act is approached and accomplished. </p><p></p><p>Jack Sparrow is cool</p><p>Nameless(from Hero) is cool</p><p>Han Solo is cool</p><p>Aragorn, Legolas are cool</p><p></p><p>Snarf is not cool</p><p>C3-PO is not cool</p><p>Frodo & Sam ae not cool</p><p></p><p>but all of the above are heroic in their own way.</p><p></p><p>I feel the problem is that it is really hard to be both cool and effective in D&D. Most combats are tactical affairs where trying to look cool can get you killed or messed up pretty bad. Thus often times it's easier to go with the safe bet than the "cool" option.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Imaro, post: 3390764, member: 48965"] Hey guys been away for awhile but now I'm baaaack. I don't agree here with this definition of coolness.(I will admit now that "heroic" may not have been the right word to use for this thread) now back to what I was saying. Coolness has no effect on being heroic, except in how the heroic part is accomplished. Let's take the LotR movies. I think both Frodo and Aragorn are heroic, I don't however think they're both cool. Aragorn has a "coolness factor" about him(even when the Worg takes him over the cliff in the second movie and he crawls out of the lake half dead he's cool). Frodo and Sam seem more "bumbling" in many ways. Yes they are of just as stern stuff as Aragorn(especially by the last movie) but they are never as cool as him. I think coolness is the way in which a heroic act is approached and accomplished. Jack Sparrow is cool Nameless(from Hero) is cool Han Solo is cool Aragorn, Legolas are cool Snarf is not cool C3-PO is not cool Frodo & Sam ae not cool but all of the above are heroic in their own way. I feel the problem is that it is really hard to be both cool and effective in D&D. Most combats are tactical affairs where trying to look cool can get you killed or messed up pretty bad. Thus often times it's easier to go with the safe bet than the "cool" option. [/QUOTE]
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