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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wulf Ratbane" data-source="post: 3250449" data-attributes="member: 94">Some good replies in here-- I knew you guys wouldn't let me down. (Posting late at night is great!)I think one thing that sets the D&D Adventurer apart is his capacity and willingness to do violence. Adventurers are killers.And in my mind there's an even further distinction to be made on the sheer scale of killing that adventurers do that might set them apart from a few of the examples given. I'm not talking about the modern adventurer's willingness to kill someone who gets in his way.  Adventurers often engage in spectacularly unsubtle slaughter-- dozens and dozens of "evil humanoids" in one go.So in that respect we draw a distinction between an extreme athlete and a military contractor, as well as between the military contractor and the conquistadores. The conquistadores also had the backing of the King or Queen-- not to mention GOD Himself, as far as they were concerned-- which makes them an even more suitable analogue to the way I envision the typical Adventurer.</blockquote>