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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jack7" data-source="post: 4610587" data-attributes="member: 54707">I wanted to express to everyone how grateful I am for your participation in the various threads and blog posts I have been making as of late. However I also wanted you to make you aware of why I have not always been able to respond to your various posts, even when I have desired to do so.At this moment I am involved in many different things. I run my own freelance non-fiction writing business, and lately I have been trying my hand at writing fiction as well. So work has been keeping me very busy. I am also renovating my home (I bought my father's old estate), am helping to homeschool my children, and on occasion I still consult on certain criminal cases. More rarely - but still every now and then - I also consult, invest in, or advise on various business start-up and investment ventures or IPOs. I help run various mission and ministry projects at my church, am now one of the treasurers, and when I have the opportunity I am also still keeping my hand at work on some of my newer inventions. I'm also co-writing and helping to do the basic illustrations on a graphic novel. And finally my Great Dane bitch just littered, so now I have seven new-born puppies to tend to, at least for the next two months or so, until their new owners come for them. So because of all of these things I'm not always able to respond to things on the internet, nor do I always have the time to do so, even when I so wish.I didn't want anyone to think I was being dismissive of their questions, responses, or arguments. I'm not. And when I get the proper amount of time to respond effectively I'll try and do so.I come to this site, and make postings here because it gives me an opportunity to relax and dismiss my mind from other matters, and to work on real world problems in the background of my thoughts while I think about other things (like gaming issues). It's the same reason I design games and become involved in projects like the contests I'm now involved in. I wish I had the time to discuss some of these matters in greater scope, but I don't always have that chance. Nevertheless I often find your comments interesting and generally try to read them all in detail. Often they give me ideas for other projects or allow me to think about my own idea sin a different way, and therefore better clarify my own propositions. That being said I'm simply too busy at the moment to respond in kind to every comment or inquiry. But it doesn't mean I haven't read and considered what you wrote. And I don't want to in any way discourage comment or debate in these threads or posts between those of you who do wish to carry on an argument or debate on some point or points of contention. Just don't take it personally if I can't always join in right now.My apologies having been made I thought I might bring up a few more questions for debate among you guys.Does Heroism vary according to genre, or game genre?That is to say, is Captain Kirk (not just as an individual, but as a certain kind of sci-fi archetype of the futuristic hero) a different kind of hero than a fantasy hero like Aragorn? Is a Doc Savage different than a Sherlock Holmes?Is a fantasy gaming hero different than a sci-fi gaming hero? If so how are they different? How similar?Is a modern hero different than a sci-fantasy hero? Is a super-hero different than a horror game hero? If so, why? And in what ways? If not, why not?Is there a different ideal of heroism in modern times than in ancient times, and if so how does the modern ideal different from more ancient, or Medieval ideals? Or even among modern ideals of heroism and that of say, the generation of the Second World War? Why are real heroes so relatively rare in modern culture or have they always been rare in every age?Despite all the titles and appellations and terms of rank (heroic tier, etc.) why are real heroes so rare even in imaginary game settings, that would seem to have an interest in fostering ideals of heroism?Is there a different ideal of heroism among women than men? If so how an in what way? What kinds of heroes are there, and how might you classify them (you don't have to limit yourself to genre-based descriptions or classifications)? How would you rank their orders or natures? What do all heroes have in common, what differentiates one type of hero from another?It will be interesting to see your opinions on the matter.</blockquote>

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