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<blockquote data-quote="The Hitcher" data-source="post: 6329064" data-attributes="member: 63747">I was just responding to someone else's unsupported claim about genre norms, but now I'm referring to lower-level Hero's Journey archetypes. The Hero overcomes Challenges with help from Allies, that kind of thing? Yes, he traditionally has to face Death alone, but that's in a story where he's the primary protagonist. D&amp;D has to meld the journeys of several heroes into one. E.g. Return of the Jedi ends with Luke being dominated by the Emperor, before finally overcoming him. But plenty of preceding scenes in the trilogy involve teamwork between various characters to overcome the opposition. Doesn't seem much of a stretch to combine the two ideas given the specific context of tabletop role-playing. It feels appropriate to me, at any rate.EDIT: And @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=957" target="_blank">BryonD</a> says it better above^I guess these were the statements that gave me that impression:Perhaps it was just wishful thinking.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Hitcher, post: 6329064, member: 63747"] I was just responding to someone else's unsupported claim about genre norms, but now I'm referring to lower-level Hero's Journey archetypes. The Hero overcomes Challenges with help from Allies, that kind of thing? Yes, he traditionally has to face Death alone, but that's in a story where he's the primary protagonist. D&D has to meld the journeys of several heroes into one. E.g. Return of the Jedi ends with Luke being dominated by the Emperor, before finally overcoming him. But plenty of preceding scenes in the trilogy involve teamwork between various characters to overcome the opposition. Doesn't seem much of a stretch to combine the two ideas given the specific context of tabletop role-playing. It feels appropriate to me, at any rate. EDIT: And @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=957"]BryonD[/URL][/U][/B][/I] says it better above^ I guess these were the statements that gave me that impression: [COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] Perhaps it was just wishful thinking. [/QUOTE]

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