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<blockquote data-quote="roger semerad" data-source="post: 9330230" data-attributes="member: 6998612"><p>&quot;Adventurer&quot;, as used in D&amp;D, seems to most closely resemble a combination of 18th and 19th century explorers (those that explored and filled out the blank spaces on maps) and 18th and 19th century archeologists (who at that time were motivated more by personal fame, wealth, or proving their own pet theories than a genuine interest in historical truth).&nbsp; For me the term adventurer only appears in the setting if it's at a high enough level of organization to have adventurer guilds or companies.&nbsp; In that instance, the adventurers look a lot like the historical examples.&nbsp; Wealthy patrons commissioning skilled people to either find something or solve a mystery.&nbsp; Interestingly, player characters in those games would be just as likely to not be official &quot;Adventurers&quot;.&nbsp; D&amp;D characters in general would more accurately be called heroes in my opinion, as characters tend to act more like comic book superheroes than anything else.&nbsp; Exceptional people that pursue their own goals and are powerful enough to not need, or want, outside help for the most part.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="roger semerad, post: 9330230, member: 6998612"] "Adventurer", as used in D&D, seems to most closely resemble a combination of 18th and 19th century explorers (those that explored and filled out the blank spaces on maps) and 18th and 19th century archeologists (who at that time were motivated more by personal fame, wealth, or proving their own pet theories than a genuine interest in historical truth). For me the term adventurer only appears in the setting if it's at a high enough level of organization to have adventurer guilds or companies. In that instance, the adventurers look a lot like the historical examples. Wealthy patrons commissioning skilled people to either find something or solve a mystery. Interestingly, player characters in those games would be just as likely to not be official "Adventurers". D&D characters in general would more accurately be called heroes in my opinion, as characters tend to act more like comic book superheroes than anything else. Exceptional people that pursue their own goals and are powerful enough to not need, or want, outside help for the most part. [/QUOTE]

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