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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MoogleEmpMog" data-source="post: 3081135" data-attributes="member: 22882">I always think of the word hero in the classic, Homeric sense: 'heroic' is a measure of greatness (which is, itself, a measure of prowess, notoriety and impact, not just one of the above), and is not a measure of morality.  A hero surpasses ordinary men; there is no question that he is not their equal.  He is grander, more spectacular, more powerful, more IMPORTANT.  When he's good, he's unmeasurably better, and when he's bad, he's unfathomably worse - and he may, in the course of his heroic career, be both.  He saves thousands from death and sends as many to their doom.  His life is larger than life, and in death he will live forever in the memory of his deeds.Truth be told, this isn't the kind of character I like to play, and if I did want to, I'd definitely use Exalted for it.  In D&D, I prefer a powerful, better than the norm protagonist who may have the power of a capital-H Hero but doesn't have the 'tude.  Most of my PCs fall into the "hard-bitten mercenary who doesn't have a heart of gold but does, at least, sometimes let it be known he has a heart," Black Company style.  They like to keep a low profile with the general populace, and let prospective employers know just enough to whet their appetites; being widely known means people who can reasonably expect to take you out will be gunning for you.</blockquote>