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Message: <blockquote data-quote="(Psi)SeveredHead" data-source="post: 2838967" data-attributes="member: 1165">I often think in terms of skill ranks. Can my Smart Hero create a computer from scratch with only a basic electrical kit, in less than a week? I think that's pretty heroic, but you can't do that at 1st-level.I think heroism is a state of mind. Let's give an example, and note it's heavily biased, and not necessarily supported by other posters. Suppose terrorists have taken over the castle. Most of the people around are not heroes, and don't do anything (or maybe do something foolish). The guards might fight, but they just do what they're trained to, or what they're told. The best guards and best officers (heroes) try to come up with a plan, or sabotage the terrorists, or try to slip out and get help, etc. (Selfish ones might just try to slip out and run away, or strike a deal with the terrorists, etc.)Heroes do something. What they do, and how they do it, is based on their personality, smarts, abilities, etc. I'm not expecting the (heroic) seamstress to pick a fight with a terrorist, but maybe she'll trick him into thinking the strike force isn't coming, or maybe she'll slip some knockout poison into his drink (getting the poison could be a mini-adventure in itself), or will try to sneak messages out of the castle (there are fifteen terrorists, one is a half-orc, one of the other ones got a gash on his leg fighting the guards...) etc. Or maybe she'll catch him by surprise (he thought she wasn't a threat, and was wrong) and beat the stuffing out of him.</blockquote>

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