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<blockquote data-quote="haakon1" data-source="post: 3219718" data-attributes="member: 25619">Nod.&nbsp; I think it's fear of this that leads to so many PC's being orphans.There's no &quot;dramatic requirement&quot; that heroes be &quot;haunted&quot; or in revenge mode.&nbsp; Think of Aragorn, Legolas, Frodo, Bilbo, and Faramir -- heroic heroes all.&nbsp; Think of the heroes in &quot;13th Warrior&quot;, or Tom Hanks' character in &quot;Saving Private Ryan&quot;, other Greatest Generation characters like the regular guys in &quot;Band of Brothers&quot; or &quot;Flags of Our Fathers&quot; or even-Vietnam-based &quot;We Were Soldiers&quot;, or Kirk and Picard, or the Sam Carter character in &quot;Stargate SG1&quot;.&nbsp; Good and not haunted doesn't mean uninteresting.&nbsp; There are definitely archetypes out there for the character who is doing the right thing because it's gotta be done and he's the best man for the job -- these characters range from the noble warrior types like Bulvy/Beowulf and Aragorn to the unlikely hero like Bilbo or Sam.Their conflicts might involve overcoming fear, or thinking they're not worthy, or overcoming physical and intellectual challenges.&nbsp; It's not all about &quot;fighting the demons inside to keep down my overwhelming urge to kill all sentient beings and ascend as the god of pwnage&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="haakon1, post: 3219718, member: 25619"] Nod. I think it's fear of this that leads to so many PC's being orphans. There's no "dramatic requirement" that heroes be "haunted" or in revenge mode. Think of Aragorn, Legolas, Frodo, Bilbo, and Faramir -- heroic heroes all. Think of the heroes in "13th Warrior", or Tom Hanks' character in "Saving Private Ryan", other Greatest Generation characters like the regular guys in "Band of Brothers" or "Flags of Our Fathers" or even-Vietnam-based "We Were Soldiers", or Kirk and Picard, or the Sam Carter character in "Stargate SG1". Good and not haunted doesn't mean uninteresting. There are definitely archetypes out there for the character who is doing the right thing because it's gotta be done and he's the best man for the job -- these characters range from the noble warrior types like Bulvy/Beowulf and Aragorn to the unlikely hero like Bilbo or Sam. Their conflicts might involve overcoming fear, or thinking they're not worthy, or overcoming physical and intellectual challenges. It's not all about "fighting the demons inside to keep down my overwhelming urge to kill all sentient beings and ascend as the god of pwnage". [/QUOTE]

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