Why do we play our favourite RPGs? In my opinion it’s because we like to be social, hang out with friends, and enjoy their company after a hard week at work or school. It’s because it gives us an avenue to create and play in a land that is far away from real life for a few hours. It’s because these games give us an outlet to be creative with our characters, to model our own desires to be something that we cannot normally be in this society.
RPGs like D&D give me the chance to be a hero. I love rescuing the damsel in distress, defeating the evil overlord, or even slaying the ravaging iconic Dragon that laid the countryside to waste. Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, literally and figuratively. Heroes and heroic tales are one of the most powerful forms of fiction.
It should come as no surprise to learn that heroes present themselves in as many facets as icosahedrons (d20s). So what kind of hero are you?
Throughout April Dungeon’s Master is participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. The challenge is to write a new article ever day in April, excluding Sundays. That’s 26 articles over the course of the month. To make things even more interesting the title of each article will begin with a different letter of the alphabet. Today Dungeon’s Master welcomes guest poster Alton (a.k.a. Marc Talbot) author of the gaming blog 20ft Radius. “H” is for Hero as Alton shares five popular archetypes with us.