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> << >"We say "perhaps" because in most works of adventure fiction,
> ..<snip>....,
> >you rarely see characters palpably improve over the course of their
> >adventures. >>
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> This is hardly true. The most famous fantasy adventures, whether
Conan or
> Tolkien or Robert Jordan, start with "hicks from the sticks" and
ends with
> them moving the universe. It is surely true that the hicks in
question have
> remarkable characteristics even at the start, but their "skill
level"
> certainly rises throughout the course of their adventures.
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> Jim Chapin
The Hero Coming Of Age And Into His Power. Oh yeah... This is very
true. Just like heroes.
Wart.. er, Arthur started off as a squire. =) (we beat him up, ooops)
Jeff