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So, you're a hero who's a fair way through your quest. You've slain [[Kill It with Fire|fire]]-[[Breath Weapon|breathing]] [[Our Dragons Are Different|dragons]], or assassinated [[The Mafia|mob bosses]], or torn apart an army base filled with hostile aliens. [[One-Man Army|You've cut a swath through the land]], [[Sociopathic Hero|slaughtering anything or anyone]] who gets in your way and [[We Do the Impossible|spit in the face of impossible odds]]. You're well on your way to finishing the job, when you need a favor. Anybody who knows who you are [[Hundred-Percent Heroism Rating|should be too grateful]] or [[The Dreaded|too scared]] to turn you down, right? Wrong!
So, you're a hero who's a fair way through your quest. You've slain [[Kill It with Fire|fire]]-[[Breath Weapon|breathing]] [[Our Dragons Are Different|dragons]], or assassinated [[The Mafia|mob bosses]], or torn apart an army base filled with hostile aliens. [[One-Man Army|You've cut a swath through the land]], [[Sociopathic Hero|slaughtering anything or anyone]] who gets in your way and [[We Do the Impossible|spit in the face of impossible odds]]. You're well on your way to finishing the job, when you need a favor. Anybody who knows who you are [[100% Heroism Rating|should be too grateful]] or [[The Dreaded|too scared]] to turn you down, right? Wrong!


"Go clean out my stables."
"Go clean out my stables."
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Please restrict [[Real Life]] examples to people who have been [[Vindicated by History]] already.
Please restrict [[Real Life]] examples to people who have been [[Vindicated by History]] already.


Compare [[No Fame, No Wealth, No Service]], [[Hero with Bad Publicity]]. Contrast [[Famed in Story]], [[Hundred-Percent Heroism Rating]], and [[The Player Is the Most Important Resource]].
Compare [[No Fame, No Wealth, No Service]], [[Hero with Bad Publicity]]. Contrast [[Famed in Story]], [[100% Heroism Rating]], and [[The Player Is the Most Important Resource]].


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