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It's time to begin, Brave Hero (cue epic and heroic music)<\/em><\/span>!<\/h1>\r\nAs you know, every epic and heroic adventure begins with Call to Action<\/strong><\/em>. The call is usually followed by a scene in which the hero decides whether to accept the call or not.\u00a0 Sometimes the hero finds themselves suddenly thrust into the story with little choice than to accept the call to action.\u00a0 Both scenarios can reflect real-world situations - and both will be explored this semester. So listen closely to the story because you are about to become part of it!\r\n
\r\n\r\nYou are traveling. The reason why doesn't matter at this point.\u00a0 It's been a long day on the road and you are tired, hungry, and thirsty. You enter a small city and approach a tavern. The sign says The Pen and Sword. <\/em><\/strong>\u00a0A lit sign below that says Home-cooked food, Rooms for Rent.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>You\u2019re a stranger to this area, but it's late and starting to rain. You decide to stop for the night.\r\n\r\nAs you enter you scan the scene. The room is not large, but not cramped. You can smell a delicious aroma of roasted meat, and fresh bread. You can also smell the yeasty, hoppy smell of beer or cider, and you can see bottles of other drinks behind the bar.\r\n\r\nTo your left is the bar. The bartender is a round, middle aged man, appearing human, but with... WHAT? You blink and look again.\u00a0 Yep, you saw correctly -- The bartender has very short, horns poking out of his receding, dark, curly hair. Must be a having a costume party or something. At the moment he is frowning at the man before him and seems thoroughly irritated.\r\n

\u201cPackson, get lost! I\u2019ve given you a handout 3 times this week. No more! Either drop some coin on the bar for your food, or shove off!\u201d<\/p>\r\nThe man at the bar, \"Packson\" you assume, is thin and stooped. His clothing is worn and torn, but clean. His greying hair is messy and overlong, but not dirty. He carries a old, much mended rucksack that appears about half full, and grips a cane in his left hand, keeping his weight off his left foot. He is pleading with the bar tender.\r\n

\u201cSamuel, please. You know I don\u2019t have any right now, but you know I\u2019m good for it. I\u2019ve always paid my bill before! But I ain\u2019t had no work the past week since the factory accident broke my foot.\u00a0 I won\u2019t get paid until I go back \u2013 if they\u2019ll take me back \u2013 and the Doc says that won\u2019t be for another 2 weeks. I\u2019m starving here!\u201d<\/p>\r\nThey continue to argue. You're hungry and thirsty. Maybe you could interrupt them and order something.\r\n\r\nYou look around the rest of the room. To your right are some tables. One large table with 5 chairs is empty, near the large, cheerful fire in the hearth. If you sit there, others can join you for a friendly chat. It's nice to meet new people.\r\n\r\nOne small table with 2 chairs is empty, tucked back into a small, shadowy corner. That one looks private and quite. Sometimes it's nice to not have to talk to others.\r\n\r\nOne large table has 3 people sitting at it, drinking and playing a game with cards and dice \u2013 the game is familiar to you and you\u2019re good at it. They mostly appear friendly, and you hear casual banter and occasional laughter. One player is large, man with an equally large knife at his side. He glares at you for a moment as you enter. You see a scruffy beard and dark eyes. Based on the small number of coins in front of him he appears to be losing.\r\n\r\nOne player is an attractive, but tough looking women with long, glossy brown hair, in a loose tunic and slacks. She also looks up at you briefly, smiles, and then looks back at the game.\u00a0 She is wearing a large gem on a cord around her neck. She has the largest pile of coins in front of her.\r\n\r\nThe third player\u2026 is a cat!?? You look again. Yep, it's a large, humanoid cat, wearing a vest of blue velvet. Must be in on the costume party, you think. Their fur is light grey with darker grey stripes. They have a moderate number of coins in front of them, and they must have a good hand (paw?) of cards, because you can just hear some soft purring.\u00a0 They look up at you and wink.\r\n

\u201cHey, here\u2019s a 4th player! Come on over stranger! The game\u2019s better with 4!\u201d<\/p>\r\nYou like playing cards and you've never played with a cat lady before!\r\n\r\nYou see stairs to a second level in the back of the room and a sign that says:\u00a0Rooms for rent \u2013 By the hour, night, or week. Payment due up front! Housekeeping extra.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>You're tired. A quick retreat to a quiet room and sleep might be a good idea.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/header>Where will you choose to begin? Do you seek sustenance, new friends, excitement, or rest and solitude? What influences your decisions? How much is due to your personality, how much to the situation, and how much to the interaction between personality & situation?<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\r\n\r\nClick the Next Button to Accept the Call!<\/strong><\/span>","rendered":"