Adventuring was all about reducing risk. You researched your target dungeon, identified the hazards, and prepared countermeasures, all to reduce the risk to as close to zero as possible.

“Everyone … has something that they want to destroy,” he said. “Wanting to destroy everything means that we can align on that one point. If I couldn’t make deals, I wouldn’t get anything done.”

But every time you save a life, you preserve their uniqueness, and their ability to experience uniqueness for a little longer.