A strange little side quest
If Hero Running sends you down a curiosity rabbit hole, start here. In 18th-century America, upper-class men as well as women wore make-up, a reminder that beauty customs have never been as fixed as they can seem. The broader history adds one more wrinkle. By 1987, fantasy role-playing had become a major computer-game direction, with Zelda, licensed Dungeons & Dragons games and other story-led adventures expanding the form. So a round of Hero Running is not just a quick distraction; it is a tiny stop on a much longer fashion and style timeline.
