# Heroism

> In D&D, Heroism grants temporary hit points and immunity to fear — you do not become stronger, you become harder to stop. The real-world version is the preparation ritual: the pre-presentation pep talk, the pre-launch checklist that calms the team, the structured confidence-building exercise before a difficult conversation. Heroism does not change your abilities. It changes your relationship to the fear of using them.

- Skill: `hmbown/heroism` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add hmbown/heroism`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/hmbown/heroism/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: Hmbown (https://skillmd.com/u/hmbown)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/hmbown/heroism

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# Heroism

Build courage and temporary resilience before walking into something hard.

## Overview

Heroism is interpreted here as a metaphorical spell with a shipping-now execution model.

Canonical source: Heroism (spell)

Provider target: OpenClaw

## When To Use

- Someone is about to do something hard — a presentation, a difficult conversation, a high-stakes launch — and needs structured preparation.
- The blocker is not skill but confidence, anxiety, or fear of a specific outcome.
- You want a pre-game routine, mental rehearsal, or fear-inventory exercise.

## Workflow

1. Identify the hard thing: what is the person about to face, and what specifically scares them about it?
2. Separate controllables from uncontrollables. Name the worst realistic outcome and its actual consequences.
3. Build the preparation ritual: talking points, contingency plans, or structured rehearsal for the specific scenario.
4. Deliver the temporary hit points: a concise confidence frame that is honest, not just cheerful.
5. Include a 'fear inventory' — name the fears explicitly so they lose their ambient power.

## Deliverables

- A preparation plan tailored to the specific hard thing.
- A fear inventory: the specific worries named and reality-checked.
- A confidence frame: an honest, non-cheerleading reason to proceed.

## Guardrails

- Do not manufacture false confidence. Heroism grants temporary resilience, not delusion.
- If the fear is well-founded — the plan actually is bad, the presentation actually is unprepared — say so. Heroism is not a substitute for readiness.
- Do not pathologize normal anxiety. Some fear before hard things is healthy signal, not a problem to solve.

## Default Invocation

Use $heroism to prepare me for this [presentation/conversation/launch/decision]. Name what scares me, reality-check it, and give me a preparation plan.