Fantasy Discussion
Added 2019-07-12 06:38:27 +0000 UTCWhat are some of the most over used tropes in the Fantasy genre of games, books or movies?
Which ones do you like and which ones do you hate?
For example I think Dragons are the most iconic fantasy creature and are used a lot but I also love dragons so its kind of 50/50 lol
Comments
I don't like what I would call Flat Good Vs Evil. You know, where the bad guy does bad things because he's bad. That's silly; even real-world monsters and dictators did what they did because they either thought they were actually doing the "right" thing (if not for their fellow man/countrymen, then for themselves) or they're just acting selfishly. And I don't like Always Chaotic Evil races because they're just walking justifications for genocide.
Indigo Jack
2019-07-13 00:19:35 +0000 UTCAnd yet, we don't complain if they're the villains and the heroes have to find their one weakness or otherwise trick them somehow. Funny how that works too. But yeah, they should never be the hero or even the support if possible, or at the very least, have some reason they wouldn't want to interfere.
Indigo Jack
2019-07-13 00:17:24 +0000 UTCI'm I love perils. Like where the main character is struggling to resist either physically or mentally. I love/hate... inflated ego characters mainly for the fact that I find them annoying but love when they get beaten down.
Snakeman24
2019-07-12 23:50:06 +0000 UTCThe Chosen One and The Prophecy. If the protagonist is predestined to complete a quest, overthrow the evil overlord, or bring balance to the world, there is a lack of suspense because the reader knows deep down that, whatever may come, the protagonist will succeed eventually. I have started and put down countless novels simply because this was a thing. I just cannot get invested in a premise like that. I am drawn more to stories where the protagonist is just another rogue, rebel, mage, or adventurer who takes action for moral, personal, or practical reasons and not because it was foreseen or because a wizard said it.
LordStormCaller
2019-07-12 12:49:47 +0000 UTCOne trope you should avoid is god-like creatures that could just fix everything if they just did anything. If creatures like those are a part of your universe, let them remain just a myth or a legend.
Based Andrew
2019-07-12 07:59:50 +0000 UTC
