FatCat
Maester
Hey all!
This thread is the by product of an interesting conversation on MS chatboard.
The topic of discussion seemed to be, originality in fantasy writing. Despite the title, this is not limited to Orcs specifically, but all the common Fantasy creatures, dragons, trolls, werebeasts, vampires, you get the idea. Why are these so prevalent in Fantasy writing, do you consider these things to be a foundation of the fantasy genre, or a cliche? I attempted to word this vaguely to produce discussion along the topic. So, what are your ideas, are Orcs a fantasy foundation, or a fantasy cliche
Side note- I think world building was the appropriate place to put this, sorry in advance if there was a better forum for this.
This thread is the by product of an interesting conversation on MS chatboard.
The topic of discussion seemed to be, originality in fantasy writing. Despite the title, this is not limited to Orcs specifically, but all the common Fantasy creatures, dragons, trolls, werebeasts, vampires, you get the idea. Why are these so prevalent in Fantasy writing, do you consider these things to be a foundation of the fantasy genre, or a cliche? I attempted to word this vaguely to produce discussion along the topic. So, what are your ideas, are Orcs a fantasy foundation, or a fantasy cliche
Side note- I think world building was the appropriate place to put this, sorry in advance if there was a better forum for this.