Spider
Sage
Hey guys! The title of this thread is pretty self explanatory. What are the cliches in fantasy which drive you crazy or which you always try to avoid when writing?
Now, if it's a human falling in love with a gelatinous cube, then maybe, just maybe, it'll be a winner!
But like I said, even that cliche can be executed well...
But like I said, even that cliche can be executed well...
Now, if it's a human falling in love with a gelatinous cube, then maybe, just maybe, it'll be a winner!
So my least favorite cliche is the poorly executed cliche.
If you're races are inherently ANYTHING sociologically, whether it is good, evil, judicious, resilient, dishonest, greedy, or any other trait you are doing a bad thing.
Does 'token female warrior who's clearly secondary and only there to be hot' count as a cliche or just a trope?