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What are some fantasy tropes and clichés you hate?


Most hated fantasy tropes? : r/Fantasy - Reddit

I was talking with a friend about a few recent fantasy reads and a discussion of tropes that we find annoying came about.

What are some fantasy tropes and clichés you hate? - Quora

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Its hard to fall into cliches when you INVENT SOME OF THE CATEGORIES ON THE LIST. ... I've always hated the uniform racial tropes, myself and I've made a ...

Annoying Tropes in Fantasy: A humorous perusal of overused ...

Out of the list, my most annoying fantasy trope is Number 8: Magic. I'm a big fan of magic but sometimes less is more and you don't need wave ...

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If you spot a particular trope that seems to turn up everywhere you go then avoid it because people are probably sick of it. If you want to find ...

Fantasy Tropes and Clichés - Joy V Spicer

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Fantasy Tropes I HATE | Captured in Words - YouTube

... , they risk becoming a cliche. When not executed well, these are the tropes I hate! Let me know the tropes that you hate in the comments! Want ...

Trying to avoid High-Fantasy Cliches - TV Tropes Forum

Some things you mentioned are not really cliches, but tropes. Fantasy beasts, for example. I think they are kind of important in high ...

What are the common tropes/cliches you see in CoG games (and ...

... cliche in manga/anime where the protagonist is transported to a fantasy world. Done right and this trope/cliche can be really enjoyable. 4 ...

Is it possible to combine clichés/tropes to make it not a cliché?

We've all seen eye-rollingly "bad" romantic subplots that make no sense because emotions turn on a dime and the obvious couple just bicker. It's ...

When Does A Fantasy Trope Become A Hated Cliche? - BookViral

Authors have to rely on the readers' suspension of disbelief, an acceptance of the unbelievable or incredible for the sake of enjoyment, and in the main, they ...

Favorite/Least Liked Tropes? - Questions - Tapas Forum

4.Meaningless fantasy powers. this is a bit broad but ill try to make it simple: basically you know those stories-- where you have a character, ...

Fantasy tropes that need to go away | RPGWatch Forums

Gnomes. Pure and simple. I always thought the gnomes were little people responsible for putting Rip VanWinkle to sleep. Or making Vernors. I can't stand em so ...

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Must-Know Fantasy Tropes for Aspiring Authors - Dabble

A fantasy trope, as you probably guessed, is a trope that's specific to the fantasy genre. Tropes come in many forms. Characters can be tropes, ...

What fantasy cliché(s) do you hate? - SoFurry

Me? There are two Fantasy clichés that I can think off the top of my head that I really cannot care for. The first is when a story is clearly ...