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Well, I know this is not a newsbit, but I HAD to post this there, because I find it unbelievably funny :-). A thread called "Silly RPG cliches and happenings" was started by our user Windwalking in our General CRPG forum - and this is how he started it:
When you think about it, RPGs often have a bunch of silly stuff that we all just overlook and take for granted. Here's a few I can think of:
1) People like to leave gold and magical items in random places in the world and in dungeons. No one ever wants them besides you, because you can wait all year and they'll still be there. Perhaps everyone's just a clean freak?
2) All brigands and other low-level nasty folk are idiots, as evidenced by the fact that these chumps will continually suicide themselves into a guy (or party of guys) who are equipped in glowing armor, glowing (often flaming!)weapons, and enough magical potions and trinkets to be able to hear that clanging racket for miles around.
3) Young lads can, within the course of months, become the most powerful being on the planet (proven by destroying the most powerful being on the planet, who usually is the wicked one).
4) Half of the people in the world have an urgent (or not so urgent) quest to fulfill, and will entrust this quest to a random stranger.
5) Most bad guys have not heard of the concept of "ganging up" on unsuspecting heroes; instead, they appear to be content to send separate waves of increasingly tougher opponents at their would be slayers. Perhaps it is in the Villain's Handbook?
6) Most bad guys are very curious about the would be heroes; instead of killing them immediately, they like to watch their antitheses grow stronger and stronger. Again, this may be in the Villain's Handbook.
7) Most heroes have the uncanny ability to suddenly learn new abilities, feats, and spells at certain intervals, despite sometimes never having any experience with such. "Look ma, I am suddenly an expert at wielding a morning star! Whatever that is!"
Well, that's all I can think of. Your turn Yes, your turn :-). If you'd like to add your findings to this thread, just follow our link (you have to be registered user or register a username to post). |
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Silly RPG cliches and happenings
