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TheEndIsNigh · 12th May 2008, 11:14 PM

Mmm... Not too happy about this either. Let's face it the 'races' you've used do have established implications. Ok trolls eat goats and orcs have been known to feast on anything that moves but it seems to me your tale will be relying on the readers in built expectations and if they act outside those boundaries it will jar with the readers. You know as in:-

Muskroy the troll was collecting roses from his garden when the human...

Also it rules out the option for building the profiles of your fauna for yourself. The 'qualities' of one of your monsters could be exactly the same as say a troll however, you'll miss out on all the descriptive pros that gets the reader into building the picture for him/herself. As in :-

The faint traces of spittle mingled with the remnants of the Spags (troll) last meal...

Also Earthling Human too confusing mixing genre.

Course opinions are meant to be disagreed with so...

12th May 2008, 11:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
TheEndIsNigh ...Prepare Thyself Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Greater Manchester Posts: 423	Re: Creating a (very) cliche world? Mmm... Not too happy about this either. Let's face it the 'races' you've used do have established implications. Ok trolls eat goats and orcs have been known to feast on anything that moves but it seems to me your tale will be relying on the readers in built expectations and if they act outside those boundaries it will jar with the readers. You know as in:- Muskroy the troll was collecting roses from his garden when the human... Also it rules out the option for building the profiles of your fauna for yourself. The 'qualities' of one of your monsters could be exactly the same as say a troll however, you'll miss out on all the descriptive pros that gets the reader into building the picture for him/herself. As in :- The faint traces of spittle mingled with the remnants of the Spags (troll) last meal... Also Earthling Human too confusing mixing genre. Course opinions are meant to be disagreed with so...