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marlynnofmany:

I’d love to see a Classic Fantasy Thing where the stereotypical personalities are mixed up. 

The halfling thief is stoic and serious.  The barbarian is bubbly and cheerful. 

The lady magician likes ale and headbutting things.  The dwarf sings gentle lullabyes and walks softly.

The thinly-veiled-fantasyworld-version-of-a-Native-American has a wicked sense of humor.  Constantly plays pranks on the rest.

The Normal Farmboy Of Destiny plans to join up with the villain at the first chance he gets; world domination sounds excellent.

The villain treats his underlings with respect and compassion.  His hot daughter gets both medals of honor and surprise birthday parties, and she wouldn’t dream of siding with his enemies no matter how nice and/or handsome their leader is.  She and Dad want to take over the world so they can improve it. 

Unicorns stab people.  A lot.

Wizards love sharing their knowledge and only use riddles as brain-teaser exercises and not to rely important information

Barbarian hordes take over villages by building schools and wells

A trans man/woman joins an adventuring group, it isn’t some weird ploy to be closer to a love interest, and the group knows and is accepting of their identity

“Sword in the Stone” is a fair game where you can win stuffed animals

Princesses duel for the right to marry the prince

Regent of country raises the young prince/princess to know how to actually run things when they come of age

Princess understands the political importance of a marriage alliance and doesn’t run away the day before her wedding

Necromancer raises people so they can say final goodbyes, finish important life tasks, and/or testify against their murderer(s)

Big, tough warrior is a huge baby about getting stitched up after battles because they “hate needles”

Dragons share their wealth with war-torn communities to fund the rebuilding efforts