This Old Trope I

I know I should probably do another ‘ This Old Monster ‘ before diving into this, but… I had the idea after watching some fellow writers describe one of the tropes dealt with below and I had something to say. Of course, they were talking about it in glowing terms and the specific place I was haunting is… less than friendly to disagreement, so I’m doing it here rather than getting arbitrarily banned.

Now, on the outset, I am a big fan of the Fantasy genre. While I’ve complained and mocked a lot o...