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* [[Evil Overlord]] (and [[Mordor]]): aversion thereof - Rant on creating non-Dark Lord villains [//limyaael.livejournal.com/310509.html (LJ)]/[http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/279570.html (IJ)]
* [[Fantastic Caste System]]: "Class/caste systems" [//limyaael.livejournal.com/569204.html (LJ)]/[http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/489514.html (IJ)]
* [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]]: "Throwing out the kitchen sink" [//limyaael.livejournal.com/243441.html (LJ)]/[http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/226294.html (IJ)]
* [[Fate and Prophecy Tropes]]: Destiny and prophecies rant [//limyaael.livejournal.com/132132.html (LJ)]
* [[Feral Child]]: Feral child rant [http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/287234.html (IJ)]
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* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]: Half-breed heroes [//limyaael.livejournal.com/152437.html (LJ)]/[http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/141787.html (IJ)]
* [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold]]: Rant on whores [//limyaael.livejournal.com/570326.html (LJ)]/[http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/490547.html (IJ)]
* [[Idiot Ball]]: And are your characters sane today? [//limyaael.livejournal.com/213893
* [[Idiot Plot]]: Idiot plots, and how to avoid them [//limyaael.livejournal.com/441094.html (LJ)]; also, "Stupid plots rant - Last Herald-Mage spoilers" [//limyaael.livejournal.com/210353.html (LJ)]; some of "Rant on slippery-slope plotting" [http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/283798.html (IJ)]
* [[IKEA Erotica]]: If it’s just Tab A and Slot B, there’s a problem [http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/427383.html (IJ)].
* [[Ineffectual Loner]]: aversion: Making convincing loner characters [//limyaael.livejournal.com/421560.html (LJ)]
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* [[Physical God]]: Beings of extreme power rant [//limyaael.livejournal.com/443419.html (LJ)]
* [[Planet of Hats]]: "Avoiding gimmick-worlds" rant [//limyaael.livejournal.com/524485.html (LJ)]/[http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/446010.html (IJ)]
* [[Professional Killer]]: On assassin characters [http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/242313.html (IJ)]
* [[Psychic Power]]: Psychic powers rant [//limyaael.livejournal.com/361455.html (LJ)]
* [[Point of View]]: [http://limyaael.livejournal.com/tag/viewpoint%20rants Viewpoint rants]
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* [[Changed My Mind, Kid]]: In the Rant on slippery-slope plotting. ("We’ve changed our minds! Because it was time for a plot turn!") [http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/283798.html (IJ)]
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Though she didn't use the term, her rant on subtle foreshadowing favors elements that aren't supposed to be noticed the first time around.
* [[Come with Me If You Want to Live]]: In the Rant on slippery-slope plotting. [http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/283798.html (IJ)]
* [[Convection, Schmonvection]]: Limyaael's rant on dragons notes that if your dragon can breathe fire hot enough to ''melt solid rock'', it's probably going to do more than just "make a hero's jacket smolder" in the process.
* [[Counterproductive Propaganda]]: In the "Propaganda rant" [http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/372799.html (IJ)]
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* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: Almost any rant about elves, demi-humans, non-humans, etc. will invoke a comparison of the non-human species being in complete and utter harmony with their environment while the humans are hellbent on destroying it.
* [[Improbable Species Compatibility]] / [[Shapeshifting Squick]]: During her rant about half-human heroes, she says that as much as an author wants to just say "[[Bellisario's Maxim|don't think about it]]" when asked how the "mechanics" of it work, the author is the one person who '''should''' be putting more thought into it than anyone else.
* [[Instant Messenger Pigeon]]: In "Rant on technology in fantasy" [http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/288370.html (IJ)]
* [[Masquerade]]: In urban fantasy rant: [//limyaael.livejournal.com/177827.html (LJ)]/[http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/165351.html (IJ)]
* [[Misapplied Phlebotinum]]: Here and there, including Propaganda rant [http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/372799.html (IJ)]
* [[No Periods, Period]]: When discussing full-moon-bound werewolves, Limyaael notes that even a woman's monthly period gets better care than full moon werewolf angst. Assuming the author even bothered to think about that, of course.
* [[Realism]]: Pick a rant, any rant, and odds are it's about adding more realism.
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* [[Rightful King Returns]]: Some of "Rant on slippery-slope plotting" [http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/283798.html (IJ)] and "Stupid plots rant - Last Herald-Mage spoilers" [//limyaael.livejournal.com/210353.html (LJ)]
* [[Show, Don't Tell]]/[[Informed Attribute]]: All the time, e.g. the "Rant on creating good rulers [http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/293840.html (IJ)]" starts with this.
* [[Tail Slap]]: When discussing dragons, Limyaael notes that the whip of a crocodile's tail packs enough brute force to kill an average human being. So what would a dragon's tail do? "Probably ''not'' cause light wounds."
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