#WordWeavers 2/20 What tropes are in your current project?
Let's see.
We have the gentle giant (until you piss him off by hurting his sister)
There's the underestimated, highly skilled female warrior.
Then there's the homicidal megalomaniac, convinced he's doing what needs to be done.
Taliesin himself is probably a trope. The wise, all-seeing oracle character.
I don't mind any of these. They're fun to play with. The one trope that I'm struggling with is the damsel in distress trope. So, I'm doing what I can to give Branwen as much agency as possible, but ultimately, the plot progresses solely because she's been victimized.
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