Genre Tropes, Worldbuilding, and You

Or, should you include genre cliches in your setting?

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My floating landmasses setting uses a number of standard fantasy tropes. There’s elves and dwarfs, magic, gods, everyday people struggling against a tyrannical king, etc. While those things may pique audience interest, none of them make the setting interesting. To get people to stay in my world, I’ve added details that put a different spin on each…