I'm the author of The Broken Empire, The Red Queen's War, & Book of the Ancestor trilogies - spare ideas land here.
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Thursday 15 February 2018
Leading causes of fantasy deaths.
Inspired by this real world infographic:
I decided to have a crack at populating it with leading causes of death in fantasy books/films.
This is my work in progress. Any suggestions to improve it?
I have seen sabotage several times (saddle strap cut, that sort of thing). Traps is a pretty common cause in RPGs but that might fall under blades, poison, etc. GRRM should be higher :)
A common cause of death on the Discworld is The Luggage. Killed a few dozen people over the books, if I'm not mistaken, and also eliminated many rare (now extinct) creatures.
That's definitely true for the first couple DW novels, though I would also classify it as suicide for those who thought they were going to steal Twoflower's gold.
Being a parent, especially the parent of someone with unique powers (Harry D, Harry P, Kvothe, etc.) or the mother of a princess or future princess that loves to sing.
I might change terrorism to old age:)
ReplyDeleteSecond Sethia's comment. I was looking for it up there.
ReplyDeletePlague should be in there somewhere.
ReplyDeleteI have seen sabotage several times (saddle strap cut, that sort of thing).
ReplyDeleteTraps is a pretty common cause in RPGs but that might fall under blades, poison, etc.
GRRM should be higher :)
By volume, I'm pretty sure redshirt-ism should be one of the largest bubbles.
ReplyDeleteA common cause of death on the Discworld is The Luggage. Killed a few dozen people over the books, if I'm not mistaken, and also eliminated many rare (now extinct) creatures.
ReplyDeleteThat's definitely true for the first couple DW novels, though I would also classify it as suicide for those who thought they were going to steal Twoflower's gold.
DeleteBeing a parent, especially the parent of someone with unique powers (Harry D, Harry P, Kvothe, etc.) or the mother of a princess or future princess that loves to sing.
ReplyDeleteDid I miss alcohol?
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