World of Warcraft®

Everyone who has played RPGs knows that they all follow certain cliches, but have you ever thought of just how many they are? Wouldn't it be a fun idea to list them all to see what sort of crazy crap we've been putting up with for all this time?

I'll start with the following.

- If you're living in a small, out of the way, and above all else peaceful village, and suddenly a major military might starts inching their patrols closer and closer to your home turf, there's a good chance your village is about to be sacked and you're going to be part of an RPG.

- You can randomly barge into people's houses, take their stuff, and they won't give a damn.

Western RPGs do not really follow this cliche though

-Everyone leaves things in pots for some reason.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheRPGClichesGame

-An ancient evil has awakened...

childhood sweethearts

bigger boss behind the big boss

amnesia

ally is really an enemy ..edit... is really an ally

you are the son someone famous

you have a best friend that is also a romantic rival

now go save your sister

the Dragoon will betray you at some point

Female romance lead is Tsundere or Dandere.

The main character has a sword as a main weapon.

Edit: Most of the time it is a sword bigger than the character itself.

- Inane inventory management - juggling useless vendor trash items.
- Any shop would buy everything. God, I hate the idea of selling random loot to shopkeepers.
- No law has authority over main characters. Consequently, evil or antisocial action rarely carry negative repercussions.
- Magical enhancements make weapons and armor GLOW.
- Only main characters can travel.
- Every NPC from simple peasant to a mighty ruler can offer PCs level-appropriate quest reward including unrealistic amounts of gold or rare magic items.
- People stash money and items in random wooden crates. Consequently, containers rarely contain things that would be expected - grain in sacks, beer in kegs...