: Re: Why should I try to create realistic fantasy characters? One use for fantasy is wish-fulfillment. With that in mind, why is there a need for realism in creating a character in a fantasy novel?

Their physical characteristics don't have to be realistic, their personality has. You could make one of your characters a sentient levitating purple molibnenum tetrahedron, as long as its personality is consistent. If it's a Deadpan Snarker, keep it that way, or maybe make it slowly lose its sense of humor due to some believable cause, like a personal tragedy. If it's a stern, humorless authority figure, don't make it just start cracking fart jokes out of the blue.

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