A few good links

[Agent 57]

<a href="http://www.project-apollo.net/text/rpg.html">The Grand List of Console Role-Playing Game Cliches</a>

And the URL of the next link explains it all:

http://gprime.net/video.php/nintendothemesacappella

[Eric]

Hehe the acappella was creative and cool.

I'll read the Cliches later.

[SineSwiper]

Logan's Run Rule
RPG characters are young. Very young. The average age seems to be 15, unless the character is a decorated and battle-hardened soldier, in which case he might even be as old as 18. Such teenagers often have skills with multiple weapons and magic, years of experience, and never ever worry about their parents telling them to come home from adventuring before bedtime. By contrast, characters more than twenty-two years old will cheerfully refer to themselves as washed-up old fogies and be eager to make room for the younger generation.

Yeah, I always hated that. I mean the target audience isn't always kids, especially nowadays.

Friendly Fire Principle (or, Final Fantasy Tactics Rule)
Any attack that can target both allies and enemies will hit half of your allies and none of your enemies.

Obviously not very good at the calculator...