History SoYouWantTo / WriteAnUrbanFantasy

* Typically, it's [[FurAgainstFang vampires and werewolves]] as the typical protagonists and antagonists, and they're more or less relegated to being royalty. How about having an [[OurOgresAreDifferent Ogre (or even an Oni)]] who [[SelfMadeMan worked his way to the top and now runs a globally famous company]] while having to juggle on his FamilyVersusCareer, with a son (or a [[ChasteToons younger brother]] [[PromotionToParent who's kind of like one]]) who's always asking "WhenYouComingHomeDad"?

* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', and ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'', which tell the stories of [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent High School Students]] with the ability to summon a ''[[FightingSpirit Persona]],'' which allows them to use magic.

* What about using magic for crime? What potions would you brew if you wanted to rob a bank? Could an [[HornyDevils incubus]] walk into a shop and [[CharmPerson charm]] the girl at the checkout into giving over all the money in the till? If you could see the future, would you become addicted to gambling, or avoid it as boringly predictable? Do vampires show up on security cameras?

* The ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant'' series is about a snarky teenage girl and a skeleton detective mage [[TheyFightCrime who fight crime]] in Ireland.

As great a work that it is, fantasy doesn't begin and end with ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. In UrbanFantasy, mythical creatures and magical beings walk the streets of major cities, towns and suburbs, and mythical quests and legendary battles are fought not in far-off lands of myth, legend and lore, but in the world that exists outside the reader's window. It's a fascinating and fun genre, and this page is designed to give you some pointers in how you can contribute to it.

As great a work it is, fantasy doesn't begin and end with ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. In UrbanFantasy, mythical creatures and magical beings walk the streets of major cities, towns and suburbs, and mythical quests and legendary battles are fought not in far-off lands of myth, legend and lore, but in the world that exists outside the reader's window. It's a fascinating and fun genre, and this page is designed to give you some pointers in how you can contribute to it.

** If there's no {{Masquerade}}, how does magic affect the world? What is the divide between the {{Muggles}} and the WitchSpecies?

* How do the supernatural elements of the story affect the characters? Do members of the WitchSpecies embrace their powers as part of their identities, or do they [[IJustWantToBeNormal view them as a burden]]? If the world where the story is set is filled to the brim with magic and wonder, how do other {{Muggles}} feel? Are curses and hexes more common than healing magic and lost treasures? How are the relationships of the characters altered by the fantastic? Can a romantic relationship be sustained if one of the partners is turned into a cat, for example?

* ''Film/{{Bright}}'' is a [[BuddyCopShow Buddy Cop Movie]] set in an alternate version of 21st century Los Angeles where fantasy races coexist with humans; the protagonist are two partners, a human NobleBigotWithABadge and the TokenHeroicOrc. ''Bright'' has been commonly reviewed as being a very conventional "prevent the bad guys to get the MacGuffin" story in which the Urban Fantasy setting and its background seem interesting but are underutilized. Also, the movie got flak for handling FantasticRacism as a very clumsy metaphor for real life racism, with Orcs (portrayed as strong and with clannic loyalty, but also violent and dumb, and treated as second-class citizens) standing for African-Americans.

* Try mixing fantasy elements with aspects of urban culture. EmmaBull was the first to combine elves with rock bands and now we have the ElvishPresley trope. How about having different werewolf clans opening salons for different hairstyles? Or telepaths having their own mental social network, with a "close friends" feature whose deeper thoughts and memories they can access? Would ghosts have fashion trends for possessing people, complete with a continually-changing "hot or not" list? Are there fancy designer wands for witches and wizards? What about [[TheFairFolk fairies]] who run night clubs that allow their guests to fly while dancing via pixie dust (you could even write that as a metaphor for party drugs, if you so wish)?