More the "pervy mentor figure" angle. Think Master Roshi.
They had knights (probably because the author knows about as much about European history as I do about Chinese history) but the Sanderan Empire is basically the Roman Empire with fantasy extras. Which is a good deal before the medieval period. In fact, their forebears are literally Romans who came thorugh a gate, and one of the many criticisms levelled against the series is that given the time period that's supposed to have happened they should all be Christian.
No. No he does not.
No. Diabo is the closest thing to a hero is. The SI here is more being arsehole comic relief.
Got to love the Japanese. They're speaking a variant of Roman Latin. There are people in modern Japan who speak it, but since none of the JDSF recognised it they didn 't bother recruiting one. That's like Britain being invaded by Fantasy Ancient China and not asking the history department of Oxford to lend us some linguists. Probably because the author hates the foreign religion of Catholicism.
No. They didn't use magic or artillery, and their air cavalry were wyvern riders.
Which isn't bad by itself. The issue is that you have to write them doing competant things and winning as a result, not them doing whatever and winning anyway. And if you write the opposition as being no threat, then there's no tension there, and you shouldn't act as if there is.
OPIUM: It's for winners!
No. because its dumb and makes for bad storytelling and you should treat the US as the exception and not the rule and even then, it's still a stretch because we screw up plenty.
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Eventually, grudgingly, because they needed cash.
Thank you, corrected.
I... Don't think so, but you're going back a while there. I know I first heard of Worm on SpaceBattles, but I couldn't tell you if it was before or after I started writing this. I first heard of Naruto on a versus site where the main characters were determined to lose to the Teen Titans, but there wasn't any actual content describing them. I still don't know... Much about the setting other than that one of the characters isn't David Bowie.
For "prince", you could use 宮 ("miya") but 親王 ("shinnou") carrying a more specific meaning of "royal lineage" could also work.
If I remember right Mr Zoat said it's a natural function of the universe and Paul got caught because he was considered close enough for the effect to hit.
And just like that, Paul has completely derailed the entire story of Gate. I'm still hoping this will somehow lead to him getting his body back, and maybe killing off a few gods if they try to attack him first.
Wow, sure is lucky for Paul that the history of this alternate dimension Earth was completely identical to what he knows so he could call them out like that.
That's assuming he didn't have Diabo check the local data networks.
The benefit of having an advisor with decades or even centuries of political experience. Depending on how old this OL was when he arrived there. Though I see the prince hasn't quite cottoned on that desire is more effective with the Ring than anything else.
And it's probably better to come out and say it straight off, rather than prevaricate and cover it up.
And that was driven mostly by the ticking time limit of the Gate's opening. If they'd sent scouts through first...
Yeah, the wartime culture was rather different. And the tendency to dehumanise non-Japanese rather strong. A different spin on the 'master race' philosophy of the Nazis, but done with a certain sense of superiority nonetheless.
If you're asking how he knew that well... Depending on how much signals they can get back to their side, there might well be an Internet connection, albeit a slow one, and nothing hacks like a Power Ring.
And no doubt Diabo is sweating a little inside at the sight of the knowledge they did.
Good, he's learning. Soon he'll have a solid handle on the universe's greatest tool, and then the world will be his oyster...
True. It seems like bad diplomacy to talk to a rival nation's ambassador as if they're an inferior...
Something would would probably be easier for the Japanese side to provide, given they'd likely be well secured.
Because power rings are awesome. Even if he's limited by being to forced to play by the local gods' rules...
Good, he's not going to fuck that part up. Let's see what else he can try to fuck up.
Define 'tribute'? Different cultures, different values, different resources.
Ah... They think the Gate is permanent, do they? Or at least assume it can be opened at will...
Specifically, the Ginza district, one of the city's biggest shopping hubs. Not exactly an industrial centre.
Honestly, did these guys try to find nothing out about the world?
Let me guess: Wizards are good at making things go 'boom!' and not much more? Which puts them more at the level of tactical weaponry than anything.
At least they are planning for it. I could see some less intelligent folks assuming that priests could magic away the disease or something...
The joy of trying to extort a civilisation largely at the mediaeval level of development
Silly buggers.
There we go. They really didn't put much effort into intelligence gathering, did they? Any decently-taught local would know about the Gates, right?
And I suspect the Gods will have little desire to reopen one to Earth-realm. Too much trouble.
Mostly for fun, if I understood right. Adding a little fresh blood to their playthings, maybe. Too bad they bit off more than they bargained for.
Hopefully without the crass 'pervy mentor' act...
Yup. The local Gods are arseholes.
I mean, it's not like a glowing man will come down with a trumpet and declare a deadline or anything.
Oh, finally, someone with actual common sense!
Paul's not a God.Well, the cat's out of the bag now. I suspect the Gods are sitting up on their clouds scowling down at OL for poking his nose into their little game. And they can't even try to force matters, because as a God, OL can probably use his own power to hold the Gate open long enough for the prisoners to be transferred. Maybe they shouldn't have forced him to play their game.
The Gods do.
So the story ends in Mass destruction?
'on Japanese'?
'saying that'?
I'm failing to understand this sentence. Is it saying that the Japanese think the ring is not magical, or what? It occurs to me that it probably makes more sense to believe that the 'gods' are aliens or humans that somehow got advanced tech and conquered the world, than that they are actually gods, so is that it?
