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Fallen Fantasy Worldbuilding Thread (No SV, Help Cyber Go Insane in Fantasy Land Together)

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Alexander Sturnn said:
Council as Imbeciles while laying out in painstaking detail about how they have f*cked up so far.
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Given the situation and the fact the southern generals are facing modern equipment and strategies even Sima had never seen, they get the lesser berating,

I doubt anyone will admit to seeing modern Guns and artillery before and not having an incredibly bad time. And he's smart enough to recognize that.


The northern generals on the other hand… get the ear screaming of a lifetime.
Alexander Sturnn said:
Zhuge Liang is doing his best to calm his Rival down and try to steer things to a productive compromise.
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Exactly, earthbenders give strategic advantages that means bullets and artillery can be midigated.
 
Alexander Sturnn said:
Aaand, now I imagine Dynasty Warriors!Sima Yi berating the more incompetent members of the Council as Imbeciles while laying out in painstaking detail about how they have f*cked up so far.

All the while Zhuge Liang is doing his best to calm his Rival down and try to steer things to a productive compromise.
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And the whole time, Long Feng will probably be pulling interference to keep up the illusion he does to hold power.

...Until someone uncovers his treachery and one of the Dynasty Warriors crew take an 'unplanned vacation' to Ba Seng Se to end this BS.
 
Cyberphilosipher said:
Let's give the Long Feng some credit here.

He's a formidable player and earth bender, and his grip over the Dai li is considered one of the best.

He is by no means a pushover.
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Which wll make it into a cloak and dagger fight. Given he willingly effectively sabotaged his own nation in the name of maintaining his power. Which, will likely end up being a problem as, combined with the secret police and Ba Seng Se...
It'll likely devolve into a cold war between him and 'his own forces' dedicated to defending the earth kingdom.
 
Cyberphilosipher said:
He's a formidable player and earth bender, and his grip over the Dai li is considered one of the best.
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And yet, they instantly abandoned him for Azula as soon as she showed up.

Cyberphilosipher said:
He is by no means a pushover.
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No, but he is also nowhere near as good as he made himself out to be.

The actual smart choice to deal with the Gaang would have been to send them on a wild goose chase to Whale-tail island from the start, like he tried to do later. In addition, he should have pretended to care about them giving him the information they had, reassuring them that he would hand them over to the Earth King and his Generals...and then of course never do it after they had left to go search for Appa. (Granted, this probably wouldn't have worked either thanks to Toph, but it's not like he could have known about her Lie Detection)

Instead, he used incredibly obvious delaying tactics and plump intimidation to try and keep them in line.

The actual reasons for why he succeeded for as long as he did was because 1., the Dai Li didn't have a better Leader to follow, 2., there was nobody in Ba Sing Se to really oppose him until the Gaang arrived and 3., because the Earth King was very naive and sheltered.

In the end, as Azula put it: He was never really a player.
 
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...Yeah... 😅

It's over the moment one of the three kingdom folks manage to reach out to the guy's underlings. A total paper tiger thanks to his main power, the secret police having no loyalty to him.
 
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Alexander Sturnn said:
And yet, they instantly abandoned him for Azula as soon as she showed up.
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To be fair...it was Azula, be honest here we had a whole season of build up on her being this beast, and that just confirmed it.
Alexander Sturnn said:
In the end, as Azula put it: He was never really a player.
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And yet he managed to get as far as he did and gain power over the dai li itself without the bonus of nobility.

Man's basically a bureaucratic littlefinger, good at amassing power to a station he has skill in and maintaining it, but little else.

*Pauses to wait for LITTLEFINGER response*

Themarineguy said:
A total paper tiger thanks to his main power, the secret police having no loyalty to him.
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Are we forgetting Lake Laogai exists?

Because Lake Laogai exists...and barely anyone even the Three Kingdom's Bro's (Except maybe the smartest o them) can't even conceive of something that horrible.

Now...onto the Bolton Lands.
 
Cyberphilosipher said:
Are we forgetting Lake Laogai exists?

Because Lake Laogai exists...and barely anyone even the Three Kingdom's Bro's (Except maybe the smartest o them) can't even conceive of something that horrible.
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Th brainwashing facility would complicate things...
Cyberphilosipher said:
Now...onto the Bolton Lands.
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As in the Westeros Family Boltons?

They may have some trouble in the new world. Between the fact they were the second most powerful force, their ruthless and ambitious perspective, and the fact that many things have got upended...
 
Themarineguy said:
Th brainwashing facility would complicate things...
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Like seriously...its under a lake, and you can't know whos been given a vacation there.

Thats an army of sleeper agents everywhere.
Themarineguy said:
They may have some trouble in the new world. Between the fact they were the second most powerful force, their ruthless and ambitious perspective, and the fact that many things have got upended...
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Roose is loose, and is a violent as shit man, but he's also you know, smart, unlike Ramsey.
 
Cyberphilosipher said:
Roose is loose, and is a violent as shit man, but he's also you know, smart, unlike Ramsey.
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And are neighbors to both Arthurs...

Hope they got armor that can stand up to longbows, cause they are gonna need it. Never mind the one guy with Cataphracts and Legionnaires, and the other with just sheer BS.

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...The Boltens may be out of their depth.
To the west in Ireland, the forces of Mordor and Isengard that are, well....
Quite frankley huge, with Isenguard having lots of crosbows and plate armor.
To the South is the Arnor/Gondor alliance, which may be peeved about the Boltons, and will be active in the area cause of the forces in Ireland.
And closer is the political mess of Paris whom may suddenly go on a conquest spree given Napoleon is around, and like there is enough knight type problems, Brettonia is also pretty close.

And then, there are those they share England with, and possibly other relevant relatively local factions.
 
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Compliant said:
I like the thread title. "Let's go insane together"
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Because lets be real...Its not the strangest thing to do in a Fantasy world.
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Arthur Morgan
Age:35

Titles: Black Lung Morgan, Tacitus Killgore, "The Friend with No Name" Dutch's Enforcer

Diplomacy: 12 (He's a handsome man in a thugish cowboy way)

Martial:16 (His skill in Military Small Unit Tactics is excellent, he's fought in more gang wars in his time)

Stewardship:7 (He's not the smartest mathematics, he's muscle, but he manages his money well)

Intrigue:16+2=18 (He's an Outlaw, he's got a handle on being sneaky)

Learning:14 (He's a well literate man and amature artist.)

Piety:10 (Between all the strange things he's seen and the fact he might have killed a monster with his bare hands…he's a believer but only just)

Personal Combat:20+15+15=50 (Arther is one of the most physically imposing and sharpest gunfighters in the Old West, and compared to those he's seen that is no idle boast)

Traits:

"Gunman (Master)"-Arthur Morgan is one of the deadliest gunfighters in the old west. And he's killed quite a few of the ones that would dare challenge it (+15 Personal Combat)

Brawler (Skilled): This Character has a knack for unarmed Combat (+15 to Personal Combat)

Smart: This Character has a knack for anything requiring cunning and intelligence. (+2 to Intrigue)

"Hunter (Skilled)"- This character is skilled in Hunting. (Add half his intrigue into a Personal Combat Check when hunting animals)

"Wanted Man"-This Chaecter is Wanted by the legal authorities, and will be hunted. (Every Two Turns, roll a d4 if bounty hunters will be hunting them, on a 1-2 they will, on a 3-4 they will not)

"Arch Enemy: The Pinkerton Detective Agency, the Cornwall Oil and Gas Company and the Remanents of the State of Louisiana"-So Funny Story, turns out all of Dutch's enemies to some degree made the jump and now he's left me with the bag…well not exactly…but I doubt they would say no to the five thousand-dollar bounty on my head. (On an incredibly high disaster roll. One of Arthur's many enamies will try to find him.)

Equipment:

"Arthur's Satchel"- Arthur has a satchel that holds all he needs (Arthur doens't need to be supplied, he carries all he needs. As to how he carries all his weapons, "Deep Satchel" )
 
Cyberphilosipher said:
"Arch Enemy: The Pinkerton Detective Agency, the Cornwall Oil and Gas Company and the Remanents of the State of Louisiana"-So Funny Story, turns out all of Dutch's enemies to some degree made the jump and now he's left me with the bag…well not exactly…but I doubt they would say no to the five thousand-dollar bounty on my head. (On an incredibly high disaster roll. One of Arthur's many enamies will try to find him.)
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...So, United states area are gonna be a mess isn't it. With the big powers of Ulthuan, and Equestria getting unexpected headaches in the form of fiercely independent gun toting humans aren't they. 😅
 
Cyberphilosipher said:
To be fair...

Most of them aren't in a position to actually cause much harm for a while.

Well the Pinkerton's are, but its the Pinkertons.
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The pinkertons are a bunch of spies and detectives, with a side order of violent riot suppression.....
So yeah, gonna be a headache for whoever is stuck with them. The rest yeah, no clue what the rest are, but probably varies from random gunslingers, farmers, smiths, and just in general not really enough to be a power other than texas. Still got guns though...
 
Themarineguy said:
Still got guns though..
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Yep...that's a big inconvenience for everyone.

So to explain the Zaphias Empire a little...

THey are a collection of powerful city-states that are ruled by a vacent empeor, he's dead and the means of crowning a new one is currently missing.

The Two Heirs are Princess Estellise "Estelle" Sidos Heurassein and Prince Ioder Algios Heurassein.

Neither have any true powerbase and its currently being ruled by the steadily decaying government of a Popular Warhero.

Any more questions on that.
 
To he North, Dark Elves, to the very short southeast, roughly is Ulthulan, the northwest Equestria, and to the west the Native Tribes Coalition. And they have two heirs with no influence, no leader and a govt decaying with the top position left unfilled. Sounds like they aren't doing well, and I have no clue how they stack up to the big hitters in the area, and one is mortals with guns and guerilla tactics, and the other has no army to speak of and still manages to be a big power player thanks to the sheer power of their leadership.
 
Themarineguy said:
no leader and a govt decaying with the top position left unfilled.
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I never said that, sure their entire nobility is heavily corrupt as hell, but they have a Military Leader who isn't total shit...so...he's basically running the show.

Not out of lack of choices, there wasn't anyone left after the War, and he's been ruling for about 8 years now (We start two years before the Game the empire is from is set, to give some agency and leeway)
Themarineguy said:
no clue how they stack up to the big hitters in the area, and one is mortals with guns and guerilla tactics, and the other has no army to speak of and still manages to be a big power player thanks to the sheer power of their leadership.
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THey aren't helpless...per say,

All of their soldiers can use magic and have access to channeling devices to use it easily, they are an a semi industrial power and have access to an to an incredibly populated and robust economy and cities.

They have a large standing army with a large supply of mages, scholars and educated people.

Sure its plagued by all the internal strife of having no big boss, but compared to others, it's actually a viable power.

Now if they could get their fleets in order, they would be golden to at least deal with all the problems in the Hitherlands.
 
Cyberphilosipher said:
All of their soldiers can use magic and have access to channeling devices to use it easily, they are an a semi industrial power and have access to an to an incredibly populated and robust economy and cities.
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Ah....
The closest is blippin Texas, and they kinda only have so much industry and little else, while the big players locally simply don' have anything near a post-industrial army.

Though Equestria could Possibly manage if someone ticks them off enough and the alicorns/bearers of the elements aren't enough to just wipe the opposition off the map.
 
Themarineguy said:
The closest is blippin Texas, and they kinda only have so much industry and little else, while the big players locally simply don' have anything near a post-industrial army.
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Well yeah, the problem is, none of their front liners use guns, and their armor is thin due to need for mobility.

And well, they mostly deal with fighting monsters on a death world. not fighting people.
 
Cyberphilosipher said:
Well yeah, the problem is, none of their front liners use guns, and their armor is thin due to need for mobility.

And well, they mostly deal with fighting monsters on a death world. not fighting people.
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To be fair, there aren't going to be many groups not running into problems on the battlefield from dealing with enemies that fundamentally fight in a different way. I mean, Equestria has got essentially bubble shields that could wreck havoc on any gun heavy armies.
 
Themarineguy said:
To be fair, there aren't going to be many groups not running into problems on the battlefield from dealing with enemies that fundamentally fight in a different way. I mean, Equestria has got essentially bubble shields that could wreck havoc on any gun heavy armies.
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Alright onto more questions?

Gondor and the rest of Europe. what do you want to know.

And the status of the Gods and such.
 
Cyberphilosipher said:
Alright onto more questions?

Gondor and the rest of Europe. what do you want to know.

And the status of the Gods and such.
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So...
How feasible would it to be for Gondor to form a coalition to try and contain Mordor forces on the island?
Though honestly, I don't know the state of naval assets for most of the groups involved. And just how barely functional is Brettonia?
 
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