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Even early in the series, the narrative pulls no punches in explaining what the original chieftain of the Flooded Water Tribe was planning to do to Erin. And that's not even going into The Mountain City tribe, Roshal, or many of the more horrifying instances in which it is brought up. In my opinion, these are just as nightmarish as anything in "A Song of Ice and Fire"/"Game of Thrones", "Berserk", or "Goblin Slayer". What do you think explains the difference in response?

Assume that the protagonist gains the motivation of the original in addition to their own.

One thing I think about when reading is how I would survive, or how I would rise to power (probably pretty poorly in regards to either goal). What would your Innworld strategy be?

While I haven't interacted that much with the fandom, I've gotten the impression that there're a lot of people who hate on Flos. Which, fair. However, while Flos is probably the worse person by any metric you choose, enslaving hundreds of thousands and killing even more innocents for the sake of, when you get down to it, naked ego, Magnolia is much more aggravating to me. She claims that everything she does is for the sake of peace, but she provokes pointless conflict in nearly every interaction. With Erin, Laken, Ryoka, other nobles, pretty much everyone other than Zel. Judging by the way bullying is her go-to solution for every problem, Magnolia's peace would have to be a world where everyone else is too weak and afraid to resist her.

I am, to be fair, biased by the fact that Magnolia is mean to characters that I care about, while I have never experienced the perspective of one of the soldiers who Flos has sold into slavery. However, I also find the way that the story presents Magnolia as a badass to be a bit grating. Compared to Erin, Laken, Ryoka, Geneva, even another born ruler like Flos, it seems like Magnolia's achievements are paltry compared to the advantages with which she started. Certainty not enough for her to have the nearly mythical reputation for competency with which she is presented. Her diplomatic prowess seem to always create more distrust than before she interfered. The skills of espionage which the story applauds always feel extremely basic for the amount of power at her disposal, and never actually seems to uncover any useful information. It feels like there's a disconnect between the Magnolia which is shown and the one that the story wants me to believe she is.

Edit: I also feel like Ryoka has used her far lesser relationship with Teriarch to much greater effect than Magnolia ever has. If the categorically non-diplomatic Ryoka can leverage a few meetings with Teriarch into a permanent alliance with a Gnoll tribe, what excuse does Magnolia have for making no progress with the Drakes after decades?

Round 1: The original facehugger will result in a queen.

Round 2: The original facehugger will result in a drone.

The chosen character is teleported to the Shire right as Bilbo returns from his journey.

Some candidates: Ender Wiggins, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Taylor Herbert, Doctor Doom, Shikimaru, Artemis Fowl, Lelouch, Robot (Invincible), Zel Shivertail

Round 1: Instead of Paradis, Annie, Bernholt and Reiner attack Ba Sing Se

Round 2: The army of Marley, including their titans, attacks Ba Sing Se

Round 3: The Rumbling vs Ba Sing Se

If you could play a game with the rules of one LitRPG story, which would you choose?

It seems to me that both sides have means to quickly make the competition of tech and Skills (edit: as in, the direct clash of the two) irrelevant.

Innworld: We have no defense against the level of espionage they are capable of. What is preventing any Winstram mage with any proficiency with illusions from walking into a leader's office with the face of a trusted friend, then killing that leader and taking their place? Or, even if it is unsustainable, rulers from using charm abilities to compel us to bend to their orders?

Us: Any army that enters Innworld will gain classes and Skills, including ones that have never been seen before. Many will grant magical abilities. At that point, the major standing armies from our world would have all of Innworld's advantages, the numbers of a Goblin King's forces, and nukes.

There are five adventurers in the party. Assume that they are created by players who are familiar with Lord of the Rings and will design them accordingly.

I'm currently working on a project where I am writing superheroes for different countries. For Israel, I think supersoldiers have been done to death. Same with golems any time a story needs something supernatural and Jewish. What are some other archetypes that you believe most capture Israeli culture?

The Isekai protagonist arrives in Narnia as they were when transported to another world in their original story.

It is considered a success if Narnia returns to a state of peace and prosperity.

I presume that, for most toys, their lifespan comes to an end when they fall apart from disrepair and decay. However, in the hundreds of thousands of years before the first cities were built, children made playthings of or collected what they could find, such as rocks and bones. What happened to these toys? Are they still alive somewhere?

The chosen character takes the place of Neo in the Matrix at the beginning of the first movie.

Some candidates: Brainiac, Ultron, Caine, AM, Hal 900, Skynet, Kirito

Assume that the movie takes place somewhere in 14th century Western Europe, and that the good fairies won't interfere. Additionally, humanity has no more motivation to defeat Maleficent or free the castle than they would naturally have.

Assuming that they replace the original prince at the start of the movie, which Disney prince could seduce the most princesses? Each prince has all of their companions, items, allies and resources. Additionally, the prince and everything they bring is reset at the start of each movie, losing any memories or other effects from the previous one.