History Literature / Lambda

* AndManGrewProud - Most of the modern civilisations have their own myths with their own takes on what happened during the Vanishing, but all of them mention a [[EldritchAbomination horrifying, infathomable beast]] being somehow involved.
* BadassArmy - All of them, in their own ways.

%%* EldritchAbomination - "Ichi".

%%* InstantRunes - Configurations.
%%* LadyOfWar - Expect a few or more.
%%* LightningBruiser - Casus Belli, with its {{Power Armor}}ed legions.
%%* LostTechnology - Relics

%%* MagicKnight - The Kriegan Knights of Grabacr.
%%* MagicWand - Tools

%%* MentorMascot - The Recruiters. Yes, that's plural. Every single soldier gets one.

* ShoutOut - Quite a few.

* ThemeNaming - Each of the countries ([[OddNameOut except Soleil]]) are some sort of reference to war or violence in their [[BilingualBonus native language]].

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience - Each country has their own national colours which appear on both their flags, and the world map.
* DecadentCourt - Zafiel. Political intrigue is the order of the day as aristocrats from all around vie for power in the Council of Nobles.
* EldritchAbomination - "Ichi".
* EliteArmy - The Kriegan ''Föderalwehr''[[note]]Federal Defence Force[[/note]]. Its soldiers are trained to be capable of single-handedly taking down dozens of enemies. The Legionaries of the Bellan Army, to a lesser degree.
* TheEmpire - Seisen.
* TheFederation - Krieggarten, made of three states that used to war with each other.

** [[GratuitousGerman - Krieggarten (War Garden)]]
** [[GratuitousForeignLanguage Gratuitous Hebrew]] - Zafiel (name of an archangel)]]
** [[GratuitousJapanese - Seisen (Holy War)]]
** [[GratuitousLatin - Casus Belli (Cause for War)]]

* AdvancedAncientHumans - Aptly called "The Forgotten". Responsible for the many Relics scattered about the region, which are identified as such by having the Lambda Configuration on them.
* TheAlliance - Soleil. Nine states on the same peninsula pooling their resources together in order to survive and profit.
* AmazonBrigade - Only females are capable of magic. Thus, armies will consist entirely of {{Magical Girl}}s.

* FourStarBadass - Various high-ranking military commanders are capable of some really crazy stuff.
* {{Gotterdammerung}} - The OldGods disappeared quite a while ago along with the [[AdvancedAncientHumans Forgotten civilisations]] who were around at the time, in an event known only as the Vanishing. The Young Gods that people worship today are far weaker, and [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly need prayer badly]].
* GratuitousForeignLanguage - The factions' names are something that no native speaker in his or her right mind would ever consider using to name a country.
** GratuitousFrench - Soleil (Sun)
** GratuitousGerman - Krieggarten (War Garden)
** [[GratuitousForeignLanguage Gratuitous Hebrew]] - Zafiel (name of an archangel)
** GratuitousJapanese - Seisen (Holy War)
** GratuitousLatin - Casus Belli (Cause for War)
* GreyAndGreyMorality
* HeroicFantasy
* InstantRunes - Configurations.
* LadyOfWar - Expect a few or more.
* LightningBruiser - Casus Belli, with its {{Power Armor}}ed legions.
* LostTechnology - Relics
* MagicalGirl - Obviously.
* MagicKnight - The Kriegan Knights of Grabacr.
* MagicWand - Tools
* {{Mana}} - Specifically mentioned to be measured in "Dinahs" (Dn)[[note]]1Dn = the amount needed to produce 1 candelas of light using the vaguely-defined "General System". The effect of increasing mana input apparently grows exponentially, meaning 20Dn doesn't just produce 20 candelas.[[/note]], rather than an [[PowerLevels arbitrary, unit-less number]].
* MeaningfulName - Hilde Becker, who comes from a family with a history in baking. Justified in that Krieggarten is analogous to MedievalEuropeanFantasy, and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupational_surname occupational surnames]] were common in that era.
* MentorMascot - The Recruiters. Yes, that's plural. Every single soldier gets one.
* NonEntityGeneral - One of the possible choices for Player Character being considered.
* OneManArmy - The Knights of Grabacr. Each one of them is explicitly mentioned to be capable of wiping out an entire army.
* PersonOfMassDestruction - The high commanders of the various factions, but most especially Dame Weissteufel of Krieggarten and the Knights of Grabacr.
* PlanetEngland - A minor case notable because of the frequency of how all of the Five Powers are named after their capital cities.
* TheRepublic - Casus Belli, complete with a Senate and Consuls. Assumedly, it has parallels to other Roman offices.
* RuleOfFun - Don't spend too much time thinking about how the Alhazredian cultures compare to any actual counterparts, or how they manage to avoid any linguistic or cultural mixture of some sort. Just enjoy Magical Girls [[StuffBlowingUp blasting away at each other]].
* SchizoTech

** Zafiel is arguably a big shout out to ''Franchise/{{Dune}}''.

** The [[Creator/HPLovecraft Alhazred]] Region.

* ThereCanBeOnlyOne - The Contest of Decision, where the winner becomes heiress to the throne of Seisen.
* TranslationConvention
* [[WoodenShipsAndIronMen Wooden Ships And Magical Girls]] - Soleil
* WordSaladTitle - The Lambda Configuration is (at least currently) just some background fluff. The title was chosen only because the site theme had it as the background image.
* WorldBuilding
* [[WorldOfActionGirls World of Magical Girls]]

* DeadlyDecadentCourt - Zafiel. Political intrigue is the order of the day as aristocrats from all around vie for power in the Council of Nobles.

* The Zafiel Kingdom - A bizarre mixture of the [[Franchise/{{Dune}} Padishah Empire]] with a [[ThemeNaming Hebrew naming scheme]]. [[MST3KMantra Don't think too much about it]]. In order to preserve its limited resources, Zafiel specialises in guerilla warfare, espionage, and using {{sandworm}}s as tanks. Their goal is to achieve the 'Great Promise' given to them by their god, which requires taking full control of the mana in the desert.

* [[TheKingdom The Zafiel Kingdom]] - A bizarre mixture of the [[Franchise/{{Dune}} Padishah Empire]] with a [[ThemeNaming Hebrew naming scheme]]. [[MST3KMantra Don't think too much about it]]. In order to preserve its limited resources, Zafiel specialises in guerilla warfare, espionage, and using {{sandworm}}s as tanks. Their goal is to achieve the 'Great Promise' given to them by their god, which requires taking full control of the mana in the desert.

* TheKingdom - Zafiel.

** Krieggarten follows the Weissteufel Doctrine, named after its biggest promoter, Captain [[LyricalNanoha Neunhilde]][[note]]Both "Neunhilde" and "Nanoha" have two N's and an H[[/note]] [[MeaningfulName Weissteufel]][[note]]It's GratuitousGerman for "White Devil"[[/note]].

* [[TheRepublic The Casus Belli Republic]] - Based on TheRomanRepublic, Casus Belli as a people has a lower magical potential than the rest of the Region. As such, what little magical potential they have, they focus on [[MagiTek enhancing their tech]]. This leads to PoweredArmour and SteamPunk {{Golem}}s capable of withstanding the typical nuke spells. Their goal is to expand to acquire new resources for the good of their people.

A WebSerialNovel has started publication order to flesh out the world more properly. Entitled ''Opening Move'', it will follow the protagonist through boot camp and beyond. The first chapter covers Hilde, the protagonist, being smooth-talked into "[[UnusualEuphemism becoming an adventurer]]" by a recruiter calling himself "Luzi". One can only guess what happens afterwards.

The project can be found [[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lambda-The-Magical-Girl-RTS/139954066083942 here]], as the original site is down. [[note]]These are the previous locations: http://magicalgirlrts.co.cc/ or http://magicalgirlrts.tk/ here[[/note]].

** Zafiel is arguably a big shout out to ''{{Dune}}''.

* [[TheKingdom The Zafiel Kingdom]] - A bizarre mixture of the [[{{Dune}} Padishah Empire]] with a [[ThemeNaming Hebrew naming scheme]]. [[MST3KMantra Don't think too much about it]]. In order to preserve its limited resources, Zafiel specialises in guerilla warfare, espionage, and using {{sandworm}}s as tanks. Their goal is to achieve the 'Great Promise' given to them by their god, which requires taking full control of the mana in the desert.

** GratuitousFrench - Soleil
** GratuitousGerman - Krieggarten
** [[GratuitousForeignLanguage Gratuitous Hebrew]] - Zafiel
** GratuitousJapanese - Seisen
** GratuitousLatin - Casus Belli

[[caption-width-right:300:The eponymous Lambda Configuration [[hottip:note: updated from the original version: http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/circle02_5587.png]]]]

The project can be found [[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lambda-The-Magical-Girl-RTS/139954066083942 here]], as the original site is down. [[hottip:*: These are the previous locations: http://magicalgirlrts.co.cc/ or http://magicalgirlrts.tk/ here]].

* EliteArmy - The Kriegan ''Föderalwehr''[[hottip:note: Federal Defence Force]]. Its soldiers are trained to be capable of single-handedly taking down dozens of enemies. The Legionaries of the Bellan Army, to a lesser degree.

* {{Mana}} - Specifically mentioned to be measured in "Dinahs" (Dn)[[hottip:*: 1Dn = the amount needed to produce 1 candelas of light using the vaguely-defined "General System". The effect of increasing mana input apparently grows exponentially, meaning 20Dn doesn't just produce 20 candelas.]], rather than an [[PowerLevels arbitrary, unit-less number]].

** Krieggarten follows the Weissteufel Doctrine, named after its biggest promoter, Captain [[LyricalNanoha Neunhilde]][[hottip:*: Both names have two N's and an H]] [[MeaningfulName Weissteufel]][[hottip:*: It's GratuitousGerman for "White Devil"]].

* AndManGrewProud - Most of the modern civilisations have their own myths with their own takes on what happened during the Vanishing.