Line #98 Roleplay/ImperialSaga


1	[[http://imperial-saga.dreamwidth.org/profile Here.]] An AlternateUniverse fantasy game with {{Steampunk}} and {{Magitek}} elements. Characters are citizens of a vast empire ([[TheEmpire not that kind]]), composed of a plethora of kingdoms -- many of whom don't like each other. Add into that a number of factions with their own ambitions, and you have a recipe for high tension, chock-full of political intrigue.
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4	!! This game provides examples of:
5	* AlternateUniverse: There's also AU within the AU, as someone pitched the idea of having a [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Grail War]] in Dagaria and a few people jumped on it. Amusingly, this game's version of Arturia Pendragon has absolutely nothing to do with the Grail War this time. Yet. The list: [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Fate Testarossa]] as Saber (Master: [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha Takamachi]]), [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Idranel of Ulthwe]] as Lancer (Master: Franchise/IndianaJones), [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Signum]] as Archer (Master: [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Hayate Yagami]]), [[VideoGame/{{Suikoden}} Luca Blight]] as Rider (Master: [[Franchise/BreathOfFire Lord Yuna]], [[{{Literature/Slayers}} Lina Inverse]] as Caster (Master: [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Roy Mustang]]), [[Literature/TheGardenOfSinners Shiki Ryougi]] as Assassin (Master: [[SaihaiNoYukue Ishida Mitsunari]]), and [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Garviel Loken]] as Berserker (Master: [[VideoGame/FateExtra Nero]]).
6	* AngelsDevilsAndSquid: There is a Heaven, a Hell, and a pit in the world crawling with Lovecraftian monstrosities and the undead. The latter is more or less the most relevant to day-to-day life.
7	* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Thanks to Mitsunari-Mun, there are now Faction-Tans for every faction currently in the game - they only exist OOC and are JustForFun. They're also MoeAnthropomorphism, especially [[GrotesqueCute Rift-tan]].
8	* ApocalypseMaiden: Hayate, as per canon. This time, [[spoiler:she's the Holy Grail]].
9	* ArrangedMarriage: One of the mechanics outlined in the rules. Players are permitted (and encouraged) to make use of it. The list thus far:
10	** [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Roy Mustang]] and [[Anime/CodeGeass Cornelia li Britannia]]
11	** [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Integra Hellsing and the Major]] (wedding occurred, was a disaster)
12	** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Athrun Zala]] and [[Anime/CodeGeass Euphemia li Britannia]] (wedding occurred, went off without a hitch)
13	** [[SaihaiNoYukue Mitsunari Ishida]] and [[Anime/StrainStrategicArmoredInfantry Sara Werec]]
14	* BackFromTheDead: Characters who are killed are sent to one of multiple afterlives, but they can return if they choose -- be it through diplomacy, manipulation, or force.
15	* BreakThemByTalking: Xykon delivers a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Jeanne twice within the space of a few minutes.
16	* ColonelBadass: [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Roy Mustang]] and [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Jade Curtiss]].
17	* ColorCodedCharacters: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Zeon]] has multiple characters associated with [[LawOfChromaticSuperiority the color red]], from Char Aznable, the Red Comet, to [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Cecil Harvey, commander of the Red Wings]], to [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Athrun Zala, the Red Knight]].
18	%%* CoolBigSis: Excellen
19	* CorruptChurch: The Church under [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics Delacroix's reign]] - while many of the members are honest, The Pope solely seeks power and inquisitions are not uncommon.
20	* TheCorruption: One of the risks of the Rift.
21	* CrystalDragonJesus: The Church is modeled after Christianity, and it's monotheistic, but it worships, amusingly enough, the Crystal King -- who resides in the Crystal Palace.
22	* DanceBattler: [[OriginalGeneration Eleuseus]].
23	* DeadpanSnarker: Xykon's reaction to the incident at Stratholme? "I really don't like that I just got totally outshone by a card."
24	* DeadSerious: Though nobody really mourns Black Mage, nor does anyone expect he won't stick around, the events surrounding his death make it count anyway.
25	* DefrostingIceQueen: [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Roy Mustang]] is trying to coax [[Anime/CodeGeass Cornelia li Britannia]] into becoming one of these. Time will tell whether or not he succeeds.
26	%%* EldritchLocation: The Rift.
27	%%* EveryoneIsBi: In Rome, anyway.
28	* EvilVersusEvil: The two most militarily important kingdoms are both run by {{Omnicidal Maniac}}s. Who hate each other. The only things keeping [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Zeon]] and [[Manga/FullMetalAlchemist Amestris]] from engaging in a war of mutual extinction are the threat of the Rift, the Emperor's political power, and the fact that both King Bradley and Char Aznable have more complex plots than simply killing each other.
29	* {{Expy}}:
30	** A mysterious, long-nosed old man gives your character a Tarot reading in a dream at some point after (or before) you join. [[Franchise/{{Persona}} Yes, this is supposed to sound familiar]], even though the Tarot Card concept as used in the game is taken from [[VideoGame/TacticsOgre a different game series entirely]].
31	** We also have characters filling similar roles for others' plots, such as [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Athrun Zala]], who served under a CharClone in canon, and serves under [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam the man himself]] here.
32	* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Sawa for ancient Japan, Britain for... Well, obvious, and Rome... ditto.
33	* FantasyKitchenSink: The game takes elements from character's original canons and fits them into the backdrop; [[RuleOfCool all that's required is that the element is cool.]]
34	%%* TheFederation: The empire is a monarchical version of this.
35	* FireAndBrimstoneHell: Hell, natch. It's good to note there are an (unknown) number of afterlives possible - how exactly it works is kept very mysterious.
36	* FlatEarthAtheist: With the prevalence of multiple gods and their making appearances to mortals, any atheist in the game automatically falls into this trope.
37	* ForTheEvulz: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Team Evil]]. Xykon, in particular, set out to wreck plague prevention and research for no reason other than he could.
38	%%* FourStarBadass: [[Anime/CodeGeass Cornelia li Britannia]].
39	%%* GhostTown: Stratholme, now.
40	%%* GovernmentConspiracy: Expected when one of the kingdoms is [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Amestris]].
41	%%* GreenRocks: The crystals.
42	* HeroicBastard: Thomas - due to the late king hiding his existence, he is also the UnexpectedSuccessor since his legitimate brother had ran off.
43	* HotBlooded: [[SaihaiNoYukue Mitsunari Ishida]].
44	* HypercompetentSidekick: [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]] is this to [[SaihaiNoYukue Mitsunari Ishida]], generally being more aware of what's going on politically and reigning in Mitsunari's temper.
45	%%* INeedYouStronger: Jeanne is this setting's Roy Greenhilt, as far as Xykon is concerned.
46	* {{Irony}}: Thanks to [[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Viridi]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Zeon]] was the target of a ColonyDrop.
47	* IWasJustJoking: How Mitsunari ended up in an ArrangedMarriage...
48	* KilledOffForReal: This, too, can happen, if a dead character lacks the ability to escape the afterlife and/or simply chooses not to.
49	%%* KlingonPromotion: Expected and encouraged.
50	* LadyandKnight: [[VideoGame/FateExtra Nero]] and [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Garviel Loken]] are Bright Lady and White Knight, [[VideoGame/{{Okami}} Rao]] and [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Ky Kiske]] have a similar dynamic, also a Bright Lady and White Knight example.
51	* LadyOfWar: [[Anime/CodeGeass Cornelia li Britannia]], [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Saber]], [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Integra Hellsing]], and [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Signum]].
52	* MadScientist: [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Dist]], also GadgeteerGenius.
53	* MajorlyAwesome: [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Jin Kisaragi]], [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Ky Kiske]], [[VisualNovel/{{Hakuouki}} Souji Okita]], and ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin obviously]]) [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} The Major]].
54	%%* MistakenForCheating: After Mitsunari tries to clear up the above misunderstanding.
55	%%* MistakenForServant: Shiki/Assassin.
56	* MySisterIsOffLimits: A variation. [[Anime/CodeGeass Cornelia]] is so protective of her sister that she disapproves of her having a relationship at all. Needless to say, she utterly disapproves of Euphemia's engagement (now marriage) to [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Athrun]]. It's a variation because Cornelia and Athrun barely even know each other.
57	* MythologyGag: Plenty.
58	** [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indiana]] being part of the Grail War.
59	** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Athrun]] working for the original [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char]].
60	** Athrun being engaged to [[Anime/CodeGeass a peace-loving, pink-haired princess]] -- though this time, he actually marries her.
61	* NonPlayerCharacter: Emperor Terenas Menethil.
62	%%* ObviouslyEvil: Xykon, BlackMage.
63	* OurElvesAreDifferent: Elves live in the Fairy Realm. They're rumored to live in a CrystalSpiresAndTogas society and to be immortal.
64	* RainOfBlood: When Arthas uses the Tower to kill his own army at Stratholme.
65	* RunningGag:
66	** [[Webcomic/EightBitTheater Black Mage]] getting killed in every combat log he appears in.
67	** Evil characters calling [[Anime/StrainStrategicArmoredInfantry Sara]] a slut.
68	%%** Narwhals
69	* SacrificialLamb:
70	** The majority of the population of Stratholme.
71	** [[WebComic/EightBitTheater Black Mage]], but he came BackFromTheDead.
72	** Emperor [[VideoGame/WarcraftIII Terenas Menethil]].
73	* ShadesOfConflict: The first four major kingdoms in the game range from the typical white knights ([[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Arturia's Britain]]) to the well-intentioned but potentially underhanded (Mitsunari's Sawa) to those with a veneer of nobility over genocidal tendencies ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char's Zeon]]) to people who employ [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazi]] [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Vampires]] as regular retainers and attack {{Hidden Elf Village}}s ForTheEvulz - but at least the Rift is contained and the trains run on time ([[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Bradley's Amestris]]) to the openly honest conflict neutral [[VideoGame/SuikodenIII Nameless States]].
74	* ShipperOnDeck:
75	** [[Anime/CodeGeass Euphemia]] ships [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Roy]]/Cornelia, much to her sister's chagrin. King Bradley does, too, but [[spoiler:he just wants them to reproduce and bring more souls into Amestris]].
76	** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Kira]] seems to ship Athrun/[[Anime/CodeGeass Euphemia]], despite his own crush on Euphie.
77	* ShoutOut: These happen sometimes, usually to the characters' original canons. For example, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Athrun Zala]] being sent to rescue his fiancée, and said fiancée -- [[Anime/CodeGeass Euphemia li Britannia]] -- jumping out a window [[FallingIntoHisArms to reach him]].
78	* SpiritualSuccessor: To Roleplay/RomanceOfTheInfiniteKingdoms. It's also been called the second [[Roleplay/TheSkyTides TST]].
79	* StartOfDarkness: Presently happening to [[VideoGame/WarcraftIII Arthas Menethil]], with [[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Xykon]] nicely filling in for Mal'Ganis.
80	* StealthPun: Sara being Char's younger sister is not only an {{expy}} joke, it also makes her Literature/ALittlePrincess.
81	%%* {{Steampunk}}
82	%%* AStormIsComing
83	* TarotMotifs: Each character finds themselves in the possession of three magical tarot cards, each of a different Major Arcana. These have various effects.
84	* TheyKilledKenny: A RunningGag for [[Webcomic/EightBitTheater Black Mage]].
85	* ThrowawayCountry: Stratholme is the first throwaway town, and considering the story so far, it probably won't be the last, either.
86	* {{Troll}}: This seems to be the primary use of Destiny Crystals by {{Card Carrying Villain}}s like [[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Xykon]] and [[WebComic/EightBitTheater Black Mage]]. Mitsunari seems to be a favorite trolling target, and even his subordinates get on the act!
87	%%* WarriorHeaven: The Halls of Valor.
88	* WorldOfBadass: The game description even implies it!
89	* {{Wutai}}: Sawa is where most of the [[VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors Pre-Meiji Era Japanese]] [[VideoGame/{{Okami}} characters]] [[VisualNovel/{{Hakuouki}} have been gathered]].
90	* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: It's possible to happen if a character is particularly lucky -- or unlucky -- when dealing with their superiors.

Context Roleplay / ImperialSaga