#anon-question

Hi anon

This has been in my inbox for so long. But I think I can answer it more confidently now.

So the short answer to your question is yes. And I think its actually a smart strategy.

While jinn have magical powers, they do have a weakness. And that is iron. Guess what, humans can use iron weapons and iron arrowheads in battle. This will give your army a huge advantage.

Currently in Jinnestan, all jinn in the army use bronze weapons. Even neighbouring kingdoms still rely on bronze but iron is slowly emerging.

The Philistines are masters of iron so maybe your MC can find some kind of an alliance or strike trade deal to get ironworking into the kingdom.

For the humans in your army, the promise of freedom for themselves and their descendants would be an incredible incentive.

But don't forget to share the loot of war fairly with them lol

Humans in your army will be a valuable asset and will give you an advantage against your uncle, the vizier.

Most jinn, including your allies or neutral factions, will tolerate your alliance with the human tribes. However they won't accept equality with the humans.

So managing an army with a mix of humans and jinn won't be easy. The jinn will want a larger share of the spoils of war compared to the humans. The jinn will expect human soldiers to do the menial work tasks like cooking and cleaning around the base and even expect the humans to do the dirty work of digging up trenches and setting up tents.

Your MC has other options for winning the war against your uncle. Your MC can be very pious and believe that taking back the throne is a divine task from the gods and so anyone who follows the MC can become zealous in fighting for the MC's divine mission.

There will be different pathways for your MC to take back their throne. Each with their own pros and cons.

A rather ruthless and cruel MC can assassinate supporters of your uncle. They can put entire towns or fortified settlements that remain loyal to your uncle to the sword and sell survivors into slavery to fund the war effort. So long as your MC wins battles and is seen as a strong leader, people will fall under their banner. They could join you out of fear (and to avoid being on the losing side) or they join you because they want the loot from your victorious battles.

I probably won't play that evil MC, but it's nice there are such options.

Will it be possible for MC to not be…too enthusiastic about being a ruler? That they would rather build a different life after they escape from prison?

Even if they probably have to fight for the throne and/or revenge anyway, because that's the main goal of the story, I presume

The main goal of the story for now will be to take back the throne.

And yes, your MC can be unenthusiastic about being a ruler. The story will begin with the MC being 10 years old, before the imprisonment.

The young MC can try to resist the immense pressure that is expected on them as the Crown Heir. Or embrace the role of being a spoiled and cruel little brat XD

The dream of a different life...

After years of being locked up, maybe a nice vacation is deserved. Alas, your MC first and foremost has to defeat the vizier before entertaining dreams of a different life lol

By the way, I don't plan on writing an evil MC. So an MC who kicks puppies for fun is not happening.

But a cruel MC, the kind of person who has no problem killing a perceived traitor and their entire family is a definite path.

Of course where you draw the line between evil and cruelty is up to you.

...a literal natural disaster

All I can say is that your MC can become very powerful. That is, if MC chooses to train and become stronger.

On the other hand, your MC could choose to spend their time forming connections and alliances. Being adept in royal politics is also powerful.

Isn't the pet rat enough for you anon haha

Currently in the rewrite, a young MC can have one pet. The list the player can choose is broken into two types.

The first type of pets are ordinary animals that we all know and love: a dog, cat or a monkey.

The second type the player can choose instead is mythical animals:

Rukh: It's like a giant bird. But MC will get a youngling that is small.

Almiraj: it's a bunny with a horn on its head.

So all in all, you get five options. Getting multiple pets is likely going to happen after MC retakes the throne.

I'm open to other pet suggestions if you think they'd be interesting to add. Don't forget your MC is going to be imprisoned so their poor pet friend will have to wait a long time for a reunion. That is if you're able to defeat the vizier

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Characters will take note of it. How they'll respond will depend on the person of course. Your friends and close allies won't care. Your detractors on the other hand will use it against you.

The kingdom (and the rest of the world) is patriarchal and a male mc who looks feminine is not going to be seen as the 'standard' strong masculine ruler.

But don't worry, it won't affect the story to the point where MC is going to be harassed constantly about it.

So when will it come into play? I've already written a scene of a young MC meeting a foreign delegation. The foreign envoy will be professional and not say anything to MC. But his children... not so much

So anon, just wait and see. You'll see how it will play out

I can't answer everything anon as that would be too spoilery

But I can tell you that the snake is not a RO lol. Whether the snake will betray you... I can't answer that.

The lamp in this story is inspired by the one in the original 1001 Nights tale. Thus the person who has the lamp has unlimited wishes.

Great, right. There's a catch however. Your MC will discover the secrets of the lamp after finding it

LOL!!!

You know, in the Epic of Gilgamesh, the goddess Ishtar didn't take no for an answer.

She wanted Gilgamesh so much that when he rejected her (for good reason), she asked for a bull to be released from heaven to attack Gilgamesh even though by releasing the beast she knew it would cause drought.

Then let's not forget the Greek gods, some of them turn themselves into animals so they can have their way with mortals.

The moral of the story: you don't want any god/goddess to envy your MC's beauty.

It's been awhile since I last updated the game.

I'm currently doing a re-write. Instead of starting with the MC in prison, I want to explore the life of the MC before the imprisonment.

I think I rushed the beginning of the game too much. So that's why I think I re-write is needed.

To answer your question, the story was dead but not anymore.