Post by Melkor on Jul 24, 2022 21:24:00 GMT
FAQ and Chapter Reference post.
Fanfiction.net link (with revised and polished chapters up to Chapter 11): www.fanfiction.net/s/14122835/1/Outlaws-of-the-Inland-Sea
Chapter Reference:
Chapter 1: Prelude
Chapter 2: The Fall of Gao- Being a "Ruffian" does not Constitute Past Employment
Chapter 3: The Rise of Gao- The Power of Football (the Football that involves mostly kicking) Part 1
Chapter 4: The Rise of Gao- The Power of Football (the Football that involves mostly kicking) Part 2
Chapter 5: Lin Chong and Shi Wengong
Chapter 6: The Tale of Wang Jin- On Hair and Other Matters
Chapter 7: The Tale of Wang Jin- Some Meetings and Can We Please Finally Leave the City?
Chapter 8: Update from the Empire and the Tale of Wang Jin- A Conversation With a Young Friend
Chapter 9: The Tale of Wang Jin- On Parenthood and the Boy with the Nine Dragon Tattoos is More Disappointing Than You Think
Chapter 10: The Tale of Wang Jin- Back to Economic Solvency and Letters in the Dark
Chapter 11: The Tale of Wang Jin- An Empire with Kings
What is Outlaws of the Inland Sea?
Basically a fanfiction replacing the setting of Water Margin with Middle Earth. The setting will mostly be from the Sea of Rhun eastward, going well beyond the boundaries of the eastern part of the map. Hard to describe Water Margin without spoiling a bunch of things but if you combine A Song of Ice and Fire and Robin Hood together, you get the essentials of Water Margin. It's pretty big in the far East and also a big influence in video games if you've ever heard of Suikoden. I'll be changing a lot of stuff about the characters (e.g gender identity) but the major plot points will be very recognizable if you've watched or read the source material.
What's the time frame for this?
Basically most of the events during (and technically after) the Gondorian reign of King Ondoher and ending after the Battle of the Camp.
How canonical will this be towards Middle Earth?
Hmm, depends on how reliable you believe the historical accounts on the Wainriders and the Easterlings are. If you find them completely reliable, then consider this fanfiction non-canonical. If you are flexible, however, then you can see it as canon. Also keep in mind that the narrator may or may not be reliable themselves...
What's the Rating on this? Can anyone read it?
This will not be for everyone. I'll be using the Fanfiction.net rating of M for this. If you're not triggered by A Song of Ice and Fire or the good seasons of Game of Thrones (the writing of the later seasons drive me into ranting mode), this work should not be triggering to you. Unlike those works, there will be no explicit sex/rape, only implied and attempted seductions/attempted rape. Violence and gore there will be a plenty, as there was in Water Margin and A Song of Ice and Fire. But yeah, I don't want you to read this if you're not comfortable with the content.
What's the updating schedule for this work?
When I feel like writing this work.
I have other questions!
Feel free to ask in this thread. Also, feel free to comment in this thread too.
Will I get hit by the Grond Banhammer if I criticize this work?
Nope, in fact you will get cookies. Feel free to criticize away. Improvement is the way forward, after all.