utter pointlessness

[sub_divided]

I need to stop trying to fit Ivalice into some kind of real-world historical context. REPEAT AFTER ME: FFXII IS AN UNHOLY MELD OF CLASSICAL EMPIRES, 18TH CENTURY POLITICS AND 20TH CENTURY MORALITY. Also Dalmasca is not East Central Europe, wtf Subdee. Just because it's your area of interest a contested area full of crazed nationalists plus a

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[petronia]

Never mind real world context, remind me to recount my constructed history of the First People's Commune of Dalmasca. XD

[sub_divided]

What? Is this before or after the events of the game?

The way I see it FFXII-era Ivalice is like an alternate reality where Rome never fell because the Germans were too busy being Slavs. -_-; You know, settling down to become subsistence farmers in a contested landlocked area devoid of native (non-agricultural) wealth. Except that Dalmasca apparently has magicite. WHY IT'S BEEN ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO EXIST INDEPENDENTLY, I DON'T KNOW.

The real reason this is totally wrong (aside from there being no Slavs) is that I haven't played the game so I haven't seen the environments, and don't have a clear enough sense of where these various places would go on a map.

[petronia]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ivalice_%28FF12%29.jpg... )

[sub_divided]

!! AWESOME.

Then...

Bjujerba = Singapore
The Wood = Rivendell
Archadia = Persia
Archades = Damascus
Capital of Nabradia = Constantinople
Dalmasca = Morocco
Rabanastre = Rabat
Rozaria = Rome (or at least, Al-Cid is certainly Italian)

Do you think?

[canis_m]

Meanwhile my scheme is for Larsa to end House Solidor and initiate the United States of Archadia, a republic like it once was, now NEW & IMPROVED with future emperors elected by senatorial and/or popular vote XD;;;;;

[sub_divided]

APPROVED ZOMG. FFXII is full of nationalism and industrialization, might as well add liberalism to the mix XD. Then the next time Archadia conquers some place the Judge Magisters can argue over whether it is allowed to be a full Republic, or whether it's a Protectorate pending pacification, or whether it can be governed like a colony despite what the Constitution says.

[canis_m]

Would you believe I came up with this purely in order to give Larsa an excuse not to marry. XD; I think he might give it a go, though. Since he's not interested in expansion/domination, which is uhh kind of the entire point of empire. He will accomplish the miracle of peaceful, orderly transfer of power to an elected head of state! Then retire w/ Basch to an undisclosed tropical location

[ambientlight]

clearly the solution is to start an AU challenge where people write fusionfic, historical style. :D

conveniently sidestepping inconveniences of worldbuilding!

[sub_divided]

YES.