What? We've invaded Britain? Damn, I never heard about that, talk about muzzling the press!
Sartar can be many things to many people, Russia-Afghanistan, Russia-Central Asia, Britain-[Africa], Britain-Afghanistan, America-Phillipines, America-Afghanistan, Britain-13 Colonies, France-Morocco, Italy-Libya, Italy-Somalia, Rome-Brittania, Rome-Gaul (except for one little village in Armorica...), Greece-Thrace, etc, etc, etc. There needs to be a disparity in Manpower and "technology"/magic. And of course, omne side needs to be an underdog :-). Macedonia-Persia isn't a good analogy, nor is Germany-Russia, or America-Japan.
Since I've been reading Hopkirk recently, I'm just sorry that there isn't another empire actively going after Sartar, so that we could have Great Game scenarios of foiling the [Other Empire]' spies and advance scouts, while trying to win the hearts (hah!) and minds (double hah!) of the Sartarites.
RR
It is by my order and for the good of the state that the bearer of this has
done what he has done.
- Richelieu
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