#BANDIT KINGS OF ANCIENT CHINA

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USA 1990

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[angelkoh-blog]

Bandit kings of ancient china. Ending screen.

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[newkatzkafe2023]

Wukong x Mulan reader? Nuff said

OH SH*T THAT IS AN AMAZING IDEA🤩🤩🤩

(Lmk Wukong) He remembered meeting you clear as day. He was on the journey to the west protecting his master when they were attacked by bandits. When Wukong was already down to business, that's when he met you as you joined him on taking out the large group, and he was super impressed with your combat abilities. When you finally met, he was shocked to see a female monkey in armor matching his and when you told him you were also training and trying to find immortality just to see if it's real. Wukong had found his dream woman that day

(MKR Wukong) Ohhhhhhhhhh you have his rebel heart in quite the nasty Chokehold and he loves it. A woman who knew how to throw hands like and have knowledge in combat, bot to mention you were beautiful and go out of your way to protect others and do the right thing. Wukong admired you determination and strong heart, but their was people like (cough the monk cough) saying that your were a woman and shouldn't be out here fighting and instead looking for a husband. Instead of being annoyed or angry you smirked and hugged Wukong's arm saying that you found the perfect candidate. The look on the monkey kings face was priceless.

(HIB Wukong) You were Fierce and determine as you are beautiful and Kind. That's what Wukong's thoughts were when he met you for the first time, you were like the other women in China. So that was already interesting but you never let anyone tell you, what you can and cannot do just like he never let heaven do that to him. Your also so Empathetic and understanding of those with struggles and lack of confidence, especially when you told Luier and Silly girl that they are stronger then they know. Wukong was a goner and madly in love with you😍.

(NR Wukong) He was on his needs, when he first met you. A Fierce, sexy, beautiful woman who can kick his ass six ways towards sunday. Wukong was in insanely in love with you, you were so beautiful and determine and he felt bless for meeting you. Now he never thought a woman shouldn't be fighting if anything he thinks it would be a Breath of fresh air especially when he remember the BS standards ancient china had, but anything to him you are just a pretty rose with some sharp thorns.

(Netflix Wukong) Don't think he looks down at you because you were a woman, because this dude looks down at everyone. Though he's gonna pay dearly for it, especially when he had challenged you to a friendly sparring match. Though that was a mistake because he found himself being knocked right on his ass not even five minutes later, And Wukong was rightfully baffled. Although Wukong was now interested in you and wonders what else you can do.

(BMW Wukong) Hearts were in his eyes when he first met you, it was so hot to have a female monkey fighting him. Not to mention you are fierce, Intelligent, determined, and you never let anyone tell you what you can and cannot do. You had the king's heart gripped tightly in you delicate looking paws. Wukong knew immediately that he needed to put a ring on those adorably sharp fingers before someone gets wise and he will regret it for the rest of his immortal life and you will certainly make him work for it😉🥵🤤

(Destined one) He was actually blushing a lot. He didn't know how to respond to this as he's not as social, but you were a whole enigma to him because you were pretty and could kick his ass. He has no idea how to respond or process any of this especially without sounding offensive Luckily, you were so kind and understanding of him and never pushed him to do something to make him uncomfortable. The Destined one thought you a beautiful example of balance, and you both grew closer as the time goes by.

FEEL FREE TO REBLOG🇨🇳

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Bandit Kings of Ancient China (video game by Koei, 1989). Box art by Noriyoshi Ohrai

[jeffgerstmann]

You are going to play every nes game except the rpgs and then you're gonna look at the list of rpgs you have to slog through and give up

Once the baby starts sleeping through the night again I'll hopefully be able to get back to doing some nighttime bonus episodes like I did for Dragon Warrior and Nobunaga's Ambition. I might be missing a few but here's what I have for games that are probably long/slow enough to need their own bonus episode:

Crystalis

Final Fantasy

Dragon Warrior 2

Hillsfar

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: DragonStrike

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance

Ultima Exodus

Bandit Kings of Ancient China

Gemfire

Genghis Khan

L’Empereur

Nobunaga’s Ambition II

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Romance of the Three Kingdoms II

Startropics

Startropics II

Faxanadu?

Dragon Warrior 3

Dragon Warrior 4

Wizardry

Wizardry II

[kiboku-inkdrawing]

Drafts of Kanki & Shio from Kingdom by Yasuhisa Hara.

I do love them. I do love how they had genuinely tender, loving and healthy relationship. They connected deeply even after Shio was perished. Kanki's feelings for her were intensely strong, like, he can build pile of bodies for her (literally), but also they were very...pure🥺

By the way, somehow I have an image that Kanki'd like to keep his top off😂

Kingdom story sets up in ancient China based on historical facts, the era always had war and strong feudalism, but no social welfare and human rights, not even concept of them. Obviously, Kanki & Shio were living cruelly tough world. They were kids with no protector and social status when they were lovers.

Young Kanki was dying on mountain path, he said he had nowhere to go. Shio was, ex-servant who trafficked and abused, but escaped from there, founded a clan with kids with similar situations to help each other, and protect younger children. Shio & her clan members build small and peaceful village. Kanki was saved by them, then Shio, her clan and their village became "homeplace" to him. Kanki also saved her from messed up adult-bandits by killing them, when they came to her village, not only they killed and hurt her clan members, but also tried to assault her. He told Shio and her clan members it is NOT RIGHT that they were being mistreated - those kids had to "get used to" being abused to live, because they were powerless - later, he devised a way of defending themselves.

Kanki & Shio had each other's back, they were understanding each other very well, including their suffering. They shared similar spirits, both of them had tender hearts with caring and sympathy for others, also they had abilities to take action. Kanki especially had empathy for the pain of others. The mistreatments Shio & her clan members suffered under absurd feudalism world full of people who ignored those innocent kids, were the root of his rage.

However, his "humane" spirit was the element why he became "inhumane".

According to Shio's clan member, Kanki changed after Shio was perished. She was butchered by the order of a castle-town lord as an example to Kanki, because he was conspicuous in the lord's area. The reason, the way of her gruesome death were just condensation of absurdity and cruelty of feudalism society, which is thing Kanki was angry about. After the incident, he left his beloved's clan, and started building his own bandit-clan. After years of growing, it became as big as army. Then, he attacked the castle-town of the lord, beheaded all of humans inside the castle by his own hands as the vengeance of his beloved. However, even after this successful revenge, he was never convinced of Shio's cruel murder. That drove him into the dark path of intense rage and never-ending vengeance against the world.

Later Kanki became a general of Qin country, because of his strength in battles. He never lose since he was a bandit leader. Eventually, he even became one of the Great General of Qin, which is a top member of the army. General Kanki was well know for his strength, but also notorious for his cruelty. He had no hesitation to kill not only enemies, but also surrendered soldiers and general citizens. He's willing to use inhumane tactics to win, committed massacres in some battles. Even the king of Qin* got angry at his actions. (*Qin king is the one who ordered invasion war, and he was mad at Kanki because he slaughtered too many "surrendered" soldiers. But of course, killing tens of thousands of them "in battle" is considered as great victory......🤔 Kingdom story tells how messed up war is, very well). However, Kanki didn't do that for Qin and the king. He never had loyalty to them, even said he does not care if the country is dying. He had no great cause. He had no ambition. An executive of Kanki-clan said "We had nothing before, but we obtained many things now" - I'm pretty sure Kanki got nearly everything compared to young age. Property, fame, social status, some authority etc. - "But why is Kanki still so thirsty?" was the line the executive said after that.

Kanki's motivation was always rage. Intense rage against the world that mistreated and butchered his beloved and loved ones. That never changed.

His army, most of Kanki-clan members were also definitely not peaceful people, some members said they have no military discipline, loyalty, and even betrayals happened often 'cause they're group of bandits.

Surprisingly, despite his cruelty and the nature of his army, the story shows Kanki was not a type of leader who bound his men with fear and violence. Many clan members, especially executives, purely adored him. They considered they were saved from terrible life by Kanki, because they've enjoyed living since they met him. Some executive members said Kanki is family to them. The story even showed genuinely funny moments between them, and Kanki-clan actually had "silly" type of members. For Kanki, at first he just build his clan for vengeance of Shio, but in the end, the members became family for him too. He actually wanted to take his "rootless wonderers" family along to homeplace, after he was convinced of everything, after he made world pay the price of mistreatments Shio & her clan members suffered, and of course, Shio's gruesome death. However...those aren't going to happen while he's alive, because, who can be "convinced" when your beloved one had been murdered?

The battle of Hika was the first battle Kanki lost, which means his last battle. He lost a large number of his army, and was almost driven to the point of certain defeat. He never gave up fighting and winning until the very end, but also he showed unexpected side this time. Despite he's been a general willing to sacrifice his own troops to win, he let the protagonists & some of his clan members escape by using himself as the decoy. He even ordered one of an executive to stay alive, to organise remaining Kanki-clan soldiers after his death to prevent them from living terrible life again.

Shio's gruesome death sent Kanki down the dark path. However, at the same time, he did not lost her completely. Kanki held Shio as the last light in the depth of his spirit. This is the reason why Kanki-clan members adored him, and they could be family in the pure sense. We can see the light in his spirit clearly through his last fight.

In the death, Kanki & Shio could finally reunite. There's no words like "we finally meet again" between them. They were talking like there's no time and distance gap, they had conversations just like they had been together all the time. She led him and his family(died Kanki-clan executives) to their homeplace, a peaceful village she and her clan members build, a place they called "sanctuary".

Okay. I do love them. I do love their relationship, and I do love the truth that Shio gave "home" to Kanki when she was alive, but also gave "family" even after she's gone. I do love how Kanki held his beloved as the last light in the depth of his spirit. I really love how character like Kanki, a coldblooded warlord, just wanted to live with beloved one & loved ones in homeplace without being them mistreated. In addition, Kanki was actually did not despair of the world completely. He couldn't, because he met Shio, loved her, and kept holing her as the light. That's why he was staying in intense rage, not despairing and emptiness.

These complex elements of Kanki & Shio's story are, the reason why I love them, but also, the reason why I can't stop crying for them. That's really distressing that Kanki's "inhuman" actions came from rage, and it came from his "humane" spirits and love. His cruelty tells more than anything else that how much pain and rage he was feeling since Shio had been murdered, which is how deep his feeling for his beloved were. He knew the pain and suffering of having beloved one taken away from you better than anyone else, and yet, he committed massacre, again and again. His actions are just creating heavy chain of grudge and vengeance (and actually, Kingdom story shows that in great way). But I think, he may understood what he was doing exactly, because he never defended or justified his actions, not even said "I do it for you", he only said "I'm just angry on by own". Another interesting thing is, Kanki was the one who said " 'Invasion war for peace' is just big genocide and big plunder, that never ever can unite people's hearts" to the protagonists and the king of Qin. He saw the world too well since he was a kid - that never changed even after Shio was perished. Those elements make me think, Kanki also may be aware or unconsciously feel nothing can convince him about the beloved's murder, and vengeance journey leads him nowhere. I imagine the existence of Shio was way bigger to Kanki than we think. Not only she saved his life, gave love, family and homeplace to him, I think she also was the light and hope of cruel world, literally. As I mentioned at the beginning, Kingdom story sets in strong feudalism society with no social welfare and human rights. The lords who mistreated and butchered Shio and her clan members were not charged with any crimes. Parents can sell their children without being convicted. Orphaned children had to become servant, or starve to death. General people either turned a blind eye to mistreated vulnerable, or accepted those things 'cause they were all too common. In such world, Shio and her clan members genuinely helped each other, and protected younger kids. They didn't turn blind eye to more vulnerable children despite they also had been though horrible times. They really had tender, sweet hearts. It's just...it is just not right that people with kind hearts suffering the most at the hands of cruel people, because of social structures, power relationships or other messed up reasons (I understand it's fictional story, but also I feel the themes and story of Kingdom has universality that translates into reality). I do not defend what Kanki did, but I can empathies his anger.

The beauty of Kanki & Shio's story is, they were connected deeply beyond death. I really love how Kanki kept holding her as the light of his spirit, and Shio led him to their homeplace. Kanki and his clan members may need to go to Hell, but I hope Kanki & Shio can spend tender, peaceful time together after their death😭

[novella-writers]

🦢 21f searching for 19+ writers. looking to explore a low fantasy / historical roleplay based in an east-asian setting; perhaps ancient china, wuxia-inspired, or feudal japan with samurai. themes i adore include rising tensions, political intrigue, and widespread revolts—perhaps revolving around a king/emperor/lord who has clawed his way to the throne in a whirlwind of chaos and blood, and his reign is spiraling out of control and the dynasty teeters on the edge. poisonous palace courts, whispers of war, bloodshed and assassination plots…

plot-wise, what i mainly had in mind muse A, a common peasant, becoming the personal guard of a royal: muse B.

the circumstances of how that happens aren’t set yet!! maybe they save muse B—could be the crown prince, a bastard, monarch, etc.—from bandits or a group of rebels? only twist is: muse A is disguised as a man, and could even be involved in the growing unrest and rebellion against the tyrant? the whole ambush being a setup 👀 open to other ideas ofc!

mxf pairing preferred, in which i write f. i would prefer to play muse A!

;- please, if i message you, don't just say 'yes i’m interested'; give me a little intro of yourself as a writer, ideas you might have / what kind of muses you were envisioning / etc., otherwise i won’t respond.

dead dove and dark themes [such as elements of dub/noncon, toxic/unhealthy dynamics, obsession - yandere, etc.] are all heavily welcomed and encouraged!! bring me your worst, vilest characters. not looking for fluff or bland, kind-hearted heroes.

i write advanced literate to novella level, so if you’re lit to semi-lit, please don’t interact.

like if you’re interested and I’ll reach out! 🫶

Like if interested!

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USA 1990

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🦢 21f searching for 21+ writers. looking to explore a low fantasy / historical roleplay based in an east-asian setting; perhaps ancient china, wuxia-inspired, or feudal japan with samurai. themes i adore include rising tensions, political intrigue, and widespread revolts—perhaps revolving around a king/emperor who has clawed his way to the throne in a whirlwind of chaos and blood, and his reign is spiraling out of control and the dynasty teeters on the edge. poisonous palace courts, whispers of war, bloodshed and assassination plots…

plot-wise, what i mainly had in mind muse A, a common peasant, becoming the personal guard of a royal: muse B.

the circumstances of how that happens aren’t set yet!! maybe they save muse B—could be the crown prince, a bastard, monarch, etc.—from bandits or a group of rebels? only twist is: muse A is disguised as a man, and could even be involved in the growing unrest and rebellion against the tyrant? the whole ambush being a setup 👀 open to other ideas ofc!

mxf pairing preferred, in which i write f. i would prefer to play muse A!

;- please, if i message you, don't just say 'yes i’m interested'; give me a little intro of yourself as a writer, ideas you might have / what kind of muses you were envisioning / etc., otherwise i won’t respond.

dead dove and dark themes [such as elements of dub/noncon, toxic/unhealthy dynamics, obsession - yandere, etc.] are all heavily welcomed and encouraged!! bring me your worst, vilest characters. not looking for fluff or bland, kind-hearted heroes.

i write advanced literate to novella level, so if you’re lit to semi-lit, please don’t interact.

like if you’re interested and I’ll reach out! 🫶

interact and anon will reach out!

[findroleplay]

🦢 21f searching for 19+ writers. looking to explore a low fantasy / historical roleplay based in an east-asian setting; perhaps ancient china, wuxia-inspired, or feudal japan with samurai. themes i adore include rising tensions, political intrigue, and widespread revolts—perhaps revolving around a king/emperor who has clawed his way to the throne in a whirlwind of chaos and blood, and his reign is spiraling out of control and the dynasty teeters on the edge. poisonous palace courts, whispers of war, bloodshed and assassination plots…

plot-wise, what i mainly had in mind muse A, a common peasant, becoming the personal guard of a royal: muse B.

the circumstances of how that happens aren’t set yet!! maybe they save muse B—could be the crown prince, a bastard, monarch, etc.—from bandits or a group of rebels? only twist is: muse A is disguised as a man, and could even be involved in the growing unrest and rebellion against the tyrant? the whole ambush being a setup 👀 open to other ideas ofc!

mxf pairing preferred, in which i write f. i would prefer to play muse A!

;- please, if i message you, don't just say 'yes i’m interested'; give me a little intro of yourself as a writer, ideas you might have / what kind of muses you were envisioning / etc., otherwise i won’t respond.

dead dove and dark themes [such as elements of dub/noncon, toxic/unhealthy dynamics, obsession - yandere, etc.] are all heavily welcomed and encouraged!! bring me your worst, vilest characters. not looking for fluff or bland, kind-hearted heroes.

i write advanced literate to novella level, so if you’re lit to semi-lit, please don’t interact.

like if you’re interested and I’ll reach out! 🫶

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[angelkoh-blog]

ending for bandit kings of ancient china

[archoneddzs15]

Sega Saturn - Suikoden Tenmei no Chikai (Bandit Kings of Ancient China)

Title: Suikoden Tenmei no Chikai / 水滸伝・天命の誓い

Developer/Publisher: KOEI

Release date: 17 December 1996

Catalogue No.: T-7624G

Genre: Simulation

I wonder just how many games there are with Suikoden in the title? There sure seems to be enough of them coming from Koei alone. This is yet another Chinese war simulation. Personally, all these games look identical to me but then again, I guess someone who's into these war simulations would think that all 2D Fighters look the same. Still, there is fun to be had in here, I suppose, since this is a 32-bit upgrade for a game that played well on the Amiga and NES. It's not easy to find complete and not cheap, but well worth it. If you lean more towards wargames, this is certainly a title for you.

[killingdazekrp]

settled on december 6th 2021, approximately 5 months after the zombie outbreak overtook the country of south korea. 

Located in Yeongju, South Korea within the province of North Gyeongsang. Due to it's distance from Seoul and other larger cities, despite being a city with a relatively small population itself Yeongju dilapidated much slower than much of the rest of the country. For the first two months of the outbreak, citizens were able to survive with a small military force by sheltering in place within the city hall. However much like the rest of the country and later the world, the zombies would reach the territory and penetrate the defenses no matter how strong. Survivors within the area scattered into several different locations and eventually, an ambitious few would bravely attempt to settle at buseoksa temple seeking refuge with the winter months ahead. Yeongju has four seasons a year, but the temperatures often veer more on the subtropical side. Meaning the summer temperatures are often hotter than the national average with heavier rainfall and intense humidity. As a result, the winters are much more forgiving, although freezing conditions will still occur. Shelter was a must, and they settlers did all that they could to turn the pre-existing historical structures into something inhabitable enough to get them through the frost.

When the weather had become more suitable for construction work, the process of repurposing the shelter into a large scale community moved relatively smoothly considering the abundance of resources nearby. In the matter of six months, the population of residents grew and a community with it's own way of life was finally established. What was once a peaceful place of worship was no a bustling safe haven, one that even after many challenges and set backs, has yet to be overtaken to this day by any band of raiders or hoards of the undead.

Buseoksa Temple was founded in the year 676 (though the structures now standing are from the 14th century) by Buddhist monk and scholar Uisang from the ancient kingdom of Silla. The tale of how Buseoksa Temple came to be, according to folklore:

A Korean folk story states that when he was young, Uisang fell in love with a beautiful girl, Myo Hwa ("Delicate Flower") but she was chosen by the king of Silla to be sent as a gift to the Chinese Emperor thus thwarting their relationship. This turned Uisang to the religious life and he became a monk. Myo Hwa in desperation tried to commit suicide on the journey in China by throwing herself in the river. However, she was rescued and nursed back to health by a family who subsequently adopted her. Many years later she met Uisang on his travels to China but he explained that he was now a monk and could not go back with her to Silla as she wished. However, he said he would visit her when his studies in China were complete. This he did ten years later. Unfortunately, Myo Hwa was not at home so Uisang left her a note and hurried to get his ship back to Silla. Myo Hwa returned and realized she had just missed him and ran down to the sea to try and catch him before he left. The ship however had already left the shore and in desperation she leapt in the water. As she hit the water she was magically transformed into a dragon by the strength of her love and she was able to follow the ship back to Silla. Safely arrived in Silla, Uisang went on to found Buseoksa, a temple in the Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang) mountains. The temple name means "Floating Rock" and is derived from an incident in which Myo Hwa, as a dragon, scares away some bandits by magically raising a boulder into the air. She is said to have transformed herself into a rock to continue protecting the site and her lover, Uisang. (Story related by Mu Soeng Sunim, 1987).

information has been sourced from wikipedia regarding the setting to save the admins time with lore building!

[experienced12]

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