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Oct 17, 2025

I like how this "Roman field report" is filled with equal parts anthropology and ego.

It really nailed the tone of a Roman scholar who’s absolutely certain the universe exists just to be catalogued.

I have to admit the comparison to Dr. Stone kept popping into my head 🤔

...the same obsession with rebuilding knowledge, just filtered through imperial pride instead of post-apocalyptic hope.

Pliniad: Roman Genius Will Unite This Godforsaken Realm

Chapter:8

Oct 16, 2025

To:Mike Psellos

Nice observation!
I’ve never read Discworld, but that comparison really nails it. I wanted her to feel like someone born of chaos but drawn to calm.
And don’t worry, Lucius will step up soon, even if he still looks a bit too passive for now! :>

Hooves and Wine: Escaping With My Satyr Wife To Another World

Chapter:11

Oct 16, 2025

To:Mike Psellos

That's the best thing about the Olympian gods! Every deus ex machina I pull out of the hat makes perfect canonical sense, because of their unpredictable and interfering nature!

They won’t play a big role in arc 2, though... but I can say this much: we haven’t heard the last of them. :>

Hooves and Wine: Escaping With My Satyr Wife To Another World

Chapter:10

Oct 16, 2025

To:Mike Psellos

Alrighty I'll remain patient then :>

Pliniad: Roman Genius Will Unite This Godforsaken Realm

Chapter:5

Oct 16, 2025

Gens Romani rises again!

Not by conquest, but by adoption, offering names, order, and identity instead of force.

Ave Pliny, father of nations! May the lares of Rome bless this new household.

I’m curious about the elves’ true age though, if they live for centuries, what would that be in “human years”?

Pliniad: Roman Genius Will Unite This Godforsaken Realm

Chapter:6

Oct 16, 2025

Truly, the Empire never dies! It just relocates to the forest canopy...

And only a Roman would draw a square on the ground and suddenly invent cross-species diplomacy lol

But does this mean the power of their household-gods even reach to other worlds? Which deity’s running this franchise?

Pliniad: Roman Genius Will Unite This Godforsaken Realm

Chapter:5

Oct 16, 2025

To:Mike Psellos

Indeed!
The contest rules said that the story has to include a satisfying conclusion.
And what is more conclusive than killing the protagonists off!
Didn’t Kafka say, “A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us”?
Anyway I'm glad you liked it :>

Hooves and Wine: Escaping With My Satyr Wife To Another World

Chapter:9

Oct 16, 2025

To:Mike Psellos

Damn right, Dionysus... uhm I mean Dennis, doesn’t fail tests, he just changes the scoring system mid-exam! :D

The fawn girl was actually meant to be Melissa’s inner child, 'waiting for someone who won’t leave after the dance', though the “future daughter” theory is wild enough that I might pretend I planned it all along :>

Hooves and Wine: Escaping With My Satyr Wife To Another World

Chapter:8

Oct 16, 2025

To:Casha

Haha take your time, I was just teasing :3

About the contest... you mean the TwilightFrontiers one?

I'm unsure actually, since the prompts aren't exactly my thing 🫣...

For the Japan prompt I'm not familiar enough with their culture and I don't want to write a Western-minded rip-off.

And the Romance stuff... Don't think I'm good at this when it's supposed to be some real world Romeo&Juliet kinda story...

What about you? Got something on your mind already? :D

The thought of following your story from the very beginning sounds tempting for me in any case too <3

That Time I Kidnapped a Mafia Boss

Chapter:1

Oct 15, 2025

To:Mike Psellos

Well, I think you achieved that objective. Not a fan of power fantasies either... no need for cheat codes anyway when you’re Plinius freaking Elder 😎

Pliniad: Roman Genius Will Unite This Godforsaken Realm

Chapter:4

Oct 15, 2025

Aaaalright, admit it... you’re the Duolingo Bird trying to trick us into learning Latin! Anyway, it works

The little historical details you snuck in were awesome, especially them giving her Posca :D Never tried it, but I bet it tastes terrible lol

Pliniad: Roman Genius Will Unite This Godforsaken Realm

Chapter:4

Oct 15, 2025

Barbara... lmao
Historically, that’s probably the most realistic reaction they would have shown, though :D

Pliniad: Roman Genius Will Unite This Godforsaken Realm

Chapter:3

Oct 15, 2025

I like the vivid writing style and the whole primeval atmosphere you created there. And then the romans talking in latin *chef's kiss*. Love that you did that.

It makes an Isekai feel much more realistic and relatable when there a language barriers in my opinion (although it's a pain in the ass to write lol)

Pliniad: Roman Genius Will Unite This Godforsaken Realm

Chapter:2

Oct 15, 2025

To:Mike Psellos

Thanks a lot, Mike, Im rlly happy you liked the twist!
You got it just right, I didn’t want a jolly drunk like in Disneys Fantasia, but the manic, unpredictable god who leaves chaos and bodies behind like he did with Lycurgus of Thrace or that pirates who kidnapped him once :D
I’m really glad that came through.

Hooves and Wine: Escaping With My Satyr Wife To Another World

Chapter:7

Oct 15, 2025

To:Mike Psellos

Haha, you nailed it, Mike!
In the original version (and especially the German version), the story went a lot deeper into Lucius and Melissa’s relationship., but I had to trim it down to fit the light novel style for the contest (wasnt rlly used to light novel style before that contest..)
Guess I’ll have to release a “director’s cut” someday :D

Hooves and Wine: Escaping With My Satyr Wife To Another World

Chapter:6

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