Gothwald: New World - Same Rules

​A modern-day historian uses his knowledge to build an empire in a fantasy medieval world. A world where the protagonist faces not forces of evil, but people just like himself. ​A world of magic and feudalism trapped in a technological and cultural standstill. Diseases are seen as curses, blasphemy gets you burned at the stake, and magic is just accepted as a divine gift. Here, summoning heroes from another world isn’t a miracle, it’s just Tuesday. ​Enter Alan Gothwald, a young student from a prestigious US history department, and one of those summoned heroes. Turns out, he has zero magic, but he quickly realizes that his knowledge is the ultimate cheat code in this world, something completely advanced and unheard of. ​But Alan can’t just jumpstart an industrial revolution or craft firearms; the world itself fights back. He’s facing constant setbacks, divine or political interference, miscalculations, unpredictable twists, and enemies who see him as a threat to the established order. Alan is left with two choices: lay low and just count the treasury coins... or build an empire to protect his progress and the people who have become his family, using nothing but his wits, cunning, and a healthy dose of ruthlessness. And if Alan gazes long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into Alan. 🌟​Key Features 🖼​Visuals: You’ll get detailed depictions of specific scenes, creatures, and characters. 🗺​Maps: I love maps. At the end of chapters, I’ll be sharing maps of territories, feudal lands, and unexplored areas Alan has visited. Later on, you'll see his expansion progress tracked right on the map. 🕘​The Clock is Ticking: Every chapter starts with an exact day/month/year count since Alan was summoned, so you’ll always know exactly where we are in the timeline. 🧠​Inside Alan’s Head: A huge chunk of the story happens in Alan's mind. You’ll get his real-time analysis, theories, fears, doubts, plans, and emotions. We won't see what other characters are thinking, just him. ‼️​Warnings & Notes 💀​Content: Expect violence, strong language, and dark/sensitive themes. What to expect: Just don't expect the MC to be perfect from the first chapter. He's a living person who found himself in another world and lost everything in an instant. He makes mistakes, suffers, and grows as a person. 🤖​AI Use: AI was used only for translation, grammar checks (since English isn't my native language), and generating scene visuals. The plot, dialogue, and characters are 100% mine. 🔥​Slow Burn: Let's be real, a college student doesn't become a cynical emperor in a week. It takes months and years. The plot is a slow burn tracking his evolution from "survive one more day" to "conquer one more country," and from "keep people from starving" to "founding an institute." 👑 The Rule of Cool and simplifying overly complex things: come on, who honestly cares about Alan counting every single sack of grain and figuring out how long delivery from village A to village B takes? This is fiction. Of course, you shouldn’t expect 100% adherence to real-world logic here; we are working for the sake of drama, plot, character development, and lore, not a scientific dissertation. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to write total nonsense! It just means I’m not going to suffocate you with endless minutiae. 🗓​Release Schedule: Daily at 6 PM EST (New York Time)  I’m not here to write a masterpiece. I’m here to tell a story