One of the staples of fantasy/pulp horror etc is the virgin sacrifice. Whether an innocent tied to an altar for some elder thing, some maiden on a post waiting to be dragon food, or the ever-popular volcano god appeasement, the trope has remained.
Am I the only one who ever reads or watches this stuff & thinks "You know, 20 minutes in the hayloft with the male lead would solve the whole issue here for the heroine..."?
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This is why the Overlord's List requires checking that the virgin sacrifice - or any other type of sacrifice - still meets the requirements before offering it. Preferably, say, every five minutes the day of.
Of course, someone smart trying for Evil Overlord will have a back-up 'just in case' the original sacrifice doesn't meet the requirements by the time it's time to make the offering. And will have eunuchs guarding the sacrificial maiden.
When I become an evil overlord, I will raid convents. Nothing says that the virgin has to be young, worldly, etc. And I will have half a dozen of the nuns waiting, just in case something happens to the first five. Because I'm an evil overlord who doesn't leave the key plot points to chance.
-Sarah
Nice to see I'm not the only one who has read and follows the Evil Overlord checklists!
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