"It's very unlikely they'd have to, they'd just analyze the real phenomenon underlying all that and figure out how to reproduce the same effect more simply, quickly, powerfully.  But also yes.  There'd be - probably at least a hundred thousand people in Civilization who'd volunteer for that, to save Civilization, or for that matter, just to save Nidal?  Even in a Lawful Good civilization, you're going to throw some people as Evil and Chaotic as me.  Well, if you go looking in the other direction, you're also going to find some people completely off the deep end of Lawful Goodness."

"Also keep in mind that depending on what spellsilver is, exactly, it's not improbable that somebody can make a call and get a million pounds of it delivered in three hours."

"I'm not sure you've fully grasped the sheer distinction of scale between one young slightly-above-average kid from Civilization getting tossed into Golarion, and what would happen if actual Civilization got a two-way portal to Golarion.  There might be a war with Zon-Kuthon.  There would not be a war with Nidal.  There would be a rescue operation on Nidal."

"It's very unlikely they'd have to, they'd just analyze the real phenomenon underlying all that and figure out how to reproduce the same effect more simply, quickly, powerfully.  But also yes.  There'd be - probably at least a hundred thousand people in Civilization who'd volunteer for that, to save Civilization, or for that matter, just to save Nidal?  Even in a Lawful Good civilization, you're going to throw some people as Evil and Chaotic as me.  Well, if you go looking in the other direction, you're also going to find some people completely off the deep end of Lawful Goodness."

"Also keep in mind that depending on what spellsilver is, exactly, it's not improbable that somebody can make a call and get a million pounds of it delivered in three hours."

"I'm not sure you've grasped the sheer distinction of scale between one young slightly-above-average kid from Civilization getting tossed into Golarion with no prior preparation, and what would happen if actual Civilization got a two-way portal to Golarion.  There might be a war with Zon-Kuthon.  There would not be a war with Nidal.  There would be a rescue operation on Nidal."

"It's very unlikely they'd have to, they'd just analyze the real phenomenon underlying all that and figure out how to reproduce the same effect more simply, quickly, powerfully.  But also yes.  There'd be - probably at least a hundred thousand people in Civilization who'd volunteer for that, to save Civilization, or for that matter, just to save Nidal?  Even in a Lawful Good civilization, you're going to throw some people as Evil and Chaotic as me.  Well, if you go looking in the other direction, you're also going to find some people completely off the deep end of Lawful Goodness."

"Also keep in mind that depending on what spellsilver is, exactly, it's not improbable that somebody can make a call and get a million pounds of it delivered in three hours."

"I'm not sure you've grasped the sheer distinction of scale between one young slightly-above-average kid from Civilization getting tossed into Golarion with no prior preparation, and what would happen if actual Civilization got a two-way portal to Golarion.  There might be a war with Zon-Kuthon.  There would not be a war with Nidal.  There would be a rescue operation on Nidal."  And on everywhere else including Cheliax, he's pretty sure, but best not to say that out loud.

"It's very unlikely they'd have to, they'd just analyze the real phenomenon underlying all that and figure out how to reproduce the same effect more simply, quickly, powerfully.  But also yes.  There'd be - probably at least a hundred thousand people in Civilization who'd volunteer for that, to save Civilization, or for that matter, just to save Nidal?  Even in a Lawful Good civilization, you're going to throw some people as Evil and Chaotic as me.  Well, if you go looking in the other direction, you're also going to find some people completely off the deep end of Lawful Goodness."

"Also keep in mind that depending on what spellsilver is, exactly, it's not improbable that somebody can make a call and get a million pounds of it delivered in three hours."

"I'm not sure you've grasped the sheer distinction of scale between one young slightly-above-average kid from Civilization getting tossed into Golarion with no prior preparation, and what would happen if actual Civilization got a two-way portal to Golarion.  There might be a war with Zon-Kuthon.  There would not be a war with Nidal.  There would be a rescue operation on Nidal."