Having Fun With Epic Fantasy Tropes #7: “Fortunately There Was A Portal.”

The origins of the “Fortunately There Was…” heading stems from my early adventures in Sci Fi rather than Fantasy, so the original construction (coined by myself, as far as I know) was “Fortunately There Was A Wormhole.” 

The context was that of Faster Than Light travel, which is still (to the best of our knowledge) not possible. From a SF point of view this is problematic since it makes zipping around the galaxy, Star Wars and Star Trek style, impossible. And Slower Than Light travel is just...