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ak_aramis · 03-31-2019, 05:34 PM

My take...

The long night starts with massive amounts of Second Imperium naval forces blasting rebels back to TL 4 or below. And the extremes of punishment being grounds for further insurrection, until the point that the IN was both too thinly spread and the locals arming in preparation...

Paranoia, Nationalism, and long command lines result in fragmentation... as locals become more insular, trade outside their local cluster drops, and as trade drops, nationalism soars...

hundreds of small polities, most only a few systems. And for many, a time to hide from the "conquerers from the sky"... after the first about 150 years, becoming a matter of myth... and by 1000 after, assumed to be a propaganda bit.

It's not so much trade goes away, as nationalism leads to stagnation and xenophobia. And those lead to turning trade away.

A wildland of local protection rackets and small polities.

03-31-2019, 05:34 PM	#14
ak_aramis Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alsea, OR	Re: What do you think the Long Night was like? My take... The long night starts with massive amounts of Second Imperium naval forces blasting rebels back to TL 4 or below. And the extremes of punishment being grounds for further insurrection, until the point that the IN was both too thinly spread and the locals arming in preparation... Paranoia, Nationalism, and long command lines result in fragmentation... as locals become more insular, trade outside their local cluster drops, and as trade drops, nationalism soars... hundreds of small polities, most only a few systems. And for many, a time to hide from the "conquerers from the sky"... after the first about 150 years, becoming a matter of myth... and by 1000 after, assumed to be a propaganda bit. It's not so much trade goes away, as nationalism leads to stagnation and xenophobia. And those lead to turning trade away. A wildland of local protection rackets and small polities.