Looking at setting up a PT campaign, I am vaguely remembering a quote that indicates that even as the Spinward Marches were being colonised the Imperium was already weakening.
Can anyone please point me to this - if it even exists?
Imperium: The lmperium is a strong interstellar government encompassing 281
subsectors and approximately 11,000 worlds. Approximately 1100 years old, it
is the third human empire to control this area, the oldest, and the strongest. Nevertheless,
it is under strong pressure from its neighboring interstellar governments,
and does not have the strength nor the power which it once had.
Thanks to everyone for the steers.
So, in summary from your info, (plus stuff from other sources) the 2nd Imperium was in the SM along with a number of smaller polities, all of which failed in the Long Night.
In the early 100's the 3I set up shop in the SM, but even as it grew outward, it was already over extending and weakening itself.
I presume that the "Barbarians" might the remnants of these failed 2I pocket empires?
Also, I think I read somewhere that the early 3I was TL12 at the most?
All further advice greatly appreciated.
Also some solomani refugees when the 2I was falling, as the Itzin or Gram fleets...Vilani refugees from the Rule of Man IIRC.
Developing this campaign further, I am wondering what levels of 3I feudalism would oversee this expansion/colonisation project?
Even though all is far, far simpler and smaller, at present, I would still assume that a Subsector Duke will still be in overall control.
With Barons running the few larger colonies (Pop 6), Knights running the 10-20 medium sized colonies (Pop 4-5) and, maybe, non-nobility Soc 9-10 administrators leading the small (Pop 2-3) colonies, and doing the nobles mundane or hands on "dirty work" in their colonies. Be interesting to hear if this makes sense (or not)?
Given that the effective control hierarchy for the OTU is ...Developing this campaign further, I am wondering what levels of 3I feudalism would oversee this expansion/colonisation project?
Even though all is far, far simpler and smaller, at present, I would still assume that a Subsector Duke will still be in overall control. With Barons running the few larger colonies (Pop 6), Knights running the 10-20 medium sized colonies (Pop 4-5) and, maybe, non-nobility Soc 9-10 administrators leading the small (Pop 2-3) colonies, and doing the nobles mundane or hands on "dirty work" in their colonies. Be interesting to hear if this makes sense (or not)?
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