I do not agree!
I do not agree on two matters, at least:
1) Bacteria in Glorantha
2) Byzantinism and Lunar Empire
My reasons are as follows:
1) I do not own TrollPack or TrollGods, but I always assumed there are no
bact in G, because diseases are brought only by disease spirits, not by
natural factors. There are no natural plagues in G history, AFAIK. This
could have two explanations: bact are absent or they are powerless (too
magical healing to be effective killers); if they are powerless it's like
they are absent (to game purposes, at least); if they are not powerless,
what do they do? If their only occupation is to be ruled by Trolldeities or
be eaten by tiny insects, I can safely assume they are absent: I do not
manage Insect cultists, my only Troll character is an Annilla worshipper and
I am not interested in small insects' diet.
2) The Byzantine Empire had many peculiarities I read as incompatible with
the Red Goddess' One: it was not tolerant (see the iconoclast strife and the
schism with Roman Church); it was not expansionistic (after Justinian, if
this is the correct English sp); it had little infantry (apart from
mercenary one)and big cavalry regiments; it was almost entirely agricultural
based; it was forced for a millennium by his enemies to a strategical
defence-based attitude; it had a strong bureaucracy which often suffocated
and overtook Imperial Authority; it had the most effective navy of its age;
it had little military contact with anglo-saxon or Frank (read Orlanthi)
barbarians and lost all battles against them (in Italy or during the
crusades); it was a one-city-empire, while the LE has many capitals and
metropolis...
Do I make myself clear?
Ciao
Gian
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