Campaign Pasta

In my picture of the Later Empire there is much less emphasis than usual upon a supposed change from ‘Principate’ to ‘Dominate’; far more important, for me, is a major intensification of the forms of exploitation: the reduction to serfdom of most of the working agricultural population, a great increase in taxation, and more conscription. I give a... See more

An Egregore (also spelled egregor ; from French égrégore , from Ancient Greek ἐγρήγορος, egrēgoros 'wakeful') is a concept in Western esotericism of a non-physical entity or thoughtform that arises from the collective thoughts and emotions of a distinct group of individuals.[1][2]

According to the respected authority on Western spiritual traditions Mark Stavish, Egregorials can be created by an individual, in which case they are perceived as individual entities; or they can be collectively brought into being by groups who share the same belief system. In the latter case, the Egregorial becomes a manifestation of a collective

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Southern Plains natives would kidnap gunsmiths to force them to repair their firearms.

I remember this man that had spent 8 years among the Comanche working for them.

I have something to say about the use of the terms ‘feudalism' and ‘serfdom’, insisting that serfdom (as defined in Ill.iv) can exist quite in¬ dependently of anything that can properly be called ‘feudalism’, and ending with a few words on the Marxist concept of the ‘feudal mode of production’