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<blockquote data-quote="Wrahn" data-source="post: 3369878" data-attributes="member: 9191"><p>Being DR 20, I would guess exactly none <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>Many, many problems can confront any given civilization that doesn't take into account population growth, not the least of which is a tyranical power base wishing to maintain control of their population. There is no modern communication, no modern transportation, a stone age civilization could not support a unifed empire of any great size.</p><p></p><p>My guess would be given what is represented was true, the native goblin population would, given it's nature, do one of several things. 1) Develop magic or other means to to control their empire (the Roman's used advanced road construction) 2) Splinter into several competing city-states/tribes leading to wars (they are LE after all) 3) Goblin expansion would be restricted by a tyranical governance, limited to what they could control</p><p></p><p>In addition, there are many natural barrier to expansion, such as oceans, mountain ranges, and deserts. Stone age civilizations living in close proximity are just inviting disease. If you are looking for that large of a follower base (one that shares the same culture and religion), you are going to have to have a better technology base. </p><p></p><p>As an example of a stone age civilization, The Aztecs at it's hieght was estimated at 25 million.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wrahn, post: 3369878, member: 9191"] Being DR 20, I would guess exactly none :p Many, many problems can confront any given civilization that doesn't take into account population growth, not the least of which is a tyranical power base wishing to maintain control of their population. There is no modern communication, no modern transportation, a stone age civilization could not support a unifed empire of any great size. My guess would be given what is represented was true, the native goblin population would, given it's nature, do one of several things. 1) Develop magic or other means to to control their empire (the Roman's used advanced road construction) 2) Splinter into several competing city-states/tribes leading to wars (they are LE after all) 3) Goblin expansion would be restricted by a tyranical governance, limited to what they could control In addition, there are many natural barrier to expansion, such as oceans, mountain ranges, and deserts. Stone age civilizations living in close proximity are just inviting disease. If you are looking for that large of a follower base (one that shares the same culture and religion), you are going to have to have a better technology base. As an example of a stone age civilization, The Aztecs at it's hieght was estimated at 25 million. [/QUOTE]
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