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[@epicberet] Well you certainly came at me with both guns loaded. Allow me to rephrase. 
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Hey, came on a little stronger than I intended. I certainly didn't mean to cause any offence or come across as attacking you, so if I did, I'm sorry! I get very excited about this stuff, and you're knowledgeable already, but most people I meet know about as much about history as they've seen on Game of Thrones or (god forbid) *those* documentaries on History Channel. So I have a default script that I give about why everything is complicated, most of the stereotypes are wrong, and why Western Europe and the Islamic World are so intertwined. Thanks for calling me out on it - and yeah, I'll restrain myself from now on.

You're right about the writing; Charlemagne created schools to train scribes and bureaucrats, but though he himself spoke and read Latin and Greek, he never could master writing. (He kept a tablet under his pillow so he could practice when he woke up, but was always frustrated. It's rather adorably sad.) #HISTORYFUN #okimdonenow

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In our world, our nations are only going UP! So they're keeping that administrative advantage, along with their consistent rise of technological innovation and social progress. 
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Yeah, that's what I was actually trying to get at in my comment - total agreement with what you're saying! We can streamline this as much as we want! :D I would add urbanization as just as important as administration to constant technological and social change, and something that was lost. However, I think given our unique races we should see some interesting (and ahistorical!) results. Sorry again if I made it seem like I was trying to rules lawyer you all with history; I enjoy the creativity and imagination of it all more than I care about details. I'm really excited to see where this goes.

Post up soon, hopefully! Have had a busy weekend, but I'm working on it.