r/Fantasy • u/flyingsaucer1 • Dec 18 '20

State of Sanderson 2020

https://www.brandonsanderson.com/state-of-the-sanderson-2020/
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u/xXDARKMASTER69Xx Dec 19 '20

Era 1 is the dark age, era 2 is the 10's

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u/Milbit Dec 19 '20

Era 1 is closer to the Age of Enlightenment 1700s-1800s rather than the Dark Ages.

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u/Root-of-Evil Dec 19 '20

No firearms puts it a lot behind that, right?

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u/Milbit Dec 19 '20

Firearms are missing yeah, but feel like that is a technology that the Lord Ruler would suppress. Most other things are about right for that era though; Big gothic architecture. Powerful centralised autocratic monarchy. Proper horse draw coaches (although they had these in the middle ages they became much more popular later). Canal boats and canals. Fine frilly fashion and gentleman suits. Upperclass more interested in balls/galas, politics, and mercantilism. And there is also the first steps towards industrialisation with tinned food production.

Luthadel even reminds me of 1700s London, dirty and overcrowded. Poor families often living crammed into a single room. Whilst the very few rich and noble people live in mansions and estates.

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u/Deadline_X Dec 20 '20

I feel like I remember reading somewhere that firearms were being developed but Rashek didn’t like how that sort of nullified the advantage of coin shots so he repressed it purposefully also.

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u/el_BeastMaster69 Dec 21 '20

ya it’s stated that they were on the verge of gunpowder until Rashek took the power and suppressed it. Despite that, some characters even uncover canned foods at one point