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	So remember how the Age of Redemption had all that crusading and whatnot going on? As predicted (by rational people), [[Fail\|this ended up being a bad idea]]. Basically, it was "Shit Falling Apart: Imperial Edition," as xenos took back everything they had lost (and more), Chaos cultists started rebelling like crazy, and the [[High Lords of Terra]] imposed ever-stricter rules to stave off total collapse, including turning over whole systems to Space Marine Chapters for direct governance.		So remember how the Age of Redemption had all that crusading and whatnot going on? As predicted (by rational people), [[Fail\|this ended up being a bad idea]]. Basically, it was "Shit Falling Apart: Imperial Edition," as xenos took back everything they had lost (and more), Chaos cultists started rebelling like crazy, and the [[High Lords of Terra]] imposed ever-stricter rules to stave off total collapse, including turning over whole systems to Space Marine Chapters for direct governance.

	And if that sounds bad, well... it's called the ''[[Grimdark\|Waning]],'' what the hell did you expect?		And if that sounds bad, well... it's called the ''[[Grimdark\|Waning]],'' what the hell did you expect?

	In a surprising case of subverted expectations the Waning actually saw general growth of the Imperium's territory, with few major losses (like the Gothic War and the Macharian Heresy) and several major expansions recorded during this period. The Imperium would as an entity continue to expand until by the 41st Millenium, it was described as being at its greatest territorial extent ever. [[Derp\|This leaves the Waning as a rather perplexingly named period of time]]. It only really makes sense if it was named after the Time of Ending became a thing. (Perhaps including some overlap with the ToE's early period, due to all the chaos it involved).		In a surprising case of subverted expectations the Waning actually saw general growth of the Imperium's territory, with few major losses (like the Gothic War and the Macharian Heresy) and several major expansions recorded during this period. The Imperium would as an entity continue to expand until by the 41st Millenium, it was described as being at its greatest territorial extent ever. [[Derp\|This leaves the Waning as a rather perplexingly named period of time]]. It only really makes sense if it was named after the Time of Ending became a thing. (Perhaps including some overlap with the ToE's early period, due to all the chaos it involved).
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	==Redemption Crusades==		==Redemption Crusades==

	One of the many, many, many topics the rulebook mentions in passing but doesn't give much detail on, the '''Redemption Crusades''' were an era where five great warriors, one in each Segmentum, appear and launch a crusade. These crusades restore hundreds (maybe even thousands) of worlds to Imperial rule, extending Imperial borders to the greatest they've been in 500 years during the middle of the [[Age of Redemption]]. The rulebook actually compares the heroes to the "Primarchs of old."		One of the many, many, many topics the rulebook mentions in passing but doesn't give much detail on, the '''Redemption Crusades''' were an era where five great warriors, one in each Segmentum, appear and launch a crusade. These crusades restore hundreds (maybe even thousands) of worlds to Imperial rule, extending Imperial borders to the greatest they've been in 500 years during the middle of the [[Age of Redemption]]. The rulebook actually compares the heroes to the "Primarchs of old".

	And then they all disappear without a trace. This leads Ecclesiarch Inovian III to immediately declare them all "saints returned to the Emperor's side."		And then they all disappear without a trace. This leads Ecclesiarch Inovian III to immediately declare them all "saints returned to the Emperor's side".

	==Gothic War==		==Gothic War==
	{{Main\|Gothic War}}		{{Main\|Gothic War}}

	Also called the 12th Black Crusade, [[Failbaddon]] launched a massive invasion of the Gothic Sector, largely to capture a couple [[Blackstone Fortress]]es. Long story short: Chaos nicked a couple artefacts and [[Exterminatus\|Exterminatus'd]] several planets, the Eldar and Imperium allied to kick the shit out of them, and Abadabbadoo gets away with two Blackstone Fortresses, setting up the basic plotline for the [[Gathering Storm]].		Also called the 12th Black Crusade, [[Failbaddon]] launched a massive invasion of the Gothic Sector, largely to capture a couple [[Blackstone Fortress]]es. Long story short: Chaos nicked a couple artefacts and [[Exterminatus\|Exterminatus'd]] several planets, the Eldar and Imperium allied to kick the shit out of them, and Abadabbadoo gets away with two Blackstone Fortresses, setting up the basic plotline for the [[Gathering Storm]].

	This Black Crusade in particular is famous as the setting for [[Battlefleet Gothic]].		This Black Crusade in particular is famous as the setting for [[Battlefleet Gothic]].

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	~~The~~ '''Waning''' is one of the major time periods of the Imperium of Man. It was preceded by the [[Age of Redemption]] and followed by the [[Time of Ending]], stretching from the beginning of M39 to mid-M41.		'''The Waning''' is one of the major time periods of the Imperium of Man. It was preceded by the [[Age of Redemption]] and followed by the [[Time of Ending]], stretching from the beginning of M39 to mid-M41.

	So remember how the Age of Redemption had all that crusading and whatnot going on? As predicted (by rational people), [[Fail\|this ended up being a bad idea]]. Basically, it was "Shit Falling Apart: Imperial Edition," as xenos took back everything they had lost (and more), Chaos cultists started rebelling like crazy, and the [[High Lords of Terra]] imposed ever-stricter rules to stave off total collapse, including turning over whole systems to Space Marine Chapters for direct governance.		So remember how the Age of Redemption had all that crusading and whatnot going on? As predicted (by rational people), [[Fail\|this ended up being a bad idea]]. Basically, it was "Shit Falling Apart: Imperial Edition," as xenos took back everything they had lost (and more), Chaos cultists started rebelling like crazy, and the [[High Lords of Terra]] imposed ever-stricter rules to stave off total collapse, including turning over whole systems to Space Marine Chapters for direct governance.

1d4chan>Ow, My Sanity. at 22:09, 28 April 2022

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	And if that sounds bad, well... it's called the ''[[Grimdark\|Waning]],'' what the hell did you expect?		And if that sounds bad, well... it's called the ''[[Grimdark\|Waning]],'' what the hell did you expect?

	In a surprising case of subverted expectations the Waning actually saw ~~widespread~~ growth of the Imperium's territory, with no major losses recorded during this period ~~and several major expansions~~. The Imperium would as an entity continue to expand until by the 41st Millenium, it was described as being at its greatest territorial extent ever. [[Derp\|This leaves the Waning as a rather perplexingly named period of time]]. It only really makes sense if it was named ~~with hindsight of~~ the ~~later~~ Time of Ending ~~in mind~~.		In a surprising case of subverted expectations the Waning actually saw general growth of the Imperium's territory, with few major losses (like the Gothic War and the Macharian Heresy) and several major expansions recorded during this period. The Imperium would as an entity continue to expand until by the 41st Millenium, it was described as being at its greatest territorial extent ever. [[Derp\|This leaves the Waning as a rather perplexingly named period of time]]. It only really makes sense if it was named after the Time of Ending became a thing. (Perhaps including some overlap with the ToE's early period, due to all the chaos it involved).

	==Redemption Crusades==		==Redemption Crusades==
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	{{Main\|Gothic War}}		{{Main\|Gothic War}}

	Also called the 12th Black Crusade, [[Failbaddon]] launched a massive invasion of the Gothic Sector, largely to capture a couple [[Blackstone Fortress]]es.		Also called the 12th Black Crusade, [[Failbaddon]] launched a massive invasion of the Gothic Sector, largely to capture a couple [[Blackstone Fortress]]es. Long story short: Chaos nicked a couple artefacts and [[Exterminatus\|Exterminatus'd]] several planets, the Eldar and Imperium allied to kick the shit out of them, and Abadabbadoo gets away with two Blackstone Fortresses, setting up the basic plotline for the [[Gathering Storm]].

	This Black Crusade in particular is famous as the setting for [[Battlefleet Gothic]].		This Black Crusade in particular is famous as the setting for [[Battlefleet Gothic]].

104.220.162.108 at 00:37, 16 May 2021

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	And if that sounds bad, well... it's called the ''[[Grimdark\|Waning]],'' what the hell did you expect?		And if that sounds bad, well... it's called the ''[[Grimdark\|Waning]],'' what the hell did you expect?

	In a surprising case of subverted expectations the Waning actually saw widespread growth of the Imperium's territory, with no major losses recorded during this period, and ~~with~~ several major expansions~~, the~~ Imperium would as an entity continue to expand ~~more and more~~ until, by the 41st Millenium, it was described as being at its greatest territorial extent ever. [[Derp\|This leaves the Waning as a rather perplexingly named period of time]]. It only really makes sense if it was named with hindsight of the later Time of Ending in mind.		In a surprising case of subverted expectations the Waning actually saw widespread growth of the Imperium's territory, with no major losses recorded during this period and several major expansions. The Imperium would as an entity continue to expand until by the 41st Millenium, it was described as being at its greatest territorial extent ever. [[Derp\|This leaves the Waning as a rather perplexingly named period of time]]. It only really makes sense if it was named with hindsight of the later Time of Ending in mind.

	==Redemption Crusades==		==Redemption Crusades==

	One of the many, many, many topics the rulebook mentions in passing but doesn't give much detail on, the '''Redemption Crusades''' were an era where five great warriors, one in each Segmentum, ~~appears~~ and ~~launches~~ a crusade. These crusades restore hundreds (maybe even thousands) of worlds to Imperial rule, extending Imperial borders to the greatest they've been in 500 years, during the middle of the [[Age of Redemption]]. The rulebook actually compares the heroes to the "Primarchs of old."		One of the many, many, many topics the rulebook mentions in passing but doesn't give much detail on, the '''Redemption Crusades''' were an era where five great warriors, one in each Segmentum, appear and launch a crusade. These crusades restore hundreds (maybe even thousands) of worlds to Imperial rule, extending Imperial borders to the greatest they've been in 500 years during the middle of the [[Age of Redemption]]. The rulebook actually compares the heroes to the "Primarchs of old."

	And then they all disappear without a trace. This leads Ecclesiarch Inovian III to immediately declare them all "saints returned to the Emperor's side."		And then they all disappear without a trace. This leads Ecclesiarch Inovian III to immediately declare them all "saints returned to the Emperor's side."
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	{{Main\|Macharian Crusade}}		{{Main\|Macharian Crusade}}

	[[Lord Solar Macharius]], a tactical genius that puts [[Creed]] to shame, reconquers over '''one thousand''' worlds, thereby pushing the boundaries of Imperial space the farthest they had been since the [[Great Crusade]]~~. In~~ only seven years.		[[Lord Solar Macharius]], a tactical genius that puts [[Creed]] to shame, reconquers over '''one thousand''' worlds, thereby pushing the boundaries of Imperial space the farthest they had been since the [[Great Crusade]] - in only seven years. Yeah, Macharius is pretty boss. He even has his own [[Macharius_Heavy_Tank\|super-heavy tank]]! The guy is basically the reincarnation of Alexander the Great. Right up to the him dying and everything falling apart due to ambitious generals part.

	Yeah, Macharius is pretty boss. He even has his own [[Macharius_Heavy_Tank\|super-heavy tank]]! The guy is basically the reincarnation of Alexander the Great. Right up to the him dying and everything falling apart due to ambitious generals part.

	==Macharian Heresy==		==Macharian Heresy==
	{{Main\|Macharian Heresy}}		{{Main\|Macharian Heresy}}

	When Macharius died, it was sad for most of the Imperium, but utterly disastrous for his territories as his former generals immediately began bickering among themselves over who got to take his place. They collapsed into insurgency, civil war, and other general nastiness. It took seventy years and multiple Space Marine Chapters to end. At least they kept their gains unified in the end, which is more than what can be said for the Greeks.		When Macharius died, it was sad for most of the Imperium but utterly disastrous for his territories as his former generals immediately began bickering among themselves over who got to take his place. They collapsed into insurgency, civil war, and other general nastiness. It took seventy years and multiple Space Marine Chapters to end. At least they kept their gains unified in the end, which is more than what can be said for the Greeks.

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	[[Category:Imperial]]		[[Category:Imperial]]
	[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]]		[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]]

1d4chan>Ow, My Sanity.: Not exactly; too many different campaigns going on at the time can still stretch an empire's resources, and leave their troops too thinly spread to properly react when things go bad. Also, all those crusades aren't guaranteed to succeed, so it's plausible that some or even many of them floundered hard and became net losses on the resources front.

2021-03-26T09:58:13Z

Not exactly; too many different campaigns going on at the time can still stretch an empire's resources, and leave their troops too thinly spread to properly react when things go bad. Also, all those crusades aren't guaranteed to succeed, so it's plausible that some or even many of them floundered hard and became net losses on the resources front.

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	The '''Waning''' is one of the major time periods of the Imperium of Man. It was preceded by the [[Age of Redemption]] and followed by the [[Time of Ending]], stretching from the beginning of M39 to mid-M41.		The '''Waning''' is one of the major time periods of the Imperium of Man. It was preceded by the [[Age of Redemption]] and followed by the [[Time of Ending]], stretching from the beginning of M39 to mid-M41.

	So remember how the Age of Redemption had all that crusading and whatnot going on? As predicted (by rational people), [[~~Derp~~\|this ended up being a bad idea]]. Basically, it was "Shit Falling Apart: Imperial Edition," as xenos took back everything they had lost (and more), Chaos cultists started rebelling like crazy, and the [[High Lords of Terra]] imposed ever-stricter rules to stave off total collapse, including turning over whole systems to Space Marine Chapters for direct governance.		So remember how the Age of Redemption had all that crusading and whatnot going on? As predicted (by rational people), [[Fail\|this ended up being a bad idea]]. Basically, it was "Shit Falling Apart: Imperial Edition," as xenos took back everything they had lost (and more), Chaos cultists started rebelling like crazy, and the [[High Lords of Terra]] imposed ever-stricter rules to stave off total collapse, including turning over whole systems to Space Marine Chapters for direct governance.

	And if that sounds bad, well... it's called the ''[[Grimdark\|Waning]],'' what the hell did you expect?		And if that sounds bad, well... it's called the ''[[Grimdark\|Waning]],'' what the hell did you expect?

	In a surprising case of subverted expectations the Waning actually saw widespread growth of the Imperium's territory, with no major losses recorded during this period, and with several major expansions, the Imperium would as an entity continue to expand more and more until, by the 41st Millenium, it was described as being at its greatest territorial extent ever. [[Derp\|This leaves the Waning as a rather perplexingly named period of time]]. It only really makes sense if it was named with hindsight of the later Time of Ending in mind.		In a surprising case of subverted expectations the Waning actually saw widespread growth of the Imperium's territory, with no major losses recorded during this period, and with several major expansions, the Imperium would as an entity continue to expand more and more until, by the 41st Millenium, it was described as being at its greatest territorial extent ever. [[Derp\|This leaves the Waning as a rather perplexingly named period of time]]. It only really makes sense if it was named with hindsight of the later Time of Ending in mind.

	Guess a writer realized at the last minute that countless penance Crusades waged by the Imperium as a whole in almost entirely offensive actions against xenos and heretics would have destroyed said xenos and heretics so they wouldn't be able to counter attack or would be too damaged to do so.

	==Redemption Crusades==		==Redemption Crusades==
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	==Macharian Heresy==		==Macharian Heresy==
			{{Main\|Macharian Heresy}}

	When Macharius died, it was sad for most of the Imperium, but utterly disastrous for his territories as his former generals immediately began bickering among themselves over who got to take his place. They collapsed into insurgency, civil war, and other general nastiness. It took seventy years and multiple Space Marine Chapters to end. At least they kept their gains unified in the end, which is more than what can be said for the Greeks.		When Macharius died, it was sad for most of the Imperium, but utterly disastrous for his territories as his former generals immediately began bickering among themselves over who got to take his place. They collapsed into insurgency, civil war, and other general nastiness. It took seventy years and multiple Space Marine Chapters to end. At least they kept their gains unified in the end, which is more than what can be said for the Greeks.

1d4chan>Ow, My Sanity. at 14:58, 25 March 2021

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	So remember how the Age of Redemption had all that crusading and whatnot going on? As predicted (by rational people), [[Derp\|this ended up being a bad idea]]. Basically, it was "Shit Falling Apart: Imperial Edition," as xenos took back everything they had lost (and more), Chaos cultists started rebelling like crazy, and the [[High Lords of Terra]] imposed ever-stricter rules to stave off total collapse, including turning over whole systems to Space Marine Chapters for direct governance.		So remember how the Age of Redemption had all that crusading and whatnot going on? As predicted (by rational people), [[Derp\|this ended up being a bad idea]]. Basically, it was "Shit Falling Apart: Imperial Edition," as xenos took back everything they had lost (and more), Chaos cultists started rebelling like crazy, and the [[High Lords of Terra]] imposed ever-stricter rules to stave off total collapse, including turning over whole systems to Space Marine Chapters for direct governance.

	And if that sounds bad, well... it's called the ''Waning,'' what the hell did you expect?		And if that sounds bad, well... it's called the ''[[Grimdark\|Waning]],'' what the hell did you expect?

	In a surprising case of subverted expectations the Waning actually saw widespread growth of the Imperium's territory, with no major losses recorded during this period, and with several major expansions, the Imperium would as an entity continue to expand more and more until, by the 41st Millenium, it was described as being at its greatest territorial extent ever. This leaves the Waning as a rather perplexingly named period of time. It only really ~~make~~ sense if it was named with ~~Hindsight~~ of the later Time of Ending in mind.		In a surprising case of subverted expectations the Waning actually saw widespread growth of the Imperium's territory, with no major losses recorded during this period, and with several major expansions, the Imperium would as an entity continue to expand more and more until, by the 41st Millenium, it was described as being at its greatest territorial extent ever. [[Derp\|This leaves the Waning as a rather perplexingly named period of time]]. It only really makes sense if it was named with hindsight of the later Time of Ending in mind.

	Guess a writer realized at the last minute that countless penance Crusades waged by the Imperium as a whole in almost entirely offensive actions against xenos and heretics would have destroyed said xenos and heretics so they wouldn't be able to counter attack or would be too damaged to do so.		Guess a writer realized at the last minute that countless penance Crusades waged by the Imperium as a whole in almost entirely offensive actions against xenos and heretics would have destroyed said xenos and heretics so they wouldn't be able to counter attack or would be too damaged to do so.

71.220.143.20 at 03:30, 15 April 2020

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	In a surprising case of subverted expectations the Waning actually saw widespread growth of the Imperium's territory, with no major losses recorded during this period, and with several major expansions, the Imperium would as an entity continue to expand more and more until, by the 41st Millenium, it was described as being at its greatest territorial extent ever. This leaves the Waning as a rather perplexingly named period of time. It only really make sense if it was named with Hindsight of the later Time of Ending in mind.		In a surprising case of subverted expectations the Waning actually saw widespread growth of the Imperium's territory, with no major losses recorded during this period, and with several major expansions, the Imperium would as an entity continue to expand more and more until, by the 41st Millenium, it was described as being at its greatest territorial extent ever. This leaves the Waning as a rather perplexingly named period of time. It only really make sense if it was named with Hindsight of the later Time of Ending in mind.

			Guess a writer realized at the last minute that countless penance Crusades waged by the Imperium as a whole in almost entirely offensive actions against xenos and heretics would have destroyed said xenos and heretics so they wouldn't be able to counter attack or would be too damaged to do so.

	==Redemption Crusades==		==Redemption Crusades==

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Macharian Heresy

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	==Macharian Heresy==		==Macharian Heresy==
	When Macharius died, it was sad for most of the Imperium, but utterly disastrous for his territories as his former generals immediately began bickering among themselves over who got to take his place. They collapsed into insurgency, civil war, and other general nastiness. It took seventy years and multiple Space Marine Chapters to end.		When Macharius died, it was sad for most of the Imperium, but utterly disastrous for his territories as his former generals immediately began bickering among themselves over who got to take his place. They collapsed into insurgency, civil war, and other general nastiness. It took seventy years and multiple Space Marine Chapters to end. At least they kept their gains unified in the end, which is more than what can be said for the Greeks.

	{{40k-Timeline}}		{{40k-Timeline}}
	[[Category:Imperial]]		[[Category:Imperial]]
	[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]]		[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]]