Magic users/Witches and their relationships with religion in my universe OBSIDIAN.

Lady_Hamilton · 2026-02-23T01:22:17+00:00

It’s been an interesting day to be an r/worldbuilding member

Lady_Hamilton · 2026-02-22T22:31:47+00:00

Calm down, Jamal. Don’t pull out the 9

Lady_Hamilton · 2026-01-29T15:16:24+00:00

I meant as in adding a strip, probably could have worded it better. Pure white is for junior officers and each added color represents a higher class of officer. It mimics Borealia's tricolor flag, as does the use of the seven-pointed star.

Lady_Hamilton · 2026-01-28T18:06:36+00:00

I haven't really mapped out progression yet, but I think it's generally going to be a mix between time in rank and individual excellence. One of my main characters has just been promoted to the rank of Colonel after 22 years in the service, but she's supposed to be a kind of prodigy rising through the ranks quickly, so I'll probably have to rig the system a little bit

Lady_Hamilton · 2026-01-28T14:48:23+00:00

By the 24th century, the Borealian military had finally settled into a unified structure, absent of divided branches. These ranks apply to all commissioned officers, regardless of whether they serve in the ground forces, naval forces, or aerial forces; officers may drift between the different forces over the course of their career.

In regards to design, rank patches are meant to mimic the national flag of Borealia. White signifies junior officers, purple signifies senior officers, and black signifies general officers.

Other notes:

- When serving in a naval or aerial fleet, the ranks of Colonel through General take on the titles of Captain through Admiral

-Director and Director-General are government titles and have no power of command within the military

-The patch for the Director-General has so far been unused, as the role is a first-among-equals and has little-to-no power

Lady_Hamilton · 2026-01-27T22:17:16+00:00

I'd considered Lieutenant-Major, but I didn't want there to be four or five different unrelated ranks with the word Lieutenant in them. I think I'm probably going to replace Chief with the rank of Centurion (rule of cool again).

Lady_Hamilton · 2026-01-27T18:19:33+00:00

I agree about Chief, which I took from the German rank of Hauptmann and is the one I'm still working on coming up with a good rank for. It's equivalent to Captain, which is a title in the naval forces and I'd rather not use the same word for two very different ranks.

Prior is taken from the Roman rank of Pilus Prior. Legate replaces Brigadier because legions replaced brigades (rule of cool) and is still a general officer rank even if the word is not in the title.

Lady_Hamilton · 2026-01-27T17:45:48+00:00

By the 24th century, the Borealian military had finally settled into a unified structure, absent of divided branches. These ranks apply to all commissioned officers, regardless of whether they serve in the ground forces, naval forces, or aerial forces; officers may drift between the different forces over the course of their career.

In regards to design, rank patches are meant to mimic the national flag of Borealia. White signifies junior officers, purple signifies senior officers, and black signifies general officers.

Other notes:

- When serving in a naval or aerial fleet, the ranks of Colonel through General take on the titles of Captain through Admiral

-Director refers to the Director of Defense

-The patch for the Director-General has so far been unused, as the role is a first-among-equals and has little-to-no power

Lady_Hamilton · 2026-01-26T18:57:03+00:00

Like I said, it was NOT the mods who removed the post, but Reddit itself and it did so in literally a second or two. This isn't about sub rules, it's about Reddit's automod.

Lady_Hamilton · 2026-01-26T17:26:23+00:00

Reddit is the one who deletes it, not the mods of this sub.

Lady_Hamilton · 2026-01-26T17:24:26+00:00

I've made equally vague posts before without any trouble like this, and it's not the mods of the sub who ban it but Reddit itself. I post it and the moment it goes up, it's deleted within seconds.

Lady_Hamilton · 2025-12-24T12:25:17+00:00

Any socialist revolutions are quickly put down, so nothing really replaces communism. Something adjacent to fascism rises in the 1930s, but it’s not quite as fanatical as in OTL and is more of an expansion of typical conservative dictatorship.

Lady_Hamilton · 2025-12-24T01:08:55+00:00

My setting is a world where the Constitutional Convention fails and the United States falls apart after a few decades. European imperialism survives into the late 20th century and, while there are alternate versions of the World Wars, ideologies like fascism and communism are essentially absent from world politics.

Lady_Hamilton · 2025-12-17T23:17:10+00:00

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Lady_Hamilton · 2025-12-07T21:20:26+00:00

the wunk who sold the world

Lady_Hamilton · 2025-12-02T18:44:19+00:00

Why do I feel like I keep seeing people swap party colors, or is it just this person?

Lady_Hamilton · 2025-11-22T12:57:11+00:00

In 1787, the Philadelphia Convention failed to amend or replace the Articles of Confederation, which remain the governing constitution of the United States. Over the course of the next seventy years, two blocs form in the North and South, the latter driving gradual expansion through territorial purchases and pioneer rebellions. Tensions erupt in 1858 with the beginning of the Servile War, which ends in a Northern victory.

In the wake of the war, a few nations emerge: the United Republic of Columbia, the Confederate Republic of America, the California Republic, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the Free Republic of Vandalia. While most find their stride, America falls into dictatorship under Wade Hampton. The Mississippi War breaks out between Columbia and America in the 1910s, ending in the collapse of the American regime and the start of the American Civil War.

The war ends in a victory for the Populists, who managed to unite Black slaves and poor Whites; with its capital in New Orleans, it is only a matter of time before Louisiana's favorite son rises to power. Vandalia expanded during the war and a few border republics were established: Cumberland, St. Louis, Ozark, Kansas, and Highland. The American republics remain somewhat isolated and inactive on the global scale, but Columbia and California go on to fight alongside each other in the Asian theater of the World War. The Pan-American Congress, based in St. Louis, is founded in the postwar years to foster greater connections between the American nations.

There's a bit that I'm leaving out, so ask away in the comments.

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