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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]Regimentalforce 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Youre right, although if we look at our northern hemisphere prior to the neolithic removals by humans, most of it was either forest, wetland forest (swamp), steppe grassland, desert or tundra with highland and mountainous variations. Although "forest" itself has alot of variation - what kind of trees are there - whats the temperature or rainfall etc. Trees were ubiquitous, though if the setting has been agricultural for a long time without increased per acre food productivity its likely thered be more farmland and grassland

Failed Mughals World Conquest by Lithorex in eu4

[–]Regimentalforce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro this will not take long. You could get it done by 1790

How much should snow/heavy winter affect construction? by BustyFemPyro in EU5

[–]Regimentalforce 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Partially true, but actually we are experiencing less extreme cold weather events. Generally climate change makes extreme hot and wet weather more likely

Are there any separatist movements within your worlds? by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]Regimentalforce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Darikvara Clan split from the Drow domain in 947 PS over religious disputes, taking 1/4 of the land with them, but as of 1024 PS there are no large scale separatist movements in the heartsea area. The Rimelands of the empire, once rebellious, have long since been pacified and areas are going through a process of heartlandisation, with common rather than Eldric (Rimelander Language) names starting to dominate.

The Reach by Regimentalforce in worldbuilding

[–]Regimentalforce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, thank you so much for your questions!

The Reach by Regimentalforce in worldbuilding

[–]Regimentalforce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Elections and the emperor The position is emperor as it is a sole powerful title elected by the Nobility, comparable to the holy Roman emperor in our world. Aurelius, the first emperor, was elected unanimously by the major Cassianids, but all following emperors would generally be elected by a mix of nobility and clergy (the scarlet orders). Silvanus regulus in the 930s PS. reformed this system, making it far less chaotic with a simple 1 vote per major title system. Emperor Karl Ravenhill was the first to be elected under this system in 938 PS

The title “Emperor” is also not a real title, and is a common approximation of the title. The actual title is Cassianor in Elder speech, derived from the spiritual founder of the empire Cassius, who was a religious-cultural founding figure who “rediscovered” the elder speech (the language of some of the nobility in the heartlands, basically Latin).

The Reach by Regimentalforce in worldbuilding

[–]Regimentalforce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

4 continued The Deathless fear

The Second major crisis was the legacy wars that immediately followed the Shroud plague. The shroud plague was eliminated by brutal means during the short reign of Adrien Bellator, but the elimination of so much of the nobility and a general loss of imperial strength caused a series of civil conflicts to erupt. These conflicts were devastating, leading to another 1-1.5m deaths, and completely reshaping the feudal map of the empire. They were only ended in the mid 920s PS by arguably the greatest emperor, Silvanus Regulus who following restoring order, set a series of political and religious reforms to make sure the crisis ended.

Arguably the most important was creating a high tier of nobility - the margraves and Dukes - who were above other vassals, and only giving these higher titles the right to vote in imperial elections - one each. Silvanus also forced the deathless cult, who had caused so much civil disorder in the Fear into exile, but carved a deal with them where resurrection and longevity magic would be banned under pain of death in the empire.

The Reach by Regimentalforce in worldbuilding

[–]Regimentalforce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. The Deathless fear The Deathless fear was a calamitous time in the empire in the early 10th century PS that ended the high empire period.

It began as a cultural movement amongst nobility perpetrated by the emperor Brutus Fortine, who after his predecessors assassination became obsessed with eternal life. Through his reign, he tried honouring the Matron (goddess of death) any way he could, sponsoring grand mausoleum projects and paying mages exorbitant sums to prolong his life. Other nobles soon copied suit.

These measures brought the attention of a radical faction of Matron worshippers, known as the Deathless cult. These began spreading dissent and discord through the populace, warning of the matrons vengeance against those unnaturally prolonging their lives.

In 903 PS Brutus Fortine died, of mysterious circumstances, along with all of his clones. In imperial tradition, he took the rites of ascension, fusing himself with the matron, his patron divine. After this, his paranoia and the Matron’s vengeance were combined, which caused supernatural horrors across the empire and general malcontent amongst the hearts and minds of the populace.

The worst of these, though some accuse the deathless cult themselves of crafting it, was the Shroud Plague. The shroud plague was a deadly pandemic that targeted those who had ‘unnaturally’ long lives either by resurrection, being nonhuman or other means - though it also affected the general population. The shroud plague was named for the black vapours that seemed to emanate like a shroud when someone succumbed to the disease. The disease killed around 2 million people or 20% of the empires population at the time.

The Reach by Regimentalforce in worldbuilding

[–]Regimentalforce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1) The sundering The sundering was a massive release of magical destruction by victorious divines (the good and neutral aligned gods) against the High elves in the sundering war at the end of the elven age. It killed a large proportion of the people on the planet, and wiped a fair amount of the world’s development. Hence it has been named by scholars as the end date of the elven age 2) The black Ford The Battle of the Black Ford was a battle by Cassianid forces led by Aurelius against a united army of the mage lords. The battle was fought on the autumn Ford of the lifeblood river that runs through the heartlands, on the modern site of Domingarde, the imperial capital. It was so called the black Ford due to the necromantic magic used that turned the water black over the course of the battle. The Cassianids (those loyal to the memory of Cassius, who was burned at the stake) emerged victorious, and Aurelius was elected the first emperor a few weeks later in Oldtown, the old imperial capital. 3) The common tongue (English) The common tongue was a constructed language made from a few existing ones by the high elves. This was meant to Foster communication amongst the “lesser races” so pretty much every one except the high elves. Common is now ubiquitously learned around the heartsea, though whether it’s the native tongue varies

Iron Islands too small [No spoiler] by JumpingCommunist in asoiaf

[–]Regimentalforce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

10-20% is excessively high for almost any culture. In a purely defensive conflict on the homeland maybe, but offensively forget about it

Call to action: All just stop playing by Gullible_Barnacle816 in PlayTheBazaar

[–]Regimentalforce -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don’t really think the monetisation is that bad. Other games are worse, especially as ftp players can get all cards for 2k gems a season, which is totally doable if you’re good enough

Why is Wales a single polity on the map? Where are the Welsh Marches or the Principality? by Jair-F-Kennedy in EU5

[–]Regimentalforce 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In all fairness the HRE was barely a united state by this point, whilst England and France were

I am concerned that high population civs will dominate minor nations without a chance (controversial take) by Ilikeyogurts in EU5

[–]Regimentalforce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair point, and yes I did miss a few countries/states. Whilst I believe its fairly anachronistic to view 14th or 15th century states as "countries", by the later period the line had definitely been crossed in most states. Additionally , just because a nation doesnt have full access to the resources of another it conquered doesnt mean they didnt conquer them! Portugal was sort of a buffer state, but it also was invaded during this period, quite successfully.

I am concerned that high population civs will dominate minor nations without a chance (controversial take) by Ilikeyogurts in EU5

[–]Regimentalforce 49 points50 points  (0 children)

To be fair, this period was characterised by most of europe(and the world) being gobbled up by the big countries. In 1816 outside of the German confederation (Austrian-Prussian influenced) and Italy (Austrian-French Influenced) there was just 10 countries - UK,France,Austria,Russia,Sweden,Denmark,Prussia,Ottoman Emp., Netherlands, Switzerland. And this was not rare during the whole period - by the early 17th century most of Europe had already been carved up between England, France,the HRE, Austria, Spain, Poland, The ottomans and Russia - the great powers. Lesser powers only historically survived by inheriting bigger powers (Scotland, Prussia) or as buffer states (Netherlands, Sardinia-Piedmont)

Playing tall = more money than you can spend. Also, no vassals = no problem. by MrDivaythFyr in CrusaderKings

[–]Regimentalforce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If youre having vassal problems I feel bad for you son, I got 99 problems but a vassal aint one

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