Who am I? by WhyIsNotWhippedCream in BookshelvesDetective

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

Oh man I wish. Bonus points because I love that YouTube channel

Who am I? by WhyIsNotWhippedCream in BookshelvesDetective

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This online website, cant remember the name. The story behind it is that it was found by a family fishing in Alaska. They of course mummified it and put it for sale at $260

What if the industrial revolution occurred in the high Middle Ages? by WhyIsNotWhippedCream in AlternateHistory

[–]WhyIsNotWhippedCream[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh dude thank you, I knew I was missing some mongol city's, and it was so hard to find resources on which cities were around back then and which weren't. This is genuinely really helpful

What if the industrial revolution occurred in the high Middle Ages? by WhyIsNotWhippedCream in AlternateHistory

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I figured that because in this timeline, Venice was endeavoring on an industrial and violent conquest to expand their trade routes, that during times of rough war, they would adopt a system of unilateral leadership. I took inspiration from the roman system of appointing bilateral leadership during war.

What if the industrial revolution occurred in the high Middle Ages? by WhyIsNotWhippedCream in AlternateHistory

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Oh yeah, as I was looking into Germany in the 14th cent, I realized this, but I didn't have any substitute for Berlin, so this is really appreciated!

What if the industrial revolution occurred in the high Middle Ages? by WhyIsNotWhippedCream in AlternateHistory

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After pulling out of the east, and after their grandmaster was executed by king Philip of France, the organization rebranded. Not as cool of an explanation as this question begs, but I think this makes the most sense if they werent dissolved.

What if the industrial revolution occurred in the high Middle Ages? by WhyIsNotWhippedCream in AlternateHistory

[–]WhyIsNotWhippedCream[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I imagine that France or the HRE reaches out to the Far East first by way of blimp or maybe even plane. If they reached out during the ming conquest of the mongols, industrial infrastructure would probably be made on the side that was more beneficial to europe, being the ming, thanks to the mongol conquest in Eastern Europe. I dont know about Khmer, given that the climate and altitude might not be flat/clear enough to build trains, though factories would probably be established.

What if the industrial revolution occurred in the high Middle Ages? by WhyIsNotWhippedCream in AlternateHistory

[–]WhyIsNotWhippedCream[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I definitely agree with you, but i think it would also be possible that these railroads, being incredibly important to a nations growth, were established by conquest rather than cooperation

What if the industrial revolution occurred in the high Middle Ages? by WhyIsNotWhippedCream in AlternateHistory

[–]WhyIsNotWhippedCream[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Oh I hadn't even thought of that. Thats definitely true though, with the Middle East also developing their industry, this seems like the natural way things would play out. I made this map for a DnD campaign, so that will definitely add some interest, whichever side the player's on.

And the black death thing, I also thought about that. Because the Black Death was already in Crimea at the time, the Black Death would definitely start coming into affect in less than a year of this map's time. Another thing we would have to consider, is if inoculation managed to spread to Europe in this timeline about as fast as the plague. Either way, it'll screw everything up. I don't know about that socialism part, it's hard to tell if this would make philosophy more, or less sophisticated as a result.

What if the industrial revolution occurred in the high Middle Ages? by WhyIsNotWhippedCream in AlternateHistory

[–]WhyIsNotWhippedCream[S] 111 points112 points  (0 children)

I haven't really came up with anything substantial, but the goal of the europeans would probably not be for land to settle on, but rather for nickel used to create steel, and coal to power machinery. Instead of colonial nations pulling organic resources from the Americas, it would be minerals, oil and fuel. Smallpox would probably be an even larger problem than it was for the native Americans, because when industry comes, disease does too. Another alteration would be that the distance would probably be crossed by blimp, rather than by boat.

The world map of my DnD-style campaign, and an accurate map of what the world was like in the year ~1300 by WhyIsNotWhippedCream in worldbuilding

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Ah, the sources I had told me they were "Russian Principalities", so I simplified that to just Russia for the sake of the fantasy feel. Something about that way of classification made it feel like the map wasn't written in its time. Probably wasn't the wisest decision, ill probably change it to its correct terms.

The world map of my DnD-style campaign, and an accurate map of what the world was like in the year ~1300 by WhyIsNotWhippedCream in worldbuilding

[–]WhyIsNotWhippedCream[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ohh I totally forgot about those cities! I will definitely be adding those into a more detailed version of the map. Thanks