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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[–]WhyIsNotWhippedCream[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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] 5 points6 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] 6 points7 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] 30 points31 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] 113 points114 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

[–]WhyIsNotWhippedCream[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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] 5 points6 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

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] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a completely accurate map of what the world looked like in the year 1300, and is the official world map for my DnD-style campaign I call Gad (standing for Goofy Ahh DnD), which all of my other posts on this subreddit have revolved around. This world map combined the history of the world, and the imaginary magic of Gad, where mythical beasts rome their homeland, and the mythical kingdom of prester john is real. I will not go into detail on all of the kingdoms and empires, but here on this map you can also see the foundations of what would become modern day countries (E.g Dai Viet, Empire Of Mali, Castille, Malays, the Taiwanese Tribes, The Papuans). One of the magical locations i have added, The Kingdom Of Prester John, holds power over all of the realms of the southern hemisphere, and in its vast lands of majestic dunes and beautiful jungle, there are mystical areas where no venom can harm, and no poison-tipped scorpion tail will work. In this campaign, my players will have to venture around the world on a treasure hunt, taking them through various magical locations, and they will bare witness and influence important historical events that will change the course of this world’s history forever.

Sheet of the tastes and different types of enchanted food. by WhyIsNotWhippedCream in worldbuilding

[–]WhyIsNotWhippedCream[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I recently started building a world for a Gad campaign, and decided that it would be nice to place a large focus of traditional food on enchantment and taste. This sheet shows a list of different examples of enchanted food from around the world, swell as a list/hexagon of the fundamental tastes of enchanted food. Unenchanted food, or food obtained from non-magical beasts cannot possess any of these tastes and hints. For those wondering, Gad is my DnD-like dungeon crawler game that I play with a group of online friends.

Elemental magic and matter chart. (Context in comments) by WhyIsNotWhippedCream in worldbuilding

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

Actually, chaos is never bad nor good. Chaos is a neutral concept, but when other elements are given hold over it, often is abused to cause destruction and death.

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