history

Intro and Era Select It is written that there are three constants in man his desire to live, the fear of death and Gods grace… There is However an unspoken fourth constant, the desire to work for gods kingdom by the mass accumulation of wealth and prestige to ignite one's work for a grander...

So this is a spin on a prior idea of mine, which I just wanted to get a read on because I have low self-esteem like feedback. The Chernobyl NPP is never built; instead, a prototype fusion torus is constructed in its place, to test the visionary concepts of a group of scientists who happen to...

Welcome to my latest iteration of a world history quest! If Icarus flew too close to the sun, then I repeatedly fly straight into it. For this quest I'm hoping to focus on my areas of interest. You'll read less about precise troop numbers and strict economic data and more on social trends and...

You are ready to begin another day, you shower, put on your clothes, and head to the door. You could be going to the door to merely get to the grocery store, perhaps you are going to an office complex or to university. You feel strangely motivated to do things today, to allow your soul to roam...

Hey guys! I'm new to Sufficient Velocity, so I apologize if I posted in the wrong forum. I've been thinking about a type of alternative "family" system as opposed to say, matrifocality or patriarchical systems. To summarize: "What if the concept, that friends are your true family, developed...

So, I had intended to post this in Pixel's History of the Americas thread, but I was told that it would fit better as its own thread (and good thing, too; the 20 image limit alone means this needs multiple posts, let alone the hella high word count). That said, if you enjoyed this post then you...

An Opening of Sorts...to a Story Told It was nothing to really say, betrayal and death were always the price one paid. Even if you didn't deserve it. Now you are in a world that was not for you, in a place that would not define you What Time Period do you wish to start in?: [] The Ancient...

They had been kind enough to scrounge up some worn records -he wasn't comfortable calling them old yet- for the player by his desk. That alone proved a little thought exercise in how much things had changed since the crash, seeing which artists' vinyls had been easier for SHIELD to find for him...

The Chronicle of Eric is one of Sweden's oldest literary works and arguably the oldest work of history produced in that language. I have a deep fascination with it. Some have billed it the National Epic of Sweden. However the 19th century historical romanticism of Sweden focused mostly on...

Te souviens-tu?..dis-moi t’en souviens-tu? Do you remember?..Tell me, do you remember? 1764, Common Era The Seven Years War brought a change in the power dynamics of the World, a war between the seemingly smaller British Colonial Empire and her allies against the Ancien Régime and their...

"Every soldier felt pleased at heart, knowing that many, many more Russian soldiers were going where he was going, that is, no one knew where." - Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace Hello everyone! Five years ago in 2018 we were proud to announce War & Peace, as Sufficient Velocity's one stop shop for...

"O'Melodi children of the arts. Sing a melodious tune about this legendary war, hear ye mortals for a war of wars shall be taking place. Two brothers fight against each other, bringing only death and tragedy in there frightful wake." The war among the two greatest king of the ancient kingdoms...

John Brown Diary Entry 4/12/45 (BBY) By what my frail mortal mind hath determined is the will of divine providence I find myself reborn; hale and whole. Miraculously, mine body hath regressed to the age not much past my late boyhood. Barring the rope mark of death upon my neck, I am in...

Turn 0 – The Year 400 Many historians would later claim that the Roman Empire was divided into two halves in 395, which were never to reunite. Factually, the Imperium Romanum was indeed split between two emperors with separate courts seated in the West and the East, stewarding a separate set of...

In honor of Presidents' Day among other things, I've written this essay on the US Presidential election of 1800. I've copied it below, or you can read it on my blog Papyrus Rampant with added pictures and footnotes that didn't copy over. (In case you're interested, I blog there every week on...

Welcome! In this quest, you will take control of a nation's leaders and determine its history from 1900 to 2020 in 3 year intervals. So turn 1 will be 1900-1902, turn 2 will be 1903- 1905, and so on. People who have followed me know that I have tried and failed to do quests like this several...

Military affairs at the strategic and grand strategic level are naturally intertwined with politics, and thus require senior officers to start "playing the game" outside of their institution as it were. Historically, a number of the world's most notable military commanders also possessed a...

Revalkyrie Victory was at hand. Another parry, another thrust, and her opponent would be done for. It'd be a close victory, but that just meant people would only talk about it more. A hushed silence, the stares of the crowd, the glare of the lights, her and her fencer foe positioning...

This is an ongoing story that this far spans 4 years and 2 continents, but will be posted little by little. It is reasonably well historically researched, but not to be used as a history book. The premise is to see the world as east Scandinavians in the early 900s to a quite substantial degree...

A couple of months ago I tried creating a riot quest based on Paradox Interactive's Victoria 2, itself based on human history between the years 1836-1936. It didn't work out because the sheer volume of interested parties would mean It'd take far too long to write any sort of update worthy of the...

NOTE: The game we are playing has already been picked. As you might guess from the title, it was Ars Magica So, after years of both GMing tabletop games and trying to QM, I've come to two simple realizations: 1. I'm not good at creating stories and fair mechanics on my own. 2. I am much...

A/N: So in order to bring attention for my in-progress novel, the first draft of which you can read chapters from here, I am posting the world-building notes I have drawn up for the revised setting, which basically amounts to a brief timeline of the world up until roughly 2082. I won't pretend...

Welcome to History of Nations Quest. In this quest you will guide a political entity throughout the history. The main focus of how you rule will be the internal of your nation’s vital statistics: The economy, military strength, international reputation, etc. In addition to handling these, you...

The Renaissance of the fifteenth century was, in many things, great rather by what it designed than by what it achieved. Walter Pater Anno Domini 1500, It is the beginning of a Golden Era for the Continent of Europe, after many centuries being relegated to the backwater, of commerce, or...

So there's a Youtuber named Max Miller who has a youtube channel focused on cooking, specifically recreating historical recipes. From Victorian Recipes to Ancient Egypt, there's been quite a lot of variety. And I just thought it was interesting enough to warrant a thread here. Though I may have...