historical

When news trickled from the Land of Trees about a "Hidden Village" being founded, a supposed gathering of disparate clans, elders in every clan around the country scoffed and dismissed it as a fool's idea. It'd never work, they said. No two clans could ever trust each other, they said. Then they...

Six Weeks In Ladywood, Birmingham or 'The Election Nobody Won' The sitting MP for Birmingham Ladywood is a man called Neville Chamberlain, having recently served as Lord Mayor of the second most populous city in the country, Birmingham. After a brief and unsuccessful stint in the wartime Lloyd...

POLARIS: PLANETARY UNIFICATION The Milky Way Galaxy was a home to trillions of species, of which very few had ever reached that great candidacy suggested as ‘sentience’, and of which even fewer had had a chance to put their imprint on the planets separate from their home. The ones that had...

April 7th, 1892, eight weeks before my birthday. I suppose it's rather fitting I start a new journal now of all times, what with the rather large shift in circumstances from my previous entry. But, before I get into that, I imagine I should introduce myself incase any future reader should...

Hidden beneath the majestic Freemasons' Hall in London, a grand and exclusive assembly was coming together. The magnificent underground chamber, a masterpiece of architectural genius, crackled with a powerful energy. Soft lights cast a delicate glow over the intricate carvings and stately...

What will we do when the world it is ending, And time it is halted for friend and for foe? Try to hold on to the time as it passes. I'll tend to the flame; you can worship the ashes. It has been Forty One years since Napoleon became the leader of France, Thirty Six since he was...

Welcome to Army of Liberty! Napoleon was a poor movie, but it got me in the mood for Napoleonic warfare and Revolutionary politics once more. The Quest takes all that and adds a heavy dose of fantastical elements. This is a Quest of revolutionary politics, strategy, tactical warfare and magic...

As the Modern Era Begins Now you are in a world that was not for you, in a place that would not define you. The Modern Age is beginning and soon there will be so much change that few can understand. What Time Period do you wish to start in?: [] The Ancient Regimes Final Days (1800-1860): You...

You suppose it is only natural that the act of gathering up the belongings you will take on your travels has inclined to reflect on what has moved you to forsake your home in: [] America [] Britain [] Canada [] France [] Germany [] Italy [] Portugal [] Spain [] Write-in (Subject to GM approval...

Kirito lets out a breath and watches the mist form in front of him, He doesn't say anything to the American who walks past him, neither of them is in the mood to talk. It's been nine days of nonstop fighting. If it's not the packs of feral dogs and cats that they have to fight off, then it is...

[It's not time to be someone yet. You were someone before; but you're not ready to be someone again.] [Be The Unseen Motion][] [Be The Spark of Life][] [Be The Universe][X] Everything starts somewhere, though many physicists disagree; but people have always been dimly aware of the problem with...

A place to discuss wargames that don't fall under the 40k or Battletech banners. Whether scifi or fantasy, historical or anachronistic, solo or competitive or cooperative, whether it has a model line or doesn't, you can discuss it here. Also welcoming are modelling discussions, project ideas...

PROLOGUE. The candlelight flickered across Catherine's face, casting shadows that deepened the lines of age and experience. She laid amidst velvet pillows and luxurious linens lined with golden trim, befitting the elderly dignitary. The room smelled thickly of pungent medicinal tonics - efforts...

I, Sister Scriptora Vainne, begin this Chronicle not with this Year, but rather, with the events concerning The Sack, of which future historians may find the old chronicle of the Abbey of Chalder on Saint Lagrange the Second woefully lacking. It was by the fell hand of the Ork that, in the year...

Book 3: Chapter 1: A New World Where a Boy King, becomes a Man, and all that entitles. You were struggling to find a simple way to gather your courage. That itself was not a truly brave thing. You knew that everyone would have that moment when getting out of bed was something that was...

After so many years of reading in this very forum and learning a bit about writing by penning large parts of ISOT in Grimdark I finally get around to writing something of my own. This is an original setting of sorts, it is a very alternate history, and it features humans as junior ASB. This...

A blonde child with dull brown eyes sits in a chair too large for his stature and takes a sip out of an elaborately decorated ceramic teacup. I hate tea. I hate it so much. I would drink literally anything other than the evil leaf water. But that's just another one of the happy side effects of...

Harrington Lindsey the Third was a desperate man. Born into a respectable mercantile family in late 1870s Boston, our man Harrington had grown up with a certain sense of ambition, even if he did not quite possess the intelligence to warrant it. His grandfather, Harrington the First, had emerged...

"As in many parts of the country, people's desire for peace and prosperity was stronger than their loyalty to one regime or another." Anna Keay Hello Questers. Inspired by Anna Keay's absolutely wonderful book, "A Restless Republic", I bring us to the third of September 1658. Oliver Cromwell...

I-I: Daughter of Man ~ Mt. Nimba, West Africa ~ ~ 851 Anno Domini ~ Guere Yawo The night was calm and cool atop the mountain, but it did little to calm his nerves. His eyes were fixated to the small fire in front of the entrance of the hut, blazing balmily on the pyre...

Let us conduct ourselves so that all men wish to be our friends and all fear to be our enemies. -Alexander the Great Speak o Muse of the Tale of Alexander, and of the Companions that were by his side. The men who rode on the great fields of life, who, from boyhood, had been raised for War, of...

The year is 866. The Industrial Revolution has already swept throughout the continent of Cabbagelandetia. The small nation of Estland is right in the middle of it, exporting coal and iron to whomever needs it. Two great powers – Lahanezy and Éirois – have stared at this region hungrily since...

Inspired by the Prepare for Winter CYOA and planquest like Attempting to Fulfill the Plan MNKh Edition Warnings, this is a quite dark quest. I will use fade to blacks and generaly no describe overly dark issues, but expect dark topics. We came to the New World full of hope, seeking a new...

FOREWORD The following foreword has been provided by the recently summoned USS Triton (SSRN-586) who, in 1960 as part of Operation Sandblast, circumnavigated the entire Earth submerged in 61 days, retracing the route of the original Magellan Expedition that Juan Sebastian Elcano and the...

544 B.C, Hill of the Aeropagus, Athens Pelonos, son of Kimon As they assembled on the Areopagus, the shadow of the Acropolis shielding them from the Attic sun, the Aristoi of Athenai could truly believe themselves the masters of their Polis, even if only for a small moment. The dafter among...