Reply With QuoteHmm... For something as international as this, for a concept (time) that spans the entire world... I'd say we should take historical periods from other various sources other than european.
ANNO DOMINI
In the year 120, a Roman legion stumbles upon an ancient Pictish ruin in Northern Scotland.
In 1114, the Spanish and the Moors skirmish over a remote fortress town in the Pyrenees.
In 1507, the crew of an English explorer's ship is stranded on an island in the South Pacific.
In 1965, a group of students awaken in a secret facility somewhere in the New Mexico desert.
In 2333, a team of government agents searches for survivors in the ruins of San Francisco.
Early in the first century, a single incredible event changed the world. It is the common thread woven into the fabric of history, binding together countless points in time. Those who are touched by it are connected to the lives of those in the distant past and future, and their choices have a serious impact on the world to come. There are those who seek the truth to save a troubled world, while others pursue it for their own ends.
In Anno Domini, you will play many parts: one character in each date, loosely connected to each other and each trying to find the source of that connection. Some periods will go faster than others, and you can leave one period alone to focus on others. What you discover at one time might affect earlier times retroactively, and your choices may alter later times; this complex back-and-forth will help you get closer to the secret that ties you all together. As you draw nearer to the truth, the barrier of time will grow thin, and your bond with the long dead and the yet unborn will become more and more clear.
The details are still very much up in the air - if any of you have questions or ideas please make suggestions. The given time periods are up for debate; are there any historical (or post-historical) settings you folks would rather try?
Hmm... For something as international as this, for a concept (time) that spans the entire world... I'd say we should take historical periods from other various sources other than european.
Nobody
Agreed. The above examples are essentially placeholders - I want to see what other people would be interested in. Are there any points in time-n'-space you'd like to see here?
Well... I'm not really interested, but I was just saying. I just thought that some inputs might be helpful. Here's a few ideas I have:
1) Portugese shipwrecks on Tanegashima, Japan
2) Zheng He's exploration in Asia
3) Chinese Society in Ming or Qing dynasty.
4) Qing dynasty period China with the Europeans strangling China
5) British Singapore in the late 1800s or early 1900s
6) Japanese Occupation of Korea
7) Japanese Invasion of Manchuria and China
8) African Tribes
9) Zulu Empire and Expansion
Of course, these are very general, but I guess you could use them to your own ends.
Nobody
I like the sound of this, history is right up my alley. To throw in my two pence along with the excellent suggestions above.
Third Crusade
Spanish Exploration of the New World
American Revolutionary War
French Revolutionary Wars
The Bakumatsu (The opening of Japan to the West)
The October Revolution
These are just merely some examples.
I might be interested based on final eras chosen, but I'm not going to be helpful by suggesting any.
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