Sid Jairo's Europa Forumalis: WW2 (v2) - STILL I RISE... LIKE DUST, STILL I RISE

[Maxwell.]

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[CypherX]

say again???????

it starts with j

and ends with airo

[Jairo]

now I'm curious: would you guys rather play an equal ~2 eras a month until the end or would you rather quickly play through the early eras to get set up and then slow things down for the meatier bits?

[CypherX]

quickly through early eras till like, 100ish CE or 1700ish CE

antiquity and industrial revolution are p much the best eras, medieval is boring as hell

[Juncoph]

you're forgetting the viking era

[Epicduke]

you're forgetting the viking era

that's medieval
I would prefer for the earlier eras to last longer, historically the closer we get to now, the shorter the eras get
but I hate antiquity, its terribly boring and long, I'd rather just skip that and go into the next era (which would realistically have to be chaotic and all of the sudden, the dark ages didn't just happen because it had to, the fall of Rome and the chaos that followed along with the migration period and spread of new religions are all triggers of the medieval era.
medieval is also an Europe only thing too, the whole world shouldn't be in the dark ages because Europe is)

[Maxwell.]

I would like them to be equal, the classical and medieval ones are my favourite

[Jairo]

handling things like the flashpoint for the dark ages or similar will be strange to incorporate

which also brings me to another issue I've been mulling over: how should technology be handled? actual scientific achievement does not follow a ladder, and certain nations shouldn't have access to certain technologies at all

not to mention that the discovery/invention of certain things are among the main reasons as to why certain ages begin (eg the industrial era). however, considering this is a COMPLETELY alternate history forum roleplaying game, I suggest we just play things by ear and have a good time

perhaps some npcs (or even players) will rise and fall just as history dictates. perhaps not.

[Nonnel]

late game is most important
but i'm fine either way

[Maxwell.]

late game is most important
but i'm fine either way

ok but have you ever worked with an anvil

[Jairo]

Ancient -	60000 BCE - 2000 BCE
Classical -	1999  BCE - 500  CE
Medieval -	501   CE  - 1299 CE
Exploration -	1300  CE  - 1715 CE
Enlightenment -	1716  CE  - 1869 CE
Industrial -	1870  CE  - 1936 CE
Modern -	1937  CE  - 1968 CE
Information -	1969  CE  - 2XXX CE

here's how I'm defining the 8 eras

[Maxwell.]

exploration should start roundabout 1494

[Badger]

skip ancient

[Juncoph]

the vikings did exploration like 700 years before 1494

[Nonnel]

we should start at the evolution of the first creatures to walk on land.