History

This episode I'm joined by Andrew & Vesna Gronosky from Shewstone Publishing, who leverage their extensive knowledge to discuss the implications of having a "history" in your TTRPG setting. The different lifespans of races can have a profound impact in their culture and what they consider important enough to record; what happened "a long time ago" to a human can be relatively "yesterday" to an elf. We can use these schisms to drive worldbuilding and roleplay opportunities. Fortunately for us, real life has volumes and volumes of inspiration, and most of the heavy lifting has already been done over the span of human history.

02:40 - Building on What We Know
09:42 - Cultural Differences
17:19 - History is Relative
23:03 - The Times They are a Changing
45:06 - Conveying "Facts"
49:20 - Making History

Find Andrew & Vesna via Shewstone Publishing on:

Magonomia, the RPG of Renaissance Wizardry: https://shewstone.com/magonomia
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShewstoneLLC
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShewstonePublishing
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRYQd535twmEZ-8GF1Tt8jg
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shewstone

Find Thinking Critically online: https://www.thinkingcritically.co.uk

References:

Ars Magica: https://www.atlas-games.com/arsmagica
Pirenne Thesis (CW: discredited and shaped by anti-Muslim prejudice) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Pirenne
Beyond Battles presentation, Gen Con Online 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0YxEnsr8A

Patrons:

Robert Hartley @RobertHartleyGM: https://www.patreon.com/RobertHartleyGM
Optional Rule @optionalrule: https://www.optionalrule.com/
Matthew Perkins @mperkinsDM: https://www.matthewperkins.net/
Matt Street @mpstreet88: https://www.virtualtimehustle.com/

Intro Music: 'Local Forecast' by Kevin MacLeod

Intermission Music: 'Chill' by Kevin MacLeod

Outro Music: 'Local Forecast - Elevator' by Kevin MacLeod