The bronze age is probably where a physically based hard magic system first becomes viable. Any sooner and you'll likely advance into the bronze age immediately.
@@JustInTimeWorldsthat depends more on the type of magic than the prevalence of it. For example, if it's just shape shifting into animals, that's not likely to skip the Stone Age no matter how prevalent it is.
@@TheAchilles26 certainly. :). I think the magic you need to watch most closely is anything Druidic (fast track to agriculture) or fire (bring on smithing). Not saying you can’t make it work, but those two would (IMO) risk an accelerated end to the stone age
One interesting tidbit. Egyptians used rotary stone mortars to grind their grain. Stone dust mixed into their flour, so eating their bread wore their teeth down. Most of them, including the Pharoahs, suffered from bad teeth.
With the opening line in the epic of Gilgamesh and the way that we ask refer to things being the greatest things since sliced bread, we sure do have an obsession with labeling time periods off of bread related stages. I think my next story is going to have A time line based on different stages Of baking bread. Lol
Good video. I am planning for my setting to be in the bronze age. One problem of this is that there's no long river bridges sadly, as the longest bridge we have was only 30 meters tall, and even that was over a tiny small hole
Wattle and daub as construction technology should not be overlooked. If you walked into a village or town you most likely saw black and white houses with the framework black with tar and whitewashed segments in between. They also had colored paints, so public art was possible.
Huh, I was just thinking Egypt used canals and the annual flood. I wonder if they floated the stone to the pyramids. Imagine how amazing it would be if they used stone weir locks to raise the stone.
Your biggest problem isn't actually steam. An Egyptian called Heron invented a basic steam engine in the classic time period. Your problem is railway line. Without steel, you'd need to replace your metal tracks so often, it would cost more to move things by steam than by horse cart. So you need something that can a railway track that is not bronze. Bronze is way too soft. Even iron is too soft. The industrial revolution came about because of steel and steam together.
I’ve attempted to make a Bronze Age fantasy set in a far flung, pre-Indian North American past. With wild spirits, magics and tribal steppe albinos. It’s pretty good tbh
The thing is with bread, grains can be gathered and stored long term, which means less people hunting and gathering, less people hunting and gathering means more people can craft bricks, clothing, tools, baskets, blankets, pots, ect. Bread was fast food back in the day and it allowed civilization to build long term. Especially during the winters. I'd make the argument it's the number one technology to jump from cave man to civilized man.
@@JustInTimeWorlds Lol it's fine. I'm just pestering you. These are still excellent videos regardless. (also it's kinda ironic since the world I'm creating also has some Mesoamerican and bronze-age Eurasian/Egyptian inspirations. Mostly the latter, though)
100%. I think they even described themselves as tribes? Though in whatever the Latin equivalent was. It's a very loosey-goosey word. I should probably have defined it better.
I’m researching for a homebrew D&D setting. Thank you for this video.
Checkout the Blood & Bronze rpg game
The bronze age is probably where a physically based hard magic system first becomes viable. Any sooner and you'll likely advance into the bronze age immediately.
Yeah, as I kept saying in the stone age, if you have too much magic, you'll skip the stone age completely
@@JustInTimeWorldsthat depends more on the type of magic than the prevalence of it. For example, if it's just shape shifting into animals, that's not likely to skip the Stone Age no matter how prevalent it is.
@@TheAchilles26 certainly. :). I think the magic you need to watch most closely is anything Druidic (fast track to agriculture) or fire (bring on smithing). Not saying you can’t make it work, but those two would (IMO) risk an accelerated end to the stone age
One interesting tidbit. Egyptians used rotary stone mortars to grind their grain. Stone dust mixed into their flour, so eating their bread wore their teeth down. Most of them, including the Pharoahs, suffered from bad teeth.
Modern dentistry one of many reasons why I would not want to live in the past :D Nice titbit!
Do you have a favorite bronze age fantasty? I'm quite partial to David Gemmel's works.
I’ve been lookin’ for some!
Might have to give him a look, thanks
I enjoyed some of his stuff, as well as "Against All Gods" by Miles Cameron
Thank you for bringing the Bronze Age into world building 👏
You are welcome! I really enjoyed the research.
With the opening line in the epic of Gilgamesh and the way that we ask refer to things being the greatest things since sliced bread, we sure do have an obsession with labeling time periods off of bread related stages. I think my next story is going to have A time line based on different stages Of baking bread. Lol
Bread, clothing (spinning and weaving) and fire. It infests our language :D
@@JustInTimeWorlds Beautifully well said!
I am so grateful for your videos :)
You are very welcome :)
This is what I've been looking for, thank you.
When you mention brooches that made me think there could be a gold brooch for the sheriff Silver Firs deputies in bronze for like volunteer forces
The different metals could definitely make a good distinguishing mark.
The one that I'd like to add your chariots is have a little cage attached to them if you were a the fantasy equivalent of a deputy or something
By how enthusiactic you seem, about this part of history it makes me enthusiastic about it. Great video!
Thanks you :) so glad you enjoyed it.
Good video. I am planning for my setting to be in the bronze age. One problem of this is that there's no long river bridges sadly, as the longest bridge we have was only 30 meters tall, and even that was over a tiny small hole
This was great!
Thanks :)
Wattle and daub as construction technology should not be overlooked. If you walked into a village or town you most likely saw black and white houses with the framework black with tar and whitewashed segments in between. They also had colored paints, so public art was possible.
Thanks
Huh, I was just thinking Egypt used canals and the annual flood.
I wonder if they floated the stone to the pyramids.
Imagine how amazing it would be if they used stone weir locks to raise the stone.
What do you think about steam power in the Bronze Age but only the Persians can do it that's why they rule
Your biggest problem isn't actually steam. An Egyptian called Heron invented a basic steam engine in the classic time period. Your problem is railway line. Without steel, you'd need to replace your metal tracks so often, it would cost more to move things by steam than by horse cart. So you need something that can a railway track that is not bronze. Bronze is way too soft. Even iron is too soft. The industrial revolution came about because of steel and steam together.
I’ve attempted to make a Bronze Age fantasy set in a far flung, pre-Indian North American past. With wild spirits, magics and tribal steppe albinos.
It’s pretty good tbh
The thing is with bread, grains can be gathered and stored long term, which means less people hunting and gathering, less people hunting and gathering means more people can craft bricks, clothing, tools, baskets, blankets, pots, ect.
Bread was fast food back in the day and it allowed civilization to build long term.
Especially during the winters.
I'd make the argument it's the number one technology to jump from cave man to civilized man.
Talks about Ziggurats
Draws a mesoamerican pyramid
I know, I know. I couldn’t find a ziggurat for line drawing purposes.
@@JustInTimeWorlds Lol it's fine. I'm just pestering you. These are still excellent videos regardless. (also it's kinda ironic since the world I'm creating also has some Mesoamerican and bronze-age Eurasian/Egyptian inspirations. Mostly the latter, though)
thank you so much, I just started working on my homebrew bronze age dnd campaign! super helpful
Basically a gift to runequest pmayers everywhere
So, about the word "tribe", if we go by it's formal definition, than technically Rome was a tribal society.
100%. I think they even described themselves as tribes? Though in whatever the Latin equivalent was. It's a very loosey-goosey word. I should probably have defined it better.