What did these guys even do all day? Roughly 1/4 of my ancestors came from this area. I don't really know much about parts of europe that didn't involve the British though.
>>224507690me in Nr. 3
>>224507690>What did these guys even do all day?What do you mean exactly?>Roughly 1/4 of my ancestors came from this area.That is still a very large area - do you have concrete places and most importantly the time periods when they emigrated?
>>224507690>Be me>Write down concepts about a young man who becomes a soldier in Seven Years' War>This is for the plot of the idea of roleplaying video game I have in mind>I specifically make the protagonist a South Franconian>Anon makes this threadStop stalking me, CIA.
>>224508039>That is still a very large area - do you have concrete places and most importantly the time periods when they emigrated?Sadly the records on immigration that far back are pretty bad but I know that for the most part they came from Baden-Württemburg, between 1700 and 1830. A smaller number came from Switzerland and a few came from Bavaria and Austria. For the most part I don't actually know for a 100% fact which one of them exactly came from where exactly because we're talking about several hundred individual people in the middle of the 18th century. But based on what I know about my grandmother's cultural and genetic background and the area she grew up in, it's safe to say that less than 5% of her german ancestors could have come from anywhere too far from Stuttgart. I'm not sure what made them leave which is what annoys me. Its a decent chunk of my ancestry yet it has no personal connection to me.
>>224507725welche stadt bro?
>>224508461Neat. Any bulletpoints you like to share? Or do you have any questions about this time period or conflict?>>224508624Hm, that doesn't really focus it down. What I can tell you is that in the 1520s in the Duchy of Württemberg several larger communities of Anabaptists established themselves. Anabaptists were persecuted in the early modern times and while Württemberg wasn't as strict as many other german states, it still did expelled them. So perhaps some of your ancestors could have a relation to this religious movement - and it makes in so far sense that the early german emigrants towards the USA were mainly motivated by religious freedom.
>>224507690OG chuds, they created nazism
>>224509563>Any bulletpoints you like to share? Overall, it's a role-playing game. In the sense that you roleplay as an exceptionally brilliant and talented young man who is fully literate and highly knowledgeable despite belonging to the urban working class (I know working class as we know it wasn't exactly defined and in dictionary back then). Therefore, because he's a genuinely unique man, you can take any path you want and turn it around in any way you want. This is the roleplay, having plenty of freedom and options at hand, not the bullshit "role the dice for your attack turn" thing that is associated with RPGs.The protagonist was born in 1738, so he's around 17–18 by the time the war starts in mid 1756. Young enough without getting too old, nice for immersion and role-playing.He was born in Heilbronn, lived in Karlsruhe, Heidelberg, Mannheim, Philippsburg, and Mainz with his mother and maternal relatives in various points of his life until he was sixteen. He lived for one year in Frankfurt. Now, by the time the game begins, he's been a few months in [insert whatever your city you want in HRE].The protagonist has lost his mother and maternal grandparents, so he's pretty much an orphan.From here on, whatever choice you pick, shapes the story.>Or do you have any questions about this time period or conflict?Thanks. I'm using Kronoskaf and their project on Seven Years' War for military matters, while using German Wikipedia (with English translation) to get my facts right about Germany.I'm also using AI to get my facts checks, although I have doubt how accurate they are, like picrel.Do you know any sources where I may be able to get some factoids here and there?
>>224507690chill mostly
>>224510174>He was born in Heilbronn, lived in Karlsruhe, Heidelberg, [...] He lived for one year in Frankfurt. Now, by the time the game begins, he's been a few months in [insert whatever your city you want in HRE].While there was freedom of movement for non-serfs in the HRE you would have to be from a few socioeconomic backgrounds to make such often relocations plausible.So a sense of path dependence on the sense of occupation of the father (maybe even parents at large) and thus often the son too. Something like belonging to the mercantile classes or being a journeyman. But in the end it's just a game - just some food for thought from my side.>Kronoskaf & German WikiGood. >AIDon't forget to check their sources. While often being correct on the broader matter it often gets details wrong. >Do you know any sources where I may be able to get some factoids here and there?Depends on the factoid.The Rhenish Fuß for example was ~ 31cm - so Gemini is correct here as far as I can tell. What's that query about? The height of soldiers?
Forgot to addThe Kabinettskriege Blog is quite good when it comes to general 18th century militaria. Albeit it focuses more on the american revolutionary war.https://kabinettskriege.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_13.html
>>224510885I'm writing that he made the relocations with his mother until she died in his youth and then he went from one family member's house in one city to another. But I'm mostly doing that background to justify why the protagonist is also quite experienced and knowledgeable even before his a fully grown man despite never having had formal education.I wanted to check German books or English translations of German texts regarding mid 18th century and the Seven Years' War era.I'd say I know my history well, but I have to check Wikipedia in German, Russian, French, and English on various stuff to ensure I get the details correct for an immersive and authentic experience.I'm currently reading a book named Daily Life during the French Revolution (https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Life-during-French-Revolution/dp/0313336830) so I have a vague idea of overall living in 18th century regardless of the nation, but I wish I had something similar at hand for Germany and specifically mid 18th century.If you know of any book or text like that, which gives me details about daily life and atmosphere of those times, I'd appreciate the help.>What's that query about? The height of soldiers?I specifically asked about how some countries used their own measurements for length and height, since metric system and SI regulations weren't invented yet. The problem is that in every corner of HRE, things could vary by state, since it wasn't centralized in the way France and Britain were.If I am to make that game, I fully intend to add in a codex database where the players can read many trivia about how things worked. That, alongside coding a specific part where the players can insert a number in metric or British measurements then see the equivalents in a few contemporary systems like the Prussian one.>>224511074Military helps as well, since a major path I have in mind is if the protagonist joins military life as a soldier.
>>224509748only bavarians. alemans are gigantic libshits. basically french
>>224511401Sorry that irks me a bit but a young man in the 18th century not holding, at least temporarily, some occupation or being in some education institution is simply wrong. I advise to make his family entrenched in the guilds of several cities. The exact guild can be up to the player, as this would somewhat dictate the experiences of the charakter. But being a guild member gives opportunity for some amount of education and various sorts of training.>but I wish I had something similar at hand for Germany and specifically mid 18th century.I couldn't find an online version but here the ISBN number for a diary of a saxon NCO of the Seven Years War: ISBN 978-3-941571-20-4>I specifically asked about how some countries used their own measurements for length and height, since metric system and SI regulations weren't invented yet.Kek, yeah that could vary quite drastically. Here the wiki page for historic units of measurement in Germany if you haven't found it already: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alte_Ma%C3%9Fe_und_Gewichte_(deutschsprachiger_Raum)
>>224511920>I advise to make his family entrenched in the guilds of several cities. The exact guild can be up to the player, as this would somewhat dictate the experiences of the charakter. But being a guild member gives opportunity for some amount of education and various sorts of training.I wrote it that while he was a child, he worked as some sort of informal assistant in family business.These paragraphs are part of my .txt notes on overall idea on how his background is. It's that after the age of eight, when his mother died from illness, he moved in with a maternal uncle, owning an apothecary, worked as an informal assistant for his uncle while reading what books he could in his free time. Were children even employed by guilds formally?And as he keeps relocating from one place to another, he finds work in the family business, like working in his grandparents' bakery and such.I've also written down that the Protagonist has worked various jobs, with less pay but with a place to live like the attic, when he was on his own in Frankfurt and later the starting town.I specifically searched for jobs in that era where any man could get them, regardless of guild membership. Like being a day laborer.>I couldn't find an online version but here the ISBN number for a diary of a saxon NCO of the Seven Years War: ISBN 978-3-941571-20-4I can work with that. Libgen usually has something.>https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alte_Ma%C3%9Fe_und_Gewichte_(deutschsprachiger_Raum)Thanks! I can work with a few of these.
>>224512300>I wrote it that while he was a child, he worked as some sort of informal assistant in family business. [...]This works and is realistic.>Were children even employed by guilds formally?Yes as apprentices. And while they came from the families of citizens (regarding medieval and early modern cities) they still were nearly rightless and wholly dependant on their masters.Always a pleasure to help!
>>224508657RTdu?
