What Came Before?

Ever wondered what is the past of your characters? What happened to the world before? Or you just want to time travel the past?

Generator Jam for July would be about the past! Create generators that generate backstories, alternate history, travelling to the past, and others!

When: July 8, 2024 12:00PM UTC to July 29, 2024 12:00PM UTC

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  title = What Came Before?
  description = Generator Jam for July - What Came Before? Create generators that generate backstories, alternate history, travelling to the past, and others!
  type = Generator Jam
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  start = 8 July 2024 12:00:00 UTC+0000 // strict data formats see: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/parse#non-standard_date_strings
  end = 29 July 2024 12:00:00 UTC+0000
  color = linear-gradient(157deg, #03355b, #ecdb96)
  rules = Create Generators that are about the Past!

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  past-10-points
    author = Vionet20
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  historic-people
    author = Allo
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  • VioneT@lemmy.worldOPM
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    2 months ago

    The Past 10 Points

    Generate the last 10 important/turning points based on the context inputted. Use to generate the important points in the history of your world (also generates the possible starting point of your story and title).

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      2 months ago

      Nice! You could probably have the wikipedia url static, then just change the last part of the URL depending on the people :)