Timelines are a spectacular way to prevent your history from becoming a mystery. Gamemasters and writers can use our timeline creator to track world-shaping events. Create interactive timelines for characters, campaigns, cities, and organizations - or your whole world! World Anvil’s fantasy timeline maker is fast, simple and stunning! Storytellers can showcase lore in chronological order to keep track of continuity or show cause-and-effect. Custom markers track different event types, and backgrounds can change over time. Let people explore your world’s past or see the impact of individuals, pulling up in-depth articles with just a click.
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You wouldn’t use a stopwatch to measure years or a calendar to count seconds. You need different tools for different scales of time. Our timeline creator has two different modes: Timescale and List mode. Timescale mode is great for sweeping world histories over centuries. To track events that happen in days or weeks (like RPG Sessions or a novel plot), use List Mode. We also offer Chronicles as a Guild feature, which display a timeline under a map. Click events, and watch the map focus on different locations!
Time is a precious thing in worldbuilding - both your world’s and yours! With our fantasy timeline creator, you can save time by only having to create events once! One event can appear on multiple timelines, so go into as much detail as you like! If a battle needs to appear in the historical record for different species, kingdoms, and the world as a whole - you only need to create one event. Time doesn’t work the same on every world - but World Anvil makes it easy. Whether it’s three moons or irregular months, our fantasy calendar generator can drag your cosmos out of chronological chaos! Track recurring festivals, celestial bodies and more.
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