Scenarios
A scenario is a life that begins in a fixed year, a fixed place and a fixed station instead of a random birth. Right away the great current of that age knocks at your door, and five story events that happen only to the first generation carry you through the same companions and rivals, love and crossroads.
Bloodline perks do not apply in scenarios. You can also start one with "Scenarios" on the title screen; every page below has a button that opens that scene directly. All scenarios are free and need no account.
Roman Empire AD 117 · 3 scenarios
Centurion of the WallAD 122 · Hadrian orders a wall across the island
Winter on the DanubeAD 167 · After the plague, the Marcomanni cross the river
The Edict of NicomediaAD 303 · Diocletian's Great Persecution begins
Age of Vikings and Coronations 800 · 3 scenarios
Ragnar's oarsman844 · Dragon ships bound for Paris need oarsmen
The marshes of Athelney878 · Driven from Chippenham, the king hides in the marshes
Companion of the Conqueror1065 · Normandy's duke has his eye on a crown across the sea
Middle Ages 1200 · 4 scenarios
The Galleys of Venice1202 · Indebted crusaders are stranded on the Lido
The road to Runnymede1213 · King John's taxes have the barons reaching for their swords
Winter in Kiev1238 · Batu's horsemen are coming from the east
Before Crécy1337 · The king of England claims the crown of France
Renaissance and the Age of Discovery 1500 · 2 scenarios
The Printer of Wittenberg1517 · A monk's theses go to press
The Prague window1618 · The emperor's officials are thrown from a castle window
Age of the Sun King and the Baroque 1680 · 3 scenarios
Winged hussars1683 · A vast Ottoman army has besieged Vienna
The Wind at Torbay1688 · The Prince of Orange's fleet rides a Protestant wind
Rue Quincampoix1719 · John Law's shares rise several times a day
Age of Revolution 1789 · 2 scenarios
The Bakery by the Bastille1789 · Bread prices rise and the Estates-General meets
Lieutenant of the Army of Italy1796 · A 26-year-old general takes command