Timeline

Build a chronological framework for your world's history.

Creating Events

Each timeline event has:

  • Title — event name
  • Date — year (use negative for BCE), month, day
  • Description — rich text description
  • Color — visual marker on the timeline
  • Importance — 1–5 star rating

Date Precision

Choose how precise the date is:

  • Exact — specific year, month, day
  • Approximate — circa a year
  • Season — spring/summer/autumn/winter of a year
  • Unknown — date not determined

Event Ranges

Events can have both start and end dates, creating a range (ideal for wars, reigns, eras).

Linking Events

Connect events to:

  • Entities — participants in the event
  • Notes — documentation about the event
  • Map — location where the event took place
  • Other events — cause/effect chains

Eras & Lines

  • Eras — group events by historical period (Ancient Era, Modern Era)
  • Timeline lines — separate parallel timelines (Main Story, Side Stories)
  • Categories — color-coded tags for filtering

Scale

Zoom the timeline by year, decade, century, or millennium.