Place entries on the timeline

Use world-time labels, numeric dates, events, and eras to see the order of your story and identify entries that still need placement.

The timeline orders entries using their numeric world-time values. It can include events, eras, and other entries with dates, such as a character’s lifespan.

Add time information

Open an entry and add a time label in your own words, such as “the winter Mara turned eight.” When you know where it belongs numerically, add a start and, if useful, an end.

A text label preserves your wording. It does not automatically become a numeric date. Use the world’s time unit consistently; it defaults to years and can be changed in world settings.

Entries without numeric dates

The timeline identifies relevant entries that are still unplaced. Place with agent opens a conversation asking the assistant to work from the existing bible and ask where the timing is ambiguous.

You can use a before relationship to express order without inventing an exact date. A relative relationship alone does not necessarily give an entry a numeric position in the timeline view.

Review timing problems

Consistency checks can identify loops, conflicting order, a child older than a parent, or participation in an event outside a recorded lifespan. These are prompts to review the dates and relationships, not automatic corrections.