1500's Events
1500's
“1500s–1600s Portugal, Spain, England, and France establish the slave trade from Africa to bring workers to sugar and tobacco plantations in South America and the Caribbean, and later to the cotton plantations in the southern U.S. religious Reformation begins. Protestant religions emerge in Europe.”
Third Italian War (1502–1504)
Roll a D12 for all 16+ male sims in France & Spain
4 means they’re enlisted
Roll a D8 for all enlisted
3 means they die
1502–1505 Famine In Italy
Flip a coin to see if your family is directly affected!
Heads mean all crops die and cannot plant unless you get tails on a flip. Must live off whatever crops you have stocked up.
Roll a D4 for all sims (including side households), 3 means they die of thirst.
1504 Famine In Spain
Flip a coin to see if your family is directly affected!
Heads mean all crops die and cannot plant unless you get tails on a flip. Must live off whatever crops you have stocked up.
Roll a D4 for all sims (including side households), 3 means they die of thirst.
1508 Sweating Sickness Outbreak
Sweating Sickness killed 1/3 of the population.
So roll a D6, if it lands on 1 or 3, they die. Roll for EVERYONE, including side households.
Spanish conquest of Puerto Rico (1508–1511)
Move some spaniards to Puerto Rico
Roll a D12 for all native Taino people, 2 means they are killed, and 12 means they die of disease
War of the League of Cambrai (1508–16)
Fought between France, Holy Roman Empire, Spain, Scotland, England, Switzerland, and Italy
Roll a D12 for all 16+ male sims in locations mentioned
4 means they're enlisted
Roll a D8 for all enlisted
3 means they die
1510 Influenza Pandemic
An acute respiratory disease emerged in Asia before spreading through North Africa and Europe during the first chronicles, an inter-regional flu pandemic generally recognized by medical historians and epidemiologists. Roll extra for EVERY sim in your family (including the side households).
These are your odds: Using a D20 roller, roll for every single sim. If a sim rolls a 20 then your sim dies, otherwise, they’re perfectly fine and survived.
Spanish conquest of Cuba (1511–13)
Move some spaniards to Cuba
Roll a D12 for all native people in the area, 2 means they are killed, and 12 means they die of disease
Taíno rebellion of 1511
Roll a D6 for all 16+ male spaniards living in Puerto Rico
3 means theyre enlisted
Roll a D4 for all enlisted
2 means they die
Roll a D4 for all other spaniards living in Puerto Rico
1 means they die
Roll a D12 for all Taino people
5 means they die
1517 Sweating Sickness Outbreak
Sweating Sickness killed 1/3 of the population.
So roll a D6, if it lands on 1 or 3, they die. Roll for EVERYONE, including side households.
Siege of Tlemcen (1518)
Roll a D4 for all 16+ males in Algeria and Spain
4 means they’re enlisted
Roll a D20 for all enlisted
12 means they die
1518 Famine In Venice
Flip a coin to see if your family is directly affected!
Heads mean all crops die and cannot plant unless you get tails on a flip. Must live off whatever crops you have stocked up.
Roll a D4 for all sims (including side households), 3 means they die of thirst.
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519–21)
Move some spaniards to Mexico
Roll a D4 for all native people in the area, 2 means they are killed, and 4 means they die of disease
Revolt of the Brotherhoods (1519–23)
Roll a D20 for all 16+ male sims in Spain
4 means theyre enlisted
Roll a D20 for all enlisted
3 means they die
Revolt of the Comuneros (1520–21)
Roll a D20 for all 16+ male sims in Spain
4 means theyre enlisted
Roll a D20 for all enlisted
3 means they die
1520 Mexico smallpox epidemic
Roll a D4 for all mexican sims. 2 means they die of Smallpox
Italian War of 1521–1526
Fought between France, Switzerland, Italy, England, Spain, Holy Roman Empire
Roll a D20 for all 16+ male sims in areas mentioned
4 means theyre enlisted
Roll a D20 for all enlisted
3 means they die
1521–1523 Famine in the Low Countries, Ireland and the Nordic Countries
Flip a coin to see if your family is directly affected!
Heads mean all crops die and cannot plant unless you get tails on a flip. Must live off whatever crops you have stocked up.
Roll a D4 for all sims (including side households), 3 means they die of famine.
Spanish conquest of Chiapas (1523–1695)
Move some spaniards to Chiapas
Roll a D12 for all native people in the area, 2 means they are killed, and 12 means they die of disease
Spanish conquest of Yucatán (1523–1547)
Move some spaniards to Yucatan
Roll a D12 for all native people in the area, 2 means they are killed, and 12 means they die of disease
Spanish conquest of El Salvador (1524–1539)
Move some spaniards to El Salvador
Roll a D12 for all native people in the area, 2 means they are killed, and 12 means they die of disease
Spanish conquest of Guatemala (1524–1667)
Move some spaniards to Guatemala
Roll a D12 for all native people in the area, 2 means they are killed, and 12 means they die of disease
War of the League of Cognac (1526–30)
Roll a D20 for all 16+ male sims in Spain, Holy Roman Empire, France, Switzerland, Italy, & England
4 means theyre enlisted
Roll a D20 for all enlisted
3 means they die
Ottoman–Habsburg wars (1526–1791)
Roll a D20 for all 16+ male sims in Ottoman Empire, Algeria, Hungary, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Bavaria, Russia, Portugal, Poland, & Lithuania
4 means theyre enlisted
Roll a D20 for all enlisted
3 means they die
1527–1530 Famine In Italy
Flip a coin to see if your family is directly affected!
Heads mean all crops die and cannot plant unless you get tails on a flip. Must live off whatever crops you have stocked up.
Roll a D4 for all sims (including side households), 3 means they die of thirst.
1528 Famine in Languedoc, France
Flip a coin to see if your family is directly affected!
Heads mean all crops die and cannot plant unless you get tails on a flip. Must live off whatever crops you have stocked up.
Roll a D4 for all sims (including side households), 3 means they die of famine.
1528 Sweating Sickness Outbreak
Sweating Sickness killed 1/3 of the population.
So roll a D6, if it lands on 1 or 3, they die. Roll for EVERYONE, including side households.
Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire (1531–72)
Move some spaniards to Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Columbia, & Chile
Roll a D12 for all native people in the area, 2 means they are killed, and 12 means they die of disease
1533–1534 Famine In Italy
Flip a coin to see if your family is directly affected!
Heads mean all crops die and cannot plant unless you get tails on a flip. Must live off whatever crops you have stocked up.
Roll a D4 for all sims (including side households), 3 means they die of thirst.
Count’s War (1534–36)
“The Count's Feud (Danish: Grevens Fejde), also called the Count's War, was a war of succession that raged in Denmark in 1534–36 and brought about the Reformation in Denmark. In the international context, it was part of the European wars of religion.”
Flip a coin for all male sims who live in Denmark, this determines if they are
enlisted. Tails means they are enlisted.
Roll a D6, and 3 or 5 means your soldier dies.
1535 Famine in Ethiopia
Flip a coin to see if your family is directly affected!
Heads mean all crops die and cannot plant unless you get tails on a flip. Must live off whatever crops you have stocked up.
Roll a D4 for all sims (including side households), 3 means they die of famine.
Italian War of 1536–1538
Fought between Holy Roman Empire, Spain, France, and Ottoman Empire
Roll a D20 for all 16+ male sims in the areas mentioned
4 means theyre enlisted
Roll a D20 for all enlisted
3 means they die
Third Ottoman–Venetian War (1537–40)
Fought between Italy, Spain, Ottoman Empire, France, and Algeria
Roll a D20 for all 16+ male sims in the areas mentioned
4 means theyre enlisted
Roll a D20 for all enlisted
3 means they die
1539–1540 Famine In Italy
Flip a coin to see if your family is directly affected!
Heads mean all crops die and cannot plant unless you get tails on a flip. Must live off whatever crops you have stocked up.
Roll a D4 for all sims (including side households), 3 means they die of thirst.
1540 Tenbun famine-Japan
Flip a coin to see if your family is directly affected!
Heads mean all crops die and cannot plant unless you get tails on a flip. Must live off whatever crops you have stocked up.
Roll a D4 for all sims (including side households), 3 means they die of famine.
Araucanian Wars (1541–58)
“The Arauco War was a long-running conflict between colonial Spaniards and the Mapuche people, mostly fought in the Araucanía. The conflict began at first as a reaction to the Spanish conquerors attempting to establish cities and force Mapuches into servitude.”
Flip a coin for all male sims who live in Araucania or Spain, this determines if they are enlisted. Tails means they are enlisted.
Roll a D6, and 3 or 5 means your soldier dies.
1544–1545 Famine In Italy
Flip a coin to see if your family is directly affected!
Heads mean all crops die and cannot plant unless you get tails on a flip. Must live off whatever crops you have stocked up.
Roll a D4 for all sims (including side households), 3 means they die of thirst.
Cocoliztli epidemic of 1545–1548
Roll a D8 for all mexican sims. 6 and 8 mean they survive, everything else means they die of Cocoliztli. 27-80% of the mexican population died.
Chichimeca War (1550–90)
Roll a D20 for all 16+ male sims in Spain
4 means theyre enlisted
Roll a D20 for all enlisted
3 means they die
Roll a D6 for all 16+ male sims in Mexico
4 means theyre enlisted
Roll a D8 for all enlisted
3 means they die
1550–1552 Famine In Italy
Flip a coin to see if your family is directly affected!
Heads mean all crops die and cannot plant unless you get tails on a flip. Must live off whatever crops you have stocked up.
Roll a D4 for all sims (including side households), 3 means they die of thirst.
Italian War of 1551–1559
Fought between Switzerland, France, Ottoman Empire, Italy, Holy Roman Empire, & Spain
Roll a D20 for all 16+ male sims in areas mentioned
4 means theyre enlisted
Roll a D20 for all enlisted
3 means they die
Influenza Pandemic–1557-1559
Roll extra for EVERY sim in your family (including the side households).
These are your odds: Using a D20 roller, roll for every single sim for each year. If a sim rolls a 20 then your sim dies, otherwise, they’re perfectly fine and survived.
1558–1560 Famine in Italy
Flip a coin to see if your family is directly affected!
Heads mean all crops die and cannot plant unless you get tails on a flip. Must live off whatever crops you have stocked up.
Roll a D4 for all sims (including side households), 3 means they die of thirst.
Livonian War (1558–83)
“The Livonian War (1558–1583) was fought for control of Old Livonia (in the territory of present-day Estonia and Latvia )”
Flip a coin for all male sims who live in Northern Europe, this determines if they are enlisted. Tails means they are enlisted.
Roll a D6, and 3 or 5 means your soldier dies.
1563 The Arrival of the Black Plague
Once again the Black Plague swept through Europe in 1563 so because of this you have to roll extra for EVERY sim in your family (including the side households).
These are your odds: Using a D6 roller, roll a 1-5 and your sims are safe. Roll a 6 and your Sims immediately die of the Black Plague.
Spanish conquest of the Philippines (1565–1575)
Move some spaniards to the Philippines
Roll a D12 for all native people in the area, 2 means they are killed, and 12 means they die of disease
1567–1570 Famine in Harar, combined with plague-Ethiopia
“The Amir Nur exerted every effort to help his people to recover, but after every respite the Oromo would again descend like locusts and scourge the country, and Nur himself died of the pestilence which spread during the famine.”
Flip a coin to see if your family is directly affected!
Heads mean all crops die and cannot plant unless you get tails on a flip. Must live off whatever crops you have stocked up.
Roll a D6 for all sims (including side households), 3 means they die of famine and 5 means they die of pestilence.
Eighty Years’ War (1568–1648)
“The Eighty Years' War or Dutch War of Independence (1568–1648) was a revolt of the Seventeen Provinces of what are today the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg against Philip II of Spain, the sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands. “
Flip a coin for all male sims who are dutch or spanish as they age to teens, this determines if they are enlisted. Tails means they are enlisted.
Roll a D6, and 3 or 5 means your soldier dies.
Morisco Revolt (1568–1571)
Fought between Spain & Algeria
Roll a D4 for all 16+ male sims in areas mentioned
4 means theyre enlisted
Roll a D8 for all enlisted
3 means they die
1569–1574 Pan-European famine
Pan-European famine, including Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Low Countries, Nordic Countries, Russia and mostly east off Ukraine
Flip a coin to see if your family is directly affected!
Heads mean all crops die and cannot plant unless you get tails on a flip. Must live off whatever crops you have stocked up.
Roll a D4 for all sims (including side households), 3 means they die of famine.
Cocoliztli epidemic of 1576
Flip a coin for all mexican sims
heads means they die of Cocoliztli.
Castilian War (1578)
Fought between Malasia, Spain, and Philippines
Roll a D8 for all 16+ male sims in areas mentioned
4 means they are enlisted
Roll a D20 for all enlisted sims
12 means they die
Second Desmond Rebellion (1579–1583)
Fought between Ireland, England, and Spain
Roll a D8 for all 16+ male sims in areas mentioned
5 means theyre enlisted
Roll a D20 for all enlisted
6 means they die
War of the Portuguese Succession (1580–1583)
Fought between Spain, France, Portugal, & England
Roll a D8 for all 16+ male sims in areas mentioned
5 means theyre enlisted
Roll a D20 for all enlisted
6 means they die
Cologne War (1583–88)
Fought between Bavaria, Spain, and Netherlands
Flip a coin for all 16+ men in areas mentioned
Heads means theyre enlisted
Roll a D12 for all enlisted sims
5 means they die
1585–1587 Pan-European famine
Pan-European famine, including Italy, France, Low Countries, Britain and Ireland
Flip a coin to see if your family is directly affected!
Heads mean all crops die and cannot plant unless you get tails on a flip. Must live off whatever crops you have stocked up.
Roll a D4 for all sims (including side households), 3 means they die of famine.
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
Fought between Spain, England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Portugal
Roll a D20 for all 16+ male sims in areas mentioned
4 means theyre enlisted
Roll a D20 for all enlisted
3 means they die
1586 New England Typhus Epidemic
Roll a D10 for all Native American sims
7 means they survive
War of the Three Henrys (1587–1589)
“The War of the Three Henrys was the eighth conflict in the series of civil wars in France known as the Wars of Religion.”
Flip a coin for all male sims who live in France, this determines if they are enlisted. Tails means they are enlisted.
Roll a D6, and 3 or 5 means your soldier dies.
1590–1598 Pan-European famine
Pan-European famine, including Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Britain and the Nordic countries
Flip a coin to see if your family is directly affected!
Heads mean all crops die and cannot plant unless you get tails on a flip. Must live off whatever crops you have stocked up.
Roll a D4 for all sims (including side households), 3 means they die of famine.
1592 The London Plague
London experiences its last major plague outbreak of the 16th century. During this period, at least 19,900 people died of the plague. Roll extra for EVERY sim in your family (including the side households).
These are your odds: Using a D10 roller, roll a 1-9 and your sims are safe. Roll a 10 and your Sims immediately die of the Black Plague.
Cambodian–Spanish War (1593–97)
Fought between Cambodia, Spain, Mexico, Portugal, Philippines and Japan
Roll a D12 for all 16+ male sims in areas mentioned
4 means theyre enlisted
Roll a D20 for all enlisted
3 means they die
1594–1603 Nine Years' War
Between England & Ireland
Roll a D12 for all Irish & English sims
5 means they die of Disease
Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598)
Roll a D6 for all 16+ male sims in France and Spain
2 means theyre enlisted
Roll a D12 for all enlisted
4 means they die
Acoma War (1598–99)
Roll a D20 for all 16+ Male Spanish sims
3 means theyre enlisted
Roll a D20 for all enlisted Spanish
4 means they die
Roll a D12 for all 16+ male sims in the New Mexico area
5 means theyre enlisted
Roll a D8 for all enlisted sims
6 means they die