[quote=@KoL] Those are some interesting thoughts. I'd say that they religion would likely consolidate differently over time (kinda steering towards the something similar to Valkyria Profile's religion), but their philosophy wouldn't change too much immediately. Western philosophy is largely dependent on Classic Greek and Roman thought schools. If nothing else, having a society that never transitioned to rigid monotheism but instead kept open to the trading of ideas that most polytheistic societies seemed to be pretty chill about would allow for some modern schools of thought to blossom far earlier. At the very least, the society as a whole would be more advanced and educated because the Church actively forbid non-clergy people from learning pretty much anything for a good part of history. Long term political stability would have suffered, though. Some modern nations analogous to France would have little to no reason to exist simply because a "Charlemagne" wold have no way of existing. Which probably means that various Celtic cultures are still the norm, or were so for a long time before congealing into some semblance of order. It's a heavy speculative setting, especially if there are some very light fantasy elements involved. Certainly with lots of possibilities to toy with. Anyway, as far as science and philosophy goes, I'm certain that there would be substantial advancements. [/quote] Mmh, yes, actually both Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire wouldn't really be a thing. Gosh, this makes an interesting mess out of things.