Moralia

Moralia tells one story a day from history, or from a story the world still tells such as the Iliad, and stops it at the point of decision. Each one is dated and titled, with a line setting the scene: on 5 October 2026 it was Across the Lines at Damietta, 1219, with Francis of Assisi preaching without success in the crusader camp besieging Damietta. Recent stories have followed Talleyrand, Jeremy Bentham, Machiavelli, Aristotle, Wu Zetian and Sophie Scholl, and on 22 October 2026 Joan of Arc, wounded in the ditch at the Saint-Honoré gate of Paris in 1429, as the king orders a withdrawal: withdraw, or press on.

The story takes about two minutes, and there is a Listen button to hear it read. At the fork you choose one of two options; the game says plainly that there is no right answer, only the choice you would actually make. Each option comes with its own reason, written in the voice of someone arguing for it. Then it reveals what really happened, shows how other players chose and gives two philosophers' views, one on each side, and over time it matches you with the historical figure whose choices are most like yours.

Everyone gets the same dilemma each day, and if you miss one you can catch up on one missed day per day. Every past story is listed on its own page, newest first, and there are Journey, Figures and You pages for your record, plus a page for teachers. The figures are sorted into houses, such as the House of the Oath, the Scales and the Flame. It is free in the browser, with no ads and no account needed; signing in is optional and only backs up your history, and a teachers' page shows how to run the day's story as a class discussion starter.