First off to address the "traditional" theory. There's no real evidence that this theory is real, quite the opposite in fact. So to have some fun I'm doing this timeline differently. Therefore, forget the lore and have some fun.
First, what if Bloodborne is the starting point?
What I mean is, what if instead of the Dark Souls being the beginning of the world what If Bloodborne came first and the older games are actually the new world.
We assumed that since Dark Souls is medieval that Bloodborne would have to be later according to our world. But, our world doesn't deal with sorcery or Great Ones.
What I propose y'all accept for this story is that the Hunt came before the Age of Fire. The beasts eventually very slowly go back too their ways of old but they aren't fully humans. Their beast blood had stuck with them so long that beasts such as ogres became giants. You're traditional Yharnamite became those that work in the Undead Settlement and things like that. The Pthumerians became pigmys. And such as in Bloodborne the enemies varied therefore people like Gwyn would be able to trace their lineage to those such as Lawrence. The beast blood starts to gain an inkling of control each time an Undead dies, thus making one become hollow.
Where does The Good Hunter fit in?
Well, after slaying the Great Ones he gained their knowledge and powers. He found a way to make a new world as to his image. Thus, the first painted world came. Then another, and another, and so on and so forth. Until the time of the Ashen One which is where this story starts as I've only been able to play DS3 so if I miss something or if there's a way to make this story fit better with DS1 and 2 please let me know.
How to explain the lesser technology and the magic?
The Good Hunter witnessed how as technology progressed the more accessible the Beast Blood would be. So he decided to revert technology to the very beginning before the time of trick weapons and firearms. He remembered the armor of Cainhurst and the armor of the Pthumerians littering the dungeons. He thus saw it fit to plant that form of combat into the minds of the newly born species to hopefully stop a church worshipping the beast blood. The magic is the Hunter's way to stop a need to delve into the world of Great Ones.
Any questions please let me know and I'll do my best to explain it.
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Ashen Hunter
FanfictionBloodborne x Dark Souls 3 fanfic (I own nothing) (This is an idea I had for a joint timeline between the two games)