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I've been binging Player Two Start and this sequel lately. I've gotten up to mid-2001, and see some interesting alt-hist so far. You save Polly Klaas, not so much a butterfly but a semi-direct effect. Maybe. but then she goes on to prevent/downscale Columbine, which seems a little unlikely...

By the time you get done, we had better be able to read that introduction and understand it.

I tend to like some of the big classic ones. No Mohammed. No Jesus. Or some off-the-wall prophet appear where none did OTL and founds a religion that proves not to have certain unfortunate points of doctorine relative to the rise of the modern world. Mongol conquest of Europe. Alexander...

Plausibility is a moving target; changes to the Constitution are often regarded as implausible, until they become necessary, or the opinions of the masses shift just right. As I read the question, you want to know what amendments could have been passed before now, if we had sufficient ingenuity...

To me, the 'punks seemed to rely not just on the social/economic/political dimensions of dystopia, but the existence and favoring of certain technologies. Steampunk is essentially a modified 19th century with devices of dubious feasibility, and devices that may be feasible but were unpopular...

Just some random preliminary thoughts... For the First War, I would agree the case of AH would be key. I believe there was a plan under consideration to reform the empire; how did that work out? Some technological innovations might develop slower without the pressure of war; not sure. Maybe...

Just been catching up on this one. Fascinating study on the CP edging out the Entente. I have to wonder, though: with Russia AND France out of the war, shouldn't Britain be out more or less automatically? What do they have to gain at this point? The British public will be demanding answers, and...

You started out okay, but the last couple of posts raise a few questions. Germany seems to be doing worse than OTL. They are losing the war a whole year early. Do they not have the manpower to shift from the Eastern front? Are the Soviets doing that much better? Actually, exactly how has the...

As a child, I had my own understanding of the prequel era, based on logic and some rumors floating around at the time. I imagined the Clone Wars being called that not because of mass-produced ordinary clone soldiers, but because of the use of cloned Jedi - someone stole genetic records from the...

Are you familiar with generational modelling? The work of Strauss and Howe? Basically, the eruptions of the time had to happen in some form. You can moderate them to some degree, maybe squelch Vietnam and keep JFK alive. But the Pill, and Betty Friedan, are still going to set off the Sexual...

Good luck finding a descendant of David to refound the royal line.

Fantastic public service this thread is giving. Only one point that strikes me: Figuring out the exact impact of logistic concerns on a campaign is a matter for computers. Most TL's here are qualitative, not quantitative. They explore how a campaign COULD go with a different strategic...

Reagan assassination TLs are juicy. But I'm a bit iffy on the Gulf War still happening; a different ambassador might have been chosen, who would give Saddam Hussein a clear message "don't even think about it". But, as you will.

Good premise, but you need to give the dates of each event you post. I have no idea if Kennedy is still in hospital in 1963 or if you've skipped several months and are in mid-64.

For a quick AH setting for a gme, this looks the very model of a professional work. Everything looks plausible, works like OTL history. Gold star. (Not that I have authority to give out commendations...:D)

I'm quite sure I agree with the existing cast in these roles: Stannis Viserys Littlefinger Varys Jon Snow Robb Stark Theon Greyjoy King Robert Xaro Xoan Daxos Joffrey Tywin Lannnister Tyrion Lannister Melisandre Ygritte Jorah Mormont Barristan Selmy Brienne Either they were...

As a child, my impression of how the sequels might handle things was: Anakin was a teenager; Padme (known then only as "The Young Queen") would be a traditional queen, inheriting her title from her father (murdered, presumably, in intrigues leading up to the film), and would NOT be older than...

So, for Highlander II, here's my idea. I've said it before in different threads, but here's the brief version: The Immortals are actually gods. Or angels, or whatever -- some kind of immortal divine being from another plane of reality (which we'll call Heaven). The villain is the guy who they...

You may want to change the spelling on that. You want CLIMATIC effects. CINEMATIC means "how does this affect the movie industry?" (Which is an interesting topic in itself. Just not... here.)

Yom Kippur War. Didn't understand it at the time, was only 6 years old, but for years afterward the Religious Right was saying the End Times were at hand, because Israel had been destroyed, meaning we were somewhere in the middle of Revelations instead of at the beginning. Only thing was, they...