New TL-discussion thread

[Hohensaufen]

Hi,

I've been enjoying writing my TL on the ASB thread and have pretty much outlined how things are going to go up to the 2000s, therefore, I don't need to put as much research into it anymore and can focus on doing research for a new TL. I was then inspired by Rub37's similar thread to ask you, the board members, what sort of TL you would like to see.

For this new TL, I would like to move to the pre-1900s Forum to give myself a bit of a challenge and also because I'm hoping I won't have to resort to magic to make my TL work this time around. However, I would quite like your input on what kind of story you would be most interested in:

1. The perfect storm
   1. A successful 1848/-9 revolution
   2. The PoD would be around the 1800s to accomodate for the change necessary for making this TL work
      1. It includes the birth of two novel philosophers shaping German nationalism around the 1800s
      2. These two philosophers will play a big role in the revolutions themselves as well as in implementing the necessary changes beforehand
2. Die Zukunft steht in den Sternen
   1. Set in a world where the HRE become a much more unified and forceful entity in the middle ages
   2. Probably going to use a Hohenstaufen-based PoD
   3. The PoD is probably going to be mentioned in the premise/prologues but the main story is going to be set a hundred years afterwards, in a world eerily similar yet distinct form our own
3. Ob’s wohl besser wäre
   1. A successful (ie. lasting) German Empire
   2. This TL would probably make use of a number of PoDs
      1. A non-deformed arm of Wilhelm II
      2. A slightly longer lived Frederick II
      3. A distinct foreign policy from the get-go (including intensive German-Japanese collaboration)

As you can tell, I am most focused on German based TL's. This is partially due to personal interest, increased awareness of German history (I am German after all) and a desire to see TL's exploiting these PoD's (particularly true for option 1 and option 2).

Please, let me know in this discussion, which of these TL's you would be interested in. As a preamble, I would like to state that these TL's will not see the light of day anytime soon, because I first need toresearch the topic in depth, write the outline and then actually pen the story, which is going to take quite a while.

Also, feel free to ask any questions concerning the PoDs I would use or in general what my plans would be surrounding this story