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Often abbreviated to [[ASB]], this is a term given to a subgenre of alternate history concerning points of departure which aren't actually based on the course of factual human history. These include alternate history scenarios based on fictional or fantastical worlds, and more contentiously, | Often abbreviated to [[ASB]], this is a term given to a subgenre of alternate history concerning points of departure which aren't actually based on the course of factual human history. These include alternate history scenarios based on fictional or fantastical worlds, and more contentiously, | ||
- | The name predates AH.com and comes from the now defunct alternate history site/ | + | The name predates AH.com and comes from the now defunct alternate history site/ |
- | The wide umbrella of ASB includes scenarios involving magic and, by AH.com convention, also any AH writings based on divergences from existing fictional universes, such as Star Wars. | + | The wide umbrella of ASB includes scenarios involving magic and, by AH.com convention, also any AH writings based on divergences from existing fictional universes, such as //Star Wars//. Nowadays, this particular subset has its own separate forum, though in the past it was lumped under the ASB forum. |
Probably the most common ASB scenario involves the [[alternate history: | Probably the most common ASB scenario involves the [[alternate history: | ||
- | There is a heated debate as to whether scenarios that involve small or large geological changes in the world count as ASB or not. A good example of such a geological change is the [[http:// | + | There is a heated debate as to whether scenarios that involve small or large geological changes in the world count as ASB or not. A good example of such a geological change is the [[http:// |
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+ | More on the basics of the ASB concept in [[https:// | ||
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==== Strict definition of ASB timelines and scenarios ==== | ==== Strict definition of ASB timelines and scenarios ==== | ||
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* //**1. ANYTHING involving aliens**// | * //**1. ANYTHING involving aliens**// | ||
* //**2. ANYTHING involving massive geological changes**// | * //**2. ANYTHING involving massive geological changes**// | ||
- | * //**3. Things so unlikely that they would require the intervention of deity**// | + | * //**3. Things so unlikely that they would require the intervention of a deity**// |
* //**4. Fantasy**// | * //**4. Fantasy**// | ||
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Other popular variations of this scenario include having the reader wake up as themselves but in a different physical body, ie: younger, older, the opposite gender or another race, having the reader wake up to find their family life changed, ie: married with children, having a twin or even being their own twin, having the reader wake up isotted to an ATL. | Other popular variations of this scenario include having the reader wake up as themselves but in a different physical body, ie: younger, older, the opposite gender or another race, having the reader wake up to find their family life changed, ie: married with children, having a twin or even being their own twin, having the reader wake up isotted to an ATL. | ||
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+ | **5.) X [[alternate history: | ||
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+ | **6.) [[alternate history: The Race]] Invades X**: Derived from [[alternate history: | ||
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==== In AH.com Culture ==== | ==== In AH.com Culture ==== | ||
- | It has been theorized by [[offtopic: | + | It has been theorized by [[offtopic: |
== AH.com' | == AH.com' |
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