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====== Points of Divergence (PODs) ====== | ====== Points of Divergence (PODs) ====== |
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A “point of divergence”, often abbreviated as [[alternate history:ah.com s ah writing slang|POD]], is simply the point in an alternate history where it first becomes different from real history. An alternate world matches [[alternate history:otl|our world]] up until the point of divergence, which is when it first becomes different and heads down an [[alternate history:atl|allohistorical path]]. In alternate history stories and scenarios, the point of divergence is often a single and easily identifiable change, and all other differences are intended to flow naturally from it. This is not always the rule, though, as there can also be multiple, not necessarily interlinked PODs as well, each of them of varying severity. | A “point of divergence”, often abbreviated as [[alternate history:ah_slang_and_acronyms|POD]], is simply the point in an alternate history where it first becomes different from real history. An alternate world matches [[alternate history:otl|our world]] up until the point of divergence, which is when it first becomes different and heads down an [[alternate history:atl|allohistorical path]]. In alternate history stories and scenarios, the point of divergence is often a single and easily identifiable change, and all other differences are intended to flow naturally from it. This is not always the rule, though, as there can also be multiple, not necessarily interlinked PODs as well, each of them of varying severity. |
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**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=225943|Which country do you think deserves an alternate history wank ? (2)]]** | **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=225943|Which country do you think deserves an alternate history wank ? (2)]]** |
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| **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/underlooked-medieval-arabic-byzantine-pods.397315/|Underlooked Medieval/Arabic/Byzantine PODs]]** |
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**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=249970|The underdogs of pre-1900 history]]** | **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=249970|The underdogs of pre-1900 history]]** |
**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=54914|Non-people/country things in AH that are wanked]]** | **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=54914|Non-people/country things in AH that are wanked]]** |
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**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=61867|More succesful New World empires]]** | **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/give-me-a-pod.409304/|Various pre-1900 PODs]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=61867|More successful New World empires]]** |
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**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=162510|If you could change one historical event, what would it be ?]]** | **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=162510|If you could change one historical event, what would it be ?]]** |
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**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=251381|Very minor PODs]]** | **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=251381|Very minor PODs]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=12489|"Insignificant" PODs]]** |
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**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=150975|10th-13th century PODs]]** | **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=150975|10th-13th century PODs]]** |
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**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=286353|Various possible PODs I've found]]** | **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=286353|Various possible PODs I've found]]** |
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| **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/whats-your-favorite-prehistoric-pod.378461/|What's your favorite prehistoric POD ?]]** |
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| **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/ah-recurring-tropes-and-the-timelines-that-avert-or-subvert-them.493881/|AH Recurring Tropes, and the timelines that avert or subvert them]]** |
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==== See Also ==== | ==== See Also ==== |
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**[[alternate history:AH.com's AH Writing Slang]]** | **[[alternate_history:ah_slang_and_acronyms|AH.com's AH Writing Slang]]** |
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**[[alternate history:Alternate History Media]]** | **[[alternate history:Alternate History Media]]** |