Norseone
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That sounds like itd be a cool NES. I love alternate history, its much easier to come up with story ideas, for me at least, if you have some idea of the preceeding history. Oh and Amhenothep, sorry for dissapearing on you on AIM.
Alternate History NESes; Spout some ideas!
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Amenhotep7
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It's okay, man. Let us smoke the peace pipe!
That puts me in the mood for advanced native americans.
I'll start collaborating timelines/maps for a few of em. I'll need help with the collaboration, tho.
That puts me in the mood for advanced native americans.
I'll start collaborating timelines/maps for a few of em. I'll need help with the collaboration, tho.
Amenhotep7
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Any more suggestions?
alex994
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amenhotep7, wat's ur aim sn?
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What if Nestorian Christianity gained a more significant following in the Far East? It was perhaps the only form of Christianity that spread to China before the Colonial Age. Perhaps a Nestorian Dalai Lama? The Church of India? The Forbidden Chapel?
In 1492, Columbus discovered lands to the west, and claimed them for the Crown of (or just for the nation of...)...
...Scotland?
...England?
...France?
...Spain? (I know, there is no plausible way to have Columbus working for the Spanish, but suppose he did, we would all be living in a different world today...)
...Morocco?
...Venice?
...The Papacy? (lol, that'd be very funny to see...)
What if the Mensheviks prevailed in Russia? Mensheviks were social-democrats, and thus probably not as repulsive and less likely to be intervenned against by USA and France. Mensheviks were more or less industrialist, and I would expect them to eventually make Russia an economic powerhouse without a large loss of life. In the same time, if the Bolsheviks are defeated, they might have to move Germany-wards...
What if Perry fails, and thus a war begins between America and Japan in the middle 19th century? Russia will probably not like an American colony so near, and could go to war.
In 1492, Columbus discovered lands to the west, and claimed them for the Crown of (or just for the nation of...)...
...Scotland?
...England?
...France?
...Spain? (I know, there is no plausible way to have Columbus working for the Spanish, but suppose he did, we would all be living in a different world today...)
...Morocco?
...Venice?
...The Papacy? (lol, that'd be very funny to see...)
What if the Mensheviks prevailed in Russia? Mensheviks were social-democrats, and thus probably not as repulsive and less likely to be intervenned against by USA and France. Mensheviks were more or less industrialist, and I would expect them to eventually make Russia an economic powerhouse without a large loss of life. In the same time, if the Bolsheviks are defeated, they might have to move Germany-wards...
What if Perry fails, and thus a war begins between America and Japan in the middle 19th century? Russia will probably not like an American colony so near, and could go to war.
Sgt.Hellfish
King of the Oceans
shall we create a proper thread listing these ideas properly as some of them deserve use and im sure some budding mods wouldnt mind being aided by the knowledge of others
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I think I more-or-less created such a thread today.
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Hmm
How about a world without Christianity? I could imagine that the Roman Empire or rather, Empires - would have held together for a bit longer, but would still have fallen eventually. However, Europe after it would probably be quite different. As far as I know, Christianity helped some of the barbarian peoples to keep and create their own identities. Here, I think that the barbarian states would be assimilated by Roman culture, like it happens oh-so-often. In religion, I think that Roman Polytheism would continue to be important in Europe, but the eastern provinces would be filled with Zoroastrism and Mithraism (which will spread throughout the former Empire as well). I think Islam would still appear (here is another interesting idea, perhaps connected with the no Christianity idea, perhaps not what if instead of creating Islam Mohammed would have converted to Judaism as he once planned? Perhaps a reformed Judaism, with Melkhama Hakdosha instead of Jihad and with a more missionary attitude?), and will spread into the Middle East, but not as strongly as in the real history because that perhaps surprisingly, one of the things that allowed Islam to expand into Roman territory successfully was the well-developed Christianity, specifically the Monophisites. Also, I have read on some site that without Christianity, Neo-Platonism will become the dominant religion/philosophy.
As for political results, Id expect the following post-Roman world as of 500 AD (meaning the Mediterranean area as the others are not much different so far) to be a different one. I think that a Hun state will still survive, somewhere in Russia, Poland and Germany perhaps, while some pan-Latin barbarian states are formed in the former Western Roman Empire probably Arthurian Britannia would endure, as would Armorica. Visigothia and Franconia have benefited the most from Christianity, so they probably would be some sorts of primitive feudalisms with constant fights between different warlords, while allowing the cities to retain some of their culture. Ostrogoths or Lombards will probably have a pretty big and enlightened empire that would be quite, quite Roman in culture and to some extent in governing form. The Byzantine Empire would be stronger then OTL, and though without the Orthodox Church, it will still be a center of education, culture and intrigue. Maybe the Vandals would survive. I think that Arabs will probably seize Palestine and Egypt with Libya, but probably will fail to go farther if Islam will exist in this world. If it is Reformed Judaism, then well have a nice and big Judean Empire including the entire Arabian peninsula.
As for political results, Id expect the following post-Roman world as of 500 AD (meaning the Mediterranean area as the others are not much different so far) to be a different one. I think that a Hun state will still survive, somewhere in Russia, Poland and Germany perhaps, while some pan-Latin barbarian states are formed in the former Western Roman Empire probably Arthurian Britannia would endure, as would Armorica. Visigothia and Franconia have benefited the most from Christianity, so they probably would be some sorts of primitive feudalisms with constant fights between different warlords, while allowing the cities to retain some of their culture. Ostrogoths or Lombards will probably have a pretty big and enlightened empire that would be quite, quite Roman in culture and to some extent in governing form. The Byzantine Empire would be stronger then OTL, and though without the Orthodox Church, it will still be a center of education, culture and intrigue. Maybe the Vandals would survive. I think that Arabs will probably seize Palestine and Egypt with Libya, but probably will fail to go farther if Islam will exist in this world. If it is Reformed Judaism, then well have a nice and big Judean Empire including the entire Arabian peninsula.
Sgt.Hellfish
King of the Oceans
well without christianity the Celtic empire which included Britain Gaul and Spain would be fiercly celtic in their beliefs
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Actually, I think that Gaul and France would be pretty much lost to Germannic peoples, Christ or no Christ.
Heine
The Norwegian Viking
I'd like most NESes that is in modern time, just make it in modern time and I'm in 
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Sorry about the question, but what year is it, and more importantly, WHO THE HECK IS WHO (and how did that pink nation not collapse into little pieces if it is only connected to its colonies by rather impassible and cold terrain that still makes me shiver?)?!
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Interesting... What about a 4000 BC magic NES?
Or a Warhammer (the first one) NES (world map with magic and various fantasy races, and Atlantis with Elves)?
Or a Warhammer (the first one) NES (world map with magic and various fantasy races, and Atlantis with Elves)?
Amenhotep7
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Or what if the kingdom of Mycenae and the kingdom of Minoa survives? A united Greece, perhaps becoming a great power in the ancient world?
only mInoa would have made a united Greece; the mycenaeas were a feudalistic style culture, wher eindipendent nations woudl pldge feudal allainces to more powerful cities; that why Greece was eventualyl so divded into city states; the minoans woudl be an interesting twist on history though...
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Ah, yes. The glorious Minoan empire, perhaps? Hmm. So, assuming that the Minoans could subjugate Mycenae, and hold it, how would history have changed? I think I may open a thread in the History forum... A Minoan empire... hmmm....
Question:
Xen, you seem to really like Minoa as well as Rome. Is it the same thing with Minoa, where you are descended from Minoans, or do you just really like Minoans?
Question:
Xen, you seem to really like Minoa as well as Rome. Is it the same thing with Minoa, where you are descended from Minoans, or do you just really like Minoans?
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