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How's this one, @Skallagrim : the Netherlands are left to the Holy Roman Empire instead of Spain.

Here's another perhaps ASB idea: the European colonial powers being willing to treat as a full equal anyone who behaved according to their norms of civilized behavior. (Because I'd regard a setup where said empires evolved into confederations of a sort rather than dying entirely to be fascinating.)

How about a surviving Western Roman Empire, but reduced to Italy? How it would interact with the rest of Europe from the Middle Ages on would be fascinating.

How about this one: rather than launching a rivalry with the United Kingdom, a newly unified Germany positions itself as Britain's friend on the Continent.

You mean Jackson. Sorry, the typo jumped out at me.

One admittedly ASB-tier thought I've had is a setup where Imperial Japan pursues the same plans for conquest as in OTL, but unlike OTL, operates in full accordance with the laws of war. Or as close to it as possible, anyway. Just a random thoght I've had. On another note, I've long since gotten...