World War One Psychics [Powers]

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Originally Posted by TGLS

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On how this would affect WW1:

1) The war is delayed, giving Austria time to prepare for the war. Maybe they manage to isolate Russia and engage in a war over the East.

2) The war isn't delayed, but Austria keeps the British out of it. France may be defeated early, and the war could end in a couple years.

3) The war isn't delayed, but Austria pulls an unimaginable number of rabbits out of their hat and the Central Powers defeat the Entente.

4) The war isn't delayed, Austria loses, but they manage to keep the minorities in line and avoid being broken apart.

5) The war isn't delayed, Austria loses, and the country disintegrates. A bunch of psychics join up with the new nations and many plot revenge against the Entente.

That's what I have been grappling with.

1. AD Franz Ferdinand was a catalyst and not a cause. That lay with British and German interests in the Middle East (Hobsbawn's argument)

2. Ferdinand is not shot but still the outrage of the attempt and war continues.

3. AH is in no way able to match economic might of its rivals. It doesn't do too well in the 1912-3 wars in the Balkans and in the last instance loses out to the Serbs.

4. The inspiration of the Russian Revolution leads to the Hungarian revolution with leaders such as Bela Kun: 1918-20 including the Republic. Revolution in Germany over the Kiel Mutiny

5. It all goes according to history and the psychics join a certain Corporal in Germany and help build and occult following for the Nationalist movement, maybe they move from the Freikorp and assassinations of Luxembourg and Liebkneckt to supporting the NSDAP... da, da, daaaa....