Rules of the alt-history: what stays fixed vs free

A 5-beat faceless video outline for “Rules of the alt-history: what stays fixed vs free” in the Historical what-ifs niche, derived from caption timing of 1 reference videos.

Angles

• State the rules before the scenario, as the reference sets up specific divergences
• Caption-backed references: World Today If Hitler Never Lost
• Reuse the beats only — narration must be original; cite sources on screen

Beat-by-beat structure

1. Hook (0:00–0:30): 'Let's get specific' — the hinge.
2. Beat 1: What stays fixed: geography, resources, demographics.
3. Beat 2: What's free: one decision changed.
4. Beat 3: How we'll judge plausibility.
5. Close: Begin the cascade. Original narration only.

Method

yt-dlp VTT captions (uploader-provided, not auto/ASR) → timed beat heuristics → editorial topic synthesis. Structure only; write original narration.