2 seems like an odd choice. People may well know of the series but not necessarily the setting.
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Maybe but I really enjoyed the books and thought it was a cool place. It's also added to give a bit of contrast to Middle-Earth. Plus if someone didn't know about it, might give them an inspiration to google it.
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And if it lands on 3 you then have to flip a coin to see if you live :3
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Well if you went with the coin flip after that could probably go with any of them. Star Trek or Star Wars, it's possible you could end up in the vacuum of space with no protection if we were being realistic.
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Small addition to the topic: roll dice
I would vote for 1 for the setting.
On the other hand from a more practical point of view 2 or 6 are probably the best choices. In all other universes at least one side/villain wants to start a total war/bring destruction to everything, while in the two mentioned above, fractions are fighting each other but don't want to annihilate the world
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I wouldn't want 6, but I think I would prefer 5, there are a lot of peaceful planets in Star Trek.
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I would rather middle-earth among those, but out of these choices, I would go with the Tower of God's(manhwa) universe, "Talse Uzer" :)
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Tower of God universe? Not familiar with that at all.
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Yea it's not something well known, basically, there is a whole universe with vast lands, and various races, the ToG story is set in a tower which is basically almost a world for it self since it's really huge, people who are born in the tower or in some cases from outside, can decide to climb the tower, it's promised that if they reach the peak the tower would grant them anything they want, only one person has ever reached the peak and is the current king.
the source of power in this story is called Shinsu, something like magick...
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The Marvel Universe would be my first pick and the least wanted would be Alagaësia since I'm not familiar with it.
Rolled a 5. I'd be kool with that.
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3, the moment I entered, "I do not feel so good". Welcome to the Soul Gem World
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eh i feel like whoever is send to soul gem world actually will survive, so good job! :>
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I do hope whoever went into soul gem world would die. One of selling point for Avenger 3 is that this is not the traditional super hero movie where good guys always wins. The avengers and the guardian of the galaxy were completely defeated. If they are brought back from the soul gem world in Avenger 4, the climax built in A3 would be destroyed (for me). If Marvel uses Rick and Morty style to bring back the dead (go to the alternate universe where other avengers and the guardian of the galaxy are still alive, but in the universe where Thanos already snapped his finger, they are 100% dead), it could maintain the theme in A3 but also not jeopardise their next 10-year plan.
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i feel like i will draw the short straw every time. This is how it goes in my mind (i am not a pesimist, i swear):
- I am probably an orc, a henchman that dies in the first battle or someone who is cursed.
- (didn't read Inheritance Cycle) but dragons? I am burned to death (very barbecued)
- I am an ordinary citizen with no abilities :(
- I am an ordinary citizen who lives in gotham and probably not even last 1 week
- Oh this one might be cool... aaaand I'm a red shirt
- I am probably to be sold as a slave :( and no force powers :/
so i like where i am now thanks :p
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My thought exactly :D
Last time I played Dead of winter, I rolled insta death (1 in 12 chance) 4 or 5 times. And considering that each death lowers morale for all the players, my friends were really happy (not).
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What if not rolling meant you'd go to the Dungeons & Dragons realm? What would you choose then?
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1, maybe,
actually i want to go to Hogwarts but no option for that
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Well Hogwarts is a wizarding school not a fantasy realm in and of itself. But yes I love the Harry Potter series too. Movies were fun but definitely paled in comparison to the books.
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I would go with Middle Earth. There is spiritual meaning to life and its struggles there.
2nd choice - Star Trek. There is rational meaning to life and its struggles there.
DC and Marvel I would really not want to be there. All about power and emo soap opera. Cool powers, but nothing that would be better in person than on a screen.
Star Wars, no. Everybody dies all the time. Perpetual war. Fun to watch, not to live.
Alagaësia - A mystery to me. I've never read the books.
So, practically speaking, I would return my ticket. Half the chances are places I would not want to go to, and one is an unknown.
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You should read those books. If you enjoy Lord of the Rings you'll love the Inheritance Cycle, though Alagaësia has important differences, it does have a lot in common with LoTR. It's at least inspired by.
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- Too much pessimism in this world, to enjoy living in it.
- Not familiar with this one, but I'll just pretend that you offered A Song of Ice and Fire and I'd be all over that. That world has the perfect mix of legacy & potential, realism and fantasy.
- Marvel would be fun. Though it would be weird to see people die frequently just to rise up again in a new alteration. :-p
- DC has similar issues as Middle-Earth. Nice stories, but not a world you'd want to live in.
- Star Trek is my favorite choice from your selection. Some TNG would be awesome to escape our current reality.
- No. Too many stereotypes and too many characters on both sides I'd want to avoid.
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Well when I made this thread I was going under the impression that you'd go there as you are. It's like you travel to Hawaii, you don't get special powers and/or your skin doesn't change to look like a native Hawaiian. So there'd be no stats other than your human ones.
What if not rolling sent you to the Dungeons & Dragons universe, clearly exactly as you are? What would you choose then?
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There's lots of dice. 2 sided, 3 sided, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20, 24, 30, 34, 50, 100 and probably others I don't know about yet or are rare/hard to get.
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May I get the price and quality of pizza for each listed area, please?
Priorities.
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Uhhh, none of these options seem like a fun place to be, honestly. Well, unless your a protagonist or something I suppose?
The only universe that seems interesting (if I had to pick) would be Middle-Earth, mostly because of the scenery and interesting creatures, and also I don't know much about the other places.
Worse would be Star Trek I think. I don't like space.
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Go to another world to be just another boring nobody there? Oh wow, such a prospect! No thanks.
It's not about in which universe you live, it's about who you are. If you got no special skills/talents - you will be just a commoner in any world.
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I always thought that the Star Trek universe would be the greatest to live in. You have future technology. Replicators, beaming, unlimited energy, no poverty, weather controlled planets, cures for almost any disease and the best one: Holodecks!
Also, you are not forced to explore space. You could just stay on earth, enjoy the nice weather, replicate some drinks, beam to Paris, drink some wine, beam back home and go to a holodeck to explore all the other fictional worlds mentioned above in a safe environment. All that while you probably don't have to worry about any war going on on earth (except maybe you join Star Fleet or you live in San Francisco).
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At first I wanted to say Marvel Universe, since it's more similar to ours than for example LotR. But after reading your post I have to agree with you.
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I don't think i'm gonna survive in any of those settings. I wouldn't roll the dice.
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It feels too much of an rng when some people are into superhero fantasy, some are into SF, and others are into sword & magic. Yay, a 1/3 chance to go to your beloved dream world. But also 2/3 chance to go to place you don't like and no way back.
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What dice roll gets me to Narnia? :D Nah, including an actual paradise allegory seems to make the choice a bit too obvious!
But out of those options, I feel like Star Trek is the clear best for me... Don't want to live without technology, and don't want to live in constant peril of giant-blue-laser armageddon... And, it seems like most humans in Star Trek have a pretty decent life overall. Holodeck would be fun. Wouldn't mind removing the red articles from my wardrobe to massively boost life expectancy.
On the other hand, I suppose if you go for DC/Marvel you'd have the option of trying to procure some nuclear waste and virtually guaranteeing the development of superpowers... Hmm, that's pretty tempting, actually. Although on the other hand, I can't think of a single superhero in either universe who has a remotely content life. Yeah, I'll stick with Trek!
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1., 5., 6. = cool
3., 4. = pure propaganda and much too much patriotism ... so NO WAY
2 = don't know that one
All in all i would prefer 6 (Star Wars)
Ps.: I prefer W100 :o)
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I found something which suits this topic very well.
Although I already skipped Star trek in my first post I also believe that it's a great universe. Much depends on the era we're talking about. and the location. There were peaceful times, but there were also episodes where the world was on the verge*. I would say that the current state can not b taken as granted.
*Klingon wars, Borg invasion, Romulans scheming.
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You've won the chance to go one-way to a famous fantasy world but, the bad news is, you don't get to choose which one. You're offered a standard 6-sided die and what you roll is where you go. The results are:
1 - Middle-Earth
2 - Alagaësia
3 - Marvel Universe
4 - DC Universe
5 - Star Trek Universe
6 - Star Wars Universe
What would be your most preferred (or least of all evils if you don't like these) and least preferred (or most despised) rolls? You can say what you do and don't like if you like, however if you give a why, please tell me in practical reasons why you would or wouldn't like that roll. And please keep this civilized, no attacking anyone who shares their opinion on the subject one way or the other.
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