What fantasy universe would you live in?

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The forum discussion centers on participants' preferences for fantasy worlds they would like to inhabit, with notable mentions including Middle Earth, Narnia, and the realms of HP Lovecraft and Lord Dunsany. Many users express a desire for the idyllic safety of The Shire or the magical allure of Narnia, while others explore more complex worlds like Azeroth from World of Warcraft. The conversation highlights a blend of nostalgia for classic fantasy literature and a yearning for the simplicity and beauty of these fictional realms.

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  • Familiarity with classic fantasy literature, including works by J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.
  • Understanding of modern fantasy universes such as those found in World of Warcraft and Harry Potter.
  • Knowledge of literary themes related to utopia and dystopia in fantasy settings.
  • Awareness of the cultural impact of fantasy worlds on contemporary media.
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  • Explore the literary works of Lord Dunsany and HP Lovecraft for deeper insights into their fantastical realms.
  • Research the lore and world-building of Azeroth in World of Warcraft to understand its appeal.
  • Investigate the themes of safety and beauty in fantasy literature, particularly in Tolkien's Middle Earth.
  • Examine the cultural significance of Narnia and its adaptations in film and literature.
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Fantasy enthusiasts, literature students, and anyone interested in exploring the thematic elements of fictional worlds and their impact on popular culture.

  • #91
Bystander said:
You too?
Isn't that a requirement for adolescent boys?
 
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  • #92
I'd love to live in the harry potter world.
You muggles have no idea how it will be.
 
  • #93
Allen_Wolf said:
I'd love to live in the harry potter world.
You muggles have no idea how it will be.
If I could gen up a philosopher's stone I'd be there already.
 
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  • #94
It's not a world. It's just a city. I want to live in Gotham city. Also I want to be this man. Don't ask me why :cool:
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  • #95
DonLak said:
It's not a world. It's just a city. I want to live in Gotham city. Also I want to be this man. Don't ask me why :cool:
:biggrin::-p

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Just remember: "Adventure" is someone a long way away and having a hell of a hard time.
 
  • #96
I would live in the halo universe, or that of the Dresden files.
 
  • #97
I would not mind bunking up with Keylee in the engine room or Inara as her private pilot. hehe Most likely Keylee throw. lol bouncing around the vers just doing jobs would be heaven for me
 
  • #98
I think P S Powers universe as a vamp.
 
  • #99
I'd pick the Forge of Empires universe because the whole city belongs to me and I can wipe out buildings and people at a whim I feel particularly maniacal at a given moment.
 
  • #100
I think at my age I would like a simple life, so I choose Brigadoon. If I was younger, I might like Xanth, if I were one of the many fortunate folk who have a small magical skill to enjoy.
 
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  • #101
Buzz Bloom said:
I think at my age I would like a simple life, so I choose Brigadoon. If I was younger, I might like Xanth, if I were one of the many fortunate folk who have a small magical skill to enjoy.
Well, if you want to live in Xanth you could always move to Florida.
 
  • #102
hsdrop said:
Well, if you want to live in Xanth you could always move to Florida.
Hi hsdrop:

Florida and Xanth are geographically the same, but the culture is much different.

Regards,
Buzz
 
  • #103
Buzz Bloom said:
Hi hsdrop:

Florida and Xanth are geographically the same, but the culture is much different.

Regards,
Buzz
I know that I was just joking around a little bit was all
 
  • #104
There are so many mythconceptions about Xanth.
 
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  • #105
You know, I was waiting for someone to say something like that :doh::oldeyes:
 
  • #106
In a de Sitter universe.
 
  • #107
Known Space has some interesting things going on.
 
  • #108
Maybe not live in, but Westworld seemed pretty cool for a vacation!
 
  • #109
The thing is, that my apparent real life could be an entertainment option that I chose. so to pass the time on an intergalactic journey.
I hope in that case that I had set the character generators right, sometimes really annoying situations crop up that I don't like.
Anyway I think my travel insurance covers that kind of thing.
 
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  • #110
PWiz said:
I'd love to be in the Dragon Ball Z universe. I've always fantasized about becoming a Super Saiyan :biggrin:
Yeah me too! I dream about that all the time. I actually wrote an alternative Dragon Ball-inspired universe for GURPS (a tabletop RPG). It still has super saiyan and all that but it's more balanced and doesn't have people with the ability to destroy planets or other plot-hole creating abilities. Ki is imagined as a form of "psychic energy" and the energy blasts are a form of explosion (heated gas) controlled by the telekinesis of the ki aura (since it is *psychic* energy). So there are some differences, and you could say some pretty hefty nerfing, but sufficiently developed characters are still superhero level. I don't plan on playing it tbh, it was more just to get the idea out of my head and out there, but it has led to some pretty cool dreams ... I'm very dream oriented, lol. Though there's nothing like going super saiyan god and destroying the solar system in your dream!

Anyway, I definitely prefer *this* world I'm living in (or its afterlife) to even the DBZ-verse. But the Forgotten Realms would be cool if you were a high-stat character. If I could choose, I'd go for the Mary Sue of a Gold Dragon. Then the world would be your oyster!
 
  • #111
In Space 1999, Moonbase Alpha under the command of John Koenig. ( RIP Martin Landau _)
 
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  • #112
I'd definitely go for somewhere in Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere, maybe Scadriel (after the events in Mistborn of course) or most likely Roshar, just for the beauty and complexity of it.

Another world I'd really like to live in is the one from Patrick Rothfuss Kingkiller Chronicles (the name of the wind, A Wise Man Fear), in there, I'd love to be a scholar or to be from ademre!
 
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  • #113
Greg Bernhardt said:
We have a SciFi what world would you like in, now what fantasy world would you pick to live in?

examples are, Middle Earth, Narnia, Harry Potter, Shangri-La, Neverland, Gulliver’s World, Oz, Wonderland...
None of them. Fantasies are usually based on Europe in the Middle Ages where all but the very rich toiled from dawn to dusk just to get something to eat (and then dying at the advanced age of 40).
 
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  • #114
Svein said:
None of them. Fantasies are usually based on Europe in the Middle Ages where all but the very rich toiled from dawn to dusk just to get something to eat (and then dying at the advanced age of 40).
Well, but world's like Harry potter's one are pretty much settled in the modern era. So is Percy Jackson (well, most of Rick Riordan books), and The Sorcerer's Apprentice. There is modern fantasy, and there is also fantasy with highly developed societies that don't behave like Europe in the middle ages.

Those kind of worlds are also interesting to develop and generally feel more original than those you mention, although I don't recall any of those right now [emoji28]
 
  • #115
Perhaps a world when everyone around me suddenly gain passion about physics.:cool:Which will be a fantasy by itself.
 
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  • #116
Scott pilgrim universe montreal !(if u consider it as fantasy)
 
  • #117
Greg Bernhardt said:
We have a SciFi what world would you like in, now what fantasy world would you pick to live in?

examples are, Middle Earth, Narnia, Harry Potter, Shangri-La, Neverland, Gulliver’s World, Oz, Wonderland...
MCU(Marvel cinematic universe) was my favourite but then Thanos arrived and turned half life of the universe to dust,now I prefer my present universe the best because no one dies by a finger snap of somebody mad.
 
  • #118
The fantasy world I sometimes wish to live in is a pure Newtonian world (with quantum and relativity experienced at extreme small or large ends). Here humans will be in half dazed, half awaken states (zombies), and we won't have a soul where the Earth is battleground of many forces trying to take advantage of us. In a Newtonian/quantum/relativistic world (with Higgs and nothing more for the rest of time). We won't have religion created to divide us.. and not much hatred and pain that comes from non-physical qualia producing substances (whose nature will become mainstream physics a hundred years (or so) from now when our present generation of very tunnel vision physicists (that Hossefelder even admit) got replaced).
 
  • #120
Rowan middle Earth during the time of the quest to destroy the ring. That would be cool.
 

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