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Rating fantasy worlds
My friend Eidan passed along this meme/game on Facebook:
"You find yourself in front of seven identical doors. A voice from above tells you: "These seven doors lead to seven places: Narnia, Neverland, Wonderland, Hogwarts, Camelot, Middle Earth, and Westeros." Which door do you go through? Why that door? What happens?"
As Eidan points out, exactly where and when you end up makes a big difference, as well as your social status.
I'll start by rating each choice on the following qualities on a scale of 0 to 10:
* Tech level. I *like* living in the 21st century, and even going back to the 20th would be a big hardship for me at this point. OTOH, magic can often make for a higher *effective* tech level.
* Awesomeness potential. What wonders am I likely to experience?
* Horror potential. How likely am I to experience something awful? How awful do things get?
* Governance and civil liberties. How likely am I to be able to do what I want?
* Chance of returning. If it doesn't work out, can I come home?
I'll also add (and score) a few other possibilities in the comments.
"You find yourself in front of seven identical doors. A voice from above tells you: "These seven doors lead to seven places: Narnia, Neverland, Wonderland, Hogwarts, Camelot, Middle Earth, and Westeros." Which door do you go through? Why that door? What happens?"
As Eidan points out, exactly where and when you end up makes a big difference, as well as your social status.
I'll start by rating each choice on the following qualities on a scale of 0 to 10:
* Tech level. I *like* living in the 21st century, and even going back to the 20th would be a big hardship for me at this point. OTOH, magic can often make for a higher *effective* tech level.
* Awesomeness potential. What wonders am I likely to experience?
* Horror potential. How likely am I to experience something awful? How awful do things get?
* Governance and civil liberties. How likely am I to be able to do what I want?
* Chance of returning. If it doesn't work out, can I come home?
I'll also add (and score) a few other possibilities in the comments.
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Hogwarts and Narnia are tops. Appearing at Hogwarts would either leave you with a memory-wipe and returned to your original place or with a position as a Professor of Something (or possibly a ministry job). Narnia is fairly welcoming to newcomers and seems like they'be be happy to settle you somewhere.
The middle ground are: Neverland, Wonderland, & Middle Earth. I think living in Wonderland would drive me batty. Neverland, seems fun but the primitive nature of it would also grate after a while. Middle Earth is the best of this set (if you can avoid the wars), but unless you're settled with the elves or hobbits life seems pretty rough.
Camelot and Westeros are right out. Far too likely to be killed on contact and depressing places to live out my life if I'm not.
So of the list provided, I'd pick Hogwarts (with Narnia as a close 2nd). Missing from that list is the superior choice of Oz which rates higher on friendly to newcomers and a comfortable life to be settled in.
Of course, if I had a pick of fictional worlds to settle in, then I'd head over to "The Place" in Key West (from the Callahan's Universe).
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