Create a world

[ProjectThought]

If you could design a world, or scenario, of your choice to adventure in with like-minded friends, what would it be like?

 

[SomeLameStuff]

It would be exactly like the book I'm writing, because that is a world I've already designed.

Living and adventuring in that world would mean more or less instant death though, considering what I filled it with.

 

[Keoul]

Something similar to a fantasy MMORPG
The freedom to do whatever you want with no consequences, a body without the need for food or water, living purely for pleasures sake, no obligations to fulfil. It would be a fine world indeed.

 

[Coffeejack]

It would have a futuristic space setting. We would be star-faring explorers and ambassadors, not unlike those of the Tau empire's water caste. Our message would be one of trade, prosperity and co-operation. We would try to show others that the grass was greener on our side.

Lots of travel, meeting interesting new people and seeing what's going on out there, the odd bit of danger and excitement...what's not to like?

 

[shrekfan246]

Why, I'm already doing that for-

It would be exactly like the book I'm writing, because that is a world I've already designed.

... my thunder. She has been stolen.

Whelp, I dunno what else to say.

 

[Asita]

...I've got one that I did for a project. I'm not going to go into too much detail because I think there is some potential with it, but put generally:

I grow very weary of the go-to fantasy setting being 'like middle age europe, only with elves, orcs, dwarfs and magic!' So to that end my own world trys to break the formula by ignoring the 'major fantasy races' entirely (in favor of newer, fairly unique ones) and taking the civilization to an earlier stage of development (between tribal stage and iron age, with a few instances of Schizo Tech thrown in for good measure.

 

[SckizoBoy]

Why, I'm already doing that for-

It would be exactly like the book I'm writing, because that is a world I've already designed.

... my thunder. She has been stolen.

Whelp, I dunno what else to say.

Likewise...

Though to expand: dystopic; futuristic; filled with telekines & telepaths; and the family that (effectively) runs the world is basically a bunch of cross between of elves and vampires, with the arrogance maxed up and titles (of nobility) galore (though not a duke in sight... just counts, margraves and princes).

 

[Brainwreck]

I'm not very original. I'd probably just recreate STALKER with more straight-up supernatural shiz. Probably give some big significance to the Pripyat Ferris Wheel because that thing is symbolic as fuck.

 

[Lt._nefarious]

It would be exactly like the book I'm writing, because that is a world I've already designed.

Living and adventuring in that world would mean more or less instant death though, considering what I filled it with.

Yeah, dito, probably the twisted apocalyptic world I'm writing about for much the same reasons...

Also, and I know I didn't design it but, I'd love to experience the world demented world in John Dies at the End (So just ours but on the Soy Sauce)

 

[Sigma Castell]

Our current world expect all the continents are flipped 90 degrees.
Britain is now tropical, there a piranhas in the Thames.
Fuck yea.

 

[ClockworkPenguin]

I have read steampunk, I have read classic 'medieval europe but w elves and dragons' fantasy, I have read modern urban fantasy. What I have never come across is a setting where magic and modern technology was compatible, so I would make a world like that.

I can't help but feel that such a world would be ripe for adventure and innovation. The ability to run computer simulations of magic would lead to more intricate enchantments, you could get groups like anonymous literally hacking reality, it'd be awesome. I almost wish I had any skill in writing. Any of you who do want to steal these ideas, you're welcome. Also, if any of you know of any series which already do this that I could read, I would be grateful.

 

[TheRussian]

I already have. It's basically WW2 in the MLP universe using late 80's technology. I use this world for my blog, and people seem to like it.

 

[NiceC]

A world in which all worlds you could access from or create. It would be like one big holodeck. I would realy like this as I could see every possibly (if I don't die first) that could be (and mess about in them as well)

But if I could not have this then I would have to say Super Space Nautical Advanture - Now wtih ninja cowboys.

 

[The Diabolical Biz]

Our current world expect all the continents are flipped 90 degrees.
Britain is now tropical, there a piranhas in the Thames.
Fuck yea.

http://what-if.xkcd.com/10/ have you been reading this, perchance?

On topic I'm not sure. Probably a desert island with my ten favourite records,

 

[EHKOS]

It would be a world with Airships that look like old pirate ships, and you don't get sent to hell for killing people.

 

[MoreThanANoob]

Post-apocalyptic, except it's so far after the apocalypse that society is in the early stages of re-development. There are still some technologies that have survived past the end of days (guns, steam-powered machinery, internal combustion engines, Nokia phones, etc.). Factions created in the early days are beginning to expand into full-blown countries, developing their own religions and styles of government, from totalitarian to barely-above-post-apocalypse laws.

Bandits and scavengers are still shaking down anyone unlucky enough to cross them on the road, but treasure hunters and adventurers (read: protagonists) have used forgotten arts (read: magic) to search the seafloor* for valuable remnants of the past world.

*I should clarify the world ends by flooding** and other such natural disasters.

**No I don't know where all that water would have come from.

captcha: ear candy.
...depending on interpretation that either defines me perfectly, or not at all.

 

[ClockworkPenguin]

I have read steampunk, I have read classic 'medieval europe but w elves and dragons' fantasy, I have read modern urban fantasy. What I have never come across is a setting where magic and modern technology was compatible, so I would make a world like that.

Anything set in the Shadowrun universe.

Thanks, I'll be sure to check it out.

 

[Waffle_Man]

Well, since I already posted this on the escapist, I might as well post it again.

Let me see what I can think of off the top of my head...

On a world inhabiting a realm of existence different from our own, there lives a population of small beings. These beings live out their lives in a somewhat child like existence, gathering all sorts of memories and experiences. However, once an allotted time has passed, all of these beings must find a mate, have offspring, and then make their way to one of the four corners of the earth to serve under one of the three elemental spirits of the earth. This allows the world to continually change and never stagnate.

Some go to the spirit of earth, where they help decide what landscapes on the world will look like. Some go to the spirit of birth, where they help to maintain the delicate balance of life and determine the order of it. Others go to the spirit of growth, where they maintain all of the environmental condition required for life to continue, adding variety to that which birth has created. Lastly, some go to the spirit of death, where they make sure that the world never becomes stagnant or in excess.

Charged with caring and raising the young beings are the guardians. The guardians also help to make sure the system doesn't falter by doing two things: First, they protect the world from various creatures things that sometimes enter from other plains and realms of existence through cracks that occur when the system has become too stagnant. Second, they escort the beings to a shrine that reveals which spirit they are destined to join with.

It must be noted that these are not the world's only inhabitants. The aforementioned creatures, while not allowed anywhere near the important areas of the planet, are not necessarily destroyed the moment they come into the world. Thus, there is a somewhat large population of varied creatures that continue to live on the world, some of whom are sapient and quite intelligent. Almost all simply "fall" into the world through cosmic accident. The various creatures are often times alone and unable to communicate with others, but there are instances of many of a certain creature arrive together, thus allowing the formation of small communities. However, the world's constantly changing nature bars all but the most hardy and adaptive creatures from ever forming something even remotely resembling civilization.

I'm sure something like this has been done before, but I can't think of what has done so. I'm not sure what to do with this, but I though it was an interesting idea.