discussion If you could pick any book, game, movie, tv show, or comic to live in after you die what would you pick?

[plebpig7843]

Think of it as a game where you keep advancing to increasingly difficult areas. In Xianxia stories, when a character becomes the strongest person in the world, they gain the power to move on to a higher-level world. In that higher-level world, they realize that their current power is considered the lowest tier, and they strive to climb the ranks in that new world. This cycle continues indefinitely until the storywriter gets bored or decides to end the story.

I guess in fairness, you could always jump in front of an attack by a stronger person to end your life if you get bored enough. But I don't want to grind levels in my next life. Exploration would be much cooler.

 

[GenKalBall]

I would want to be one of the non-hiveminded people in Pluribus. Just travel the world and explore and live for free the rest of my life

 

[justacasual]

I guess in fairness, you could always jump in front of an attack by a stronger person to end your life if you get bored enough. But I don't want to grind levels in my next life. Exploration would be much cooler.

It’s definitely possible. After all, the “worlds” in stories like this can sometimes be larger than our own universe. Combined with lifespans of thousands of years, there’s certainly a lot to discover.

 

[plebpig7843]

It’s definitely possible. After all, the “worlds” in stories like this can sometimes be larger than our own universe. Combined with lifespans of thousands of years, there’s certainly a lot to discover.

Then you are really beholden to the writer of the world you spawn in. I remember reading Tower of God ages ago. Even though they technically advertised endless worlds, they didn't look like anything fun to explore.

Now that I think about it. I think a big part of the thread's initial question is dependent not just on the lore of the world, but its visual style. Imagine being launched into a Xianxia-type world produced by an illustrator who just traces and plagiarizes other peoples' art. That would be hell.

 

[EggHeadedMan]

Think of it as a game where you keep advancing to increasingly difficult areas. In Xianxia stories, when a character becomes the strongest person in the world, they gain the power to move on to a higher-level world. In that higher-level world, they realize that their current power is considered the lowest tier, and they strive to climb the ranks in that new world. This cycle continues indefinitely until the storywriter gets bored or decides to end the story.

It sounds interesting and you do have constant motivation to get stronger. But to much plot armor isnt exactly fun id think.

Star Trek: TNG is great, but I'd wanna be on DS9. Either way, if you're yourself, you're an archaeological find, and weird stuff happens often enough that you don't need a cover story. Imagine making holodeck programs and critiquing established history. Even when your history didn't match theirs, they'd just classify it as a mirror universe.

True. Very true

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I would want to be one of the non-hiveminded people in Pluribus. Just travel the world and explore and live for free the rest of my life

First. I like the PFP. Second. Interesting choice.

 

[SalamiPepo]

Honestly I would personally pick Kamen rider universe. I don't necessarily have a rider power in mind but just the thought of riding my bike and fighting enemies while transformed would be dope. Yes, a lot of fighting "If you don't fight, you won't survive!"

 

[EggHeadedMan]

Honestly I would personally pick Kamen rider universe. I don't necessarily have a rider power in mind but just the thought of riding my bike and fighting enemies while transformed would be dope. Yes, a lot of fighting "If you don't fight, you won't survive!"

That can still be entertaining. I mean if its something youd enjoy than thats all that really matters.

 

[oMBoLiger]

Ishuzoku Reviewers (Interspecies Reviewers), very easy and simple pick for obvious reasons.​

Another choice that I would most likely pick over the above is the world based on the movie, The Invention of Lying 2009 movie. It is a world where no one knows about lies or lying, everyone is completely honest and truthful. Only the main character is aware of lying and the ability to lie is something very special, most likely not something that could ever change in the world.

The movie main character is only one that has the awareness to lie but since I would come into that world with all my knowledge, then I would also be able to lie and know about the main character. Which then I would use lies to deal with the MC to become the only liar then enjoy life using lies.

 

[EggHeadedMan]

Ishuzoku Reviewers (Interspecies Reviewers), very easy and simple pick for obvious reasons.​

Another choice that I would most likely pick over the above is the world based on the movie, The Invention of Lying 2009 movie. It is a world where no one knows about lies or lying, everyone is completely honest and truthful. Only the main character is aware of lying and the ability to lie is something very special, most likely not something that could ever change in the world.

The movie main character is only one that has the awareness to lie but since I would come into that world with all my knowledge, then I would also be able to lie and know about the main character. Which then I would use lies to deal with the MC to become the only liar then enjoy life using lies.

very interesting pick. The possibilities would be endless

 

[videa12]

Pathfinder/Starfinder universe probably.

 

[EggHeadedMan]

Pathfinder/Starfinder universe probably.

Any particular reason you chose these?

 

[videa12]

Any particular reason you chose these?

Kind of just the generic fantasy and scifi mashup.

If I could live in Absolom I think any number of existences could be good.

Other than that, could dice roll being a merchant, noble, wizard apprentice, whatever. If i ever have a deathwish i could adventure.
it's a neat setting.

 

[bobby7887]

As far as books go, Malazon Books of the fallen.

oh god why? (i'm only on book 3, but i don't see the likely hood that the world is going to stop being soul crushingly painful)

i would go Mistborn - Wax and Wayne era as long as i can choose steel Allomancy paired with gold Feruchemy

 

[EggHeadedMan]

Kind of just the generic fantasy and scifi mashup.

If I could live in Absolom I think any number of existences could be good.

Other than that, could dice roll being a merchant, noble, wizard apprentice, whatever. If i ever have a deathwish i could adventure.
it's a neat setting.

Its not really a dice roll. You have the option to pick or let it be chosen at random.

oh god why? (i'm only on book 3, but i don't see the likely hood that the world is going to stop being soul crushingly painful)

i would go Mistborn - Wax and Wayne era as long as i can choose steel Allomancy paired with gold Feruchemy

I feel I should look more into these books

 

[TheCatIsABox]

Supernatural or TWD hands down

 

[bobby7887]

I feel I should look more into these books

I 100% support this
Mistborn - Brandon Sanderson is a must read if you are into the high fantasy genre. its got magic, assassins, blood and gore, detailed political structure riddled with corruption, a pile of goo and bones that becomes very interesting, dudes with steel spikes shoved in their eyes. If you want to story to be more complicated then it is Mistborn is set in its own world, but the world is set within the Cosmere which is the universe several other of his books are set.

Malazon Books of the fallen - Steven Erikson - this is not for a 1st time reader it’s about empires, war, gods, and the cost of power. there is no main character. you dont get any explanation of how anything work (political system, magic, how/why gods are involved) your just throw in and expected to pick things up. it's pure chaos so much so i had to get AI to give a summary

Rather than following one main hero or a single quest, the series follows many overlapping stories across multiple continents and cultures, including:

• Soldiers fighting brutal imperial wars
• Immortal beings and gods manipulating events behind the scenes
• Ancient races dealing with the aftermath of past atrocities
• Ordinary people caught in world‑shaping conflicts

A common way readers describe it: It feels like stepping into a world that existed long before you arrived—and that won’t stop to explain itself.

 

[EggHeadedMan]

I 100% support this
Mistborn - Brandon Sanderson is a must read if you are into the high fantasy genre. its got magic, assassins, blood and gore, detailed political structure riddled with corruption, a pile of goo and bones that becomes very interesting, dudes with steel spikes shoved in their eyes. If you want to story to be more complicated then it is Mistborn is set in its own world, but the world is set within the Cosmere which is the universe several other of his books are set.

Malazon Books of the fallen - Steven Erikson - this is not for a 1st time reader it’s about empires, war, gods, and the cost of power. there is no main character. you dont get any explanation of how anything work (political system, magic, how/why gods are involved) your just throw in and expected to pick things up. it's pure chaos so much so i had to get AI to give a summary

Rather than following one main hero or a single quest, the series follows many overlapping stories across multiple continents and cultures, including:

• Soldiers fighting brutal imperial wars
• Immortal beings and gods manipulating events behind the scenes
• Ancient races dealing with the aftermath of past atrocities
• Ordinary people caught in world‑shaping conflicts

A common way readers describe it: It feels like stepping into a world that existed long before you arrived—and that won’t stop to explain itself.

that interests me immensely. I am absolutely gonna look into this

Supernatural or TWD hands down

Interesting choices. Any particular reason why?

 

[blanketfun]

Then you are really beholden to the writer of the world you spawn in. I remember reading Tower of God ages ago. Even though they technically advertised endless worlds, they didn't look like anything fun to explore.

Now that I think about it. I think a big part of the thread's initial question is dependent not just on the lore of the world, but its visual style. Imagine being launched into a Xianxia-type world produced by an illustrator who just traces and plagiarizes other peoples' art. That would be hell.

I mean does visual style really matter considering most series uses human vision, as such, you'd basically just be seeing realism so to speak. I think rather then visual style, it makes more sense to care about looks as some universes lore have things wherein all people are beautiful or something.

Also to answer the question for myself, I'd go for a peaceful modern slice of life world ala some japanese highschool-setting novel (not necessarily those) because modern conveniences are too hard to unignore.

 

[GenKalBall]

Supernatural or TWD hands down

Isn't Supernatural just the real world+monsters that'll kill us? That sounds objectively worse than what we have now

 

[EggHeadedMan]

Isn't Supernatural just the real world+monsters that'll kill us? That sounds objectively worse than what we have now

I can see the appeal of it.