i would want to be reborn in world with magic with my memories so i would appreciate more
Would you rather be reincarnated into a world of magic or reborn as yourself (with your current knowledge fully intact)?
Submitted 2 weeks ago by bizarroland@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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reksas@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
bookie@quokk.au 2 weeks ago
I’d rather be reborn as myself with my current knowledge, that way I have more time to learn. I’d do so many things differently.
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
If the Harry Potter universe taught me one thing, it is that a world of magic is a terrible place. Anyone could be anyone else transformed, people can read minds, etc etc etc., no wonder Alastor Moody became so paranoid.
Mothra@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
You said “with your current knowledge still intact”. If that means I can know beforehand which things I’ve already invested in which didn’t pay off and those which did (and I mean relationships, careers, life choices, not necessarily money) that alone would be a massive perk. You want to give me physical perks on top of that, I’m not complaining. But the deal was already a no brainer.
If there isn’t knowledge remembered then I’m a bit ambivalent about which of the two. I think I might go for magic but if you strip all memory away I would have nothing to compare it to.
bizarroland@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
You would keep your memory. It’s just knowing that the Cubs won the Super Bowl in 2015 doesn’t really do you any good in a world where there is no Super Bowl, or if there is, then it’s played with dragons.
southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
This is not really the right community, but I wanna play anyway lol.
If I’m getting your scenario right, the choice is between being you, but not having access to the Wizard class (or whatever it would be called) and limited to other classes; or not being you at all in terms of consciousness and being a wizard.
If that’s accurate, what would be the point of reincarnation? You wouldn’t get to enjoy any of it as your self. So unless the scenario factors in souls having memory and you’d get to enjoy it that way, it seems a pretty bad choice in terms of experiential immersion.
So, obviously, with that in mind, I’ll take the brand new body, thank you. Though if I can’t do so with my people also being present, I’d opt out entirely. I’m not sacrificing the good in my life, abandoning the people that love me and rely on me, just for an adventure. That’s what d&d is for, you dig? Taking an adventure like that without at least my wife is a hell no.
bizarroland@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Your memory stays intact with either decision.
The question is, do you want to have your knowledge be immediately applicable to you upon being born, or do you want it to be a wellspring of information that you can pull from in an entirely different world where physical labor is dramatically simplified by the use of magic?
The advantage of magic is magic. You might be able to make extra coin by developing simple technology like a bicycle or something, and selling them to other people, or if you’ve read a lot of do-it-yourself and how-to books over your lifetime, you might be able to improve people’s living conditions and make a good life for yourself in the process.
The advantage of knowledge in this world would be things like putting extra skill points into your intelligence until you unlock eidetic memory and then remembering every lottery number that has ever been played that you’ve ever casually seen in your entire life, every stock market notable maneuver or event, and every major and minor catastrophe that has happened over your entire life and then do things to either prevent them or capitalize on them.
southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Ahhhh, that makes it much easier to choose magic. As long as I don’t have to leave my people behind, I’m down for that
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Option Two. Butt only if I can erase the memory of the clap your mom gave me.
bizarroland@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’m sorry dude, that shit doesn’t wash off even with reincarnation.
Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 2 weeks ago
The magic one please. I need a mind reset anyways, knowing what i know today is no resource,it’s a handicap.
Godthrilla@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I think I would choose to forget everything, and have a chance to be reborn in a world where everything is new
yakko@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
This is commonly referred to as death.
Jarix@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Please clarify the details.
Is it reincarnated into a world without magic, retaining all of your knowledge just in a preindustrial revolution knowing and timeline will remain the same minus the changes I make? (Like everything that happened without human influence such as earthquakes, volcanoes, stellar phenomena etc would still happen at the same times, but magic now exists and I don’t have it?
And the other choice. Being reincarnated into a magic world without knowing who I am or anything I knew in my previous life but I will have a magic system to utilize that I’m fully informed of? And also does everyone in this magic world have magic or would I be a rarity or at least uncommon as someone who can use magic?
bizarroland@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
You would either start your own life over with all the knowledge you currently have and a status screen,
or,
you would begin an entirely brand new life in a world of magic, remembering and knowing everything that you know, and having the status screen
Jarix@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Thanks for the clarification!
Magic me allllll the way!
vane@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I would take magic if it’s summon spell.
sicarius@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
My memory is soo bad that I’d probably forget all the useful stuff and remember things like how many dimples are on a golf ball or how to do a Rubiks cube as a baby.
I’d probably take the magic option.UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
I don’t want to live another life.
RBWells@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I would like to experience something new, so would go with magic. As long as it’s not too wrapped up in religion. I’ve enjoyed my arc here, but don’t need to repeat it - and safe from being a chosen one is itself a perk.
theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Myself with knowledge no question future knowledge and ability to make different choices way too valuable, even if i had no skill tree at all.
Malyca@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Magic no question