Fantasy Fan Worldbuilding Survey

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Please pick your FIVE favorite series in terms of WORLDBUILDING (not plot, characters, enjoyment, etc.).

Eragon (Alagaësia)

Star Wars Universe

World of Darkness/ Vampire: The Masquerade

World of Warcraft (Azeroth)

John Carter of Mars (Barsoom)

The Black Company (Homeworld)

Elder Scrolls (Tamriel)

Avatar: The Last Airbender (The Four Nations)

Forgotten Realms (Faerûn)

Broken Earth, The (Stillness)

Conan (Hyboria)

The Dresden Files (Chicago)

Harry Potter (The Wizarding World)

Cosmere (Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, Elantis)

Earthsea (Earthsea)

Dragonriders of Pern (Pern)

Realm of the Elderlings (Six Duchies)

Malazan (Malazan)

The Witcher (The Continent)

Wheel of Time, The (Westlands)

Dragon Age (Thedas)

A Song of Ice and Fire/ Game of Thrones (Westeros)

Kingkiller Chronicles (Temerant)

Lord of the Rings (Middle Earth)

Narnia (Narnia)

Xanth (Xanth)

Magic: The Gathering (The Multiverse)

Otro:

Have you ever consumed one of the fantasy worlds listed above in another media format than it was originally released in (e.g. game based on a movie, movie based on a book, etc.)?

Yes

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Please pick the TOP FIVE things you want in terms of worldbuilding.

Sense of Scale

Alien

Immersion

Diversity

Depth

Sense of history

Interconnection

Complete

Grittiness

Conflicts

New cultures

Politics

Specific details

Consistent

Realism

Familiar

Complexity

New species

Magic systems

When purchasing your last fantasy book/ movie/ game, what were your TOP THREE considerations?

Price

An ad or marketing material

It was on sale

Social media buzz

Friend's recommendation

Author's self promotion

Completely random selection

Another author's endorsement

Cover

On a service like Kindle Unlimited

Recommendation from a blog

Intriguing blurb

Goodreads/ Amazon review

Otro:

When assessing a FANTASY world, what fields of study do you personally use?

Chemistry

Biology

Economics

Physics

History

Technology

Politics/ Governments

Sociology

Psychology

Religion/ mythology

Anthropology

Astronomy

Geography

Otro:

When assessing a SCIENCE FICTION world, what fields of study do you personally use?

History

Psychology

Astronomy

Physics

Biology

Chemistry

Technology

Geography

Economics

Sociology

Religion/ mythology

Politics/ Governments

Anthropology

Otro:

What other genres depend on the strength of their worldbuilding?

Horror

Historical Fiction

Romance

Thriller

Military

Western

Literary Fiction

Dystopian

Utopian

Alternative History

Magical Realism

Superhero

Mystery/ Crime

Comedy

Adventure

Satire

What are the TOP FIVE worst ways to break the immersive experience for you?

An unexplained concept that DOES NOT affect the main plot

Metric/ Imperial units of measurement used

An undefined made-up word in the LAST FEW chapters

An anachronistic weapon/ technology

An undefined made-up word in the FIRST FEW chapters

An inconsistency between this work and another in the series

An unexplained magic system

An unexplained concept that DOES affect the main plot

Modern social/ political ideals appearing

Anachronistic word in the author's prose

Anachronistic word in character dialogue

Too much technobabble

An internal inconsistency within the work

Incorrect terminology in a field you have knowledge in

Otro:

How many descriptions could you REMOVE and still personally consider something an elf? (choose as many as apply)

Hatred of dwarfs

Long life span

Little body hair

Affinity with archery

Connection to nature

Affinity with magic

Pointed ears

Night vision

Dexterous

Aligned with the forces of good

Related to fairies

Haughty attitude

Otro:

How many descriptions could you REMOVE and still personally consider something a dragon? (choose as many as apply)

Hoards gold and magic

Intelligent

Breathes fire

Has wings

Scales

Can shapeshift

Has legs

Reptilian

Can cast magic

Has horns

Lives in caves/ underground

Lays eggs

Otro:

How many descriptions could you REMOVE and still personally consider something a vampire? (choose as many as apply)

Cries blood

Aversion to garlic

Possess fangs

Creates more vampires with ONLY a bite

Immortal

Driven away by cross or other holy symbol

Can sprout claws

Allergic to holy water

Casts no shadow

Can change physical features

Possess pointy ears

Killed by stake through the heart or decapitation

Must be invited in by someone to enter an abode

Possesses no reflection

Destroyed by sunlight

Can create ghouls

Creates more vampires by feeding their victims with their own blood

Can transform into a bat or wolf

Can summon wolves or bats

Aversion to silver

Drinks blood

Psychic powers including telepathy and mental domination

Cannot cross running water

Which are you favorite ancillary items to aid in world immersion?

Poems/ songs from within the fantasy world

Visual encyclopedias

Source books

Myths from within the fantasy world

Maps

Flavor text/ quotes from texts within the fantasy world

Genealogies

Timelines

Lexicons

Wiki pages

Character illustrations

Short stories that DO NOT affect the main plot

Otro:

THANKS!

Thank you for taking part in this survey for an upcoming book on worldbuilding strategies. If you have any trouble or want to follow up, I can be reached at md_presley@hotmail.com.

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