The Daily Hypothetical

A hypothetical question every day, for use for writing prompts, discussions with friends, getting to know you games, or whatever else you can think of.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Right names

Some of us have names that fit us, some of us not. If you had to choose a name that fit your personality, which name would you pick?

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

any president

You have the ability to make anyone, real or fictional, modern or historical, the President of the United States. All the knowledge they need will be magically planted into their brains. Who do you choose?

Saturday, January 17, 2009

mistress or queen

Would you rather be a mistress or a queen?

Caveats: As a mistress, you do have the king's ear. If you're a queen, you are *not* a ruling one-- you were married into this family and your chief purpose is to produce an heir. You have more freedom as a mistress and more wealth and respect as a queen.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Third Wave Powers

Mur Lafferty's novel Playing for Keeps tells the story of a group of characters with somewhat useless superpowers. These characters, known as the "Third Wave", have abilities like elevator control, the inability to drop a bartray, and discovering information about people by smelling them. If you were a member of the Third Wave, what power do you think you would have? What power would you want?

Monday, January 12, 2009

Remove a word

You have the ability to remove a word of your choice from a language of your choice. Which do you choose?

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Coexisting in two timestreams

You have the ability to coexist in two different timestreams: the one you exist in now, and one other of a time or place of your choice.

Caveats:
  • Time continues to go forward in both worlds, even when you're in the other.
  • If you die in one timestream, you exist only in the other.
  • When you're gone in one timestream, you cannot be found in the other.
  • You cannot make any massive historical changes-- any attempts to meet with the great thinkers of the past, invent cell phones in the 1400s, or do anything like that will be thwarted.
  • You automatically know the language and the basic customs of the place you choose.

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Chosen religious beliefs

You have the ability to "convert yourself" to any religion. You can pick whichever one you want and you'll fully understand and believe in it. Would you do it? If so, which religion would you choose?