Would you rather?

[Jubal]

Depends just how much like an earthworm: tunnelling powers would be cool, wriggling through soil would not be fun. I'll go monkey just to be safe with my taxonomic brethren.

Would you rather be able to turn into a dove or a jackdaw?

[The Seamstress]

Do I keep my human mind? If not, then I think I'll be a jackdaw. They seem a bit smarter (though, admittedly, not as cute as doves).

Would you rather have the ability to create snowfall or sunshine at will?

[Jubal]

Ooooou. I think snowfall is actually the higher utility option here, though I might then be morally obliged to spend the rest of my life living in places under threat of climate change causing unseasonal snowfalls to ensure there's enough precipitation and fires don't break out... :/

Would you rather join a highly secret society where membership is illegal but which comes with a very nice set of member benefits and is free to be part of, or a reasonably well known society that you have to pay a modest annual fee for and mostly just sends you a regular magazine?

[The Seamstress]

Well I already have a subscription to an academic society/journal, so I guess I'd try the secret society for a change. Unless it is illegal in a way that contradicts my moral values.

Would you rather teach your friendly neighbourhood seamstress or a random grumpy pangolin how to play D&D? :p

[Jubal]

As much as I dearly love pangolins, their dice-rolling abilities are not one of their notable fine qualities. And you're welcome to join sometime when I get round to running games again

Would you rather learn a water-walking spell or a spell to add 50% to your running speed?

[The Seamstress]

My normal running speed is zero, so adding 50% to that would make me get around a lot faster. Whereas I don't have many opportunities to walk on water, so that wouldn't be as useful in day-to-day life I guess.

Would you rather own a huge garden with a tiny house or a huge house with a tiny garden?

[Jubal]

Huge garden, tiny house

Would you rather own a falcon or an eagle?

[The Seamstress]

Falcon, I think.

Would you rather see what's inside the moon or what's inside the sun?

[Jubal]

The moon, since it would hurt my eyes less I think.

Would you rather be more elfy or more hobbity?

[The Seamstress]

I guess I am hobbity generally, but like... a hobbit who's into elfy stuff and sometimes cosplaying an elf? So maybe a bit more elfy? I don't know, lol.

Would you rather be more elfy or more dwarfy? (Dwarvey?)

[Jubal]

Dwarfy I think I am likewise a hobbit, but very much dwarf-leaning rather than elf-leaning!


You have to let another mythical creature into your fantasy world. Fauns or mer-folk?

[The Seamstress]

My personal fantasy world already prominently features mer-folk, so I guess I'll put some fauns into the woods and see what they'll do. They might get eaten though, but who knows.

Would you rather write a whole novel about anthropomorphic pigeons or about a group of intelligent turnips?

[Jubal]

The turnips. Norfolk representation!

Would you rather go to Buchs in Switzerland, or read books about Buchs?

[The Seamstress]

I think I'd read a book about Buchs? If Buchs is short for Buchsbaum (boxwood).

Would you rather take a risk with unknown outcome now and then, or always be sure about what's going to happen?

[Jubal]

Occasional risks. 100% certainty would actually be sort of existentially horrifying after a while.

Would you rather have a mahogany desk or a teak desk?