Wonders of World Building challenge sheet

Wonders of World Building challenge sheet (filled in)

Challenge 1: creating “what-if” questions
Challenge 2: using “why” questions
Challenge 3: linking cause and effect

Physical-geographical (natural order, elements, terrain, climate, weather)

1. What if ponies knew that in 10 years Equestria will be flooded?

2. Why? Because the ice in the north, close to Yakyakistan, slowly evaporates, which will bring heavy rains. Also, only the yaks know about this.

3. If (1), then the ponies will build arks and then artificial islands, perhaps by tying the arks together, or with magic.

Cultural (dominant intelligent species, art, literature, music, fashion, technology, languages, celebrations, food, belief, behavior)

1. What if ponies worshipped magic, and unicorns will become an upper class?

2. Why? Because magic, and not hope or love, drove away the Windigos back in Equestria’s past.

3. If (1), then earth ponies will become the lowest class, and then the earth ponies will create artificial magic by themselves, using technology.

Demographic (population age, race, ethnicity, migration, spread)

1. What if there were no seaponies?

2. Why? Because they decided to live as hippogriffs permanently. OR: their shape-shifting magic has been broken.

3. If (1), then Equestria’s other races will rival over water and tide control. And then the earth ponies will join the hippogriffs in the wake of this conflict.

Economic (money, business, trade)

1. What if ponies traded in water?

2. Why? Because a heat wave made the demand for water rise dramatically.

3. If (1), then yaks will travel as traders all over Equestria, and hire pegasi to herd the clouds and transport them so the yaks can sell water everywhere.

Political

1. What if Trollestia will become a Starlight-Glimmer-style dictator?

2. Why? Because Starlight traveled to the past, shapeshifted into Celestia, and replaced her on the throne.

3. If (1), then Starlight/Celestia/Trollestia will use magic to make everypony equal. And then everypony will resort to using potions for magical purposes.

Magical

1. What if magic could only be practiced by using potions?

2. Why? Because unicorns broke all the magic in their attempt to collect it and claim it all for themselves.

3. If (1), then zebras will found schools to teach everypony the art of potion-making. And then there will be interspecies relationships and pony-zebra hybrid creatures.

Historical

1. What if ponyville were founded first and wanted to be the center of the world?

2. Why? Because the unicorns, pegasi, and earth ponies united there, so it’s a symbolic place.

3. If (1), then Ponyville will become an independent city-state. And then it will be profitable because of all the trading going on.