I voted for #1 but totally agree with jfrazierjr... you can use real names/places but shift the "truth" of the world we know however you like... this will give people a point of reference in "reality" that will springboard them into your world.

Making up names/places will make it harder for some people to get into "the mood"... as completely fictional worlds have a slightly smaller audience.

Just my 2 cents...

Quote Originally Posted by jfrazierjr View Post
  • Aztec/Incan/Mayan culture took over the western world and Europeans could not ever get a foothold
  • The confederates won the civil war

Joe
These are two of my favorite "what if" scenarios

-Chris