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[WP] Everything is over, the heroes lie defeated, the vilain won. His first decision is stopping all wars and building homeless shelters.

681 upvotes • LobsterIord99

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[WP] Unbeknownst to you, in this fantasy world you've wound up in, music is used exclusively as a catalyst for spellcasting. You've been singing your favorite tunes since you got here.

681 upvotes • 1glazeddonut

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[WP] There's a reason you're the most powerful god: Instead of using teenagers as your champions, you only pick qualified, mature adults with the experience and skills necessary. Your colleagues, your enemies, and even your champions all have complaints about this arrangement.

681 upvotes • salmontail

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[WP] Turns out the government actually WAS comprised of lizard people, and the reason they kept denying global warming was to have the ideal temperature for something. You're an avid herpetologist, and you have one captive in a large tupperware container, ready for questioning.

681 upvotes • smushedtomato

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[WP] A totally normal Christmas story, but the author cannot stop making references to his true lord and savior, Cthulhu.

681 upvotes • CommodoreFiftyFour

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[WP] It turns out that in alien culture offering somebody food for free is a sign of Great affection. The first alien tourists arrive on Earth and misread a LOT of signals.

681 upvotes • IcanseebutcantSee

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[WP] You wake up with several messages on your phone, all of them from your friends and family telling you some variation of "TURN ON YOUR TV NOW". On your way to your living room to turn on the TV, you see something out of the window: dozens of camera crews standing outside your home.

681 upvotes • Zorothegallade

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[WP] You are a video game character, and the player is speed-running it.

680 upvotes • sirunknown91

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[WP] Just read a theory about how NASA invented thunderstorms to hide space battles, I understand its ridiculous. Can someone bring this to life?

680 upvotes • Bored_in_Lubbock

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[WP] You're a thief with superpowers, always in conflict with the local heroine. Off the masks, both of you are actually studying in the same school. You start picking up clues to who she really is way before she does.

680 upvotes • JustOneDeskLamp

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
[WP] Everything is over, the heroes lie defeated, the vilain won. His first decision is stopping all wars and building homeless shelters.	681	LobsterIord99
[WP] Unbeknownst to you, in this fantasy world you've wound up in, music is used exclusively as a catalyst for spellcasting. You've been singing your favorite tunes since you got here.	681	1glazeddonut
[WP] There's a reason you're the most powerful god: Instead of using teenagers as your champions, you only pick qualified, mature adults with the experience and skills necessary. Your colleagues, your enemies, and even your champions all have complaints about this arrangement.	681	salmontail
[WP] Turns out the government actually WAS comprised of lizard people, and the reason they kept denying global warming was to have the ideal temperature for something. You're an avid herpetologist, and you have one captive in a large tupperware container, ready for questioning.	681	smushedtomato
[WP] A totally normal Christmas story, but the author cannot stop making references to his true lord and savior, Cthulhu.	681	CommodoreFiftyFour
[WP] It turns out that in alien culture offering somebody food for free is a sign of Great affection. The first alien tourists arrive on Earth and misread a LOT of signals.	681	IcanseebutcantSee
[WP] You wake up with several messages on your phone, all of them from your friends and family telling you some variation of "TURN ON YOUR TV NOW". On your way to your living room to turn on the TV, you see something out of the window: dozens of camera crews standing outside your home.	681	Zorothegallade
[WP] You are a video game character, and the player is speed-running it.	680	sirunknown91
[WP] Just read a theory about how NASA invented thunderstorms to hide space battles, I understand its ridiculous. Can someone bring this to life?	680	Bored_in_Lubbock
[WP] You're a thief with superpowers, always in conflict with the local heroine. Off the masks, both of you are actually studying in the same school. You start picking up clues to who she really is way before she does.	680	JustOneDeskLamp