/r/WritingPrompts
[WP] A soothsayer tells a warlord that his brother’s son will be his undoing. Surprisingly taking it seriously, the warlord gives up all conquests and retires peacefully. Years later, this child finds and beats him at checkers.
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[WP] "Put it on my account." "We don't-" the junior bookseller said. "We do," the senior cut in. "Of course." The customer took the books and left. "We stopped creating new accounts 1879," the senior said, "but we only close old ones at the customer's death." (creds to Microsff on FB)
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[WP] A long time ago there was a blade that held immense power. The blade absorbs the knowledge of anyone it decapitates and its wielder knows all that the sword knows. After taking the head of a powerful necromancer, a reanimated corpse rises to grasp the blade. The blade no longer needs a master.
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[WP] "My first wish is the ability to change anyone's or anything's mind, in my presence or not, anywhere in the world, in an instant." "Granted," said the genie. "Now, to every angry person, pet, or wild animal in the world, I wish that they would CALM THE F--- DOWN!"
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[WP] Aliens contact Earth and claim to have found a missing star ship of ours and its crew. The people on board do look vaguely human but they are obviously not of this world. However they plead in secret to be allowed to 'return' to Earth and not be made to go with those that discovered them.
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[WP] The Galactic Council recognises the "Symbol of Life" as a design all intelligent species eventually begin drawing at some point in history. How each species culturally treats this symbol determines how they will act on the galactic stage. Humans call it the "Cool S".
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[WP]A galactic empire has existed in relative peace for a hundred years. However, when the emperor and his family die suddenly during a transport accident, the government is thrown into chaos. After an exhaustive search, a long-lost relative is found and it seems to be you.
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[WP] You've found the answer to Fermi's Paradox of "There must be more advanced civilizations than us, so why haven't they contacted us", turns out there's a "Great Filter" that destroys over 90% of civilizations before they can journey to the stars, on Earth, we call that filter "The Internet".
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