/r/WritingPrompts
[WP] FTL travel is actually possible. However, when humanity sends out our first FTL spacecraft, we discover the terrifying reason why nothing, not even light, dares go past that cosmic speed limit.
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[WP] You are the greatest Supervillain in the world and you've always wondered why the heroes yell out their attacks. Well, out of curiosity, you try it out with your weakest attack and suddenly break a hole through your evil lair.
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[WP] As it turns out, "God" is an elected position. The Creator was followed by the Old Testament God, who was followed by the New Testament God, who was followed by a God who didn't interfere often in the mortal world. The next election is in 6 months.
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[WP] To a young woman facing execution for a crime she didn’t commit, a group of government scientists offer up an ultimatum: allow them to give her memories to an AI. Desperate, she agrees, and she’s hooked up to the machine. She wakes up looking at her own limp body to realize she‘s become the AI.
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[WP] Scientists find a suspended animation chamber with a human occupant in the Arctic. After reviving they realize the person is ancient. After learning a modern language the ancient explains that they are disappointed to see how much humanity has regressed technologically.
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[WP] NASA lands a ship on a planet where one second is equivalent to one year on Earth. The stay was meant to be very brief, until an unknown astronaut walked up, exclaiming, “What in the hell?! It’s been a WEEK!! That’s 604,800 years in Earth time! What happened that took you guys so long?!”
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[WP] People can buy, sell, trade, or give away their skills. Some skills are passed from father to son, like woodworking. Your uncle recently died and left you a box. Inside is a warning, and a very particular set of skills, skills he acquired over a very long career.
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[WP] As a child you dreamed of an imaginary older sibling. Together you'd have incredible adventures, but what you really loved was your long talks and the advice they gave. Last night the dreams came back - but you were the older sibling, taking your younger self on your first adventure.
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[WP] When you die, you are given the chance to flip a coin. If you call the toss correctly, you are allowed to keep living, while resetting to the age of your choice. You've been doing this for a couple centuries now. Death is starting to get pretty pissed.
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