/r/WritingPrompts
[WP] After hundreds of years of sending messages into the sky, humanity receives its first message from intelligent life. Decoded it simply says, "Be quiet before they find you."
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[WP] You, an astronaut in orbit, submit an Amazon Prime order (free two day shipping) as a joke, with the address set to the ISS. Amazon does not think this is a joke.
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[WP] Necromancy is a long forbidden magic, one that you practice, however you don't use the outlawed art to bring back the damned. Instead, you've learned to use it on a molecular level, reviving individual cells to mend flesh and repair dead organs. You are the first healer.
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[WP] Your just a humble spider who was just spotted by a human. Expecting certain death, you are instead put in a cup and released outside. Before closing the door, the human tells you “Today you, Tomorrow me”. Today you just found out he was kidnapped by the CIA.
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[WP] The new Emperor cannot be stopped. He is ageless, has unfathomable wealth, and cannot be killed by any known means. However, rebel spies in his government says an ancient enemy of his lay buried, many kilometers into the mantle in a solid metal sphere- a simple creature, and his only weakness.
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[WP] The attempted assassination of a human dignitary at a galactic summit goes awry. Turns out, many of the conventional toxins in an alien assassin's repertoire include compounds like caffeine, theobromine and capsaicin; lethal to many species, but... less than effective on humans.
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[WP] Every species in the galaxy eventually fell to a robot uprising, leading to the eradication of their people. Therefore the machine-council of the galaxy are surprised when a newly discovered machine civilisation from a planet they designated "Earth" arrives side by side with their creators.
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[WP] You have been wrongly incarcerated, abroad, with a $5M bail. Upon waking you see an old laptop which you discover is set to access just one single website: Google Mail. You must contact the outside world in the desperate hope somebody can help you. Trouble is... You're a Nigerian Prince.
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[WP] Since FTL was invented, people like you were tasked with intercepting previously departed slower than light ships to upgrade their systems and redirect their course. You were often met with some grumbling and frustration, but you never met people who refuse the upgrade like this latest ship.
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[WP] Your kind has conquered countless worlds. Your aren't particularly strong, but you have a dirty trick up your sleeve. One which is currently being thwarted for one simple reason. Out of every species you've fought, humans are the only one that doesn't typically eat random crap off the ground.
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